AF Area Mode

Select A(auto) mode Mdbutton MAF area mode Mkbutton

Use this option to determine how the camera selects the focus area for autofocus.

Option

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When the camera detects a human face,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

it focuses on that face. See “Face

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Detection” (A68) for more information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If more than one face is detected, the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

aFace priority

camera focuses on the face closest to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the camera. When taking images of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8m 0s

 

(default setting)

subjects other than people, or framing a

 

 

 

 

 

710

 

 

subject with which no face is detected,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the AF area mode setting switches to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Focus area

 

 

 

 

Auto, and the camera automatically

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

selects the focus area (up to nine areas)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

containing the subject closest to the camera and focus on it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The camera automatically selects the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

focus area (up to nine areas) containing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the subject closest to the camera and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

focuses on it. Press the shutter-release

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wAuto

button halfway to activate the focus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

area. When the shutter-release button is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pressed halfway, the focus area (up to

1/250

F3.5

 

 

nine areas) selected by the camera will

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

be displayed in the monitor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Focus areas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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