Adjusting the A(Auto) Mode setting
3Press the
Press the
BNote on Touch AF/AE
When shooting subjects with which autofocus may not perform as expected, the subject may not be in focus (A31).
CShooting Modes That Enable Touch AF/AE Function
Touch AF/AE can be used in A(auto) mode and other shooting modes. Touch AF/AE operation differs according to the current shooting mode as follows.
Shooting mode | Touch AF/AE operation | |
A(auto) mode (A26), |
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Sports, Party/indoor, Beach, |
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Snow, | Focus and exposure are set for the area tapped. | |
Museum, Black and white | ||
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copy, and Backlighting scene |
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modes (A58) |
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| • When the camera detects a face, only a face framed by a | |
Scene auto selector scene | border can be selected. When the camera detects more | |
mode (A58) and smart | than one face, tap a face framed by a single border to move | |
portrait mode (when Smile | the focus area to that face. | |
timer is set to Off; A74) | • When no face is detected, the camera focuses at the area | |
| tapped. | |
Portrait and Night portrait | Only a border displayed by the face detection function can be | |
scene modes (A58), and | selected. When the camera detects more than one face, tap a | |
smart portrait mode (when | face framed by a single border to move the focus area to that | |
Smile timer is set to On; A74) | face. | |
Landscape, Sunset, |
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Dusk/dawn, Night landscape, |
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Fireworks show, and | Focus area cannot be changed. | |
Panorama assist scene modes |
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(A58) |
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| Touch shutter (default setting) or touch AF/AE can be selected | |
| when Pet portrait auto release (A70) is set to Off. | |
Pet portrait scene mode | When touch AF/AE is enabled, focus and exposure are set for | |
the area tapped. However, if Pet portrait auto release is set | ||
(A58) | ||
to On while touch AF/AE is already enabled, and the camera | ||
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| detects any pet faces, the camera automatically focuses on | |
| the detected faces and releases the shutter. | |
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