The Shooting Menu (for A (Auto) Mode)
BNotes About 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 (A38), |
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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 (A41) |
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Scene auto selector scene | • When the camera detects a face, only a face framed by a | |
border can be selected. When the camera detects more | ||
mode (A41), Special effects | ||
than one face, tap a face framed by a single border to move | ||
(A50), and smart portrait | ||
the focus area to that face. | ||
mode (when Smile timer is set | ||
• When no face is detected, the camera focuses at the area | ||
to Off; A51) | ||
tapped. | ||
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Portrait and Night portrait | Only a border displayed by the face detection function can be | |
scene modes (A41), and smart | selected. When the camera detects more than one face, tap a | |
portrait mode (when Smile | face framed by a single border to move the focus area to that | |
timer is set to On; A51) | face. | |
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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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| When Pet portrait auto release is set to On: Touch AF/AE is | |
| disabled. | |
Pet portrait scene mode* | When set to Off: Only borders displayed by the pet face | |
(A41) | detection function can be selected. When the camera detects | |
| more than one pet’s face, tap a face framed by a single border | |
| to set the focus and exposure on that face. | |
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*Set Pet portrait auto release to Off to enable touch shutter (default setting) or touch AF/ AE.
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