Focusing

Using Target Finding AF

Shooting Features

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Select A(auto) mode M tap FM G AF area mode M MTarget finding AF

The camera focuses in the manner described below when you press the shutter-release button halfway.

If the camera detects the main subject, it focuses on that subject. When the subject is in focus, the

focus areas (up to three areas) that match up with

the size of the subject light in green. When a human face is detected, focus priority will

be on that person (face detection).

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Focus areas

If the camera does not detect the main subject, it automatically selects one or more of the nine focus areas containing the subject closest to the camera. When the subject is in focus, the focus areas that are in focus (up to nine areas) light in green.

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Focus areas

B Notes About Target Finding AF

Depending on shooting conditions, the subject that the camera determines to be the main subject may vary.

The camera may not detect the main subject appropriately in the following situations:

-When the image shown on the monitor is very dark or bright

-When the main subject lacks clearly defined colors

-When the shot is framed so that the main subject is at the edge of the monitor

-When the main subject is composed of a repeating pattern

The camera does not detect the main subject in the following situations:

-When White balance is set to any setting other than Auto.

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