Focus area Selectable areas

Section Reference

The Shooting Menu (A(Auto) Mode)

AF Area Mode

Display the shooting screen in A(Auto) mode (A31) Mdbutton MAmenu icon (A6) MAF area mode

You can set how the focus area is determined for autofocus.

Option

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The camera automatically detects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and focuses on a face (see “Using

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Face Detection” (A67)for more

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

information).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the camera detects multiple

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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faces, the camera focuses on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a Face priority

face closest to the camera.

 

 

 

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When non-human subjects are

 

Focus

 

area

 

 

photographed, or a subject with

 

 

which no face can be detected is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

framed, the camera automatically selects the focus areas (up to 9)

 

that contain the subject closest to the camera. When the shutter-

 

release button is pressed halfway, the focus area selected by the

 

camera is displayed on the monitor (multiple areas may light up).

Choose manually the focus position from 99 areas in the screen. This option is suited to situations in which the intended subject is relatively still and not positioned at the center of the frame.

Rotate the multi selector or press H, I, Jor Kto move the focus

xManualarea to where the subject is, and take a picture.

•To adjust the following settings,

press the kbutton to temporarily cancel focus area selection, and then adjust each setting.

-Flash mode, macro mode, self-timer or exposure compensation

To return to the focus area selection screen, press the k button again.

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