AF Area Mode

Enter shooting mode Mdbutton MDmenu icon MAF area mode M

kbutton

Set how the camera selects the focus area for autofocus in short movie show mode or when recording movies.

Option

Description

aFace priority

When the camera detects a human face, it focuses on

that face. See “Using Face Detection” (E16) for more

(default setting)

information.

 

 

 

yCenter

The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the

frame.

 

 

 

B Notes About AF Area Mode for Movie Recording

AF area mode is set to focus on the center in the following situations even when Face priority is selected.

When Movie VR is set to On (hybrid) and Movie options is set to Z1080/ 60i or U1080/50i.

When Autofocus mode in the movie menu is set to Single AF and no faces are detected before pressing the b(e) button.

When an HS movie option is selected in Movie options.

Section Reference

E79