For information on using the menus, see “Setup menu” (p. 6).

Brightening the subject against backlight [Shadow Adjust]
I(Shooting menu 1) X Shadow Adjust

 

Submenu 2

Application

 

 

 

Automatically On when a compatible

 

Auto

 

 

 

shooting mode is selected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

The effect is not applied.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shoot with automatic adjustment to

 

On

brighten an area that has become

 

 

 

darker.

When set to [Auto] or [On], [ESP/n] (p. 40) is automatically fixed to [ESP].

Selecting the focusing area [AF Mode]
I(Shootin g menu 1) X AF Mode

 

Submenu 2

Application

 

 

 

The camera focuses automatically.

 

 

 

(If a face is detected, it is shown by

 

 

 

a white frame*1; when the shutter

 

 

button is pressed halfway and the

 

Face/iESP

*1

 

 

 

camera focuses, the frame turns to

 

 

 

green*2. If no face is detected, the

 

 

 

camera chooses a subject in the

 

 

 

frame and focuses automatically.)

 

Spot

The camera focuses on the subject

 

located within the AF target mark.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The camera tracks the subject

 

AF Tracking

movement automatically to focus on

 

 

 

it continuously.

*1 For some subjects, the frame may not appear or may take some time to appear.

*2 If the frame blinks in red, the camera cannot focus. Try refocusing on the subject.

To focus on a moving subject continuously (AF Tracking)

1Hold the camera to align the AF target mark on the subject and press the A button.

2When the camera recognizes the subject, the AF target mark automatically tracks the subject movement to focus on it continuously.

3To cancel the tracking, press the A button.

Depending on the subjects or the shooting conditions, the camera may be unable to lock the focus or fail to track the subject movement.

When the camera fails to track the subject movement, the AF target mark changes to red.

Selecting the method for measuring the brightness [ESP/n]
I(Shooting menu 1) X ESP/n

 

Submenu 2

Application

 

 

 

Shoots to obtain a balanced

 

 

 

brightness over the entire screen

 

ESP

 

(Meters the brightness at the center

 

 

 

and surrounding areas of the screen

 

 

 

separately).

Shoots the subject at the center

5during backlighting (Meters the

(spot) brightness at the center of the

screen).

When set to [ESP], the center may appear dark when shooting against strong backlighting.

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