Selecting the focusing area [AF MODE]
z(Shooting menu) X AF MODE
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| a white frame*1; when the shutter |
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| camera is able to focus, the frame |
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| camera is able to focus. If no face |
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| subject in the frame and focuses |
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| SPOT | The camera focuses on the subject | |
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| AF TRACKING | movement automatically to focus on | |
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*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 is unable to focus. Try again to press the shutter button halfway.
To focus on a moving subject continuously (AF Tracking)1Hold the camera to align the AF target mark on the subject and press the H 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 H 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.
Shooting at higher magnifications than optical zoom [DIGITAL ZOOM]
z(Shooting menu) X DIGITAL ZOOM
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| Disable digital zoom. | ||
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[DIGITAL ZOOM] is not available when [%SUPER MACRO] (p. 29) is selected.
The option selected for [DIGITAL ZOOM] affects the appearance of the zoom bar.
“To take larger images” (p. 20)
Recording sound when shooting movies [R]
A(Movie menu) X R
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| OFF | No sound is recorded. | |
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When set to [ON], only the digital zoom can be used during movie recording. To record the movie with the optical zoom, set [R] (movies) to [OFF].
The sound recorded in movie mode cannot be played back with this camera. To listen to the sound, connect to a PC.