
Focusing on a Moving Subject (Subject Tracking Mode)
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The following options can be applied in the subject tracking menu.
Press the dbutton (A10) in subject tracking mode (A66) to display the subject tracking menu and use the rotary multi selector (A9) to apply settings.
AImage mode
Changes made to the image mode setting apply to all shooting modes.
IAutofocus mode
Set Autofocus mode (A48) used for subject tracking mode (the default setting is
When using subject tracking mode while set to
Changes made to the autofocus mode setting in this mode will not be applied to the autofocus mode setting in A(auto) mode. The autofocus mode setting applied in subject tracking mode is stored in the camera’s memory even after the camera is turned off.
RFace priority tracking
When On is selected (default setting), if the camera detects a subject’s face, that subject is automatically registered as the subject to be tracked, and subject tracking begins tracking that subject.
BNotes on Face Priority Tracking
•Only one subject can be tracked. If the camera detects multiple faces at the same time, the face closest to the center of the frame is tracked.
•Depending on shooting conditions, such as whether or not the subject is facing the camera, the face may not be detected properly. ➝ “Face Priority” (A47)
•When the camera is unable to track the selected subject, press the kbutton to track again, or set
Face priority tracking to Off, frame the picture so that the subject is inside the border in the
68center of the frame, and press the kbutton to register the subject again.