Using the [REC] menu (Continued)

Determined position for focus

(1-area-focusing (High speed: Focuses faster than other settings))

(1-area-focusing) (Spot-focusing)

1-area-focusing (High speed)/

Spot-focusing:

1-area-focusing:

Focuses on smaller,

Focuses on AF area in centre of

limited area.

picture. (Recommended when

 

 

focus is difficult to align)

 

 

 

AF area

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spot AF area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When using

, picture may freeze momentarily before focus is aligned.

AF area becomes larger in dark locations or when using Digital Zoom or Macro Zoom,

etc.

 

 

 

Use

or

if focus is difficult to align with .

Cannot set to ‘Face Detection’ in the following cases:

[PANORAMA ASSIST], [NIGHT SCENERY], [FOOD], [STARRY SKY], [FIREWORKS],

[AERIAL PHOTO], [UNDERWATER] Scene Modes

If the camera misinterprets a non-human subject as a face in the ‘Face Detection’

setting, switch to another setting.

 

The Face Detection function may fail to work under the following conditions. (AF mode

setting is switched to )

 

• When the face is not facing the camera

• When the face appears small on the

or the face is at an angle

screen

• When the facial features are hidden

• When there is rapid movement

behind sunglasses, etc.

• When the camera is shaking

• When there is little shadow on the face

• When the subject is other than a human

• When the face is extremely bright or

being such as pets

dark

 

 

• When Digital Zoom is used

In AF Tracking, the AF lock can fail, lose the subject, or track another subject or

following conditions.

 

• The subject is too small

• A similarly-coloured subject or

• There is rapid movement

background

• The camera is shaking

• Zoom is used

• The location is too bright or dark

 

When AF Tracking does not work, focus will be on ( 1-area-focusing)

Cannot set to

in the following cases.

 

[PANORAMA ASSIST], [STARRY SKY], [FIREWORKS], [PIN HOLE], [FILM GRAIN], or [HIGH DYNAMIC] Scene Modes.

[B/W], [SEPIA], [COOL], and [WARM] in [COLOR EFFECT]

While recording motion pictures and the setting is other than ( Face Detection), focus will be on ( 1-area-focusing).

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