Using the [Rec] menu

[AF Mode]

• For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→51)

Method of aligning focus can be changed according to position and number of subjects.

Recording mode:

Settings: / / / /

Taking front-on

Recognizes faces (up to 15 people) and adjusts exposure and focus

pictures of people

accordingly.

 

 

 

(Face Detection)

 

 

AF area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow:When the shutter button is pressed

 

 

 

 

 

 

halfway, the frame turns green when

 

 

 

 

 

 

the camera is focused.

 

 

 

 

 

 

White: Displayed when more than one face

 

 

 

 

 

 

is detected. Other faces that are the

 

 

 

 

 

 

same distance away as faces within

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the yellow AF area are also focused.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automatically locking

Touch the subject

the focus on a

 

 

AF Tracking frame

moving subject

 

 

 

 

When the subject is recognized, the AF

 

 

 

(AF Tracking)

 

 

Tracking frame changes from white to yellow,

 

 

 

 

 

and the subject is automatically kept in focus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If AF Lock fails, a red frame flashes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Perform these operations with the touch shutter function (→29)

 

 

 

 

 

released.

 

 

 

 

 

• To release AF tracking → Touch .

 

 

 

 

 

• Focus range (same as macro recording) (→68)

 

 

 

 

 

• You can also use to perform this function.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subject not centered

Focuses on up to 23 points.

in picture

 

 

 

 

 

 

(23-area-focusing)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Determined position

1-area-focusing:Focuses on AF area in center of picture.

for focus

 

(Recommended when focus is difficult to align)

 

 

 

(1-area-focusing)

Spot-focusing: Focuses on smaller, limited area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Spot-focusing)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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