Selecting the Desired Focusing Point1Select Sin Step 3 on p.104, and press the 4button.2Press the 3button or the shutter release button halfway.

The camera returns to the status screen and is ready to take a picture.

3 Select the desired AF point.

 

 

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Four-way controller (2345)

Changes the AF point.

 

 

 

 

4button

Returns the AF point to the center.

Press and hold 4button

Disables changing the AF point and

 

enables direct key operation of the four-

 

way controller.

 

 

 

 

To enable changing the AF point, press the 4button again while direct key operation is enabled.

•The position of the changed AF point is stored even if the focus point selection mode is switched to b, cor O, or the camera is turned off.

•If [AF Active Area] is assigned to the V/Ybutton in [Button Customization] of the [ARec. Mode 4] menu (p.165), press the V/Y button to enable or disable changing the AF point, and turn the front/rear e- dial to change the AF point as in Step 4. You can select the upper or lower AF point with the front e-dial (R), and the left or right with the rear e-dial (S). Press the dbutton to return the AF point to the center of the AF frame. This is useful when operating the camera while looking through the viewfinder.

•When [Expanded Area AF] in [AF Settings] of the [ARec. Mode 2] menu is enabled, if your subject briefly moves out from the focus point that was selected when the focus mode was set to k(or when [AF.A] was enabled), the camera will continue to focus on your subject based on information from the focus points (back-up focus points) surrounding the selected focus point. The back-up focus points are displayed in pink on the status screen.

•You will hear a beep when switching between enabling or disabling changing the AF point. The beep can be turned off. (p.206)

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