Focusing

 

 

Focus Method

v/A1

 

 

Set [Focus Method] to vor win the control panel or [AF/MF

 

 

Settings] of the A1 menu.

 

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tMemo

 

Shooting

 

• In vmode, when the subject is in a dark location, the AF

 

• You can use Mto focus on the subject. In that case, the

assist light is used when the shutter release button is pressed halfway. To change the setting, set [AF Assist Light] in [AF/ MF Settings] of the A1 menu.

autofocus by pressing the shutter release button halfway is disabled. (p.62)

• In vmode, focus ring operations can be disabled to prevent accidentally moving the lens focus ring and causing the picture to be out of focus. Set in [10. Focus Ring in AF Mode] of the E2 menu.

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Setting the Autofocus Method

v/A1

You can choose from the following autofocus methods.

 

Face

Detects and tracks faces of people.

e

The main face detection frame for AF and

 

Detection

AE is displayed in yellow.

 

 

 

 

Tracks the subject in focus.

f Tracking

The shutter can be released by pressing

the shutter release button fully even if the

 

 

 

 

subject is not in focus.

 

 

 

 

 

Sets the focusing area to the desired area.

 

MultipleAF

(Default setting)

g

The sensor is divided into 49 areas (7

 

Points

horizontal by 7 vertical), and you can select

 

 

a wider or narrower focusing area by using

 

 

25, 9, or just 1 of those 49 areas available.

 

 

 

h Select

Sets the focusing area by the number of

pixels.

 

 

i Spot

Sets the focusing area to a limited area at

the center.

 

 

 

 

 

tMemo

•Fixed to eor fdepending on the capture mode. (p.69)

•In vmode, you can take pictures only when the subject is in focus. To take pictures when the subject is not in focus, set [8. AF Release Options] to [Release-priority] in the E2 menu.

•Selecting e, g, hor ienables to lock the focus and recompose the picture while the shutter release button is pressed halfway.