Press E.
The AF area is set.
ABCD
4 Press F.
The camera returns to standby mode.
If you selected gor hin Step 3, proceed to Step 5.
5 Press and hold E.
6 Select the AF area.
Use the frame that appears on the monitor to change the position and size of the AF area.
Available operations

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Shooting

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Setting the AF Mode during Live View

 

v/A3

 

1 Press Gin standby mode in Live

View.

2 Select [Contrast AF] and press E.

 

 

 

 

The [Contrast AF] screen appears.

 

 

 

3 Select an autofocus mode

 

 

 

 

Contrast AF

 

 

 

 

and press E.

 

Face Detection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cancel

OK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Detects and tracks faces of people.

 

 

 

e

The main face detection frame for AF

 

 

 

 

Detection

and AE is displayed in yellow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Used when facing the camera toward

 

 

 

j Detection

 

 

 

yourself and taking a picture.

 

 

 

 

Assist

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

f Tracking

Tracks the subject in focus.

 

 

 

 

The shutter can be released even if the

 

 

 

 

 

subject is not in focus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sets the focusing area to the desired area.

 

 

 

 

Multiple

The sensor is divided into 35 areas (7

 

 

 

g

horizontal by 5 vertical), and you can select a

 

 

 

 

AF Points

wider or narrower focusing area by using 35,

 

 

 

 

 

25, 15, 9, or just 1 of those 35 areas available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

h Select

Sets the focusing area by the pixel.

 

 

 

i Spot

Sets the focusing area to a limited area

 

 

 

at the center.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The control panel reappears.

 

 

 

OK

Changes the position of the AF area.

VIncreases/reduces the size of the AF area (when gis selected).

MReturns the AF area to the center.

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uCaution

•When fis selected, the focus lock operation (composition adjustment with the half press of 0) does not work.

tMemo

•When set to j, the number of faces detected can be confirmed by the number of lit grip lamps (0 to 5).

•To change the setting from the menu, set in [Contrast AF] of [Live View] in the A3 menu.

•When [Focus Peaking] is set to [On] in the control panel or [Live View] of the A3 menu, the outline of the subject in focus is emphasized and makes it easier to check the focus. This function works in both vand wmodes.