Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera
ILCE-5100
Focus Area
Selects the focusing area. Use this function when it is difficult to get the proper focus in auto focus mode.
1. MENU → (Camera Settings) → [Focus Area] → desired setting.
Menu item details
Wide:
Focuses automatically on a subject in all ranges of the image.
When you press the shutter button halfway down in still image shooting mode, a green frame is displayed around the
area that is in focus.
Zone:
Select a zone on the monitor on which to focus. A zone consists of nine focus areas, and the product automatically
selects a focus area on which to focus.
Center:
Focuses automatically on a subject in the center of the image. When used together with the AF lock function, you can
compose the image you want.
Flexible Spot:
Allows you to move the AF range frame to the desired point on the screen and focus on an extremely small subject in a
narrow area.
On the Flexible Spot shooting screen, you can change the size of the AF range finder frame by rotating the control
wheel.
Lock-on AF:
When the shutter button is pressed and held halfway down, the product tracks the subject within the selected autofocus
area. Point the cursor to [Lock-on AF] on the [Focus Area] setting screen, then select the desired tracking start area
using the left/right sides of the control wheel. You can move the tracking start area to the desired point by designating
the area to be the flexible spot.
On the Flexible Spot shooting screen, you can change the size of the AF range finder frame by rotating the control
wheel.
Note
When [Focus Mode] is [Continuous AF] and [Focus Area] is [Wide] or [Zone], the focus range finder frame may
change after the focus is achieved.
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