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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
G AF Area Mode
Use this option to determine where the camera focuses.
When digital zoom is effect, the camera will focus on the subject in the center
focus area regardless of the applied [AF area mode] option.
z Face priority
The camera automatically detects and focuses on a face
looking toward the camera (Shooting with Face-Priority
→ A 94).
When shooting pictures of subjects other than people,
or framing a subject with which no face is recognized,
[AF area mode] will be set to [Auto]. The camera chooses
the focus area (one of nine) containing the subject
closest to the camera and focuses on the subject.
When the monitor has been turned off, the camera
focuses using only the center focus area.
w Auto
Camera automatically selects the focus area (one of
nine) containing the subject closest to the camera.
Press the shutter-release button halfway to activate the
focus area. When the shutter-release button is pressed
halfway, the focus area selected by the camera will be
displayed in the monitor.
When the monitor has been turned off, the camera
focuses using only the center focus area.
x Manual
This option is suited to situations in which the intended
subject is relatively still and not positioned in the center
of the frame.
Press the multi selector H, I, J or K to select from 99
focus areas in the frame. Pictures can be shot while
focus-area selection screen is displayed.
To end focus-area selection and adjust the flash mode,
focus mode, self-timer and exposure compensation
settings, press k. To return to the focus-area selection
screen, press k.
Focus area
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Focus area
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Focus area
Selectable focus areas
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