ZV-1F | Help Guide | Selecting the focus area (Focus Area)

Selecting the focus area (Focus Area)

still image, movie, slow&quick motion

Set the type of focusing frame when shooting with the auto focus. Select the mode according to the subject.

Wide:: Focuses on a subject covering the whole range of the screen automatically. When you press the shutter button halfway down in the 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, and the product will automatically select a focus area.
Center Fix:: Focuses automatically on a subject in the center of the image. Use together with the focus-lock function to create the composition you want.
Spot: S/Spot: M/Spot: L:: Allows you to move the focusing frame to a desired point on the screen and focus on an extremely small subject in a narrow area.
Expand Spot:: If the product cannot focus on a single selected point, it uses focus points around the [Spot] as a secondary priority area for focusing.

The focus area may not light up during continuous shooting or when the shutter button is pressed all the way down at once.

The focusing frame differs as follows.

When focusing on a larger area

Example of a focus frame when focusing on a larger area

When focusing on a smaller area

Example of a focus frame when focusing on a smaller area

When [Focus Area] is set to [Wide] or [Zone], the focusing frame may switch between “When focusing on a larger area” and “When focusing on a smaller area” depending on the subject or situation.

When focus is achieved automatically based on the whole range of the monitor

Example of a focus frame when focus is achieved automatically based on the whole range of the monitor

When you use a zoom function, the [Focus Area] setting is disabled and the focusing frame is shown by the dotted line. The AF operates with priority on and around the center area.

When [Focus Area] is set to [Zone], [Spot] or [Expand Spot], if pressing the button to which [Focus Standard] is assigned, you can shoot while moving the focusing frame using the top/bottom/left/right sides of the control wheel. To return the focusing frame to the center of the monitor, press the (Delete) button while moving the frame. To change the shooting settings using the control wheel, press the button to which [Focus Standard] is assigned.

You can move the focusing frame quickly by touching and dragging it on the monitor. Set [Touch Operation] to [On], and set [Touch Func. in Shooting] to [Touch Focus] beforehand.

You cannot execute functions assigned to the control wheel or the (Delete) button while moving the focusing frame.