Focus Area
Selects the focusing area. Use this function when it is difficult to get the proper focus in auto focus mode. The setting applies to both still images and movies.
- 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.
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.
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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.
Expand Flexible Spot: - If the product fails to focus on the single selected point, it uses the focus points around the flexible spot as the second priority area to achieve focus.
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 a desired point by designating the area to be the flexible spot or expand flexible spot.
Note
- When the mode dial is set to
(Movie) or when shooting movies, you cannot select [Lock-on AF] for [Focus Area].
- You can select [Lock-on AF] only when the focus mode is set to [Continuous AF].
- A dotted square may appear around the whole screen in the clear image zoom, digital zoom, or smart zoom range in order to focus using the entire frame.