Focus Area
Selects the focusing area. Use this function when it is difficult to focus properly in the auto focus mode.
- MENU →
(Camera Settings1) → [Focus Area] → desired setting.
Menu item details
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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.
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Center : - Focuses automatically on a subject in the center of the image. Use together with the focus-lock function to create the composition you want.
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Flexible Spot :
- 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.
On the Flexible Spot shooting screen, you can change the size of the focusing frame by turning the control wheel.
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Expand Flexible Spot : - If the product cannot focus on a single selected point, it uses focus points around the flexible spot as a secondary priority area for focusing.
To move the focus area
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When [Focus Area] is set to [Flexible Spot] or [Expand Flexible 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 C/
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] beforehand.
Note
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[Focus Area] is locked to [Wide] in the following situations:
- [Intelligent Auto]
- [Superior Auto]
- [Scene Selection]
- During Smile Shutter mode
- The focus area may not light up during continuous shooting or when the shutter button is pressed all the way down at once.
- You cannot execute functions assigned to the control wheel or the custom button while moving the focusing frame.
