Func. of Touch Oprtn: Touch Focus

You can select a subject on which to focus using touch operations in the still image and movie recording modes. Select MENU → (Setup) → [Touch Operation] → [On] beforehand.

  1. MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Func. of Touch Oprtn] → [Touch Focus].

Specifying the position where you want to focus in the still image mode

You can focus on the desired position by touching the monitor.

  1. Select a [Focus Area] other than [Flexible Spot] or [Expand Flexible Spot].
  2. MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Center Lock-on AF] → [Off].
  3. Touch the monitor.
    • Touch the subject to focus.
    • When the shutter button is pressed halfway down, the camera focuses on the focusing frame. Press the shutter button all the way down to shoot images.
    • To cancel focusing with touch operations, touch or press the center of the control wheel.

Specifying the position where you want to focus in the movie recording mode (spot focus)

The camera will focus on the touched subject.

  1. Select a [Focus Area] other than [Flexible Spot] or [Expand Flexible Spot].
  2. MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Center Lock-on AF] → [Off].
  3. Touch the subject on which you want to focus before or during recording.
    • To cancel spot focus, touch or press the center of the control wheel.

Hint

  • In addition to the touch focus function, touch operations such as the following are also available.
    • When [Focus Area] is set to [Flexible Spot] or [Expand Flexible Spot], the focusing frame can be moved using touch operations.

Note

  • The touch focus function is not available in the following situations:
    • When the shooting mode is set to [Sweep Panorama].
    • When using the digital zoom
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