Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-5000

Focus Area

Selects the focusing area. Use this function when it is difficult to get the proper focus in auto focus mode.

  1. 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.
Zone:
Select a zone on the monitor on which to focus. A zone consists of nine focus areas, and the product automatically selects a focus area on which to 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.
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.
On the Flexible Spot shooting screen, you can change the size of the AF range finder frame by rotating the control wheel.