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.
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.
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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.
On the Flexible Spot shooting screen, you can change the size of the AF range finder frame by rotating the control wheel.
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.
- On the Flexible Spot shooting screen, you can change the size of the AF range finder frame by rotating the control wheel.
Hint
- You can move the [Flexible Spot], [Expand Flexible Spot], or [Zone] area quickly through the following methods:
- By pressing the key to which [Focus Settings] has been assigned, and then turning the front/rear dial or pressing the top/bottom/left/right side of the control wheel. [Focus Settings] is assigned to the C2 key in the default settings.
- If pressing the button to which [Focus Standard] is assigned, you can shoot while moving the focus range finder frame using the top/bottom/left/right sides of the control wheel. When you want to change the shooting settings using the control wheel, press
in the center of the control wheel.
Note
- When the mode dial is set to
(Movie/HFR) or when shooting movies, you cannot select [Lock-on AF] for [Focus Area].
- When [Focus Area] is set to [Wide] or [Zone], the size of the AF range finder frame may be automatically adjusted according to the subject and the composition as follows:
- When focusing on a wider area such as a landscape: A larger AF range finder frame is displayed.
- When focusing on a smaller area such as flowers or small items: A smaller AF range finder frame is displayed.
- 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.