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 focus range finder 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.
Hint
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When [Focus Area] is set to [Zone], [Flexible Spot], or [Expand Flexible Spot], pressing the key to which [Focus Standard] has been assigned allows you to shoot still images while adjusting the position of the focus range finder frame by pressing the top/bottom/left/right side of the control wheel. When you want to change the shooting settings using the control wheel, press the
in the center of the control wheel.
Note
- When [Focus Mode] is [Continuous AF] and [Focus Area] is [Wide] or [Zone], the focus range finder frame may change after the focus is achieved.
- 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.
- Functions assigned to the top/bottom/left/right side of the control wheel or [Custom Button 2] cannot be executed while the focus range finder frame is being moved.
- The position of the focus range finder frame cannot be changed during movie shooting.