Touch Focus

You can select a subject on which to focus using touch operations in the still image and movie recording modes.

  1. MENU → (Setup) → [Touch Operation] → Desired setting other than [Off].

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].
  2. MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Center Lock-on AF] → [Off].
  3. Touch the monitor.
    • When shooting with the monitor, touch the subject to focus.

    • When shooting with the viewfinder, you can move the position of the focus by touching and dragging on the monitor while looking through the viewfinder.

    • 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 if shooting with the monitor, and press the center of the control wheel if shooting with the viewfinder.

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

The camera will focus on the touched subject. Spot focus is not available when shooting with the viewfinder.

  1. Select a [Focus Area] other than [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.
    • When you touch the subject, the focus mode temporarily switches to manual focus and the focus can be adjusted using the focus ring.
    • 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.
    • When the [Focus Mode] is set to [Manual Focus], the focus magnifier can be used by double-tapping the monitor.
    These touch operations can also be used in applications downloaded from PlayMemories Camera Apps.

Note

  • The touch focus function is not available in the following situations:
    • When the shooting mode is set to [Sweep Panorama].
    • When [Focus Mode] is set to [Manual Focus].
    • When using the digital zoom
    • When using the LA-EA2 or LA-EA4
    • When using the LA-EA1 or LA-EA3, and the shooting mode is set to Movie
  • The touch focus function cannot be used with applications downloaded from PlayMemories Camera Apps.
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