AF w/ shutter (still image)

Selects whether to focus automatically when you press the shutter button halfway down. Select [Off] to adjust the focus and the exposure separately.

  1. MENU(Camera Settings1) → [AF w/ shutter] → desired setting.

Menu item details

On:
The auto focus operates when you press the shutter button halfway down.
Off:
The auto focus does not operate even if you press the shutter button halfway down.


Useful method to micro-adjust the focus

When an A-mount lens is attached, activating the auto focus function with a button other than the shutter button lets you focus more precisely in combination with manual focusing.

  1. Set [AF w/ shutter] to [Off].
  2. MENU (Camera Settings2) → [Custom Key] or [Custom Key] → assign the [AF On] and [Focus Magnifier] functions to the desired keys.
  3. Set [Eye-Start AF] to [Off] to avoid auto focusing when you look through the viewfinder.
  4. Press the key to which the [AF On] function is assigned.
  5. Press the key to which the [Focus Magnifier] function is assigned, and then rotate the focus ring for micro-adjustments of the focus.
  6. Press the shutter button fully down to shoot the image.