Right/Left Eye Select (still image/movie)

still image, movie

Sets whether to focus on the left eye or right eye when [Face/Eye Subject] is set to [Human].

  1. MENU (Focus) → [Face/Eye AF][Right/Left Eye Select] → desired setting.

Menu item details

Auto:
The camera automatically detects either the left eye or right eye.
Right Eye:
The right eye of the subject (the eye on the left side from the photographer’s perspective) is detected.
Left Eye:
The left eye of the subject (the eye on the right side from the photographer’s perspective) is detected.


[Switch Right/Left Eye] by custom key

You can also switch the eye to be detected by pressing the custom key.

When [Right/Left Eye Select] is set to [Right Eye] or [Left Eye], you can switch the eye to be detected by pressing the custom key to which you have assigned the [Switch Right/Left Eye] function.

When [Right/Left Eye Select] is set to [Auto], you can temporarily switch the eye to be detected by pressing the custom key to which you have assigned the [Switch Right/Left Eye] function.

The temporary left/right selection is cancelled when you perform the following operations, etc. The camera returns to automatic eye detection.

  • Pressing the center of the control wheel
  • Pressing the center of the multi-selector
  • Stopping pressing the shutter button halfway down (only during still image shooting)
  • Stopping pressing the custom key to which [AF On] or [Eye AF] is assigned (only during still image shooting)
  • Pressing the MENU button

Hint

  • The eye detection frame is displayed when [Right/Left Eye Select] is set to [Right Eye] or [Left Eye], or when [Switch Right/Left Eye] is executed with the custom key. During movie recording, the eye detection frame will be displayed when [Face/Eye Frame Disp.] is set to [On], even if [Auto] is selected in [Right/Left Eye Select].