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 → (Focus) → [AF/MF] → [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 → (Setup) → [Operation Customize] → [Custom Key] or [Custom Key] → assign the [AF On] and [Focus Magnifier] functions to the desired keys.
  3. Press the key to which the [AF On] function is assigned.
  4. Press the key to which the [Focus Magnifier] function is assigned, and then rotate the focus ring for micro-adjustments of the focus.
  5. Press the shutter button fully down to shoot the image.
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