Subject Recog in AF (still image/movie)

still image, movie, slow&quick motion

Sets whether to recognize and focus on subjects in the focus area when autofocusing.

  1. MENU (Focus) → [Subject Recognition][Subject Recog in AF] → desired setting.

Menu item details

On:
Focuses on a subject with priority if it has been recognized inside or around the designated focus area.
Off:
Does not recognize subjects when autofocusing.

Hint

  • By combining the [Subject Recog in AF] function with [Focus Area][Tracking], you can maintain the focus on a moving subject.
  • When [Subject Recog in AF] is assigned to the desired key using [Custom Key/Dial Set.] or [Custom Key/Dial Set.], you can switch the [Subject Recog in AF] function on or off by pressing the key.
  • By assigning [Recognition Off on Hold] or [Recog. Off on Toggle] to the desired key with [Custom Key/Dial Set.], you can switch [Subject Recog in AF] to [Off] temporarily using the key.

Note

  • If the camera does not recognize the subject specified with [Recognition Target] in or around the designated focus area, it will focus on another recognizable subject.
  • When the shooting mode is set to [Intelligent Auto], [Subject Recog in AF] is locked to [On].