This allows the focusing method that suits the positions and
number of the subjects to be selected.
Applicable Modes
- Turn the camera on.
- Slide the
[Rec]/[Playback] selector
switch to [Still Camera].
- Touch [Mode].
- Touch [Program AE].
- Touch [AF Mode].
Available AF Modes
Modes
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Description
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[Face Detection]
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The camera automatically detects the person’s face. The
focus and exposure can then be adjusted to fit that face no
matter what portion of the picture it is in. (Maximum 15
areas)
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[11-Area-Focusing]
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The camera focuses on any of 9 focus areas. This is
effective when the subject is not in the center of the
screen.
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[1-Area Focusing]
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The camera focuses on the subject in the AF area on the
center of the screen.
- This will be used during motion picture recording.
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[1-Area-Focusing High
speed]
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The camera quickly focuses on the subject in the AF area on
the center of the screen.
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[Spot-focusing]
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The camera focuses on a limited narrow area in the screen.
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[AF Tracking]
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Focus can be adjusted to a specified subject. Focus will
keep on following the subject even if it moves. It is also
called Dynamic Tracking.
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Note:
- The camera may detect subjects other than a person as a
face. In this case, switch [AF Mode] to any
modes other than [Face Detection] and
then take a picture.
- It will be fixed to [Face Detection] when
the [Face Recog.] is set to
[On].
- It is not possible to set [Face Detection] in
the following case:
- In [Panorama Assist], [Night
Scenery], [Handheld Night Shot],
[Food], [Starry Sky],
[Fireworks], and [Aerial
Photo] in [Scene Mode].
- When a recording is performed with the Touch Shutter
function, it will be set to [1-Area Focus].
About [Face Detection]
The following AF Area Frames are displayed when the camera
detects the faces:
- "Yellow" - When the shutter button is
pressed halfway, the frame turns green when the camera is
focused.
- "White" - Displayed when more than one
face is detected. Other faces that are the same distance away
as faces within the yellow AF Areas are also focused.
Under certain picture-taking conditions including the following
cases, the Face Detection function may fail to work, making it
impossible to detect faces. [AF Mode] is
switched to [11-Area Focus]:
- When the face is not facing the camera
- When the face is at an angle
- When the face is extremely bright or dark
- When there is little contrast on the faces
- When the facial features are hidden behind sunglasses, etc.
- When the face appears small on the screen
- When there is rapid movement
- When the subject is other than a human being
- When the camera is shaking
- When Digital Zoom is used
About [1-area-focusing High
speed]
- You can focus on the subject more quickly than in other AF
Modes.
- The picture may stop moving for a moment before being
brought into focus when you press the shutter button halfway.
This is not a malfunction.
Setting Up [AF Tracking]
- Touch the Subject.
- The AF area turns yellow and the subject is locked. It
will continuously adjust the focus and exposure
automatically following the movement of the subject. Also
called Dynamic Tracking.
- Lock is canceled when is touched.
- Press [Shutter] halfway to focus and then
press it fully to take the picture.
Notes:
- Dynamic Tracking function may fail to lock, lose the
subject in AF tracking, or track different subject depending on
the recording conditions such as the ones below:
- When the subject is too small.
- When the recording location is too dark or bright.
- When the subject is moving too fast.
- When the background has the same or similar color to
the subject.
- When jitter is occuring.
- When using the zoom.
- When the AF lock fails, the Tracking AF frame will flash in
red and then disappear. Redo the AF lock.
- [Face Recog.] does not work when AF
tracking is active.