User`s guide

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OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS
Specifying the Auto Focus Area
You can use the following procedure to change the Auto
Focus area used in the Auto Focus Mode and the Macro
Mode. Note that the configuration of the focus frame
changes in accordance with the Auto Focus area you
select.
1.
In the REC mode, press [MENU].
2.
On the “REC” tab, select “AF Area”, and then
press [].
3.
Use [] and [] to select the Auto Focus area
you want, and then press [SET].
For this type of Auto Focus area:
Very limited range in the center of the
screen
This setting works well with focus lock
(page 79).
Automatic selection of the focus area where
the subject closest to the camera is located
With this setting, a wide focus frame,
which contains seven focus points,
appears on the monitor screen first. When
you press the shutter button half way, the
camera automatically selects the focus
point where the subject closest to the
camera is located, and a focus frame
appears at that point.
This setting works well for group photos.
Select of the focus point using the [], [],
[], and [] keys. Then press [SET] to
display the focus frame at that point.
Select this:
Spot
Multi
Free