Digital Camera User Manual

Changing A (Auto) Mode Settings (Shooting Menu)

More on Shooting

Autofocus Mode

Choose how the camera focuses.

A (auto) M d (Shooting menu) M Autofocus mode

A Single AF (default setting)

The camera focuses when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

B Full-time AF

The camera focuses continuously until the shutter-release button is pressed down

halfway. Use with moving subjects. The sound of lens drive movement will be heard

while the camera focuses.

B Note on Autofocus Mode

here may be functions with which this setting cannot be enabled. See “Camera Settings that

Cannot Be Applied Simultaneously” (A 78) for more information.

B The Autofocus Mode Setting for Subject Tracking Mode and Continuous

Shooting Mode

his setting can be set by pressing the d button even when using subject tracking mode (A 70)

or continuous shooting mode (A 73). A (auto) mode and continuous shooting mode share the

same setting, and the default setting is Single AF. The default setting for subject tracking mode is

Full-time AF.

D Autofocus Mode for Movie Recording

Autofocus mode for movie recording can be set with Autofocus mode (A 135) in the movie

menu (A 132).