Operation Manual

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Using the [Rec] menu
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Focus is fixed to (1-area-focusing) in the following cases:
• [High Speed Video] scene mode
• [Miniature Effect] in [Creative Control] mode
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Use (1-area-focusing) if focusing is difficult with (Spot-focusing).
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(Face Detection) cannot be set the following cases:
• Scene Modes ([Panorama Shot] [Night Scenery] [Handheld Night Shot] [Food])
• [Creative Control] Mode ([Soft Focus])
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If the camera misinterprets a non-human subject as a face in (Face Detection)
setting, switch to another setting.
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If conditions prevent the face from being recognized, such as when the movement of
the subject is too rapid, the [AF Mode] setting switches to (23-area-focusing).
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Under certain recording conditions, such as when the subject is small or dark, (AF
Tracking) may not operate correctly.
When (AF Tracking) does not work, focusing will be set to (23-area-focusing).
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Cannot set to (AF Tracking) in the following cases.
• [Panorama Shot] Scene Mode
• [B&W] and [SEPIA] in [Color Mode]
• [Creative Control] Mode ([Sepia] [Dynamic Monochrome] [High Dynamic]
[Toy Effect] [Soft Focus])
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When (23-area-focusing) or (Spot-focusing) is set, the [AF Mode] setting at the
time of motion picture recording switches to (1-area-focusing).
[Quick AF]
• For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→51)
Focusing is performed automatically when camera blurring is small even when the shutter
release button is not pressed. (Increases battery consumption)
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Recording modes:
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Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
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Focusing may take time in case of zooming from maximum wide to maximum tele
setting, or if the distance to the subject is suddenly reduced.
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Press the shutter release button if the distance to the subject is suddenly reduced.
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This function will turn [OFF] in the following cases.
[Night Portrait], [Night Scenery], [Handheld Night Shot] and [High Speed Video] Scene
Modes
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[Quick AF] will not work while AF Tracking is operating.