Instruction Manual

6. Focus and Exposure Settings
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Focus and exposure can be locked to a specified subject. They will follow the subject even
if it moves. (Dynamic tracking)
Place the subject in the AF tracking frame, and press the
shutter button halfway to lock it.
A AF tracking frame
• The AF frame will turn green when the camera detects the
subject.
• The AF frame turns yellow when the shutter button is released.
• Lock is canceled when [MENU/SET] is pressed.
• Tracking AF and Face Detection will switch every time 2 is
pressed in the Snapshot ( or ) Modes.
• The exposure is adjusted in accordance with the locked subject when [Metering Mode] is set to
[]. (P164)
• If it fails to lock, the AF frame will flash in red, and disappear. Try to lock again.
• When AF tracking fails, [Ø] is set.
• [ ] cannot be used with [Time Lapse Shot].
• In the following cases, [ ] operates as [Ø].
– [Glistening Water]/[Glittering Illuminations]/[Soft Image of a Flower]/[Monochrome] (Scene
Guide Mode)
– [Sepia]/[Monochrome]/[Dynamic Monochrome]/[Rough Monochrome]/[Silky Monochrome]/
[Soft Focus]/[Star Filter]/[Sunshine] (Creative Control Mode)
– [Monochrome] ([Photo Style])
• The Dynamic tracking function may not work in the following cases:
– 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 camera is not held still
– When zoom is operated
Setting up [ ] ([Tracking])
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