Operation Manual

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Adjusting the A (Auto) Mode setting
More on Shooting
3 Press the shutter-release button to take a
picture.
Press the shutter-release button halfway to acquire focus
and exposure and press it all the way down to release the
shutter.
B Note on Touch AF/AE
When shooting subjects with which autofocus may not perform as expected, the subject may not
be in focus (A 31).
C Shooting Modes That Enable Touch AF/AE Function
T
ouch AF/AE can be used in A (auto) mode and other shooting modes. Touch AF/AE operation
differs according to the current shooting mode as follows.
Shooting mode Touch AF/AE operation
A (auto) mode (A 26),
Sports, Party/indoor, Beach,
Snow, Close-up, Food,
Museum, Black and white
copy, and Backlighting scene
modes (A 59)
Focus and exposure are set for the area tapped.
Scene auto selector scene
mode (A 59),
smart portrait mode (when
Smile timer is set to Off; A 76)
• When the camera detects a face, only a face framed by a
border can be selected. When the camera detects more
than one face, tap a face framed by a single border to move
the focus area to that face.
• When no face is detected, the camera focuses at the area
tapped.
Portrait and Night portrait
scene modes (A 59), smart
portrait mode (when Smile
timer is set to On; A 76)
Only a border displayed by the face detection function can be
selected. When the camera detects more than one face, tap a
face framed by a single border to move the focus area to that
face.
Landscape, Sunset,
Dusk/dawn, Night landscape,
Fireworks show, and
Panorama assist scene modes
(A 59)
The focus area cannot be changed.
Pet portrait scene mode
(A 59)
When pet portrait auto release (A 71) is set to Off, touch
shutter (default setting) and touch AF/AE can be selected.
When touch AF/AE is selected, focus and exposure are set for
the area tapped. However, if the camera detects a pet when
pet portrait auto release is set to On with touch AF/AE still
selected, the camera focuses on the detected face and
releases the shutter automatically.