Reference Manual

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Focus
f
[Wide-area AF
(S)]
•
As for single-point AF except that the camera
focuses on a wider area.
•
Choose for snapshots, subjects that are in
motion, and other subjects that are difficult to
photograph using single-point AF.
•
During movie recording, wide-area AF can be
used for smooth focus when making panning or
tilting shots or filming moving subjects.
•
If the selected focus area contains subjects at
different distances from the camera, the camera
will assign priority to the closest subject.
•
The focus areas for [Wide-area AF (L)] are
larger than those for [Wide-area AF (S)].
•
If [Wide-area AF (L-people)] is selected, the
camera will detect and focus on the faces or
eyes of human portrait subjects (face/eye-
detection AF,
0
82).
•
If [Wide-area AF (L-animals)] is selected, the
camera will detect and focus on the faces or
eyes of dogs and cats (animal-detection AF,
0
84).
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[Wide-area AF
(L)]
1
[Wide-area AF
(L-people)]
2
[Wide-area AF
(L-animals)]
Option Description