Setting Guide (Video Edition)

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Settings
Focus, Continued
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AF-Area ModeAF-Area Mode
Choose how the camera selects the focus point for autofocus.
■ Choosing an AF-Area Mode
Hold the focus-mode button and rotate the sub-command dial.
Focus-mode button
 The option currently selected is shown in the shooting display and
control panel.
■ AF-Area Mode Options
d
[Single‑point AF] The camera will focus on the subject in the selected focus point only.
f
[Wide‑area AF (S)]
As for single-point AF except that the camera focuses on a wider area. Wide-area AF can be used to
smooth focus for panning or tilting shots or when filming moving subjects.
g
[Wide‑area AF (L)]
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[Wide-area AF (C1)]
W
Choose the dimensions (measured in focus points) of the focus areas used for wide-area AF. A total of
12 options are available in video mode.
• The AF-area size can be selected by holding the focus-mode button and pressing 1, 3, 4, or 2.
• The size can also be selected using [AF‑area mode]> [Wide‑area AF (C1)] and [Wide‑area AF
(C2)] options in the video recording menu.
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[Wide-area AF (C2)]
W
n
[Subject‑tracking AF]
Track focus on a selected subject.
• Position the reticle over the target and start tracking by pressing the shutter-release button halfway
or by pressing J or AF-ON; the focus point will track the selected subject as it moves through the
frame.
• To end tracking and select the center focus point, press J.
h
[Auto‑area AF] The camera automatically detects the subject and selects the focus area.
Caution: Subject Tracking
The camera may be unable to track subjects that are obscured by other objects or leave the frame.
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