Reference Manual

Option Description
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[Wide-area AF (C1)] Choose the dimensions (measur
ed in focus points) of the focus
areas used for the selected AF-area.
This can be used, for example, if the size and shape of the area
employed for focus can be determined in advance with a fair
degree of accuracy.
On selecting [Wide-area AF (C1)] or [Wide-area AF (C2)], you
will be prompted to choose the AF-area size. Use 1 and 3 to
choose the height and 4 and 2 to choose the width.
The sizes available vary with the option selected for image area.
When [FX (36×24)] is selected, the photo shooting menu
offers a choice of 77 options ranging from [1×1] to [21×13].
Similarly, when [FX (36×24)] is selected, the video recording
menu offers a choice of 66 options ranging from [1×1] to
[21×11].
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[Wide-area AF (C2)]
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3D-tracking]
Track focus on a selected subject.
P
osition the focus point ov
er your subject and start tracking
by pressing the shutter-release button halfway; focus will then
track the selected subject as it moves through the frame.
Release the button to end tracking and restore the previously-
selected focus point.
If the subject leaves the frame, remove your finger from the
shutter-release button and recompose the photograph with the
subject in the selected focus point.
This option is only available when photo mode is selected and
[Continuous AF] is chosen for focus mode.
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[Subject-tracking AF]
Track focus on a selected subject.
Position the focus point over your subject and start tracking by
pressing J or by pressing the shutter-release button halfway;
focus will then track the selected subject as it moves through
the frame. To end tracking and select the center focus point,
press J.
This option is only available in video mode.
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[Auto-area AF]
The camera aut
omatically detects the subject and selects the
focus point.
Use on occasions when you don’t have time to select the focus
point yourself, for portraits, or for snapshots and other spur-of-
the-moment photos.
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Focus
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