User's Manual
Camera
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Focus Functions (Outside Camera)
Changing Focus Settings
<Default> Camera mode/Video camera mode: Face Detection
Action mode: Auto
Select a focus setting according to occasion (Except When
Photo mode is set to Intelligent Auto).
Focus on Individual scenes automatically.
Face Detection (Camera mode/Video camera mode only): For portraits
Auto: Auto detection
Close-up: For nearby objects
Landscape: For distant landscapes
AF tracking (Camera mode only): Tracks subject automatically
1
In Picture/Video Viewfinder,
2
to select a setting
Note
When Photo mode is set to
Intelligent Auto
, toggle current focus
setting and AF tracking by
.
While focus function is active, focus sound is heard from Camera. Focus
sound comes out in the following situations:
When Focus setting is set to
・
AF tracking
When Photo mode is set to
・
Intelligent Auto
During video recording
・
Face Detection
Detect up to five faces within 2.5 meters.
Show yellow Focus Guide when a face is detected.
Automatically focus on one face when more than one is detected
(Focus guide turns yellow once focus is on the face.).
Faces may not be detected in following conditions:
Face is tilted.
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A part of face is covered by glasses, hat, mask or shadow.
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Face is too small, big or dark for screen.
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Face is at edge of screen.
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Subject or handset moves too fast.
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Shoot with Auto focus if detection fails.
AF Tracking
Bring AF tracking guide on subject and press . Yellow AF tracking
guide appears and tracks moving subject while adjusting focus and
exposure for subject. During AF tracking, press
[Record], or
to lock focus on subject and capture an image.
Alternatively, press
halfway to lock focus, then to
capture an image
To cancel AF tracking:
or
When Camera is unable to track subject (e.g. when subject is out of
Viewfinder), AF tracking is canceled.
Depending on situation, intended subject may not be tracked or
unintended subject may be tracked.
AF tracking is not available when Auto shutter is in use or certain
image size is set.