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Still Images Changing the AF Frame Mode Movies Change the AF (auto focus) frame mode to suit the shooting conditions as follows. zzPress the button, choose [AF Frame] on the [4] tab, and then choose the desired option (=26). Still Images Movies Face AiAF • Detects people's faces, and then sets the focus, exposure (evaluative metering only), and white balance ([ ] only). • After you aim the camera at the subject, a white frame is displayed around the person's face determined by the camera to be the main subject, and up to two gray frames are displayed around other detected faces. • When the camera detects movement, frames will follow moving subjects, within a certain range. • After you press the shutter button halfway, up to nine green frames are displayed around faces in focus. Before Use • If faces are not detected, or when only gray frames are displayed (without a white frame), up to nine green frames are displayed in the areas in focus when you press the shutter button halfway. • If faces are not detected when Servo AF (=76) is set to [On], the AF frame is displayed in the center of the screen when you press the shutter button halfway. • Examples of faces that cannot be detected: - Subjects that are distant or extremely close - Subjects that are dark or light - Faces in profile, at an angle, or partly hidden • The camera may misinterpret non-human subjects as faces. • No AF frames are displayed if the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter button halfway. Still Images Movies Center One AF frame is displayed in the center. Effective for reliable focusing. Basic Guide Advanced Guide Camera Basics Using GPS Functions Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Playback Mode Setting Menu Accessories • A yellow AF frame is displayed with [ ] if the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter button halfway. • To reduce the AF frame size, press the button and set [AF Frame Size] on the [4] tab to [Small] (=26). • The AF frame size is set to [Normal] when you use the digital zoom (=40) or digital tele-converter (=73), and in manual focus mode (=72). • To compose shots so that subjects are positioned at the edge or in a corner, first aim the camera to capture the subject in an AF frame, and then hold the shutter button halfway down. As you continue to hold the shutter button halfway, recompose the shot as desired, and then press the shutter button all the way down (Focus Lock). • The AF frame position is enlarged when you press the shutter button halfway and [AF-Point Zoom] (=46) is set to [On]. Appendix Index 74

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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Using GPS
Functions
Auto Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
P Mode
Playback Mode
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Using GPS
Functions
Auto Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
P Mode
Playback Mode
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Still Images
Movies
Changing the AF Frame Mode
Change the AF (auto focus) frame mode to suit the shooting conditions as
follows.
z
Press the <
n
> button, choose
[AF Frame] on the [
4
] tab, and then
choose the desired option (
=
26
).
Still Images
Movies
Face AiAF
•
Detects people’s faces, and then sets the focus, exposure (evaluative
metering only), and white balance ([
] only).
•
After you aim the camera at the subject, a white frame is displayed
around the person’s face determined by the camera to be the main
subject, and up to two gray frames are displayed around other detected
faces.
•
When the camera detects movement, frames will follow moving subjects,
within a certain range.
•
After you press the shutter button halfway, up to nine green frames are
displayed around faces in focus.
•
If faces are not detected, or when only gray frames are displayed
(without a white frame), up to nine green frames are displayed in the
areas in focus when you press the shutter button halfway.
•
If faces are not detected when Servo AF (
=
76
) is set to [On], the
AF frame is displayed in the center of the screen when you press
the shutter button halfway.
•
Examples of faces that cannot be detected:
-
Subjects that are distant or extremely close
-
Subjects that are dark or light
-
Faces in profile, at an angle, or partly hidden
•
The camera may misinterpret non-human subjects as faces.
•
No AF frames are displayed if the camera cannot focus when you
press the shutter button halfway.
Still Images
Movies
Center
One AF frame is displayed in the center. Effective for reliable focusing.
•
A yellow AF frame is displayed with [
] if the camera cannot focus
when you press the shutter button halfway.
•
To reduce the AF frame size, press the <
n
> button and set
[AF Frame Size] on the [
4
] tab to [Small] (
=
26
).
•
The AF frame size is set to [Normal] when you use the digital zoom (
=
40
)
or digital tele-converter (
=
73
), and in manual focus mode (
=
72
).
•
To compose shots so that subjects are positioned at the edge or in a corner,
first aim the camera to capture the subject in an AF frame, and then hold
the shutter button halfway down. As you continue to hold the shutter button
halfway, recompose the shot as desired, and then press the shutter button all
the way down (Focus Lock).
•
The AF frame position is enlarged when you press the shutter button halfway
and [AF-Point Zoom] (
=
46
) is set to [On].