Sony ILCE-5000LW Help Guide - Page 163

Help Guide How to Use Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-5000 AF Illuminator (still image) The AF illuminator supplies fill light to focus more easily on a subject in dark surroundings. The red AF illuminator allows the product to focus easily when the shutter button is pressed halfway, until the focus is locked. 1. MENU → (Camera Settings) → [ AF Illuminator] → desired setting. Menu item details Auto (default setting): Uses the AF illuminator. Off: Does not use the AF illuminator. Note Focus is achieved as long as the AF illuminator light reaches the subject, regardless of whether light fails to reach the center of the subject. You cannot use [ AF Illuminator] in the following situations: In movie mode In [Sweep Panorama] mode When [Focus Mode] is set to [Continuous AF]. When [Scene Selection] is set to [Landscape], [Sports Action] or [Night Scene]. When a Mount Adaptor is attached. When [Focus Area] is set to [Wide] or [Zone], the AF range finder frame is indicated by a dotted line. The AF illuminator emits a very bright light. Although there is no health hazard, do not look directly into the AF illuminator at close range. Notes on use 4 - 487 - 944 - 11(1) Copyright 2014 Sony Corporation 163