Sony ILCE-7SM3 Operating Instructions - Page 36

Face/Eye Prior. in AF] function

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Item [ Face/Eye Prior. in AF] function [Eye AF] via a custom key Subject detection The camera will detect faces/ The camera will detect faces/ eyes with greater priority. eyes exclusively. Advance preparation Select [ Face/Eye Prior. in AF]  [On] (page 54). Assign [Eye AF] to the desired key using [ Custom Key Setting] or [ Custom Key Setting]. How to perform Press the shutter button [Eye AF] halfway down. Press the key to which you have assigned the [Eye AF] function*. Specifications ••When the camera detects a face or eye inside or around the designated focus area, it focuses on the face or eye with greater priority. ••If the camera does not detect any faces or eyes inside or around the designated focus area, it will focus on another detectable subject. ••The camera focuses exclusively on faces or eyes anywhere on the screen, regardless of the setting for [ Focus Area]. ••The camera will not automatically focus on another subject if no face or eye is detected anywhere on the screen. Focus mode Follows the setting designated with [ Focus Mode] Follows the setting designated with [ Focus Mode] Focus area Follows the setting designated with [ Focus Area] The focus area temporarily becomes the entire screen, regardless of the setting for [ Focus Area]. * Regardless of whether [ Face/Eye Prior. in AF] is set to [On] or [Off], you can use [Eye AF] via a custom key while you are pressing the custom key to which you have assigned [Eye AF]. GB 36

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Item
[
 Face/Eye Prior. in AF] function
[Eye AF] via a custom key
Subject
detection
The camera will detect faces/
eyes with greater priority.
The camera will detect faces/
eyes exclusively.
Advance
preparation
Select
[
 Face/Eye Prior. in AF]
[On] (page 54).
Assign [Eye AF] to
the desired key using
[
 Custom Key Setting] or
[
 Custom Key Setting].
How to perform
[Eye AF]
Press the shutter button
halfway down.
Press the key to which you
have assigned the [Eye AF]
function*.
Specifications
• When the camera detects a
face or eye inside or around
the designated focus area,
it focuses on the face or eye
with greater priority.
• If the camera does not
detect any faces or eyes
inside or around the
designated focus area,
it will focus on another
detectable subject.
• The camera focuses
exclusively on faces or eyes
anywhere on the screen,
regardless of the setting for
[
 Focus Area].
• The camera will not
automatically focus on
another subject if no face or
eye is detected anywhere
on the screen.
Focus mode
Follows the setting
designated with
[
 Focus Mode]
Follows the setting
designated with
[
 Focus Mode]
Focus area
Follows the setting
designated with
[
 Focus Area]
The focus area temporarily
becomes the entire screen,
regardless of the setting for
[
 Focus Area].
* Regardless of whether [
 Face/Eye Prior. in AF] is set to [On] or [Off], you can
use [Eye AF] via a custom key while you are pressing the custom key to which
you have assigned [Eye AF].