Sony ILCE-7SM3 Help Guide - Page 120

Help Guide Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-7SM3 α7SIII Focusing on human eyes The camera can automatically detect faces and eyes and focus on the eyes (Eye AF). The following explanation is for cases where the detection target is human. The faces of up to 8 subjects can be detected. There are two methods for performing [Eye AF], with some differences between their specifications. Select the appropriate method according to your purpose. Item [ Face/Eye Prior. in AF] function Characteristics The camera will detect faces/eyes with greater priority. [Eye AF] via a custom key The camera will detect faces/eyes exclusively. Advance preparation Select [ Select [ Face/Eye Prior. in AF] → [On]. Face/Eye Subject] → [Human]. 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*. Function details 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 Focus area Follows the setting designated with [ Mode] Focus Follows the setting designated with [ Area] Focus Follows the setting designated with [ Focus Mode] 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]. [Eye AF] by custom key The Eye AF function can be used by assigning [Eye AF] to a custom key. The camera can focus on eyes as long as you are pressing the key. This is useful when you want to temporarily apply the Eye AF function to the entire screen regardless of the setting for [ Focus Area]. The camera does not focus automatically if no faces or eyes are detected. (Note: When you try to focus on eyes by pressing the shutter button halfway down, the camera only detects faces or eyes inside or around the focus area designated with [ Focus Area]. If the camera detects no faces or eyes, it performs normal auto-focusing.) 1. MENU → (Setup) → [Operation Customize] → [ Custom Key Setting] or [ desired key, then assign the [Eye AF] function to the key. 2. MENU → (Focus) → [Face/Eye AF] → [ Face/Eye Subject] → [Human]. Custom Key Setting] → 120