Sony ILCE-9M2 Operating Instructions - Page 51

To move the focus area, To track the subject temporarily Tracking

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Shooting To move the focus area ••You can move the focus area in [Flexible Spot], [Expand Flexible Spot], [Zone], [Tracking: Flexible Spot], [Tracking: Expand Flexible Spot], or [Tracking: Zone] by operating the multi-selector. If you assign [Focus Standard] to the center of the multi-selector beforehand, you can move the focusing frame back to the center of the monitor by pressing the center of the multi-selector. ••You can move the focusing frame quickly by touching and dragging it on the monitor. Set [Touch Operation] (page 93) to [On] and [Func. of Touch Operation] (page 94) to [Touch Focus] beforehand. To track the subject temporarily (Tracking On) You can temporarily change the setting for [Focus Area] to [Tracking] while you press and hold down the custom key to which you have assigned [Tracking On] in advance. The [Focus Area] setting before you activated [Tracking On] will switch to the equivalent [Tracking] setting. For example: [Focus Area] before you activate [Tracking On] [Focus Area] while [Tracking On] is active [Wide] [Tracking: Wide] [Flexible Spot: S] [Tracking: Flexible Spot S] [Expand Flexible Spot] [Tracking: Expand Flexible Spot] Hint ••In the default settings, [Focus Area] is assigned to the C2 button. Note ••[Focus Area] is locked to [Wide] in the following situations: --[Intelligent Auto] ••The focus area may not light up during continuous shooting or when the shutter button is pressed all the way down at once. ••When the mode dial is set to (Movie) or , or during movie shooting, [Tracking] cannot be selected as the [Focus Area]. GB 51

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Shooting
To move the focus area
• You can move the focus area in [Flexible Spot], [Expand Flexible Spot],
[Zone], [Tracking: Flexible Spot], [Tracking: Expand Flexible Spot],
or [Tracking: Zone] by operating the multi-selector. If you assign
[Focus Standard] to the center of the multi-selector beforehand, you can
move the focusing frame back to the center of the monitor by pressing
the center of the multi-selector.
• You can move the focusing frame quickly by touching and dragging
it on the monitor. Set [Touch Operation] (page 93) to [On] and
[Func. of Touch Operation] (page 94) to [Touch Focus] beforehand.
To track the subject temporarily (Tracking On)
You can temporarily change the setting for [Focus Area] to [Tracking] while
you press and hold down the custom key to which you have assigned
[Tracking On] in advance. The [Focus Area] setting before you activated
[Tracking On] will switch to the equivalent [Tracking] setting.
For example:
[Focus Area] before you activate
[Tracking On]
[Focus Area] while [Tracking On] is active
[Wide]
[Tracking: Wide]
[Flexible Spot: S]
[Tracking: Flexible Spot S]
[Expand Flexible Spot]
[Tracking: Expand Flexible Spot]
Hint
• In the default settings, [Focus Area] is assigned to the C2 button.
Note
• [Focus Area] is locked to [Wide] in the following situations:
– [Intelligent Auto]
• The focus area may not light up during continuous shooting or when the
shutter button is pressed all the way down at once.
• When the mode dial is set to
 (Movie) or
, or during movie shooting,
[Tracking] cannot be selected as the [Focus Area].