Sony NEX-5N α Handbook - Page 71

Table of contents Sample photo Menu Object Tracking Keeps the focusing on a moving subject while tracking it. 1 MENU t [Camera] t [Object Tracking] t [On]. A target frame appears. 2 Align the target frame with the subject to be tracked, and pres the center of the control wheel. The camera starts tracking the subject. When [Object Tracking] is [On], you can start tracking the subject by touching it on the screen. To cancel this tracking feature, select . 3 Shoot the subject. Target frame On Tracks the subject to be focused on. Off Does not track the subject. The camera focuses on the point you touch on the screen. Notes • Tracking may be difficult in the following situations: - The subject is moving too quickly. - The subject is too small, or too large. - The contrast between the subject and the background is poor. - It is dark. - The ambient light changes. • You cannot use [Object Tracking] with the following functions: - [Sweep Panorama] - [3D Sweep Panorama] - [Manual Focus] - [Prec. Dig. Zoom] z Tracking the face you want to shoot The camera stops tracking a subject when the subject moves off of the screen. When the subject to be tracked is a face, if the face disappears from the screen while the camera is tracking, and then returns to the screen, the camera focuses on that face again. • If you trigger Smile Shutter while tracking a face, the face becomes the target of the smile detection feature. Index 71GB