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Setting the right focus

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3 Select an exposure option and close the settings menu. The setting is saved. 4 Press the camera key or tap the shutter button to take a photo. Note This setting is only available for the main camera. Metering settings Face Measures the amount of light on a face, and adjusts the exposure so that the face is neither too dark nor too bright Multi Divides the image into several parts, and measures each part to optimize the exposure Center Determines the center of the image, and sets the exposure based on the brightness of the object Spot Adjusts the exposure for a very small part of the object Setting the right focus The camera automatically focuses on and detects people eyes or faces. When a face is in the shot, the camera automatically detects and focuses on one of the eyes with a green frame (eye AF feature). If you tap (Eye AF icon) while focusing on an eye, the camera switches its focus to the face(s). The camera can also detect and track a moving object. A yellow frame indicates faces or moving objects that are in focus. To change the focus area, tap the screen. The focus becomes locked and the circular frame color changes when the camera key is pressed halfway down. This option is only available for the main camera, and depends on the capturing mode selected. You can also set a specific focus distance. Note The eye AF feature is available only when using the main camera. To set the focus distance 1 When using the main camera, tap Mode > (Manual mode icon). 2 Tap (Set focus icon). 3 Drag the slider to adjust the focus distance. To hide or show the settings menu, tap (Manual mode icon). 4 Press the camera key or tap the shutter button to take a photo. 72 Internet version. For personal use only.

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3
Select an exposure option and close the settings menu. The setting is saved.
4
Press the camera key or tap the shutter button to take a photo.
Note
This setting is only available for the main camera.
Metering settings
Face
Measures the amount of light on a face, and adjusts the exposure so that the face
is neither too dark nor too bright
Multi
Divides the image into several parts, and measures each part to optimize the
exposure
Center
Determines the center of the image, and sets the exposure based on the
brightness of the object
Spot
Adjusts the exposure for a very small part of the object
Setting the right focus
The camera automatically focuses on and detects people eyes or faces. When a
face is in the shot, the camera automatically detects and focuses on one of the
eyes with a green frame (eye AF feature). If you tap
(Eye AF icon) while focusing
on an eye, the camera switches its focus to the face(s).
The camera can also detect and track a moving object. A yellow frame indicates
faces or moving objects that are in focus.
To change the focus area, tap the screen. The focus becomes locked and the
circular frame color changes when the camera key is pressed halfway down. This
option is only available for the main camera, and depends on the capturing mode
selected.
You can also set a speciļ¬c focus distance.
Note
The eye AF feature is available only when using the main camera.
To set the focus distance
1
When using the main camera, tap
Mode
>
(Manual mode icon).
2
Tap
(Set focus icon).
3
Drag the slider to adjust the focus distance. To hide or show the settings menu, tap
(Manual mode icon).
4
Press the camera key or tap the shutter button to take a photo.
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Internet version. For personal use only.