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Shooting With Magnified Focus Display

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Changing the AF Frame Mode You can reduce the AF frame size Press the n button, select the 4 tab, then select the [AF Frame Size] menu item and [Small] option. If the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter button halfway, the AF frame will turn yellow. Shooting With Magnified Focus Display If you press the shutter button halfway using [Face Detect] or [Center] while in AF frame mode, the AF frame will magnify and check the focus. Set the AF frame mode to [Face Detect] or [Center] (p. 82). Select [AF-Point Zoom]. ● Press the n button and select [AFPoint Zoom] on the 4 tab, use the qr buttons to select [On]. Focus. X In [Face Detect], the face selected as the main subject will appear magnified. X In [Center], the center AF frame will appear magnified. What if the display does not magnify? When in [Face Detect] if a face cannot be detected, when a face is too big in relation to the screen (p. 82), or when in [Center] and the camera doesn't focus, the display will not appear magnified. When using Digital Zoom (p. 58), Digital Tele-Converter (p. 59), or when connected to a TV (p. 76), the magnified display will not appear. 83

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Changing the AF Frame Mode
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Press the
n
button, select the
4
tab, then select the [AF Frame Size] menu
item and [Small] option.
If you press the shutter button halfway using [Face Detect] or [Center] while
in AF frame mode, the AF frame will magnify and check the focus.
Set the AF frame mode to [Face
Detect] or [Center] (p. 82).
Select [AF-Point Zoom].
●
Press the
n
button and select [AF-
Point Zoom] on the
4
tab, use the
qr
buttons to select [On].
Focus.
In [Face Detect], the face selected as the
main subject will appear magnified.
In [Center], the center AF frame will
appear magnified.
When in [Face Detect] if a face cannot be detected, when a face is too big in
relation to the screen (p. 82), or when in
[Center] and
the camera doesn’t focus,
the display will not appear magnified.
You can reduce the AF frame size
If the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter button halfway, the
AF frame will turn yellow.
Shooting With Magnified Focus Display
What if the display does not magnify?
When using Digital Zoom (p. 58), Digital Tele-Converter (p. 59), or when
connected to a TV (p. 76), the magnified display will not appear.