Casio EX-Z12 Owners Manual - Page 119

Auto Focus and Macro Focus Shooting Tips, to select the setting

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Auto Focus and Macro Focus Shooting Tips Changing the Auto Focus Area Use the following procedure to change the metering area used for Auto Focus (AF). 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the "REC" tab, select "AF Area" and then press [X]. 3. Use [S] and [T] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. To do this: Select this setting: Use a small area in the center of the screen for metering • This setting is best when you want to use focus lock (page 121). Spot When the shutter button is half-pressed, have the camera automatically select one or more of nine possible focus frames • If the camera is able to focus on multiple points, all applicable focus frames turn green. Multi To do this: Half-pressing the shutter button focuses the subject and also starts a focus tracking operation that keeps the focus frame on the subject as it moves. Select this setting: Tracking 119 ADVANCED SETTINGS

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ADVANCED SETTINGS
Auto Focus and Macro Focus Shooting Tips
Changing the Auto Focus Area
Use the follo
w
ing proced
u
re to change the metering area
u
sed
for A
u
to Foc
u
s (AF).
1.
In the REC mode, press [MENU].
2.
On the “REC” tab, select “AF Area” and then
press [
].
3.
Use [
] and [
] to select the setting you
want and then press [SET].
To do this:
Select this
setting:
Use a small area in the center of the
screen for metering
This setting is
b
est
w
hen yo
u
w
ant to
u
se foc
u
s lock (page 121).
Spot
W
hen the sh
u
tter
bu
tton is half-pressed,
ha
v
e the camera a
u
tomatically select one
or more of nine possi
b
le foc
u
s frames
If the camera is a
b
le to foc
u
s on
m
u
ltiple points, all applica
b
le foc
u
s
frames t
u
rn green.
M
u
lti
Half-pressing the sh
u
tter
bu
tton foc
u
ses
the s
ub
ject and also starts a foc
u
s
tracking operation that keeps the foc
u
s
frame on the s
ub
ject as it mo
v
es.
Tracking
To do this:
Select this
setting: