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The Shooting Menu AF Area Mode Press MENU button in (auto shooting) mode to select AF area mode ( 74), and then press . AF area mode determines how the focus area is selected. Select from the following three options and press . Option Auto (default setting) Description Camera automatically selects focus area containing subject closest to camera. Selected focus area is displayed in green (focused) or red (not focused) when shutter-release button is Focus area pressed halfway. This setting is useful when your subject is moving or you have little time to check focus. Manual User selects an area from 99 focus areas manually using , , or of the multi selector. This option can be used instead of AF/AE lock ( 23) to focus on a relatively motionless sub- Focus area ject that is not at the center of Selectable area the frame. For more information see "Using Manual Option" ( 93). Center focus area is used. This option can be used in combina- Off tion with AF/AE lock ( 23) to focus on off-center subjects. Focus area 91

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The Shooting Menu
AF Area Mode
AF area mode
determines how the focus area is
selected.
Select from the following three options and press
.
Press
MENU
button in
(auto shooting) mode to
select
AF area mode
(
74), and then press
.
Option
Description
Auto
(default setting)
Camera automatically selects
focus area containing subject
closest to camera. Selected
focus area is displayed in green
(focused) or red (not focused)
when shutter-release button is
pressed halfway. This setting is
useful when your subject is moving or you have little
time to check focus.
Manual
User selects an area from 99
focus areas manually using
,
,
or
of the multi selector.
This option can be used instead
of AF/AE lock (
23) to focus
on a relatively motionless sub-
ject that is not at the center of
the frame. For more information
see “Using
Manual Option” (
93).
Off
Center focus area is used. This
option can be used in combina-
tion with AF/AE lock (
23) to
focus on off-center subjects.
Focus area
Focus area
Selectable area
Focus area