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Focusing on a Moving Subject (Subject Tracking), Subject tracking

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Basic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) Mode Focusing on a Moving Subject (Subject Tracking) In A (auto) mode (A 26), the touch shooting setting can be changed from Touch shutter (default setting) to Subject tracking. Use this option to take pictures of moving subjects. Tap the subject on which the camera will focus. The focus area will automatically move to track the subject. 1 Tap the touch shooting control. The menu of the touch shooting setting is displayed in the monitor. 2 Tap s (Subject tracking). y is displayed at right in the monitor in shooting mode. s (subject tracking) is not enabled in shooting modes other than A (auto) mode. 11 Touch shutter 3 Select a subject. Tap the desired tracking subject in the monitor. - The subject is selected. - When the border framing the subject glows red, the camera is unable to focus. Change the composition and try again. Start 11 If an area that does not contain a selectable subject is tapped, X will be displayed in the monitor. Tap a subject within X. When the subject is selected, a yellow focus area is displayed around that subject and the camera begins tracking the subject. Tap another subject to change a subject to follow. To deselect the subject, tap a, displayed at right in the monitor. 11 If the camera cannot track the selected subject anymore, the focus area will disappear and the selection will be canceled. Select the subject again. 40

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Basic Photography and Playback:
A
(Auto) Mode
Focusing on a Moving Subject (Subject Tracking)
In
A
(auto) mode (
A
26), the touch shooting setting can be changed from
Touch shutter
(default setting) to
Subject tracking
. Use this option to take
pictures of moving subjects. Tap the subject on which the camera will focus. The
focus area will automatically move to track the subject.
1
Tap the touch shooting control.
The menu of the touch shooting setting is displayed in
the monitor.
2
Tap
s
(
Subject tracking
).
y
is displayed at right in the monitor in shooting mode.
s
(subject tracking) is not enabled in shooting modes
other than
A
(auto) mode.
3
Select a subject.
Tap the desired tracking subject in the monitor.
-
The subject is selected.
-
When the border framing the subject glows red, the
camera is unable to focus. Change the composition
and try again.
If an area that does not contain a selectable subject is
tapped,
X
will be displayed in the monitor. Tap a subject within
X
.
When the subject is selected, a yellow focus area is
displayed around that subject and the camera begins
tracking the subject.
Tap another subject to change a subject to follow.
To deselect the subject, tap
a
, displayed at right in the
monitor.
If the camera cannot track the selected subject anymore,
the focus area will disappear and the selection will be canceled. Select the subject again.
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shutter
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