Sony DSC-H9B Cyber-shot® Handbook - Page 78

Settings For details on the operation 1 page 70 Shooting Settings - Shooting Settings 1 The default settings are marked with . AF Illuminator The AF illuminator supplies fill light to focus more easily on a subject in dark surroundings. The AF illuminator emits red light allowing the camera to focus easily when the shutter button is pressed halfway, until the focus is locked. The indicator appears at this time. Auto Uses the AF illuminator. Off Does not use AF illuminator. • If the AF illuminator light does not reach the subject sufficiently or the subject has no contrast, focus will not be achieved. (A distance of up to approximately 3.8 m (12 feet 5 5/8 inches) (zoom: W) / 3.0 m (9 feet 10 1/8 inches) (zoom: T) is recommended.) • Focus is achieved as long as the AF illuminator light reaches the subject, even if the light is slightly off the center of the subject. • When the manual focus is selected (page 42), AF Illuminator does not function. • When you use AF illuminator, the normal AF range finder frame is disabled and new AF range finder frame is displayed by a dotted line. AF operates with priority on subjects located near the center of the frame. • The AF illuminator does not operate when (Advanced Sports Shooting mode), (Landscape mode), (Twilight mode) or (Fireworks mode) is selected in the Scene mode, when [Conversion Lens] is not set to [Off] or when [Face Detection] is set to [On]. • The AF illuminator emits very bright light. Although there are no problems with safety, do not look directly into the AF illuminator emitter at close range. Grid Line With reference to the grid lines, you can easily set a subject in a horizontal/vertical position. On Displays the grid lines. Off • The grid lines are not recorded. Does not display the grid line. 78