Sony NEX-7 α Handbook - Page 80

Table of contents Sample photo Menu Object Tracking Keeps the focusing on a moving subject while tracking it. 1 MENU t [Camera] t [Object Tracking] t [On]. A target frame appears. 2 Align the target frame with the subject to be tracked, and select OK. The camera starts tracking the subject. To cancel this tracking feature, select . 3 Shoot the subject. Target frame (On) (Off) Tracks the subject to be focused on. When tracking is canceled, appears at the lower right corner of the screen. If you select , a target frame appears. Does not track the subject. Notes • Tracking may be difficult in the following situations: - The subject is moving too quickly. - The subject is too small, or too large. - The contrast between the subject and the background is poor. - It is dark. - The ambient light changes. • When [Object Tracking] is set to [On], the custom setting of soft key B is invalid. • You cannot use [Object Tracking] with the following functions: - [Hand-held Twilight] in [Scene Selection] - [Anti Motion Blur] - [Sweep Panorama] - [3D Sweep Panorama] - [Manual Focus] - [Prec. Dig. Zoom] z Tracking the face you want to shoot The camera stops tracking a subject when the subject moves off of the screen. When [Face Detection] is set to [On], and the subject to be tracked is a face, if the face disappears from the screen while the camera is tracking, and then returns to the screen, the camera focuses on that face again. • If you trigger Smile Shutter while tracking a face, the face becomes the target of the smile detection feature. Index 80GB