Changing the AF Frame Mode

Change the AF (auto focus) frame mode to suit the shooting conditions as follows

Press the n button, choose [AF Frame] on the   tab, and then choose the desired option

Face Detect

• Detects people’s faces, and then sets the focus, exposure (evaluative metering only), and white balance ( only).

• After you aim the camera at the subject, a white frame is displayed around the person’s face determined by the camera to be the main subject, and up to two gray frames are displayed around other detected faces.

• When the camera detects movement, frames will follow moving subjects, within a certain range.

• After you press the shutter button halfway, up to nine green frames are displayed around faces in focus.

• If faces are not detected, or when only gray frames are displayed (without a white frame), an AF frame is displayed in the center of the screen when you press the shutter button halfway.

• If faces are not detected when Servo AF is set to [On], the AF frame is displayed in the center of the screen when you press the shutter button halfway.

• Examples of faces that cannot be detected:

- Subjects that are distant or extremely close

- Subjects that are dark or light

- Faces in profile, at an angle, or partly hidden

• The camera may misinterpret non-human subjects as faces.

• No AF frames are displayed if the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter button halfway.

Choosing Subjects to Focus On (Tracking AF)

Shoot after choosing a subject to focus on as follows

Choose [Tracking AF]. Follow the steps in “Changing the AF Frame Mode” to choose [Tracking AF].   is displayed in the center of the screen. Choose a subject to focus on. Aim the camera so that  is on the desired subject, and then press the   button. When the subject is detected, the camera beeps and is displayed. Even if the subject moves, the camera will continue to track the subject within a certain range. If no subject is detected,  is displayed. To cancel tracking, press the   button again. Press the shutter button halfway.  changes to a blue , which follows the subject as the camera continues to adjust the focus and exposure (Servo AF). Press the shutter  button all the way down to shoot. Even after your shot, is still displayed and the camera continues to track the subject

• [Servo AF] is set to [On] and cannot be changed.

• Tracking may not be possible when subjects are too small or move too rapidly, or when subject color or brightness matches that of the background too closely.

• [AF-Point Zoom] on the   tab is not available.

•   and   are not available

• The camera can detect subjects even if you press the shutter button halfway without pressing the q button. After your shot, is displayed in the center of the screen.

• If [Face ID] is set to [On], names will not display when registered people are detected, but the names will be recorded in the still images. However, a name will display if the subject chosen to focus on is the same as a person detected with Face ID.

Center

• One AF frame is displayed in the center. Effective for reliable focusing

• A yellow AF frame is displayed with if the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter button halfway. Note that AF-point zooming is not possible.

• To reduce the AF frame size, press the n button and set [AF Frame Size] on the   tab to [Small].

• The AF frame size is set to [Normal] when you use the digital zoom or digital tele-converter.

• If [Face ID] is set to [On], names will not display when registered people are detected, but the names will be recorded in the still images