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The Shooting Menu (
A
(Auto) Mode)
Reference Section
AF Area Mode
You can set how the focus area is determined for autofocus.
Display the shooting screen in A (Auto) mode (A47) M d button M A menu
icon (A8) M AF area mode
Option Description
a
Face priority
(default setting)
The camera automatically detects
and focuses on a face (see “Using
Face Detection” (A 62) for more
information).
If the camera detects multiple
faces, the camera focuses on the
face closest to the camera.
When non-human subjects are
photographed, or a subject with
which no face can be detected is
framed, AF area mode is set to Auto. The camera automatically
selects the focus areas (up to 9) that contain the subject closest to
the camera.
w Auto
The camera automatically selects
the focus areas (up to 9) that
contain the subject closest to the
camera.
Press the shutter-release button
halfway to activate the focus area.
When the shutter-release button
is pressed halfway, the focus area
selected by the camera is
displayed on the monitor (up to 9 areas).
29m 0s
29m 0s
29m 0s
970
970
970
1010hPa
1010hPa
1010hPa
15m
15m
15m
Focus area
1/250
1/250
1/250 F3.9
F3.9
F3.9
Focus areas