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Using Menus
AF Area Mode
Use this option to determine how the camera selects the focus area for
autofocus during movie recording.
• When an HS movie option is selected in Movie options, the setting is fixed
at Center.
• When Movie VR is set to On (hybrid) and Movie options is set to Z
1080/60i or U 1080/50i, the setting is fixed at Center.
Enter shooting mode M d button M D menu icon M AF area mode M
k button
Option Description
a Face priority
(default setting)
When the camera detects a human face, it focuses on
that face (A51).
When Autofocus mode in the movie menu is set to
Single AF, the camera focuses on the subject in the
center of the frame even if Face priority is selected.
y Center
The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the
frame.