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The Shooting Menu (for A (Auto) Mode)
Reference Section
C Shooting Modes That Enable Touch AF/AE Function
The touch AF/AE can be used in A (auto) mode and other shooting modes. Touch AF/AE operation
differs according to the current shooting mode as follows.
1
The focus and exposure set for the first shot are used for the second shot.
2
Set Pet portrait auto release to Off to enable touch shutter (default setting) or touch AF/
AE.
Shooting mode Touch AF/AE operation
G (easy auto) (A 36), smart portrait
mode (when Smile timer is set to
Off; A 50)
• When the camera detects a face, only a face framed by
a border can be selected. When the camera detects
more than one face, tap a face framed by a single
border to set focus and exposure for that face. The
single border changes to a double border.
• When no face is detected, focus is set for the area
tapped.
A (auto) mode (A 37), Sports,
Party/indoor, Beach, Snow,
Close-up, Food, Museum, Black
and white copy, Backlighting, and
3D photography
1
scene modes
(A 40)
Focus and exposure are set for the area tapped.
Portrait and Night portrait scene
modes (A 40)
Only a border displayed by the face detection function
can be selected. When the camera detects more than
one face, tap a face framed by a single border to move
the focus area to that face.
Landscape, Sunset, Dusk/dawn,
Night landscape, Fireworks show,
and Panorama scene modes
(A 40), smart portrait mode (when
Smile timer is set to On; A 50)
Touch AF/AE cannot be enabled.
Pet portrait scene mode
2
(A 40)
When Pet portrait auto release is set to On: Touch AF/
AE is disabled.
When set to Off: Only borders displayed by the pet face
detection function can be selected. When the camera
detects more than one pet’s face, tap a face framed by a
single border to set the focus and exposure on that face.