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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
G AF Area Mode
Use this option to determine where the camera focuses. When digital zoom is in
effect, focus will be on the center of the screen regardless of the settings used.
z Face priority (default setting)
When the camera recognizes a face (front view), the
camera will focus on that face. See “Face Priority”
(A96) for more information. If more than one face is
recognized, focus will be on the face closest to the
camera.
When shooting non-human subjects or when no
faces are recognized, AF area mode will switch to
Auto, and the camera will automatically
select the focus area (one of nine) containing the
subject closest to the camera.
w Auto
Camera automatically selects the focus area (one of
nine) containing 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 will be displayed in the monitor.
x Manual
This option is suited to situations in which the
intended subject is relatively still and not positioned
in the center of the frame.
Press the multi selector H, I, J or K to select from
99 focus areas in the frame. Pictures can be taken
while focus-area selection screen is displayed.
To end focus-area selection and adjust the flash,
macro, self-timer and exposure compensation
settings, press k. To return to the focus-area
selection screen, press k.
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Focus area
Focus area
Selectable focus areas