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Selecting the focusing area [AF MODE]
z
(Shooting menu) X AF MODE
Available shooting modes:
P
M N s
P ~
Submenu 2 Application
FACE/iESP
The camera focuses automatically.
(If a face is detected, it is shown
by a white frame
*1
; when the
shutter button is pressed halfway
and the camera is able to focus,
the frame color is changed to
green
*2
if the camera is able to
focus. If no face is detected, the
camera chooses a subject in the
frame and focuses automatically.)
SPOT
The camera focuses on the
subject located within the AF
target mark.
AF TRACKING
The camera tracks the subject
movement automatically to focus
on it continuously.
*1
For some subjects, the frame may not appear or
may take some time to appear.
*2
If the frame blinks in red, the camera is unable to
focus. Try again to press the shutter button halfway.
To focus on a moving subject
continuously (AF Tracking)
1 Hold the camera to align the AF target
mark on the subject and press the
H button.
2 When the camera recognizes the subject,
the AF target mark automatically tracks
the subject movement to focus on it
continuously.
3 To cancel the tracking, press the
H button.
Depending on the subjects or the shooting
conditions, the camera may be unable to
lock the focus or fail to track the subject
movement.
When the camera fails to track the subject
movement, the AF target mark changes to
red.
Shooting at higher magnifi cations than
optical zoom without reducing the
image quality [FINE ZOOM]
z
(Shooting menu) X FINE ZOOM
Available shooting modes:
P
M N s
P ~
Submenu 2 Application
OFF
Optical zoom and digital zoom are
used to zoom in for shooting.
ON
Optical zoom and image cropping
are combined to zoom in for
shooting (up to 18.6x).
This function will not reduce the image
quality since it does not convert the data
with fewer pixels into the data with larger
pixels.
When set to [ON], [IMAGE SIZE] is limited
to [4] or lower.
When set to [ON], digital zoom is canceled
automatically.
[FINE ZOOM] is not available when
[% SUPER MACRO] (p. 23) is selected.
Reducing blur due to camera shake
during movie shooting
[IS MOVIE MODE]
A (Movie menu) X IS MOVIE MODE
Available shooting modes: A
Submenu 2 Application
OFF
Shoots without using the image
stabilizing function.
ON
Shoots using the image stabilizing
function.
Image stabilization may not prevent motion
blur caused by movement of the subject or
by extreme movement of the camera.
When set to [ON], shooting is slightly
zoomed in.