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Brightening the subject against
backlight [SHADOW ADJUST]
I (Shooting menu 1) X SHADOW ADJUST
Available shooting modes:
P
M s P p
Q
Submenu 2 Application
AUTO
The shadow adjustment effect is
applied when shooting against
backlight.
OFF
The effect is not applied.
ON
Shoot with automatic adjustment
to brighten an area that has
become darker.
When set to [ON], [ESP/n] (p. 32) is
automatically fi xed to [ESP].
Selecting the focusing area [AF MODE]
I (Shooting menu 1) X AF MODE
Available shooting modes:
P
M s P p
Q
Submenu 2 Application
FACE/iESP
*1
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 focuses, the
frame turns to green
*2
. 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 cannot focus.
Try refocusing on the subject.
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
A 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
A 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.
Selecting the method for measuring
the brightness [ESP/n]
I (Shooting menu 1) X ESP/n
Available shooting modes:
P
M s P p
Q
Submenu 2 Application
ESP
Shoots to obtain a balanced
brightness over the entire screen
(Meters the brightness at the
center and surrounding areas of
the screen separately).
5 (spot)
Shoots the subject at the center
during backlighting (Meters the
brightness at the center of the
screen).
When set to [ESP], the center may
appear dark when shooting against strong
backlighting.