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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
G AF Area Mode
Use this option to determine how the camera selects the focus area for autofocus.
When digital zoom is in effect, the camera always focuses at the center of the
frame regardless of the specified setting.
A (auto) M d (Shooting menu) M G AF area mode
a Face priority (default setting)
When the camera recognizes a human face, it
focuses on that face. See “Face Priority” (A 108) for
more information. If more than one face is
recognized, the camera focuses on the face closest
to the camera.
When taking pictures of subjects other than people,
or framing a subject with which no face is
recognized, the AF area mode setting switches 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 one
of 99 focus areas displayed in the monitor’s focus-
area selection screen, and shoot.
To end focus-area selection and adjust the flash,
macro, self-timer and exposure compensation
settings, press the k button. To return to the focus
area selection screen, press the k button again.
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Focus areas
Focus area
Selectable focus area