Sony A57 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Adjusting the focus
MENU button t 2 t [AF Illuminator] t Select the desired
setting
Since the camera uses the built-in flash as an AF illuminator, press the
button to open the flash.
AF illuminator does not operate when [Autofocus Mode] is set to
(Continuous AF) or the subject is moving in (Automatic AF).
(The or indicator lights.)
The AF illuminator may not operate with focal lengths of 300 mm or longer.
When an external flash (sold separately) that is equipped with an AF
illuminator is attached, the AF illuminator of the external flash is used.
Push the built-in flash down.
AF illuminator does not operate when [Smile Shutter] is set to [On].
Keeps the focusing on a moving subject while tracking it. The Object
Tracking function is set to [On] in the default setting.
Object Tracking
1 Press the center of the control button on the recording
information display.
A target frame appears.
To turn off the Object Tracking function, press the Fn button, then set it to
[Off].
2 Align the target frame with the
subject to be tracked, and press
the center of the control button.
The camera starts tracking the subject.
To cancel this tracking feature, press
the center again.
Target frame
3 Press the shutter button to shoot the subject.