Sony DSC-F77A Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Advanced still image shooting
Choosing a focus
method
MODE dial: P/SCN/
Multipoint AF
The AF range finder frame widens.
You can do auto fucus shooting not
depending on composition. The number of
AF range finders, the position or the width
of the AF range finder differs depending on
the subject.
Center AF
The AF range finder frame is only the
center of the frame.
a Set the MODE dial to P,
SCN, or .
b Press MENU.
The menu appears.
c Select 9 (FOCUS) with b/B,
then select [MULTI AF] or
[CENTER AF] with v/V.
The focus is adjusted automatically.
The color of the AF range finder frame
changes from white to green.
Multipoint AF
Center AF
When you are shooting movies (MPEG movie)
and you choose Multipoint AF, the distance to
the center of the screen is estimated as an
average, so the AF works even with a certain
amount of vibration. The Center AF
automatically focuses only on the center of the
image, so it is convenient when you want to
focus only on what you aim at.
When you use the smart zoom or AF
illuminator, priority AF movement is given to
subjects in or near the center of the frame. In
this case, or flashes and the AF range
finder is not displayed.
MODE dial
Control button
MENU
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FINE
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FINE
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