Reference Manual

269Menu Guide > A Custom Settings
Choose whether photos can be taken before the camera focuses
in focus mode AF-C.
Regardless of the option selected, focus will not lock when AF-C is
selected for focus mode. The camera will continue to adjust
focus until the shutter is released.
Choose whether the camera detects and focuses on faces or
eyes, either of human portrait subjects or of dogs and cats, when
auto-area AF is selected for AF-area mode.
a: Autofocus
a1: AF-C Priority Selection
G button ➜ A (Custom Settings menu)
Option Description
G
Release
Photos can be taken whenever the shutter-release
button is pressed (release priority).
F
Focus
Photos can be taken only when the camera is in focus
(focus priority).
a2: Auto-Area AF Face/Eye Detection
G button ➜ A (Custom Settings menu)
Option Description
Face and eye
detection on
When the camera detects a portrait subject, it
automatically focuses on one or the other of the
subject’s eyes, or on the subject’s face if the eyes are
not detected.
Face detection on
When the camera detects a portrait subject, it
automatically focuses on the subject’s face.
Animal detection
on
When the camera detects a face of a dog or cat, it
automatically focuses on one or the other of the
subject’s eyes. If the eyes are not detected, the camera
will instead focus on the subject’s face.
Off Face and eye detection disabled.