User's Manual

Taking Pictures

Setting the Focus

Setting the Focus Mode

Auto-area AF

Measures the distances from 5 × 5 AF areas and focuses to the optimum AF area.

(Default setting)

Select AF

Focuses to the selected AF areas. (p.59)

Pinpoint AF

Focuses on a smaller area than [Select AF]. (p.59)

Tracking AF

Tracks the subject and continually focuses. (p.59)

When z is pressed halfway, the subject inside the frame in the center of the

monitor is set as the target to be tracked, and a green target symbol appears. When

a tracking target cannot be found, the frame turns red.

Continuous AF

Keeps focusing while z is pressed halfway. (p.59)

[Focus-priority] or [FPS-priority] can be set in [AF.C Setting] of the A1 menu.

Focuses manually. (p.60)

Snap

Fixes the focus to the set distance.

Set a distance in [Snap Focus Distance] of the A1 menu.

Turn p while pressing a to change the set distance.

Fixes the focus distance at infinity. This is useful for shooting distant scenes.