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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu

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G AF Area Mode

Use this option to determine where the camera focuses.
When digital zoom is in effect, the camera will focus on the subject in the center
focus area regardless of the applied AF area mode option.

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Face priority (default setting)

The camera automatically detects and focuses on a face
looking toward the camera (Shooting with Face-Priority

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If the camera detects multiple faces, the camera

focuses on the face closest to the camera.

When shooting subjects other than people, or framing a
subject with which no face is recognized, AF area mode
will be set to Auto. The camera chooses the focus area
(one of nine) containing the subject closest to the
camera and focuses on the subject.

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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.

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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 from 99

focus areas in the frame. Pictures can be taken while
focus-area selection screen is displayed.
To end focus-area selection and adjust the flash mode,
focus mode, self-timer and exposure compensation
settings, press

k. To return to the focus-area selection

screen, press

k.

Focus area

Focus area

Focus area

Selectable focus areas