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Shooting Options: Shooting Menu (

j, k, l, m Modes)

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AF Area Mode

You can set how the camera selects the focus area for autofocus.

Set to

j, k, l or m M d (Shooting menu) M AF area mode

Face priority

The camera automatically detects and focuses on a
face (see “Shooting with Face Priority” (

A97) for more

information).
If the camera detects multiple faces, the camera
focuses on the face closest to the camera.
When non-human subjects are photographed, or a
subject with which no face can be detected is framed,
AF area mode is set to Auto. The camera automatically
selects one or more of the nine focus areas containing
the subject closest to the camera.

a Auto (default setting)

The camera automatically selects one or more of the
nine focus areas 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 is displayed on
the monitor (up to nine areas).

Manual

Choose manually the focus position from 99 areas in
the screen. This option is suited to situations in which
the intended subject is relatively still and not
positioned at the center of the frame.
Press the multi selector

H, I, J or K to move the

focus area to where the subject is, and take a picture.
• To adjust the following settings, press the

k button

to temporarily cancel focus area selection, and then
adjust each setting.
- Flash mode, focus mode or self-timer
- Exposure compensation
To return to the focus-area selection screen, press the

k button again.

• At an Image size setting (

A84) of H 2992×2992, 81 focus areas are available.

1/25

1/250

F5.6

1342

Focus area

1/250

F5.6

1342

Focus areas

Focus area

Selectable areas