Sony a7C Mirrorless Camera (Black) User Manual

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Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera

ILCE-7M3

α7III

Adjusting the focus area settings to the camera’s orientation (horizontal/vertical)
(Swt. V/H AF Area)

You can set whether to switch the [Focus Area] and the position of the focusing frame according to the orientation of the
camera (horizontal/vertical). This function is useful when shooting scenes for which you have to change the camera
position frequently, such as portraits or sports scenes.

Menu item details

Off:
Does not switch the [Focus Area] and the position of the focusing frame according to the orientation of the camera
(horizontal/vertical).
AF Point Only:
Switches the position of the focusing frame according to the orientation of the camera (horizontal/vertical). The [Focus
Area] is fixed.
AF Point + AF Area:
Switches both the [Focus Area] and the position of the focusing frame according to the orientation of the camera
(horizontal/vertical).

An example when [AF Point + AF Area] is selected

(A) Vertical: [Flexible Spot] (Upper left corner)
(B) Horizontal: [Flexible Spot] (Upper right corner)
(C) Vertical: [Zone] (Lower left corner)

Three camera orientations are detected: horizontal, vertical with the side of the shutter button facing up, and vertical
with the side of the shutter button facing down.

Note

If the setting for [

Swt. V/H AF Area] is changed, the focus settings for each camera orientation will not be retained.

The [Focus Area] and the position of the focusing frame will not change even when [

Swt. V/H AF Area] is set to [AF Point +

AF Area] or [AF Point Only] in the following situations:

When the shooting mode is set to [Intelligent Auto], [Movie], or [S&Q Motion]
While the shutter button is pressed halfway down
During movie shooting
While using the digital zoom function
While the auto-focusing is activated
When [Focus Settings] are activated
During continuous shooting
During the countdown for the self-timer
When [Focus Magnifier] is activated

MENU →

(Camera Settings1) → [

Swt. V/H AF Area] → desired setting.