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AF Area Mode
Set how the camera selects the focus area for autofocus in short movie show
mode or when recording movies.
B
Notes About AF Area Mode for Movie Recording
AF area mode
is set to focus on the center in the following situations even when
Face priority
is selected.
•
When
Movie VR
is set to
On (hybrid)
and
Movie options
is set to
Z
1080/
60i
or
U
1080/50i
.
•
When
Autofocus mode
in the movie menu is set to
Single AF
and no faces are
detected before pressing the
b
(
e
) button.
•
When an HS movie option is selected in
Movie options
.
Enter shooting mode
M
d
button
M
D
menu icon
M
AF area mode
M
k
button
Option
Description
a
Face priority
(default setting)
When the camera detects a human face, it focuses on
that face. See “Using Face Detection” (
16) for more
information.
y
Center
The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the
frame.