Using The Shooting Function; Selecting The Focus Method; Selecting The Focus Mode (Auto Focus) - Sony Alpha DSLR-A850 Instruction Manual

Selecting the focus method

Selecting the focus mode (Auto focus)

1
Set the focus mode lever to the
desired position.
2
Press the shutter button halfway
down to check the focus and shoot
the image.
• When the focus is confirmed, the focus
indicator changes to z or
(page 57).
• The area that the focus is confirmed in
the AF area illuminated briefly in red.
S (Single-shot AF)
( )
A (Automatic AF)
( )
C (Continuous AF)
( )
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The camera focuses on and the focus is locked when you
press the shutter button halfway down. This is useful when
shooting a motionless subject.
The AF mode is switched between Single-shot AF and
Continuous AF according to the movement of the subject.
When you press and hold the shutter button halfway down, if
the subject is motionless, the focus is locked and if the
subject is in motion, the camera continues to focus. In
continuous shooting, the second and later shots are
automatically set to Continuous AF.
The camera continues to focus while the shutter button is
pressed and held halfway down. This is useful when the
subject is in motion.
• If the AF area is set to
match the position of the subject.
• The audio signals will not sound when the subject is in
focus.
Auto focus (S, A, C)
Focus area sensor
Focus indicator
(Wide), the AF area switches to
Focus area