Auto Focus; Focus Area - Sony a9 II Help Manual

Auto focus

Focus Area

Selects the focusing area. Use this function when it is difficult to focus
properly in the auto focus mode.
MENU  (Camera Settings 1)  [Focus Area]  desired
setting.
Wide: Focuses on a subject covering the whole range of the screen
automatically. When you press the shutter button halfway down in the
still image shooting mode, a green frame is displayed around the area
that is in focus.
Zone: Select a zone on the monitor on which to focus, and the product
will automatically select a focus area.
Center: Focuses automatically on a subject in the center of the image.
Use together with the focus-lock function to create the composition
you want.
Flexible Spot: Allows you to move the focusing frame to a desired
point on the screen and focus on an extremely small subject in a
narrow area.
Expand Flexible Spot: If the product cannot focus on a single selected
point, it uses focus points around the flexible spot as a secondary
priority area for focusing.
held halfway down, the product tracks the subject within the selected
autofocus area. This setting is available only when the [Focus Mode] is
set to [Continuous AF]. Point the cursor at [Tracking] on the [Focus Area]
setting screen, and then adjust the desired area to start tracking using
the left/right sides of the control wheel. You can also move the tracking
start area to the desired point by designating the area as a zone,
flexible spot or expand flexible spot.
Tracking: When the shutter button is pressed and
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