Focus Settings - Sony Alpha ILCE-7 Help Manual

Set up the tracking function to continue focusing on the subject.
Lock-on AF (On)
Maintains the focus on a moving subject automatically.
Pre-AF (still image)
The product automatically adjusts focus before you press the shutter button halfway down.
Eye-Start AF (still image)
Sets whether or not to use autofocus when you look through an Electronic Viewfinder.
AF/MF control
You can easily switch the focusing mode from auto to manual and vice versa while shooting without changing your
holding position.
AF Illuminator (still image)
The AF illuminator supplies fill light to focus more easily on a subject in dark surroundings. The red AF illuminator
allows the product to focus easily when the shutter button is pressed halfway, until the focus is locked.
AF Micro Adj.
Allows you to adjust and register an autofocused position for each lens, when using an A-mount lens with the Mount
Adaptor LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 (sold separately).

Focus Settings

Sets up the focus functions.
AF w/ shutter (still image)
Selects whether to focus automatically when you press the shutter button halfway down. Select [Off] to adjust the
focus and the exposure separately.
AF On
You can focus using any key instead of pressing the shutter button halfway down.
Eye AF
Focuses on a person's eyes when you press the button.
Phase Detect. Area (ILCE-7)
Sets whether or not to display the auto-focus points for Phase Detection AF.
Measuring the exact distance to the subject
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