Af Area - Sony α SLT-A58 Instruction Manual

AF area

Select the desired AF area to suit the
shooting conditions or your preference.
The AF area where the focus has been
confirmed turns green and the other AF
areas disappear.
Fn button t
(Wide)
(Zone)
(Spot)
(Local)
Notes
• [AF area] is fixed to [Wide] and you cannot select other settings when the exposure
mode is set to [Intelligent Auto], [Superior Auto] or [Scene Selection], or when the
[Lock-on AF] function is being used or the Smile Shutter is activated.
• The AF area may not be illuminated during continuous shooting or when the shutter
button is pressed all the way down without pause.
• When [Lock-on AF] is set to [On], the setup screen used for the [Zone] or [Local]
option is not displayed by pressing the AF button.
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(AF area) t Select the desired setting
The camera determines which of the 15 AF areas is used in
focusing.
Choose the zone for which you want to activate the focus
from among left, right, or center zone using the control
button. The camera determines which of the AF areas in the
selected zone is used in focusing.
Press the AF button so that the setup screen appears, and then
select the desired zone.
The camera uses the AF area located in the center area
exclusively.
Choose the area for which you want to activate the focus
from among 15 AF areas using the control button.
Press the AF button to display the setup screen and select the
desired area.
Adjusting the focus
AF area