Subject Tracking; Touch-Controlled Autofocus - Leica Q Instructions Manual

Subject tracking

This mode is a variation of 1-field metering that can help to capture
a focused picture of a moving subject. In order to accomplish this,
focusing always occurs automatically after you have indicated
which subject should be captured.
Procedure
1. Move the metering field onto the desired subject
2. Press down the shutter release button until you reach the first
pressure point
• The metering system captures and saves the subject in the
field.
3. Hold down the shutter release button until you are ready to
take the picture and
• the frame will "follow" the saved subject.
4. Push the shutter release button all the way down to take the
picture
Notes:
• Before the subject is saved, the metering field can be moved just
as with 1-field metering.
• Tracking will work regardless of whether the AF mode is set to
AFs or AFc.
• Tracking will end if the shutter release button is released before
the picture is taken. In this case the metering field will remain at
the last position reached.

Touch-controlled autofocus

In this AF mode you can initiate automatic focusing by tapping on
the desired subject on the monitor screen. This can be at any
desired location.
• AF metering field frame color in this mode:
Blue
Mode activated, not yet in focus
Green
The selected subject has been successfully brought
into focus, will turn blue again after the picture is
taken, frame remains at last position tapped
Red
The selected subject has not been successfully
brought into focus, will soon turn blue again, frame
remains at last position tapped
Notes:
• With this mode, the AF function cannot be initiated with the
shutter release button, but it can be initiated with the thumb
button as long as it has been configured with this function. When
the function is initiated, the metering frame will start out at the
last position it was used in.
• The tapped location of the metering frame is completely
independent of any metering frames that may have been moved
as part of 1-field metering.
• If the camera is turned off and then on again, the metering
frame will always start out in the middle.
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