Sony ILCA-99M2 Instruction Manual page 42

Available focus areas
When the Hybrid Phase Detection AF system is active, the entire focus
area including the focal plane phase detection AF area is available (A).
When the Hybrid Phase Detection AF system is not active, dedicated
phase detection AF area is available (B).
Conceptual diagram
The shaded area is the available focusing area.
(A)
• When [Zone] is selected, the focus area is divided into 15 zones in (A),
or 9 zones in (B).
To move the focus area
You can move the focus area in [Flexible Spot], [Expand Flexible Spot], or
[Zone] by operating the multi-selector.
Note
• [Focus Area] is locked to [Wide] in the following situations:
– [Intelligent Auto]
– Lock-on AF
• The focus area may not light up during continuous shooting or when the
shutter button is pressed all the way down at once.
• When the mode dial is set to
shooting, [Lock-on AF] cannot be selected as the [Focus Area].
• When using the following zoom functions, a dotted square frame may appear
around the whole screen depending on the zoom scale. The camera will
perform auto focusing using the entire screen.
– Smart zoom
– Clear Image Zoom
– Digital zoom
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(B)
(Movie/S&Q Motion) or during movie