Tracking Subject (Tracking Function) - Sony a9 Instruction Manual

Hint
• Use of a tripod is recommended to accurately identify the location you want
to magnify.
• You can check the auto-focusing result by magnifying the displayed image.
If you want to readjust the focus position, adjust the focus area on the
magnified screen and then press the shutter button halfway down.
Note
• If you enlarge an area at the edge of the screen, the camera may not be able
to focus.
• The exposure and white balance cannot be adjusted while the displayed
image is being magnified.
• [ AF in Focus Mag.] is unavailable in the following situations:
– During movie shooting
– When [Focus Mode] is set to [Continuous AF].
– When using a Mount Adaptor (sold separately).
• While the displayed image is being magnified, the following functions are
unavailable:
– [Eye AF]
– [ Eye-Start AF]
– [ Pre-AF]
– [Face Priority in AF]

Tracking subject (Tracking function)

This camera has the function of tracking which tracks the subject, and
keeps marking it with the focusing frame.
You can set the start position to track by selecting from focusing areas, or
by specifying by touch operation. The required function varies depending
on the setting method.
Setting the start position to track by focusing area
([Tracking] under [Focus Area])
The selected focusing frame is set as the start position to track, and the
tracking starts by pressing the shutter button halfway down (page 49).
• This function is available in still image shooting mode.
• This function is available when [Focus Mode] is set to [Continuous AF].
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