Focus Mode; Menu Item Details; Focus Indicator - Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 Help Manual

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Digital Still Camera
DSC-HX99

Focus Mode

Selects the focus method.
MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Focus Mode] → desired setting.
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Menu item details

(Single-shot AF):
The product performs auto focusing. The focus locks onto the subject.
(Continuous AF):
During movie shooting, the focus mode is locked to [Continuous AF]. The camera maintains focus on the subject.
[Continuous AF] cannot be selected when shooting still images.
(DMF):
You can make fine adjustments manually after performing auto focusing, letting you focus on a subject more quickly than
when using the manual focus from the beginning. This is convenient in situations such as macro shooting.
(Manual Focus):
Adjusts the focus manually. If you cannot focus on the intended subject using auto focus, use manual focus.
Rotate the control ring to adjust the focus manually in the direct manual focus mode or manual focus mode.

Focus indicator

(lit):
The subject is in focus and the focus is locked.
(flashing):
The subject is not in focus.
Subjects on which it is difficult to focus using auto focus
Dark and distant subjects
Subjects with poor contrast
Subjects seen through glass
Fast-moving subjects
Reflective light or shiny surfaces
Flashing light
Back-lit subjects
Subjects in the focusing area with different focal distances
Hint
When you set the focus to infinity in the manual focus mode or the direct manual focus mode, make sure that the focus is on a
sufficiently distant subject by checking the monitor or the viewfinder.
Note
Only [Continuous AF] and [Manual Focus] are available in the movie shooting mode.
Related Topic
Direct manual focus (DMF)
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