Focus: Changing The Focus Method - Sony DSC-S950 Cyber-shot&reg Handbook

Shooting menu

Focus: Changing the Focus method

You can change the focus method. Use the menu when it is difficult to get the proper focus in
auto focus mode.
(Multi AF)
(Center AF)
0.5 m
1.0 m
3.0 m
7.0 m
(unlimited distance)
• AF stands for Auto Focus.
• When you use Digital Zoom, the AF range finder frame is disabled and appears in a dotted line. In this
case, the camera works to focus on the subjects at the center of the screen.
• You can change the focus method only when [Face Detection] is set to [Off].
• You can select only [Multi AF] when shooting movies.
• The Focus preset distance setting contains some errors, and this error increases when the zoom is set to the
T side or the lens is tilted upward or downward.
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Focuses on a subject in all ranges of the finder frame
automatically.
• This mode is useful when the subject is not in the center of the
frame.
Focuses on a subject in the center of the finder frame
automatically.
• Using the AF lock function together, you can compose the
image the way you want.
Automatically focuses quickly on the area around a
previously set distance (Focus preset).
• Focuses on a subject in all ranges of the finder frame in Focus
preset mode.
• This mode is useful when repeatedly shooting a subject at the
same distance.
• This mode is useful when it is difficult to get sharp focus with
automatic focusing, such as when shooting a subject through a
net or window.
AF range finder frame
(Only for still image)
AF range finder frame
indicator
AF range finder frame
AF range finder frame
indicator