Sony Cyber-shot 3-295-460-12(1) Handbook page 46

Shooting with manual adjustment
(Flexible Spot AF)
(Semi Manual)
9 (Manual Focus)
• AF stands for Auto Focus.
• When you use Digital Zoom or AF illuminator, 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] or [Manual Focus] when shooting movies.
To set the Flexible Spot AF
1 Select the AF range finder frame indicator, then select
The color of the AF range finder frame changes from white to yellow.
2 Move the AF range finder frame to the point you want to focus on with v/V/b/B on the control
button, then press z.
The AF range finder frame turns white from yellow.
To move the AF range finder frame again, press z again.
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Focuses on an extremely small subject or a narrow area.
Flexible Spot AF lets you shoot in the desired image
composition.
• To set the Flexible Spot AF, see the following procedure.
• This is useful when you shoot using a tripod and the subject is
out of the center area.
• When shooting a moving subject, take care that the subject does
not deviate from the range finder frame.
Automatically and quickly focuses on the area around the set
distance.
• Focuses on a subject in all ranges of the finder frame in semi
manual mode.
• This mode is useful when repeatedly shooting a subject at the
same distance.
• Use "Semi Manual" when it is difficult to get sharp focus with
automatic focusing, such as when shooting a subject through a
net or window.
Focuses on the subject using a previously set distance to the
subject.
• To set distance, see page 47.
• When shooting a subject through a net or through window glass,
it is difficult to get the proper focus in auto focus mode. In these
cases, the manual focus mode is convenient.
AF range finder frame
(yellow: adjustable/white: fixed)
AF range finder frame indicator
(Flexible Spot AF).