Touching The Screen To Set The Focus; Tracking Focus - Sony DSC-TX9 Cyber-shot&reg Handbook

Touching the screen to set the
focus
Touching the area to be focused on the touch panel displays a frame; pressing the shutter button
halfway down brings the frame into focus.
Touching the subject on the screen
The camera tracks the subject and adjusts focus automatically until you press the shutter button
halfway down, even if the subject is moving (Tracking focus). Press the shutter button halfway
down to lock the position of the subject, focus and exposure.
Notes
• Tracking Focus is not available in the following situations:
– In Intelligent Sweep Panorama mode
– In 3D shooting mode
– In Movie Mode
– In Easy Mode
– When the Smile Shutter function is activated
– When (Landscape),
Selection
– When [Self-Timer] is set to [Self-portrait One Person] or [Self-portrait Two People]
– When you use [Digital Zoom]
– In Close Focus mode
• Tracking focus may not be activated in the following situations:
– The subject moves too quickly.
– The subject is too small or too large.
– The subject is the same color as the background.
– Under low light conditions.
– Under conditions where the brightness varies.
• Tracking Focus will automatically be canceled when the subject disappears from the screen or has failed
to be tracked.
Button/Operation method
Touch the screen
(Twilight), (Fireworks) or
Action
Adjusts the focus.
Cancels the function.
(Underwater) is selected in the Scene
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