Sony DSLR-A100 User's Manual / Troubleshooting page 52

[ : (Wide AF area)
[=] (Spot AF area)
III
(Focusarea selection)
(_:
Tile default setting)
The camera delennines which of tile nine local fi)cus fianles is
used in locusing wilhin lhe wide locus fl'ame.
-- Wide focus frame
• When you press lhe shuller button hallway down, lhe frame
used ill fi)cusing is illuminaled briefly.
• You can swilch 1o spot locus fianle if lhe desired flame is nol
used in lbcusing. Press tile spot AF button at tile center of tile
controller to locus lhe center of the screen, and press lbe shuller
bullon all the way down wilhouI releasing lhe spot AF button on
lhe controller to take a picture.
The camera uses lhe spot locus fl:ame exclusively.
Spot focus frame
• When you look into tile viewfinder, tile spot locus flanle is
illuminated briefly.
Choose a local locus fianle lronl the nine hames.
Prcss the corresponding one <if tile controller, and the local fi)cus
lralnc in tile specified direction is used in klcusing. (Eighl
directions am available.) Press llle spol AF billion at the cenler to
use the spot fi)cus flanle ill locusing.
• When you look into the viewfinder, tile seleclcd focus fl:ame is
ilhmlinated briefly.
• After shooting, lrame selection is still available. Be sure nol to
press the controller unless il is necessal T.
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