Sony a7SIII Help Manual page 145

Help Guide
Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera
ILCE-7SM3
α7SIII
AF w/ Shutter
Selects whether to focus automatically when you press the shutter button halfway down. Select [Off] to adjust the focus
and the exposure separately.
MENU → (Focus) → [AF/MF] → [AF w/ Shutter] → desired setting.
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Menu item details
On:
The auto focus operates when you press the shutter button halfway down.
Off:
The auto focus does not operate even if you press the shutter button halfway down.
Useful method to micro-adjust the focus
When an A-mount lens is attached, activating the auto focus function with a button other than the shutter button lets you
focus more precisely in combination with manual focusing.
1.
Set [AF w/ Shutter] to [Off].
2.
MENU → (Setup) → [Operation Customize] → [
assign the [Focus Magnifier] function to the desired key.
3.
Press the AF-ON button to focus.
4.
Press the key to which the [Focus Magnifier] function is assigned, and then rotate the focus ring for micro-
adjustments of the focus.
5.
Press the shutter button fully down to shoot the image.
Related Topic
AF On
Focus Magnifier
Pre-AF
Custom Key Setting] or [
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