Focus Area - Sony a7s II How To Use Manual

to [Continuous AF] (AF-C) (including [Sports Action] in the Scene Selection function). This
does not affect the actual recorded images.
Consult your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility on compatible lenses.
Hint
If you shoot movies when [Focus Mode] is set to [Single-shot AF] or [DMF], the [Focus
Mode] will automatically change to
[68] How to Use

Focus Area

Selects the focusing area. Use this function when it is difficult to get the proper focus in auto
focus mode. The setting applies to both still images and movies.
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Menu item details
Wide:
Focuses automatically on a subject in all ranges of the image.
When you press the shutter button halfway down in still image shooting mode, a green frame
is displayed around the area that is in focus.
Zone:
Select a zone on the monitor on which to focus. A zone consists of nine focus areas, and the
product automatically selects a focus area on which to focus.
Center:
Focuses automatically on a subject in the center of the image. When used together with the
AF lock function, you can compose the image you want.
Flexible Spot:
Allows you to move the AF range frame to the desired point on the screen and focus on an
extremely small subject in a narrow area.
On the Flexible Spot shooting screen, you can change the size of the AF range finder frame
by rotating the control wheel.
Expand Flexible Spot:
If the product fails to focus on the single selected point, it uses the focus points around the
flexible spot as the second priority area to achieve focus.
Using shooting functions
(Camera Settings) → [Focus Area] → desired setting.
Lock-on AF:
(Continuous AF) and then continue to focus.
Adjusting the focus