Af Illuminator - Sony NEX-3 Handbook

AF Illuminator

The AF illuminator supplies fill light to focus more easily on a subject in dark
surroundings.
The red AF illuminator allows the camera to focus easily when the shutter button is
pressed halfway, until the focus is locked.
1 [Menu] t [Setup] t [AF Illuminator] t desired setting.
Auto
Off
Notes
• You cannot use the AF illuminator when:
– [Autofocus Mode] is set to [Continuous AF].
– [Landscape], [Night View], [Hand-held Twilight] or [Sports Action] in [Scene Selection] is selected.
– [Sweep Panorama] is selected.
– Recording movies.
– using an A-mount lens
• When you use the AF illuminator, the normal AF range finder frame is disabled and a new AF range
finder frame is displayed by a dotted line. AF operates with priority on subjects located near the center of
the frame.
Uses the AF illuminator.
Does not use the AF illuminator.
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