Sony ILCE-7C Help Manual page 531

Help Guide
Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera
ILCE-7C
α7C
Func. of Touch Operation: Touch Focus
[Touch Focus] allows you to specify a position where you want to focus using touch operations. This function is available
when [Focus Area] is set to a parameter other than [Flexible Spot], [Expand Flexible Spot], [Tracking: Flexible Spot] or
[Tracking: Expand Flexible Spot]. Select MENU →
MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Func. of Touch Operation] → [Touch Focus].
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Specifying the position where you want to focus in the still image mode
You can specify a position where you want to focus using touch operations. After touching the monitor and specifying a
position, press the shutter button halfway down to focus.
1.
Touch the monitor.
When shooting with the monitor, touch the position where you want to focus.
When shooting with the viewfinder, you can move the position of the focus by touching and dragging on the
monitor while looking through the viewfinder.
To cancel focusing with touch operations, touch the
wheel if shooting with the monitor, and press the center of the control wheel if shooting with the viewfinder.
2.
Press the shutter button halfway down to focus.
Press the shutter button all the way down to shoot images.
Specifying the position where you want to focus in the movie recording mode (spot focus)
The camera will focus on the touched subject. Spot focus is not available when shooting with the viewfinder.
1.
Touch the subject on which you want to focus before or during recording.
When you touch the subject, the focus mode temporarily switches to manual focus and the focus can be adjusted
using the focus ring.
To cancel spot focus, touch the
Hint
In addition to the touch focus function, touch operations such as the following are also available.
When [Focus Area] is set to [Flexible Spot], [Expand Flexible Spot], [Tracking: Flexible Spot] or [Tracking: Expand Flexible
Spot], the focusing frame can be moved using touch operations.
When the [Focus Mode] is set to [Manual Focus], the focus magnifier can be used by double-tapping the monitor.
Note
(Setup) → [Touch Operation] → [On] beforehand.
(Focus Cancel) icon or press the center of the control
(Focus Cancel) icon or press the center of the control wheel.
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