Sony ILME-FX3 Help Manual page 119

Help Guide
Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera
ILME-FX3
Focusing on human eyes
The camera can automatically detect faces and eyes and focus on the eyes (Eye AF). The following explanation is for
cases where the detection target is human. The faces of up to 8 subjects can be detected.
There are two methods for performing [Eye AF], with some differences between their specifications. Select the
appropriate method according to your purpose.
Item
The camera will detect faces/eyes with greater
Characteristics
priority.
Select [
Advance
Select [
preparation
How to
perform [Eye Press the shutter button halfway down.
AF]
When the camera detects a face or eye inside
or around the designated focus area, it focuses
on the face or eye with greater priority.
Function
If the camera does not detect any faces or
details
eyes inside or around the designated focus
area, it will focus on another detectable
subject.
Follows the setting designated with [
Focus mode
Mode]
Follows the setting designated with [
Focus area
Area]
* Regardless of whether [
custom key to which you have assigned [Eye AF].
[Eye AF] by custom key
The Eye AF function can be used by assigning [Eye AF] to a custom key. The camera can focus on eyes as long as you
are pressing the key. This is useful when you want to temporarily apply the Eye AF function to the entire screen
regardless of the setting for [
The camera does not focus automatically if no faces or eyes are detected.
1.
MENU → (Setup) → [Operation Customize] → [
desired key, then assign the [Eye AF] function to the key.
2.
MENU → (Focus) → [Face/Eye AF] → [
3.
Point the camera at the face of a human, and press the key to which you have assigned the [Eye AF] function.
To shoot a still image, press the shutter button while pressing the key.
[ Face/Eye Prior. in AF] function
Face/Eye Prior. in AF] → [On].
Face/Eye Subject] → [Human].
Face/Eye Prior. in AF] is set to [On] or [Off], you can use [Eye AF] via a custom key while you are pressing the
Focus Area].
The camera will detect faces/eyes exclusively.
Assign [Eye AF] to the desired key using [
Custom Key Setting] or [
Setting].
Press the key to which you have assigned the
[Eye AF] function*.
The camera focuses exclusively on faces
or eyes anywhere on the screen,
regardless of the setting for [
Area].
The camera will not automatically focus
on another subject if no face or eye is
detected anywhere on the screen.
Focus Follows the setting designated with [
Focus Mode]
The focus area temporarily becomes the
Focus
entire screen, regardless of the setting for [
Focus Area].
Custom Key Setting] or [
Face/Eye Subject] → [Human].
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[Eye AF] via a custom key
Custom Key
Custom Key Setting] →
Focus