Mf Assist - Sony a9 II Help Manual

To use the focus magnifier function by touch operation
You can magnify the image and adjust the focus by touching the
monitor. Set [Touch Operation] to [On] beforehand. Then, select the
appropriate settings under [Touch Panel/Pad]. When the focus mode is
[Manual Focus], you can perform [Focus Magnifier] by double-tapping the
area to focus on while shooting with the monitor.
While shooting with the viewfinder, a frame is displayed in the center of
the monitor by double-tapping and you can move the frame by dragging
it. The image is magnified by pressing the center of the multi-selector.
Hint
• While using the focus magnifier function, you can move the magnified area
by dragging it on the touch panel.
• To exit the focus magnifier function, double-tap the monitor again. When
[ AF in Focus Mag.] is set to [Off], the focus magnifier function is ended by
pressing the shutter button halfway down.
MF Assist
Enlarges the image on the screen automatically to make manual focusing
easier. This works in Manual Focus or Direct Manual Focus shooting.
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MENU 
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Turn the focus ring to adjust the focus.
• The image is enlarged. You can magnify images further by pressing
the center of the control wheel.
Hint
• You can set how long the image is to be shown magnified by selecting MENU
 (Camera Settings 1)  [Focus Magnif. Time].
Note
• You cannot use [
[Focus Magnifier] function instead.
• [ MF Assist] is not available when a Mount Adaptor is attached. Use the
[Focus Magnifier] function instead.
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(Camera Settings 1)  [ MF Assist]  [On].
MF Assist] when shooting movies. Use the