Sony ILCE-7CM2 Help Manual page 149

Help Guide
Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera
ILCE-7CM2
α7CII
Focusing using subject recognition functions
If you set the subject in advance, the camera will automatically recognize the subject and can focus on the eyes, etc.
when shooting images.
This table describes two methods to focus and shoot using subject recognition. Select the appropriate method according
to your purpose.
Item [
Select [
Select [Human], [Animal/Bird], [Animal],
Advance
[Bird], [Insect], [Car/Train], or [Airplane]
preparation
for [
How to focus
Press the shutter button halfway down.
The camera focuses on the eye, head,
body, or entirety of the subject recognized
in or around the designated [
Area].
Function
If the camera does not recognize any
details
subjects in or around the designated [
Focus Area], normal auto-focusing will be
performed.
Follows the setting designated with [
Focus mode
Focus Mode]
Follows the setting designated with [
Focus area
Focus Area]
*1 This operation is for focusing when shooting still images. When shooting movies, the camera will focus on the recognized subject, even if you do
not press the shutter button.
*2
Regardless of whether [
use [Subject Recognition AF] while you are pressing that custom key.
To focus on the eyes of an animal or a bird
Before shooting, set [
[Eye/Head/Body], [Eye/Head], or [Eye] as the desired part to be recognized with priority in the still image shooting mode.
To focus on insects
Before shooting, set [
To focus on cars, trains, or airplanes
Subject Recog in AF] function
Subject Recog in AF] → [On].
Recognition Target].
Subject Recog in AF] is set to [On] or [Off], if you have assigned [Subject Recognition AF] to a custom key, you can
Recognition Target] to [Animal], [Bird], or [Animal/Bird] according to the subject. You can select
Recognition Target] to [Insect].
[Subject Recognition AF] via a custom key
Assign [Subject Recognition AF] to the desired
key using [
Custom Key/Dial Set.].
Select [Human], [Animal/Bird], [Animal], [Bird],
[Insect], [Car/Train], or [Airplane] for [
Recognition Target].
Press the key to which you have assigned the
*1
[Subject Recognition AF] function.
The camera focuses on the recognized subject's
Focus eye, head, or body or the entirety of the subject
anywhere on the screen, regardless of the setting
for [ Focus Area].
The camera will not perform auto-focusing if no
subjects are recognized anywhere on the screen.
Follows the setting designated with [
The focus area temporarily becomes the entire
screen, regardless of the setting for [
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Custom Key/Dial Set.] or [
*2
Focus Mode]
Focus Area].