Focus Area - Sony A99 II Instruction Manual

– A dedicated APS-C size lens is attached.
– [APS-C/Super 35mm] is set to [On].
– Digital zoom (Smart Telecon.)
– In movie shooting mode
– Continuous shooting with a large aperture value

Focus Area

Selects the focusing area. Use this function when it is difficult to focus
properly in the auto focus mode.
MENU  (Camera Settings1)  [Focus Area]  desired
setting.
Wide: Focuses on a subject covering the whole range of the screen
automatically. When you press the shutter button halfway down in the
still image shooting mode, a green frame is displayed around the area
that is in focus.
Zone: Select a zone on the monitor on which to focus, and the
product will automatically select a focus area.
Center: Focuses automatically on a subject in the center of the
image. Use together with the focus-lock function to create the
composition you want.
Flexible Spot: Allows you to move the focusing frame to a desired
point on the screen and focus on an extremely small subject in a
narrow area.
Expand Flexible Spot: If the product cannot focus on a single
selected point, it uses focus points around the flexible spot as a
secondary priority area for focusing.
and held halfway down, the product tracks the subject within the
selected autofocus area. This setting is available only when the focus
mode is set to [Continuous AF]. Point the cursor at [Lock-on AF] on the
[Focus Area] setting screen, and then adjust the desired area to start
tracking by pressing the multi-selector left/right. You can also move
the tracking start area to the desired point by designating the area as a
flexible spot or expand flexible spot.
Lock-on AF: When the shutter button is pressed
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