Af Area; The Af Illuminator - Sony Alpha SLT-A37 Handbook

AF area

Select the desired AF area to suit the
shooting conditions or your preference.
The AF area where the focus has been
confirmed turns green and the other AF
areas disappear.
Fn button t
(Wide)
(Zone)
(Spot)
(Local)
Notes
• [AF area] is fixed to [Wide] and you cannot select other settings when the exposure
mode is set to Intelligent Auto, Superior Auto or Scene Selection, or when the
Object Tracking function is being used or the Smile Shutter is activated.
• The AF area may not be illuminated during continuous shooting or when the shutter
button is pressed all the way down without pause.
• When [Object Tracking] is set to [On], the setup screen used for the [Zone] or
[Local] option is not displayed when you use the AF button.

The AF illuminator

You can set the AF illuminator to focus on a subject under dark lighting.
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(AF area) t Select the desired setting
The camera determines which of the 15 AF areas is used in
focusing.
Choose the zone for which you want to activate the focus
from among left, right, or center zone with the control button.
The camera determines which of the AF areas in the selected
zone is used in focusing. Press the AF button so that the setup
screen appears, and then select the desired zone.
The camera uses the AF area located in the center area
exclusively.
Choose the area for which you want to activate the focus
from among 15 AF areas with the control button. Press the
AF button to display the setup screen and select the desired
area.
Adjusting the focus
AF area