Help Guide
Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera
ILX-LR1
Selecting the focus area (Focus Area)
Set the type of focusing frame when shooting with the auto focus. Select the mode according to the subject.
Menu item details
Wide:
Focuses automatically on a subject covering the whole range of the shooting area. 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 in the shooting area on which to focus, and the product will automatically select a focus area.
Center Fix:
Focuses automatically on a subject in the center of the shooting area. Use together with the focus-lock function to create
the composition you want.
Spot: L/Spot: M/Spot: S:
Allows you to move the focusing frame to a desired point in the shooting area and focus on an extremely small subject in
a narrow area.
Expand Spot:
If the product cannot focus on a single selected point, it uses focus points around the [Spot] as a secondary priority area
for focusing.
Tracking:
This setting is available only when the [ Focus Mode] is set to [Continuous AF]. When the shutter button is pressed
and held halfway down, the product tracks the subject within the selected autofocus area. Point the cursor at [Tracking]
on the [ Focus Area] setting screen, and then select the desired area to start tracking using the left/right sides of the
control wheel. You can also move the tracking start area to the desired point by designating the area as a [Tracking:
Zone], [Tracking: Spot L]/[Tracking: Spot M]/[Tracking: Spot S] or [Tracking: Expand Spot].
Note
[ Focus Area] is locked to [Wide] in the following situations:
[Intelligent Auto]
[Scene Selection]
The focus area may not light up during continuous shooting or when the shutter button is pressed all the way down at once.
When the Still/Movie/S&Q switch is set to (Movie) or S&Q (S&Q Motion) or during movie shooting, [Tracking] cannot be
selected for [ Focus Area].
MENU → (Focus) → [Focus Area] → [ Focus Area] → desired setting.
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