Focus Setting Guide>α6000 / α6300 - Function Guide

Easy setting guide

Fn Button

Pressing the Fn (Function) button displays a set of 12 functions that you have assigned, any of which you can quickly access and set. It is not necessary to call up the function through the MENU button, so changing settings is very user-friendly.
Setting steps

Press the Fn button, and choose the desired item and setting using the control wheel and the center button.

Up to 12 functions can be registered. Press the MENU button and select Function Menu Set. Press the MENU button and select Function Menu Set. Then, choose an area and a function for assignment.

Shooting Mode

To freely control the AF setting, shooting in P, A, S or M mode is recommended, rather than Intelligent Auto or Superior Auto mode.
Setting steps

Turn the mode dial to select a desired shooting mode.

Shooting Mode
P (Program Auto) Allows you to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically (both the shutter speed and the aperture value (F value)). Also, you can select various settings using the menu and adjust them as desired.
A (Aperture Priority) Allows you to adjust the aperture and shoot when you want to blur the background, etc.
S (Shutter Priority) Allows you to shoot fast-moving subjects etc. by manually adjusting the shutter speed.
M (Manual Exposure) Allows you to shoot still images with a desired exposure by adjusting the shutter speed and the aperture value.
Intelligent Auto (α6000)
Auto (α6300)		 Allows you to shoot still images with the settings adjusted automatically.
Superior Auto Allows you to shoot still images with the settings adjusted automatically at higher quality than Intelligent Auto mode.
MR (Memory Recall) (α6000)
1, 2 (Memory Recall) (α6300)		 Allows you to shoot an image after recalling often-used modes or numeric settings that have been defined in advance.

Focus Mode

Choose a focusing method depending on the subject's movement. The methods mainly used as examples in this booklet are AF-C and AF-S.
Setting steps

Press the Fn button and choose Focus Mode, then choose a desired mode.

Focus Mode
Single-shot AF Locks the focus when focus adjustment is achieved. Use Single-shot AF when the subject is stationary.
Automatic AF Switches between Single-shot AF and Continuous AF according to the movement of the subject. When the shutter button is pressed halfway down, the camera locks focus when it determines that the subject is stationary, or continues to focus while the subject is in motion. During continuous shooting, the camera automatically shoots with Continuous AF starting from the second shot.
Continuous AF Continues to focus while the shutter button is held halfway down. Use this when the subject is in motion.
DMF Allows you to use a combination of manual focus and autofocus.
Manual Focus Allows focus to be adjusted manually.

Focus Area

Focus Area settings let you choose the area within the frame to focus on. The default choice is Wide, but you can choose Zone, Center or Flexible Spot as necessary.
Setting steps

Press the Fn button and choose Focus Area, then choose a desired setting.

Wide

Focuses automatically on a subject within all ranges of the image. One or more green frames are displayed around the area that is in focus.

Zone

Select a zone on the monitor on which to focus.
You can choose among nine zones. The camera focuses on a subject in the chosen zone.

Center

Focuses automatically on a subject in the center of the image.

Flexible Spot (S/M/L)

Lets you move an AF range frame (select S, M, or L size) to a desired point on the screen and focus on a very small subject within a narrow area. Expanded flexible spot is also available with the α6300.

Lock-on AF (α6000)/Center Lock-on AF (α6300)

Lock-on AF function tracks the subject and maintains focus on it. Position the target frame over the subject to be tracked, then press the central button of the control wheel to start the subject tracking.
Target frame
Setting steps

Press the MENU button and call up Lock-on AF (α6000) or Center Lock-on AF (α6300), then choose On.

There is a convenient Lock-on AF activation setting (only available when the camera is in AF-C mode) to start tracking by pressing the shutter button halfway down. For the α6000, choose the option listed at the end of the Lock-on AF menu. For the α6300, choose one of the Lock-on AF modes listed in the Focus Area menu.

Eye AF

Eye AF is a function to precisely focus on a subject’s eye. Once focus is achieved, a green rectangular frame appears over the eye that is in focus. Eye AF is only available when it is assigned to one of the assignable buttons.
Setting steps

α6000

α6300

Press the MENU button and select Custom Key Settings.
Choose a desired button (the AEL button, in this example) and assign Eye AF to it.

Smile/Face Detect

The Face Detect function detects subjects' faces, adjusts focus, exposure, and flash settings, and performs image processing automatically.
When the camera detects a face (up to eight are detectable at a time), the gray face detection frame appears. When the camera determines that autofocus is enabled, the face detection frame turns white. When the shutter button is pressed halfway down, the frame turns green.
Setting steps

Press the MENU button and call up Smile/Face Detect., then choose a desired setting.

Menu item details
Smile/Face Detect
Off Face Detection function not in use.
On (Regist. Faces) When detecting faces, assigns higher priority to faces registered in Face Registration.
On When detecting faces, does not assign higher priority to registered faces.
Smile Shutter On Automatically detects and shoots a smile.

Drive Mode

Allows you to choose among various drive mode options such as Continuous Shooting and Selftimer.
Setting steps

Press the left side of the control wheel and choose a desired setting.

Drive Mode
Single Shooting Shoots one still image. Mainly used when shooting a stationary subject.
Continuous
Shooting		 Shoots images continuously while you press and hold down the shutter button. Enables maximum 11fps continuous shooting.
Self-timer Shoots an image after 10 or 2 seconds for the α6000, or 10, 5, or 2 seconds for the α6300.
Self-timer (Cont.) Shoots 3 or 5 images continuously using the self-timer.
Cont. Bracket Shoots images, each with a different degree of brightness, while you hold the shutter button down.
Single Bracket Shoots a specified number of images, one by one, each with a different degree of exposure.
White Balance Bracket Shoots a total of three images, each with different color tones, according to selected settings for white balance, color temperature and color filter.
DRO Bracket Shoots a total of three images, each with a different degree of D-Range Optimizer used.

AF Track Duration (α6000)/AF Track Sensitivity (α6300) (movie shooting)

You can choose between two degrees of duration for AF tracking when recording a movie. With High setting, the AF quickly focuses and tracks on a subject within close proximity. The Normal setting enhances tracking stability on the intended subject in situations where objects cross in between the subject and camera.
Setting steps

Press the MENU button and call up AF Track Duration. Choose a desired setting.

AF Drive Speed (movie shooting)

You can select focusing speed when using autofocus in movie mode.
Setting steps

Press the MENU button and call up AF Drive Speed.
Choose a desired setting.

AF Drive Speed (movie shooting)
Fast Sets the AF drive speed to fast. This mode is suitable for shooting active scenes, such as sports.
Normal Sets the AF drive speed to normal.
Slow Sets the AF drive speed to slow. With this mode, the focus switches smoothly when the subject of focus changes. Also, this mode is useful for shooting impressive movies.