Selecting the focus position by touch (Shooting movies)

The camera will focus on the touched subject.*

* This function cannot be used when you are using the viewfinder for shooting.

Spot Focus

Setting the camera

Set the Still/Movie/S&Q dial to (Movie) to select movie recording mode.

  1. [Focus Mode]

    MENU → (Focus) → [AF/MF] → [Focus Mode] → [Continuous AF].

  2. [ Focus Area]

    MENU → (Focus) → [Focus Area] → [Focus Area] → the desired setting from the [Wide], [Zone], or [Center Fix].

  3. [Touch Operation]

    MENU → (Setup) → [Touch Operation] → [Touch Operation] → [On].

  4. [Touch Panel/Pad]

    MENU → (Setup) → [Touch Operation] → [Touch Panel/Pad] → [Both Valid] or [Touch Panel Only]

  5. [Touch Func. in Shooting]

    MENU → (Setup) → [Touch Operation] → [Touch Func. in Shooting] → [Touch Focus].

    Hint

    You can change the setting for [Touch Func. in Shooting] by touching // (touch function icon) on the shooting screen.

Guide to using the camera

A focusing frame is not displayed when you touch a subject on the monitor to set the focus position, but the camera will automatically focus on the subject.
After the subject is in focus, [Focus Mode] is temporarily switched to [Manual Focus], and you can adjust the focus using the focusing ring.

* To cancel spot focus, touch the (Touch focus release) icon or press the center of the control wheel.

Hint

When [Focus Area] is set to [Spot] or [Expand Spot], the focusing frame can be moved using touch operations.

Assign [Touch Operation Select] to a custom key.

This function is useful because each time you press that custom key, you can quickly switch [Touch Operation] to [On] or [Off], if you have assigned the [Touch Operation Select] function to a custom key in advance.

[Manual Focus]

Setting the camera

Set the Still/Movie/S&Q dial to (Movie) to select movie recording mode.

  1. [Focus Mode]

    MENU → (Focus) → [AF/MF] → [Focus Mode] → [Manual Focus].

  2. [ Focus Area]

    MENU → (Focus) → [Focus Area] → [Focus Area] → the desired setting.

  3. [Touch Operation]

    MENU → (Setup) → [Touch Operation] → [Touch Operation] → [On].

  4. [Touch Panel/Pad]

    MENU → (Setup) → [Touch Operation] → [Touch Panel/Pad] → [Both Valid] or [Touch Panel Only]

  5. [Touch Func. in Shooting]

    MENU → (Setup) → [Touch Operation] → [Touch Func. in Shooting] → [Touch Focus].

Guide to using the camera

When you touch a subject on the monitor to set the focus position, the camera will automatically focus on the subject.

Until the subject is in focus after you touch the monitor, [Focus Mode] will be set to [Continuous AF].
After the subject is in focus, [Focus Mode] will be switched back to [Manual Focus].

Assign [Touch Operation Select] to a custom key.

This function is useful because each time you press that custom key, you can quickly switch [Touch Operation] to [On] or [Off], if you have assigned the [Touch Operation Select] function to a custom key in advance.

*The menu screen images on this web page have been simplified for display purposes, and do not exactly reflect the actual screen display of the camera.