Sony DSC-S950 - Manual (Page 42)

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Shooting menu For details on the operation 1 page 34
You can change the focus method. Use the menu when it is difficult to get the proper focus in
auto focus mode.
• AF stands for Auto Focus.
• When you use Digital Zoom, the AF range finder frame is disabled and appears in a dotted line. In this
case, the camera works to focus on the subjects at the center of the screen.
• You can change the focus method only when [Face Detection] is set to [Off].
• You can select only [Multi AF] when shooting movies.
• The Focus preset distance setting contains some errors, and this error increases when the zoom is set to the
T side or the lens is tilted upward or downward.
Focus: Changing the Focus method
(Multi AF) Focuses on a subject in all ranges of the finder frame
automatically.
• This mode is useful when the subject is not in the center of the
frame.
(Center AF) Focuses on a subject in the center of the finder frame
automatically.
• Using the AF lock function together, you can compose the
image the way you want.
0.5 m Automatically focuses quickly on the area around a
previously set distance (Focus preset).
• Focuses on a subject in all ranges of the finder frame in Focus
preset mode.
• This mode is useful when repeatedly shooting a subject at the
same distance.
• This mode is useful when it is difficult to get sharp focus with
automatic focusing, such as when shooting a subject through a
net or window.
1.0 m
3.0 m
7.0 m
(unlimited distance)
AF range finder frame
(Only for still image)
AF range finder frame
indicator
AF range finder frame
AF range finder frame
indicator