Sony SLT-A99V User Manual
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Adjusting the focus
• Use [Single-shot AF] when the subject is motionless.
• Use [Continuous AF] or [Depth Map Assist Continuous AF] when the
subject is in motion.
• When you want to focus on a subject that moves from side to side and/or
up and down among the 19 AF areas, use [Depth Map Assist Continuous
AF].
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Press the shutter button halfway
down to check the focus and shoot
the image.
• When the focus is confirmed, the focus
indicator changes to z or
• The AF area where the focus has been
confirmed turns green.
Focus indicator
(Single-shot
AF)
The camera focuses and the focus is locked when you press
the shutter button halfway down.
(Automatic AF) The Focus Mode is switched between Single-shot AF and
Continuous AF according to the movement of the subject.
When you press and hold the shutter button halfway down, if
the subject is motionless, the focus is locked and if the
subject is in motion, the camera continues to focus.
(Continuous
AF)
The camera continues to focus while the shutter button is
pressed and held halfway down.
• The audio signals will not sound when the subject is in
focus.
• Focus-lock cannot be used.
(Depth Map
Assist Continuous
AF)
In addition to the Continuous AF
function, the camera continues to focus
on a subject using the assist area. This
option can be selected only when a
compatible lens is attached.
• The AF assist function works after the
camera focuses on a subject using the
19 AF areas. You cannot use only the
assist area to focus.
Assist area
Focus indicator
Shooting techniques
AF area