Af w/ shutter (still image) – Sony a7C Mirrorless Camera (Black) User Manual
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Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera
ILCE-7M3
α7III
AF w/ shutter (still image)
Selects whether to focus automatically when you press the shutter button halfway down. Select [Off] to adjust the focus
and the exposure separately.
Menu item details
On:
The auto focus operates when you press the shutter button halfway down.
Off:
The auto focus does not operate even if you press the shutter button halfway down.
Useful method to micro-adjust the focus
When an A-mount lens is attached, activating the auto focus function with a button other than the shutter button lets you
focus more precisely in combination with manual focusing.
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MENU →
(Camera Settings1) → [
AF w/ shutter] → desired setting.
1
Set [
AF w/ shutter] to [Off].
1.
MENU →
(Camera Settings2) → [
Custom Key] or [
Custom Key] → assign the [Focus Magnifier]
functions to the desired keys.
2.
Set [
Eye-Start AF] to [Off] to avoid auto focusing when you look through the viewfinder.
3.
Press the AF-ON button to focus.
4.
Press the key to which the [Focus Magnifier] function is assigned, and then rotate the focus ring for micro-
adjustments of the focus.
5.
Press the shutter button fully down to shoot the image.
6.
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