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Capturing Subjects Clearly (TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF)

“Touch Priority AE/AF” is a function that adjusts focus and brightness based on a tapped position.

Tap “MENU”.

C8C Tap MENU

Select “Camera Function” with Cursor_Up or Cursor_Down , followed by tapping “SET”.

C8C Main Menu

Select “Touch Priority AE/AF” with Cursor_Up or Cursor_Down , followed by tapping “SET”.

C8C System Touch Priority AE_AF 1

Tap batsu to exit the menu.

Tap RETURN to return to the previous screen.

Select the desired item, followed by tapping “SET”.

C8C System Touch Priority AE_AF 2
C8C TOUCH PRIORITY AEAF PHOTO-2

Focus and brightness will be adjusted automatically based on the tapped position (face/area). A blue frame appears around the selected subject (face), while a white frame appears around the selected area.

To reconfigure, tap the desired position (face/area) again.

To cancel “AreaSel”, tap the white frame.

Setting

Details

AreaSel

Tracking_area appears on the screen. Recording is performed while automatically adjusting the tapped area (fixed position) with appropriate focus and brightness. In addition, a white frame appears around the tapped area.

AreaSel in Touch Priority AE/AF is only available within the optical zoom range. (Disabled when digital zoom is operating)

FaceDet

FaceDetect appears on the screen.
A yellow frame appears around the detected face (subject), which turns into blue color when it is tapped. Doing so performs recording by automatically adjusting the focus and brightness based on those of the subject.
AF & AE: Adjusts both the focus and brightness automatically for the face that is being tracked.
AF: Adjusts the focus automatically for the face that is being tracked.

Off

Deactivates the function.

Memo

When “Touch Priority AE/AF” is set, “Focus” will be set to “Auto” automatically.

Settings are canceled when zoom operation is performed. (“AreaSel” only)

Caution

Subjects near the sides of the LCD monitor may not respond or be recognized when tapped. In this case, move the subject to the center and tap again.

“AreaSel” is not available while the digital zoom is in use.

Touch Priority AE/AF cannot be selected in the following cases.
- When “Focus” is set to “Manual”
- When “System” is set to “High-Speed”
- When “Rec Mode” is set to “Time-Lapse Rec”

When all of “Shutter Speed”, “Aperture” and “Gain Up” are set to “Manual”, “AreaSel” cannot be selected.

FaceDet cannot be selected in the following cases.
- When “Backlight Comp” is set to “On”
- When “Lolux” is set to “On”