Advanced Photography: Focus Area Selection42Focus Area SelectionIn M-REC, you can choose the focus target for autofocus op-erations from one of five focus areas. Focus area selection isuseful when the subject is not positioned in the center of theframe. There are five focus areas: center, top, bottom, right,left.To use focus area selection, the LCD monitor must be on andManual selected in the Focus Options > AF Area Modesub-menu of the M-REC shooting menu. The focus area canthen be selected using the multi selector.When Auto (the default setting) is selected in the Focus Options > AFArea Mode sub-menu for M-REC mode, the camera automatically se-lects the focus area containing the subject closest to the camera when theshutter-release button is pressed halfway. No focus area indicators appearin the LCD monitor until the shutter-release button is half-pressed, whenthe active focus area is shown in red. Focus area selection can also bedeactivated by selecting Off in the Focus Options > AF Area Modesub-menu, in which case the center focus area is used. For more informa-tion, see:“Advanced Photography: Camera Control”Focus optionsAF-area spot meteringFocus lockDigital zoomFor more information on:Focus area selection can be used in combination with AF-areaspot metering to match spot metering to the selected focusarea. It can also be used in combination with focus lock if thesubject would not fall in any of the focus areas in the finalcomposition.P 1/60 F 2.7 NORMALNORMAL[ 10]P 1/60 F 2.7 NORMALNORMAL[ 10]Center focus areaselectedUse multi selector toselect new focus areaManual focus selection is not available when the monitor is off or whendigital zoom is in effect. In these cases, the center focus area (shown bythe focus target in the viewfinder) is used for autofocus operations.