Menu Settings81VQT0V63∫ About 3-area-focusing (High speed)and 1-area-focusing (High speed)• You can focus on the subject more quicklythan other AF modes.• The picture may stop moving for amoment before being brought into focuswhen you press the shutter buttonhalfway. This is not a malfunction.• The AF area displayed on the center ofthe screen is bigger than usual whenusing the digital zoom or when takingpictures in dark places.• The camera is focusing on all the AFareas when multiple AF areas (max.9 areas) light at the same time.The focus position is not predetermined. Itis set to a position automaticallydetermined by the camera at the time offocusing. If you want to determine thefocus position to take pictures, switch theAF mode to 1-area-focusing mode (Highspeed), 1-area-focusing mode orSpot-focusing mode.• Switch the AF mode to 1-area-focusingmode (High speed) or 1-area-focusingmode if it is difficult to focus usingSpot-focusing mode.• The AF mode cannot be set in simplemode [ ].Press [ ] to display the [REC] modemenu and select the item to set. (P74)This mode allows you to compose a picturemore easily by always focusing on thesubject.The time required for focusing when theshutter button is pressed halfway will bereduced when the AF mode is set to1-area-focusing, 1-area-focusing (Highspeed) or spot focusing.• The [ ] indication appears when it is setto [ON].• The battery will be consumed faster thanusual.• It may take time to focus on the subject ifyou rotate the zoom lever from Wide toTele or suddenly change the subject froma distant one to a nearby one.• Press the shutter button halfway againwhen it is difficult to focus on the subject.• The [CONT.AF] setting is fixed to [OFF] in[NIGHT PORTRAIT] (P60),[NIGHT SCENERY] (P61), [PANNING](P61), [FIREWORKS] (P63) and[STARRY SKY] (P63) in scene mode, insimple mode [ ] and when manual focusis set.1/601/60F5.0F5.0[CONT.AF]Continuously focusing on asubjectMENUSET
