89Shooting Functions > AF modeActive AFWhile you press [Shutter] halfway, the camera automatically detects thesubject‘s movements and switches between Single AF and ContinuousAF. It fixes the focus on the subject when the subject gets far from thecamera (Single AF). It continues to focus automatically when the subjectgets closer to the camera (Continuous AF). This mode is recommended forshooting subjects that are moving unpredictably.This option is not available when the camera is recording a video.Manual focusYou can manually focus on a subject by rotating the focus ring on the lens.The MF Assist function lets you easily bring a subject into focus. While youare rotating the focus ring, the focus area is magnified. When you use theFocus Peaking function, the color you selected appears on the focusedsubject. This mode is recommended for shooting a subject similar in colorto the background, a night scene, or fireworks.If you use this function, you cannot set Touch AF, AF Area, Face Detection, andLink AE to AF Point options.