Sony a7R III, Help Manual

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Help Guide
Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera
ILCE-7RM3A
α7RIII
Touch Focus
You can select a subject on which to focus using touch operations in the still image and movie recording modes.
Specifying the position where you want to focus in the still image mode
You can focus on the desired position by touching the monitor.
Specifying the position where you want to focus in the movie recording mode (spot focus)
The camera will focus on the touched subject. Spot focus is not available when shooting with the viewfinder.
Hint
In addition to the touch focus function, touch operations such as the following are also available.
When [Focus Area] is set to [Flexible Spot] or [Expand Flexible Spot], the focusing frame can be moved using touch
operations.
When the [Focus Mode] is set to [Manual Focus], the focus magnifier can be used by double-tapping the monitor.
Note
MENU → (Setup) → [Touch Operation] → [On].
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Select a [Focus Area] other than [Flexible Spot] or [Expand Flexible Spot].
1.
MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Center Lock-on AF] → [Off].
2.
Touch the monitor.
When shooting with the monitor, touch the subject to focus.
When shooting with the viewfinder, you can move the position of the focus by touching and dragging on the
monitor while looking through the viewfinder.
When the shutter button is pressed halfway down, the camera focuses on the focusing frame. Press the shutter
button all the way down to shoot images.
To cancel focusing with touch operations, touch
or press the center of the control wheel if shooting with the
monitor, and press the center of the control wheel if shooting with the viewfinder.
3.
Select a [Focus Area] other than [Flexible Spot] or [Expand Flexible Spot].
1.
MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Center Lock-on AF] → [Off].
2.
Touch the subject on which you want to focus before or during recording.
When you touch the subject, the focus mode temporarily switches to manual focus and the focus can be adjusted
using the focus ring.
To cancel spot focus, touch
or press the center of the control wheel.
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