Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX95, Help Manual

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Help Guide
Digital Still Camera
DSC-HX95
Focus Area
Selects the focusing area. Use this function when it is difficult to focus properly in the auto focus mode.
Menu item details
Wide :
Focuses on a subject covering the whole range of the screen automatically. When you press the shutter button halfway
down in the still image shooting mode, a green frame is displayed around the area that is in focus.
Center :
Focuses automatically on a subject in the center of the image. Use together with the focus-lock function to create the
composition you want.
Flexible Spot :
Allows you to move the focusing frame to a desired point on the screen and focus on an extremely small subject in a
narrow area.
On the Flexible Spot shooting screen, you can change the size of the focusing frame by turning the control wheel.
Expand Flexible Spot :
If the product cannot focus on a single selected point, it uses focus points around the flexible spot as a secondary priority
area for focusing.
To move the focus area
When [Focus Area] is set to [Flexible Spot] or [Expand Flexible Spot], if pressing the button to which [Focus
Standard] is assigned, you can shoot while moving the focusing frame using the top/bottom/left/right sides of the
control wheel. To return the focusing frame to the center of the monitor, press the
C/ button while moving the
frame. To change the shooting settings using the control wheel, press the button to which [Focus Standard] is
assigned.
Note
[Focus Area] is locked to [Wide] in the following situations:
[Intelligent Auto]
[Superior Auto]
[Scene Selection]
During Smile Shutter mode
The focus area may not light up during continuous shooting or when the shutter button is pressed all the way down at once.
You cannot execute functions assigned to the control wheel or the custom button while moving the focusing frame.
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MENU →
(Camera Settings1) → [Focus Area] → desired setting.
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