Solution
Part I Preparing for Live View ShootingPart II Selecting the Shooting Mode
Part III-1 Focusing with AF (FlexiZone - Single)
Part III-2 Focusing with AF (Face+Tracking)
Part III-3 Focusing with MF (Manual Focus)
Part IV Taking the Picture
General Live View Shooting Cautions
You can shoot while viewing the image on the camera's LCD monitor. This is called "Live View shooting".
This article explains how to change the focus mode during Live View shooting.For details on how to use Live View shooting with the default settings, refer to the related information.
Note that the shooting procedure is slightly different for still photos and movies. To shoot still photos, see "Still Photo Shooting". To shoot movies, see "Movie Shooting".
Part I Preparing for Live View Shooting
1. Set the camera's power switch to ⋖ON⋗.
2. To shoot still photos, set the Live View shooting/Movie shooting switch to ⋖ ⋗. To shoot a movie, set the switch to ⋖
⋗.
・Still Photo Shooting
・Movie Shooting
When shooting a movie, the image will appear on the LCD monitor.
3. During still photo shooting, press the ⋖ ⋗ button to display the Live View image on the LCD monitor.
Caution
If you press the ⋖ ⋗ button while an image is displayed on the LCD monitor, the Quick Control screen, for selecting the AF method and other settings, appears. For details, refer to the user manual.
4. Select the image-recording quality for still photos or the recording size for movies.
For details about image-recording quality for still photos and recording size for movies, refer to the Instruction Manual included with the camera.
5. Press the ⋖MENU⋗ button to clear the menu screen.
6. Set the lens's focus mode switch to ⋖AF⋗.
Part II Selecting the Shooting Mode
7. Press the ⋖MODE⋗ button and then turn the ⋖ ⋗ or ⋖
⋗ dial to select the shooting mode.
Caution
When the shooting mode is set to ⋖P⋗ or ⋖bulb⋗ during movie shooting, autoexposure control will take effect to suit the scene's current brightness.
To focus on the subject using AF, see Part III-1 to III-2. To focus on the subject using MF, go to Part III-3.
The procedures in Part III apply to both still photo shooting and movie shooting.
Part III-1 Focusing with AF (FlexiZone - Single)
With "FlexiZone - Single", the camera focuses with a single AF point. This is effective when you want to focus on a particular subject.
8. Press the ⋖DRIVE・AF⋗ button.
9. Turn the ⋖ ⋗ dial to select the AF method, then press ⋖
⋗.
10. The Live View image and AF points will be displayed on the LCD monitor.
: AF point
11. Aim the AF point over the subject and press the shutter button halfway.
Go to Part IV.
Part III-2 Focusing with AF (Face+Tracking)
With " (face)+Tracking ", the camera detects and focuses on human faces. If a face moves, the AF point [
] also moves to track the face.
8. Press the ⋖DRIVE・AF⋗ button.
9. Turn the ⋖ ⋗ dial to select the AF method, then press ⋖
⋗.
10. The image will appear on the LCD monitor.
11. Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
Caution
Cautions When Shooting with " (face)+Tracking "
Go to Part IV.
Part III-3 Focusing with MF (Manual Focus)
You can magnify the image and focus precisely with manual focus.
6. After procedures 1 through 5 in Part I, set the lens's focus mode switch to ⋖MF⋗.
7. Turn the lens focusing ring to focus roughly.
8. Press the ⋖ ⋗ button or tap on [
] on the screen's lower right to make the magnifying frame appear.
: Magnifying frame
9. Either operate ⋖ ⋗ or tap on the spot you want to magnify to move the magnifying frame to where you want to focus.
Using ⋖ ⋗, ⋖
⋗, or the ⋖
⋗ button will return the AF point to the screen center.
10. Press the ⋖ ⋗ (Magnify) button or tap on [
] on the screen's lower right to magnify the image.
Each time you press the ⋖ ⋗ button or tap on [
] on the screen's lower right, the display will change in the following sequence:
Normal view -⋗ 1x -⋗ 5x -⋗ 10x -⋗ Normal view
11. While looking at the magnified image on the LCD monitor, turn the lens's focusing ring to focus manually.
: AE lock
: Magnified area position
: Magnification (Approx.)
12. After achieving focus, press the ⋖ ⋗ button to return to the normal view and check the composition.
Go to Part IV.
Part IV Taking the Picture
After achieving focus in Part II and Part III, take a picture.
To shoot a still photo, press the shutter button completely.
During movie shooting, press the ⋖ ⋗ button.
Caution
When [ : Silent Control ] is set to [ Enable
], you can use ⋖
⋗ (the directional touchpad) within ⋖
⋗. This allows you to change the settings for ISO speed, sound-recording level, etc. while suppressing the operation sound during movie shooting. For details about the directional touchpad, refer to the Instruction Manual supplied with the camera.
General Live View Shooting Cautions
Be sure to observe the following cautions during Live View shooting.
Caution
Live View Shooting in General
White [ ] and Red [
] Internal Temperature Warning Icons
About "FlexiZone - Single" and " (face)+Tracking "