Cyber-shot User Guide
Print
Top page > Using MENU items (Shooting) > Still shooting menu > Autofocus Area

## Autofocus Area

Using Flexible Spot
You can change the focusing area. Use the menu when it is difficult to get the proper focus in auto focus mode.

1. MENU 2 [Autofocus Area] desired mode

| (Multi) | Focuses on a subject in all ranges of the finder frame automatically. When you press the shutter button halfway down in still image shooting mode, a green frame is displayed around the area that is in focus. When the Face Detection function is active, AF operates with priority on faces.
| (Center) | Focuses on a subject in the center of the finder frame automatically. Using the AF lock function together, you can compose the image the way you want.
| (Flexible Spot) | Allows you to move the AF range finder frame to the desired point on the screen and focus on an extremely small subject in a narrow area.

Notes

- When you use the following functions, the AF range finder frame is disabled and appears in a dotted line. In this case, the camera works to focus on the subjects at the center of the screen.

- Zoom functions other than optical zoom

- [AF Illuminator]

- If the tracking focus is activated, the camera focuses with priority on the subject to be tracked.

### Using Flexible Spot

[Flexible Spot] is useful when you shoot a subject that is not in the center of the frame. You can shoot the subject without changing the composition.
A: AF range finder frame (yellow: adjustable/gray: fixed)

1. Use the control wheel to adjust the position of the AF range finder frame where you want to focus, then press .

To reset the setting, press again.
Notes

- Once you change the focusing area, the AF range finder frame you set up is cleared.

Related Topic
Tracking focus
Still shooting menu items not available in some REC modes
Back to top