Setting The Right Focus; People, Selfies And Smiling Faces - Sony F5121 User Manual

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These settings are only available in Manual capturing mode.

Setting the right focus

The camera automatically sets the focus and detects faces in all capturing modes.
It can also detect and track a moving object. A yellow frame indicates the face or
moving object that is in focus.
One way to change the focus area is to move your camera around with the camera
key half pressed. Once the focus is set, the circular frame turns blue. This
technique can be used, for example, to change the focus to a person who is at the
side of a group photo.
You can also tap the screen to focus on a specific area, or set a specific focus
distance. These options are only available for the main camera and depend on the
capturing mode selected.
To set the focus distance
1
Tap
.
2
Tap
.
3
Tap the slider to adjust the focus distance.
4
Close the settings menu. The setting is saved.
5
Press the camera key or tap the shutter button to take a photo.
This setting is only available in Manual mode for the main camera.

People, selfies and smiling faces

Faces in focus are indicated with a coloured frame. Tap any frame to select a face
to focus on.
Use Smile Shutter to automatically take a photo when a person smiles. If you are
recording a video, a photo is taken each time a smile is detected.
Taking photos and videos of people
Consider the camera orientation. Use portrait for close-up photos, to fill the frame.
Use landscape for close-up group photos, or to capture an object in the
background.
Place the camera on a solid surface and use the self-timer
photos.
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