Movie Servo AF

With this function enabled, the camera focuses on the subject continuously during shooting.

  1. Set the still photo shooting/movie recording switch to Movies.

  2. Select [Autofocus: Movie Servo AF] ().

  3. Select [Enable].

    • Enable

      • The camera focuses on the subject continuously even when you are not pressing the shutter button halfway.

      • To keep the focus at a specific position, you can temporarily stop Movie Servo AF by tapping [Movie Servo AF] in the lower left of the screen.

      • Movie Servo AF will resume if you return to movie recording after operations such as pressing the MENU or Playback button or changing the AF area.

    • Disable

      Press the shutter button halfway to focus.

Caution

  • Precautions when set to [Movie Servo AF: Enable]

  • Shooting conditions that make focusing difficult

  • Since the AF is driven continuously and the battery power is consumed, the possible movie recording time () will be shortened.
  • Movie Servo AF will pause during zooming.
  • During movie recording, if a subject approaches or moves away or if the camera is moved vertically or horizontally (panning), the recorded image may momentarily expand or contract (change in image magnification).

Movie Servo AF Speed

You can set the AF speed for Movie Servo AF.

  1. Select [Autofocus: Movie Servo AF speed] ().

  2. Set the option.

  • You can adjust the AF speed (focus transition speed) from the standard speed (0) to slow (one of seven levels) or fast (one of two levels) to obtain the desired effect for the movie creation.

Caution

  • This function is available when [Movie Servo AF] in [Autofocus: Movie Servo AF] is set to [Enable].