Sony DSC-L1 User Manual

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You can set the AF range finder frame and 
the AF mode.

This selects the focus position according to 
the subject position and size.

This sets the focus operation start and stop 
timing.

When shooting still images, set 

 

(Camera) in the menu to other than [Auto] 
(pages 46 and 109).

The camera calculates the distance in five 
areas to the left, right, top, bottom and in 
the center of the image, letting you shoot 
using the auto focus function without 
worrying about the image composition. 
This mode is useful when it is difficult 
to focus on the subject because it is not 
in the center of the frame. You can check 
the position where the focus was adjusted 
using the green frame.
The factory setting is the Multipoint AF.

This mode is useful for focusing on a 
subject near the center of the frame. Use 
together with the AF lock function lets you 
shoot in the desired image composition.

 Set the mode switch to   or 

 Press MENU.

The menu appears.

 Select  (Focus) with /, 

/.

The focus is adjusted automatically. 
The color of the AF range finder frame 
changes from white to green.

•  When you are shooting movies and you choose 

Multipoint AF, the distance to the center of the 
screen is estimated as an average, so the AF 
works even with a certain amount of vibration. 
The AF range finder frame is 

. Center AF 

automatically focuses only on selected frame, 
so these are convenient when you want to focus 
only on what you aim at.

•  When you use the digital zoom or AF 

illuminator, priority AF movement is given to 
subjects in or near the center of the frame. In 
this case the 

 or 

 indicator flashes and 

the AF range finder frame is not displayed.

•  Some settings cannot be selected depending on 

the Scene Selection mode (page 39).