Sony DSC-M1 User Manual

You can set the AF range finder frame 
according to the position and the size of a 
subject.

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.

This is useful when focusing on an 
extremely small subject or a narrow area. 
Use together with the AF lock function lets 
you shoot in the desired image composition. 
Take care to hold the camera steady so that 

the subject does not deviate from the range 
finder frame.

Set 

 (Camera) in the menu to other than 

[Auto] (pages 53 and 113).

a

b

The menu appears.

c

9

b

B

v

V

The focus is adjusted automatically. 
For shooting still images, the color of 
the AF range finder frame changes 
from white to green when the focus is 
adjusted by pressing PHOTO halfway 
down.

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 this is 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 69).