Sony A 65 Manual

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Adjusting the focus
Shooting (Advanced operations)
Fn button t  (Autofocus Mode)  t Select the desired setting
 Use [Single-shot AF] when the subject is motionless.
 Use [Continuous AF] when  the subject is in motion.
Notes [Automatic AF] is selected when the exposure mode is set to AUTO, AUTO+ or one 
of the following Scene Selection modes: [P ortrait], [Landscape], [Sunset], [Night 
Scene], [Night Portrait], or [Hand-held Twilight].
 [Single-shot AF] is selected when the ex posure mode is set to...

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Adjusting the focus
Fn button t  (AF area)  t Select the desired setting
Notes• [AF area] is fixed to [Wide] and you cannot  select other settings when the exposure 
mode is set to AUTO, AUTO+ or Scene  Selection, or when the Object Tracking 
function is being used or th e Smile Shutter is activated.
 The AF area may not be i lluminated during continuous shooting or when the shutter 
button is pressed all the way down without pause.
Keeps the focusing on a moving su bject while tracking it. The...

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Adjusting the focus
Shooting (Advanced operations)
Notes Tracking may be difficult in the following situations:– The subject is moving too quickly.
– The subject is too small, or too large.
– The contrast between the subject and the background is poor.
– The subject is under dark lighting.
– The ambient light changes.
 The Object Tracking function cannot be used when the exposure mode is set to  Sweep Panorama, 3D Sweep Panorama, Cont inuous Advance Priority AE or [Hand-
held Twilight] in Scene...

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Adjusting the focus
When it is difficult to get the proper focus in autofocus mode, you can 
adjust the focus manually.
Notes When the Wide AF area is used, the center ar ea is used for focusing; when the Zone 
AF area is used, a typical area of the sele cted area is used; and when the Local AF 
area is used, an area that is selected with the control button is used.
 When using a tele converter (sold separately), etc., rota tion of the focusing ring may 
not be smooth.
 The correct focus in the...

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Adjusting the focus
Shooting (Advanced operations)
You can enhance the outline of in-focus ranges with a specific color in 
manual focus. This function allows you to confirm the focus easily.
MENU button t  2  t [Peaking Level]  t Select the desired 
setting
Notes• Since the camera judges that sharp areas are in focus, the peaking level is different, 
depending on the subject, shooting  situation, or on the lens used.
 The outline of in-focus ranges is not e nhanced when the camera is connected using...

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Adjusting the focus
3Press the Focus Magnifier button 
again to enlarge the image and 
select the portion you want to 
enlarge with v/V/ b/ B on the 
control button.
• Each time you press the Focus 
Magnifier button, the zoom scaling 
changes as follows: Full display  t 
Approx. ×5.9  t Approx. ×11.7
4Confirm and adjust the focus.
 Rotate the focusing ring to adjust the focus in manual focus mode.
 If you press the AF button, the enlarged portion returns to the center.
 The Focus Magnifier function...

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Shooting (Advanced operations)
Detecting faces
The camera detects faces, adjusts the focus, exposure, performs image 
processing, and adjusts flash settings.
Fn button  t (Face Detection)  t Select the desired setting
The Face Detection frame
 Compose to overlay the Face Detection frame and the AF area.
Face Detection
Off Turns off Face Detection.
On (Regist. Faces) Enables Face Detection and prio ritizes recognized faces that 
have been registered in [Face Registration] (page 118).
On Enables Face...

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Detecting faces
Notes When the exposure mode is Sweep Panorama, 3D Sweep Panorama or Continuous Advance Priority AE, the Face De tection function cannot be used.
 Up to 8 faces can be detected.
 The camera may not detect a ny faces, or may detect some other object, depending on 
the shooting conditions.
 During [Smile S hutter] shooting, [Face Detection] is temporarily set to [On (Regist. 
Faces)] even if it has been set to [Off].
The camera detects faces for which information has been registered in...

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Detecting faces
Shooting (Advanced operations)
MENU button t  4  t [Face Registration]  t [Delete]  t 
Select the face you want to delete
 When you select [Delete All], you can  delete all registered faces at one 
time.
 Even if you select [Delete], the data on registered faces remains stored in 
the camera. If you also want to delete  this data from the camera, select 
[Delete All].
When the camera detects a smile, the  shutter is released automatically.
Smile Shutter
1Fn button t (Smile Shutter)  t...

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Detecting faces
 To focus on the smile, overlay the Face Detection frame and AF area.
 Do not cover the eyes with bangs,  etc. Keep the eyes narrowed.
 Do not obscure the face with  a hat, a mask, sunglasses, etc.
 Try to orient the face in front of  the camera and keep it as level as 
possible.
 Hold a clear smile with an open mouth. The smile is easier to detect when  the teeth are showing.
 If you press the shutter button wh ile the Smile Shutter function is 
activated, the camera shoots  the...