Technical Solutions | Z 9 TIPS

Camera controls can be assigned the following focus-related functions:

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= Fn1 button, = Fn2 button, = Fn3 button, = Fn button for vertical shooting, = protect/Fn4 button, = AF‑ON button, = sub‑selector center, = button, = audio button, = QUAL button, = vertical multi selector center, = AF‑ON button for vertical shooting, = video-record button, = lens Fn button, = lens Fn2 button, = lens Fn ring (clockwise), = lens Fn ring (counterclockwise), = lens memory set button

These functions are described below.

• Preset focus point: Pressing the control selects a preset focus point. To choose the point, highlight it and hold the control while pressing the focus-mode button; the focus point will flash when the operation is complete. If an option other than [Off] is selected for Custom Setting a5 [Store points by orientation], you can choose separate focus points for "wide" (landscape) orientation and each of the two "tall" (portrait) orientations. Pressing when [Preset focus point] is highlighted displays a sub-menu where you can choose how the control behaves:
  - [Press to recall focus point]: Pressing the control selects the preset focus point.
  - [Hold to recall focus point]: The camera switches to the preset focus point only while the control is pressed and restores the previously-selected point when the control is released.
• Select center focus point: Pressing the control selects the center focus point.
• Save focus position / Recall focus position : Controls assigned these roles can be used to save and quickly recall the lens's current focus position. You may find this useful if you frequently return to subjects at a fixed focus distance.
  - To save the current focus position, press and hold the control assigned the [Save focus position] role. The saved focus position can be restored by pressing a control assigned [Recall focus position].
  - [Recall focus position] can be assigned to multiple controls. You can choose whether each control recalls a separate focus position ([Save individually]) or the same focus position can be recalled using any of several different controls ([Save to all]).
• AF-area mode: Highlight this option and press to select an AF-area mode. The selected mode will take effect while the control is pressed; releasing the control restores the original AF-area mode.
• AF-area mode + AF‑ON: As for [AF-area mode], except that pressing the control also initiates autofocus.
• AF‑ON: The control performs the role normally performed by the AF‑ON button. Pressing the control initiates autofocus.
• AF lock only: Focus locks while the control is pressed.
• AE/AF lock: Focus and exposure lock while the control is pressed.
• Focus mode/AF-area mode: The control performs the role normally performed by the focus-mode button. Hold the control and rotate the main command dial to choose the focus mode, the sub-command dial to choose the AF-area mode.