Scene Intelligent Auto on MRK III

I'm not a frequent user of the auto mode but I do have a question. When I aim the area auto frame over the subject I don't get a focus point on the subject, I get multiple AF points that light up simultaneously OFF center. Why is this?

 

Richard

It assumes you do not know what you are doing, and typically picks a subject distance which gets the most AF points simultaneously in focus w/n the 'subject area'. The algorithm is a bit more complicated than that, but not incredibly. Kind of like 'center weighted average' metering - only w/ AF.

It assumes you do not know what you are doing, and typically picks a subject distance which gets the most AF points simultaneously in focus w/n the 'subject area'. The algorithm is a bit more complicated than that, but not incredibly. Kind of like 'center weighted average' metering - only w/ AF./QUte

Thank you Marcus !!,