Without looking through the EVF, use the following to make the camera focus and follow a subject by touching the LCD:
MENU → → Touch Operation → Touch Operation → On
- MENU → → Touch Operation → Touch Func. In Shooting → Touch Focus
- MENU → → Touch Operation → Touch Panel/Pad → Both Valid
- MENU → → Touch Operation → Touch Pad Settings → Operation in Vertical Orientation → On
- MENU → → Touch Operation → Touch Pad Settings → Touch Position Mode → Absolute Position
- MENU → → Touch Operation → Touch pad Settings → Operation Area → Whole Screen
- Fn → Focus Area → Wide (that’s my preferred default most of the time)
- Now that it’s primed, just touch the rear LCD screen where you want the camera to focus. You’ll see a white square (or a red square if you have MENU → → Focus Area → Focus Area Color set to Red) around where you touched, along with a new “Cancel Focus” icon near the upper-right-hand corner
For an interesting twist, try setting MENU → → Touch Operation → Touch Func. In Shooting → Touch Tracking. Now when you touch your subject you’ll see a small square with two vertical lines on either side AND the camera’s AF will kick in. Move the camera around so your subject travels to all corners of the frame, and notice how the camera tries to track your subject. This feature works when taking videos, too, although you won’t see the white confirmation square.
Cancel the Touch Tracking by either touching the “Cancel Touch Tracking” icon () near the upper-right corner, or press the center button of the control wheel.
The above was set up on the camera June 11, 2025 and works wonderfully well.