Bizarre focus area behavior on A7riii

[MLWolfe]

I’ve suddenly noticed strange behavior with my A7riii. When I have a focus area chosen, it displays and focuses accordingly when the camera is horizontal. When I rotate it vertically the focus area automatically switches to flexible spot. Rotate it horizontally again, it goes back to the chosen focus area. This is happening with every lens, and in both AFC And AFS. Is there some setting I’ve missed that might cause this? I’ve read through the manual and can’t figure it out. Naturally, my camera is just out of warranty. Thanks!

Update: I returned the camera to factory settings and it seems to have corrected the problem, but if this is a setting issue, I’d still like to know what I did!

Edited March 27, 2019 by MLWolfe

[LiveShots]

https://helpguide.sony.net/ilc/1710/v1/en/contents/TP0001666483.html?search=Vertical

[MLWolfe]

Ah.. ok. I misunderstood exactly what was going to happen with that setting selected. Thanks!