Autofocus Modes, Macro Mode | Minolta Dimage 5, dimage7 manual

RECORDING MODE

AUTOFOCUS MODES

This digital camera has two autofocusing modes. The single and continuous autofocus modes are selected in the basic section of the recording-mode menu (p. 80).

Single AF - for general purpose photography and static subjects. When the shutter- release button is pressed partway down, the autofocus system locks onto the subject in the focus area and will remain in effect until the shutter button is released.

Continuous AF - for moving subjects. When the shutter-release button is pressed partway down, the autofocus system will activate and continue to focus until the exposure is made.

•When the AF system is unable to focus because of a special focusing situation (p. 31), the focus is set to infinity. When using flash, the focus is set between 3 and 3.8m. In this case, focus lock (p. 30) can be used with an object at the same distance as the main subject or the camera can be focused manually (p. 71).

•When using continuos AF with the wide focus area (p. 66), the AF sensors will not appear to indicate the point of focus.

•The continuous AF mode may have difficulty focusing on extremely fast subjects. In this situation, use manual focus to focus on a point in the subject’s path and release the shutter just before the subject reaches that point; there is a slight delay between the time the shutter-release button is pressed and the shutter opens.

	Single AF icon	Focus confirmed.

	Continuous AF icon	Focus confirmed.

	Focus icon: red	Cannot focus. The subject is too close or a special
	Focus icon: red	situation is preventing the AF system from focusing.
		situation is preventing the AF system from focusing.

•Do not confuse these icons with the metering-mode icons (p. 74).

•The shutter can be released even if the camera cannot focus on the subject.

MACRO MODE

The macro mode is used for close-up photographs of small objects. The minimum focusing distance is 25cm from the CCD or about 13cm from the front of the lens. The marco mode can be used with the digital zoom to increase the close-up effect. Subject programs and movie recording can be used with the macro setting. The built-in flash

cannot be used with macro mode.

CCD plane

Turn the zoom ring to the telephoto setting.

• Align the arrow on the zooming ring with the arrow near the macro switch.

Slide the macro switch on the lens barrel forward.

• The camera is now in macro mode.

•Make sure the subject is within the macro focusing range: 0.25 - 0.6m from the CCD.

•To return to normal recording mode, slide the macro switch

towards the rear of the lens.

• The macro icon is displayed in the lower right corner of the monitors.

Shooting tips

Because of the high image magnification, hand holding cameras during close-up photography is very difficult. When possible, use a tripod.

Use the Flex Focus Point (p. 67) to specify the area to be within focus. Because depth of field (the area in focus) is narrow in close-up photogra- phy, using focus lock with off-center subjects can cause minor errors which are exaggerated at high magnifications.

The variable position EVF makes working in tight spaces and at low levels easy. The EVF can be tilted between 0° and 90°.