2 Press the shutter button halfway to lock the focus.

zA beep sounds and the AF frame turns green (the AF frame is not

displayed with (Stitch Assist) and (Movie)).

zThe AE setting will also lock when you do this. The exposure may occasionally be incorrect if the difference in intensity between the two items is too great. In this case, shoot with AF Lock (p. 63) or AE Lock (p. 65).

3 Keep the shutter button pressed while you recompose the image and press the shutter button all the way to shoot the image.

Shooting with the AF Lock

Mode Dial

*

* (Fireworks) mode cannot be set.

1 Aim the camera so that an object at the same focal distance as the main subject is centered in the AF frame.

2 Press the shutter button halfway and while keeping it pressed, press the MF button.

zAfter a beep sounds and the AF frame turns green, press the MF button.

z appears on the LCD monitor.

zThe focus will stay locked even if you release the shutter button and MF button.

zPressing the MF button a second time cancels the manual AF lock.

Operating anything other than the multi control dial or the button will cancel the manual AF lock.

3 Recompose the image and press the shutter button all the way to shoot the image.

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Functions Shooting Advanced