‹ The AF lock is convenient because you can let go of the shutter button to compose the image. In addition, since the focus stays locked to the same position even after the shot is taken, you can immediately shoot the next image with the same focus position.

‹Because (Stitch Assist) and (Movie) do not display the AF frame, aim the camera to focus on the subject.

‹In mode, AF lock can be set or canceled even during movie recording (p. 41).

‹If is registered as the shortcut key, AF Lock can be performed without pressing the MF button (except for ).

Shooting in Manual Focus Mode

Mode Dial

*

* (Fireworks) mode cannot be set.

The focus can be manually set.

1 Press the MF button.

zThe focus will lock and the icon and the MF indicator will appear on the LCD monitor.

zWhen the [ (Rec.)] menu's [MF-Point Zoom] is set to [On], if a particular AF frame has been manually selected, the portion of the

image in that frame will appear magnified*.

* However, when using (Stitch Assist),MF Indicator

(Movie), digital zoom or while

displaying the image on a TV, the display magnification is not available. * Can also be set so that the image displayed is not magnified (p. 27).

2 Turn the multi control dial to adjust the focus of the camera.

zAdjust the focus until the image appears focused. After setting the focus,

pressing the button causes the camera to automatically refocus more precisely at a point near the current focusing point.

zThe MF indicator shows approximate figures. Use them as a shooting guideline only.

zPressing the MF button a second time cancels the manual focus mode.

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