The FE lock may be released by pressing the zoom lever, MENU button or button, or by changing the white balance, ISO speed, photo effect or the shooting mode, or by turning the LCD monitor off.

Switching between Focusing Modes

Although the autofocus function is preset to the AiAF setting (9 AF frames), you can set it to the center AF frame.

When [AiAF] is set to [On], the AF frame does not appear. When [AiAF] is set to [Off], however, the AF frame will appear.

No frame

On

The camera detects the subject and highlights the AF frames,

from 9 available points, that it will use to determine the focus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

The camera focuses using the center AF frame. This is convenient

 

for focusing on a specific part of a subject with greater certainty.

 

 

 

 

 

The symbol represents the AF frames as they appear in the LCD monitor.

1 In the (Rec.) menu, select .

See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 43).

2 Use the or button to select [On] or [Off].

You can shoot right after selecting an option.

3 Press the MENU button.

The display will return to the Shooting screen.

The focus is locked to the center AF frame when the digital zoom is used.

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500, 430 specifications

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