Shooting Range and Focusing

•AF frame mode or size cannot be changed while focusing manually

(p. 108). If you want to change the AF frame mode or size, cancel manual focus mode first.

•Focusing is possible when using the digital zoom (p. 51) or digital tele-converter, or when using a TV as a display (p. 187), but the magnified display will not appear.

• To focus more accurately, try attaching the camera to a tripod to stabilize it.

• To hide the magnified display area, press the n button and set [MF-Point Zoom] on the 4tab to [Off] (p. 41).

•To deactivate automatic focus fine-tuning when the shutter button is pressed halfway, press the n button and set [Safety MF] on the 4 tab to [Off]

(p. 41).

Still Images

Movies

Digital Tele-Converter

The focal length of the lens can be increased by approximately 1.5x or 1.9x. This can reduce camera shake because the shutter speed is faster than it would be if you zoomed (including using digital zoom) in to the same zoom factor.

zPress the nbutton, choose [Digital

Zoom] on the 4tab, and then choose the desired option (p. 41).

XThe view is enlarged and the zoom factor is displayed on the screen.

•Images will look grainy at a resolution (p. 57) of or . In this

case, the zoom factor is shown in blue.

•The digital tele-converter cannot be used with digital zoom (p. 51) and AF-point zoom (p. 63).

•The digital tele-converter is only available when the aspect ratio is

.

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