Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock)

Shooting Mode

It may be difficult to focus on the following types of subjects. zSubjects with extremely low contrast to the surroundings zScenes with a mixture of near and far subjects

zSubjects with extremely bright objects at the center of the composition zSubjects that are moving quickly

zSubjects through glass: Try to shoot as close to the glass as possible to reduce the chances of light reflecting back off the glass.

1Aim the camera so that an object at the same focal distance as the main subject is centered in the viewfinder or in the AF frame displayed on the LCD monitor.

2Press the shutter button halfway.

3Re-aim the camera to compose the shot as desired and press the shutter button fully.

When shooting with the focus lock using the LCD monitor, setting [AiAF] to [Off] (p. 24) in the (Rec.) menu is recommended since the camera focuses using the center AF frame only.

Switching between Metering Modes

Shooting Mode

1 (Rec.) Menu (Light Metering)//.

See Menus and Settings (p. 22)

Shooting

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