3Press and hold the shutter button halfway and press the button.

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

4Re-aim the camera to compose the shot as desired and shoot.

To Release the AF Lock

Press the button.

zThe AF lock cannot be used in the and modes. zWhen shooting with the focus lock or AF lock using the LCD

monitor, setting [AF Frame] to [Center] (p. 44) makes shooting easier since the camera focuses using the center AF frame only.

zThe AF frame will not appear in mode.

zThe AF lock is convenient because you can let go of the shutter button to compose the image. Moreover, the AF lock is still effective after the picture is taken, allowing you to capture a second image with the same focus.

Shooting in Manual Focus Mode

The focus can be manually set.

1Turn on the LCD monitor.

2Press the button several times to display .

zThe MF indicator is displayed.

MF indicator

zWhen the

(Rec.) menu’s [MF-

 

Point Zoom] is set to [On], the portion of the image in the AF frame will appear magnified*.

*The image will not appear magnified in

mode, when the digital zoom or digital tele-converter is activated or when a TV is used as the display.

*Can also be set so that the image displayed is not magnified (p. 20).

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