Various Shooting Methods

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Shooting with the AF Lock

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Turn on the LCD monitor.

2

 

Aim the camera so that an object at the same

 

 

focal distance as the main subject is centered

 

 

in the AF frame.

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Press and hold the shutter button halfway and

 

 

press the

 

button.

 

 

 

 

 

• The icon and the MF indicator will appear on the LCD

 

 

monitor, and the distance to the subject can be confirmed.

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Re-aim the camera to compose the shot as

 

 

desired and shoot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Release the AF Lock

Press the button and use the or button to select (Normal).

z The AF lock cannot be used in the

and

 

modes.

 

 

z Since AF frames do not display in

mode, aim the camera

so that the focus is on the target subject.

 

 

zWhen shooting with the focus lock or AF lock using the LCD monitor, setting [AF Frame] to [Center] (p. 90) makes shooting easier since the camera focuses using the center AF frame only.

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.