Shooting Range and Focusing

• If the flash fires, vignetting may occur.

• Be careful to avoid damaging the lens.

•In the yellow bar display area below the zoom bar, ewill turn gray and the camera will not focus.

• To prevent camera shake, try mounting the camera on a tripod and shooting with the camera set to [(p. 57).

Still Images

Movies

Shooting in Manual Focus Mode

When focusing is not possible in AF mode, use manual focus. You can specify the general focal position and then press the shutter button halfway to have the camera determine the optimal focal position near the position you specified. For details on the focusing range, see “Specifications” (p. 34).

Choose .

Press the qbutton, choose (either press the qrbuttons or turn the 7dial), and then

press the mbutton.

and the MF indicator are displayed.

Specify the general focal position.

Referring to the on-screen MF indicator bar

(which shows the distance and focal position) and the magnified display area, turn the 7 dial to specify the general focal position.

 

 

 

Fine-tune the focus.

 

 

 

MF Indicator

 

 

Press the shutter button halfway to have the

 

 

 

 

camera fine-tune the focal position (Safety

 

 

 

MF).

You can also fine-tune the focus by pressing the button.

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