3Press and hold the shutter button halfway and press the button.
zThe icon and the MF indicator will appear on the LCD monitor.
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To Release the AF Lock
Press the button.
zThe AF lock cannot be used in the and modes. zThe AF frame will not appear in mode.
zWhen shooting with the focus lock or AF lock using the LCD monitor, setting [AiAF] to [Off] (p. 43) 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.
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
*Can also be set so that the image displayed is not magnified (p. 20).
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