Shooting with the AF Lock

• If a face is not detected and only gray frames (no white frame) appear, an AF Frame will appear in the center of the screen when you press the shutter button halfway.

•The AF frame will appear in the center of the screen if you press the shutter button halfway when Servo AF (p. 83) is set to [On] and a face is not detected.

•Examples of faces that cannot be detected:

•Subjects that are far away or extremely close.

•Subjects that are dark or light.

•Faces turned to the side or at a diagonal, or faces with a portion hidden.

•The camera may mistakenly identify non-human subjects as a face.

•If the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter button halfway, the AF frame will not appear.

Shooting with the AF Lock

The focus can be locked. After locking the focus, the focal distance will not change even when you release your finger from the shutter button.

Lock the focus.

●Keep the shutter button pressed halfway

and press the qbutton.

XThe focus locks, and and the MF indicator appear on the screen.

●After you release your finger from the shutter button, press the qbutton again, then press the qrbuttons or turn the  dial to choose . The focus will unlock.

Compose the scene and shoot.

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