Using Focus Lock

“Focus lock” is a technique you can use when you want to Subject to be focused on compose an image in which the subject you want to focus

on is not within the focus frame in the center of the screen.

•To use focus lock, select “Û Spot” for the Auto Focus area (page 41).

1.Align the monitor screen’s focus frame with

 

the subject you want to focus on and then half-

 

Focus frame

 

press the shutter button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Keeping the shutter button half-pressed (which

 

 

 

 

 

maintains the focus setting), move the camera

 

 

 

to compose the image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

When you are ready to shoot the image, press

 

 

 

the shutter button the rest of the way down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE

• Focus lock also locks exposure (AE).

Specifying the Auto Focus Area (AF Area)

The camera automatically determines the focus point on the

ÒIntelligent screen and focuses there (intelligent AF).

•Face detection (page 45) operates automatically.

 

 

Spot

This mode takes readings of a small area in the center of the

 

Û

 

image. This setting works well with focus lock (page 41).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When you half-press the shutter button while this setting selected,

 

 

Multi

the camera will select the optimum Auto Focus area from among

 

È

 

nine possible areas. The focus frame of the area where the

 

 

 

 

 

 

camera focuses will be displayed in green.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tracking

Half-pressing the shutter button focuses on the subject and causes

 

Ë

 

the focus frame to track the movement of the subject.

 

 

 

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