ADVANCED SETTINGS

Changing the Focus Mode

Your camera provides you with the five focus modes described below. The initial factory default focus mode is Auto Focus.

Focus Mode

Description

Focus Range

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto

Automatic focus when the shutter button is half-pressed.

Auto adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Focus

During movie recording, the Auto Focus Mode is disabled and

(Approximately 40 cm to

(1.3' to

))

 

 

 

 

 

the camera switches to the Pan Focus Mode automatically.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Macro

Automatic focus for distances that are closer than those for

Auto adjustment (6 cm to 50 cm (2.4" to 19.7"))

 

 

(Close-up)

Auto Focus. Used for close-up shooting.

• Minimum distance position varies with optical zoom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pan

Pan Focus (PF) is available during movie recording only.

Fixed distance

 

 

 

 

Focus

Fixed focus for relatively wide-range focusing. Use Pan Focus

• Focus range varies with optical zoom position.

 

 

 

 

 

under conditions where Auto Focus is difficult.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Infinity

Focus is fixed at infinity. Use this mode when shooting

Infinity

 

 

 

 

Focus

scenery and other faraway images.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manual

Focus is performed manually.

• Focus range varies with optical zoom factor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Focus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical Zoom Factor

Range

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1X

6cm to

(00' to

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3X

40cm to

(00' to

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ADVANCED SETTINGS