Using Focus Lock

“Focus lock” is the name of a technique you can use when you want to shoot an image in which the subject to be focused on is not within the focus frame in the center of the screen.

•Use focus lock with “ Spot” or “ Tracking” focus.

1. Align the monitor

Subject to be focused on

screen’s focus frame

 

 

 

 

 

 

with the subject you

 

 

 

want to focus on and

 

 

 

then half-press the

 

 

 

 

 

 

shutter button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Focus

 

Frame

 

 

2.Keeping the shutter button half-pressed, re-compose the image as you like.

•When “ Tracking” is selected as the Auto

Focus area, the focus frame will move

automatically and follow the subject.

3.When the image is focused, press the shutter button the rest of the way to shoot.

NOTE

•Focus lock also causes exposure (AE) to be locked.

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