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BASIC IMAGE RECORDING
Selecting the Focus Mode
Using the Auto Focus Mode
You can use the following procedure to select from among four different focus modes: Auto Focus, Macro, Infinity, and Manual Focus.
1.Enter the REC mode.
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cycle through the | SHIFT | MF |
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available focus mode |
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Focus |
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Each press of cycles through the focus modes in the following sequence.
Auto Focus (no indicator) Macro (
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Infinity (
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Manual Focus (
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As its name suggests, the Auto Focus Mode adjusts focus automatically whenever you press the shutter release button about half way down. The following shows the relationship between optical zoom factor and the focusing distance for Auto Focus.
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1X | 10cm to ∞ | ||
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3X | 50cm to ∞ | ||
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1X | 40cm to ∞ | ||
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8X | 1m to ∞ | ||
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1.Press to cycle through the focus mode settings until there is no focus mode in- dicator on the display. This indicates the Auto Focus Mode.
2.Compose the image to the object you want within the focus frame, and then press and hold the shutter release button about half way down.