Focus Mode

Use the focus mode selector to choose how the camera focuses.

Mode

Description

S

Focus locks while the shutter button is pressed halfway. Choose for stationary subjects.

(SINGLE AF)

 

C

The camera continually adjusts focus to reflect changes in the distance to the subject even

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when the shutter button is not pressed halfway (note that this increases the drain on the (CONTINUOUS AF) batteries). Choose for moving subjects.

Focus manually using the focus ring. Rotate the ring left to reduce the focus distance, right to increase. The manual focus indicator indicates how closely the focus distance matches the distance to the subject in the focus brackets. Choose for manual control of focus or in situations in which the camera is unable to focus using autofocus (P35). Intelligent Face Detection

Mturns off automatically.

(MANUAL FOCUS)

P

Manual focus

 

 

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Reduce focusIncrease focus

 

distance

distance

Manual focus

 

 

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Photography on

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