Using the Menus: Shooting Mode

CAF ILLUMINATOR

If ON is selected, the AF-assist illuminator will light to assist autofocus.

RThe AF-assist illuminator turns off automatically in silent mode.

QThe camera may be unable to focus using the AF-assist illuminator in some cases. If the camera is unable to focus in macro mode, try increasing the distance to the subject.

QAvoid shining the AF-assist illuminator directly into your subject’s eyes.

vAE/AF-LOCK BUTTON

When AE/AF LOCK is assigned to the Fn button, this option can be used to choose whether the button locks focus, exposure, or both (P53).

WMOVIE SET-UP

Adjust movie settings.

Option

 

Description

 

Choose a frame size for movies.

 

 

 

MOVIE MODE

Option

Description

 

i1920 × 1080 30 fps

Full HD (High Definition).

 

 

 

h1280 × 720 30 fps

High Definition.

 

 

 

 

 

This option controls how the camera focuses during movie recording.

 

• rCENTER: When shooting starts, the camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame.

 

• uCONTINUOUS: The camera continuously adjusts focus to reflect changes in the distance to subjects near

 

the center of the frame.

FOCUS MODE

• pMANUAL: Focus manually.

RNote that in umode, the camera focuses continuously, increasing the drain on the battery, and that the sound of the camera focusing may be audible.

RIf a face is detected when u is selected, a o icon will be displayed and the camera will continuously adjust focus to maintain focus on the face.

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