Focus Mode

To choose how the camera focuses, press the AF C-S-Mbutton and rotate the command dial.

FOCUSING

+

CONTINUOUS AF

The following options are available:

Mode

Description

K

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

(SINGLE AF)

J

The camera continually adjusts focus to reflect changes in the distance to the subject even when the shutter button is not pressed halfway (note that this increases the drain on the

batteries). r(CENTER) is automatically selected for autofocus mode (P40); if Intelligent (CONTINUOUS AF) Face Detection is on, the camera will continually adjust focus for the selected face. 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 (P31). Intelligent Face

jDetection turns off automatically.

(MF)

P

Manual focus

 

 

mode icon

Reduce focus

Increase focus

 

distance

distance

Manual focus

 

 

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