Focus Mode

Use the focus mode selector to choose how the camera focuses. The following options are available:

Mode

Description

AF-S(single)

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

The camera continually adjusts focus to refl ect changes in the distance to the subject even when the shut-

ter button is not pressed halfway (note that this increases the drain on the battery). FAF MODE (pg. 80) AF-C(continuous) is fi xed at rCENTER; if Intelligent 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 (pg. 25). Intelligent Face Detection turns off automatically.

MF (manual)

Reduce focus

Increase focus

 

 

distance

distance

P

Manual focus

 

 

 

 

mode icon

 

 

 

 

Manual focus

 

 

 

 

indicator

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