Focus Search Priority
When the camera is set to NORMAL or MACRO focus, it begins searching for focus from the last focus position. However, you
can use the 
buttons to change this behavior. This feature is useful when there are multiple objects at different distances in the focus region.
zHolding the 
button while pressing the Shutter halfway down causes the camera to begin searching for focus from the farthest position (infinity in NORMAL mode and 0.8 m in MACRO mode), thus making the camera more likely to focus on an object in the background.
zHolding the 
button while pressing the Shutter halfway down causes the camera to begin searching for focus from the nearest position (0.8 m in NORMAL mode and 0.1 m in MACRO mode), thus making the camera more likely to focus on an object in the foreground.
Hints on Using Manual Focus
zMake sure to adjust the diopter control properly before using manual focus with the microdisplay (see page 19).
zTo find the best focus position, adjust the focus so that the image looks like it is in focus on the active display. From this
position, press the 
button until the image begins to blur,
then press the 
button until the image begins to blur. Then set the focus position halfway between the locations where the image began to blur.
zTo lock focus for a set of pictures, let the camera find the best focus using the NORMAL setting, then switch to MANUAL FOCUS. The focus will then be locked at that distance until you adjust it manually or switch to another focus setting.
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