
Using the Focus Settings
The Focus MF button lets you toggle between four focus settings on the
camera.
The following table describes each of the MF focus range settings on the camera.
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None | NORMAL | Use when taking pictures of subjects greater |
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| than 0.8 m (31.5 in) away. Auto focus is | ||
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| limited to a range of 0.8 m (31.5 in) to | ||
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| infinity. This is the default focus setting. | ||
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| MACRO | Use when taking | ||
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| less than 0.8 m (31.5 in) away. In this mode, | ||
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| the camera will not take a picture if it cannot | ||
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| find focus (the focus brackets turn red in the | ||
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| active display and an error message | ||
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| appears). Auto focus has a distance range of | ||
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| 0.1 to 0.8 m (3.9 to 31.5 in). Zoom position | ||
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| is limited to a range of wide to 3.5x. | ||
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| INFINITY | Use when taking pictures of distant objects | ||
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| and landscapes. Focus range is limited to a | ||
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| small region near infinity. |
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MF | MANUAL | Allows you to step manually through the full |
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| FOCUS | focus range. Use the | buttons to | |
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| adjust the focus. You can determine the focus | ||
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| by observing the image in the active display | ||
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| and by a meter that appears on the right side | ||
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| of the active display. For more information, | ||
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| see Hints on Using Manual Focus on | ||
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