FOCUS HOLD

Use focus hold when you want to take a picture with your subject outside the focus frame [ ], or when autofocus is difficult to confirm.

1. Center your subject in the focus frame [ ] and press the shutter-release button partway down.

2. Continue to hold the shutter-release button partway down while you compose your picture.

3. Press the shutter-release button all-the-way down to take the picture.

Focus hold can only be used when appears in the viewfinder.

DIRECT MANUAL FOCUS

Use DMF to adjust the focus manually without taking the camera out of autofocus mode.

1.Press the shutter-release button partway down to activate autofocus (camera must be in AF mode).

2. Without releasing the shutter-release button adjust the focus manually using the focusing ring on the lens.

will appear in the viewfinder.

3.Press the shutter-release button all-the-way down to take the picture.

The focus-confirmed indicator ( ) will appear in the viewfinder to indicate when the subject in the focus frame is in focus.

The camera returns to the autofocus mode after the picture is taken, or when you remove your finger from the shutter- release button.

DMF is not available on lenses without a focusing ring.

DMF is not possible if or appear in the viewfinder.

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