RECORDING MODE

Spot AF

The spot AF is used for selective focusing. Both focus and exposure are determined with the spot focus area.

 

Press and hold the enter button (1) to

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switch between the wide focus frame

 

and the spot focus area. Place the sub-

 

ject inside the spot focus area (2) and

 

pressing the shutter-release button part-

 

way down to lock the focus and the

 

exposure. Focus lock (p.24) is active for

 

off-center compositions. The focus sig-

 

nals (p.25) will confirm the image is in

 

focus. Press the shutter release button

 

all the way down to take the picture (3).

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When the LCD monitor is off, the AF sys-

 

tem cannot be switched between wide

 

and spot AF; the last AF mode set will be

 

active. When the monitor display is live

 

image only, switching between the wide

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and spot AF modes resets the display

mode to full.

 

When auto reset (p.40) is active, the AF mode will reset to the wide focus frame when the camera is turned off.

The spot focus area can be used with movie recording. The focus area must be set before recording.

When used with the digital zoom (p.41), spot focus area is

Wide focus frame

enlarged.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spot focus area

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