
FOCUS AREA
Focus Area Selection controlsWith the
Custom 9 - (1) Select spot focus area
While pressing the spot AF button, the spot focus area is activated. Local focus areas are selected with the control dial while pressing the spot AF button. When the spot AF button is released, the wide focus area is active.
Custom 9 - (2) Select focus area.
Wide focus area, spot focus area and local focus areas set with the control dial while pressing the spot AF button. The focus area remains selected even after releasing the spot AF button.
• The sequence when turning the dial clockwise:
Wide focus area | Left local | Center spot | Right local |
| focus area | focus area | focus area |
Custom 9 - (3)
Switch between the wide focus frame and the spot focus area.
Every time the spot AF button is pressed, the camera switches between the spot focus area and wide focus frame . The following displays appears on the data panel and in the viewfinder.
Wide focus area | Spot focus area |
•When the RF 500mm lens or the AF Power Zoom
FOCUS MODES
Your camera has four focus modes:
Automatic AF | Continuous AF |
•All the autofocus modes work with the exposure modes: P A S M.
•The subject programs use automatic AF, except for sports mode, which uses continuous AF.
Automatic AFDesigned to work well in most situations, automatic AF is suited to events that have both moving a static subjects. When the subject is mov- ing, continuous AF is used; when static,
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