Focus area selection

Individual focus areas can be selected when recording still images. With auto recording and Digital Subject Programs, focus area selection is reset when the exposure-mode dial is moved to another position or the camera is turned off. In P, A, S, and M exposure modes, the selected focus area remains active until reset.

Press and hold the central button of the controller until the five spot focus areas are displayed.

Use the left/right keys of the controller to highlight the desired auto- focus area; the active area is blue.

Press the shutter-release button partway down or press the central button of the controller to select the area; the other four areas disap- pear. Only when a focus area has been selected, can the controller be used for other camera operations.

Take the picture as described in the basic recording section; press the shutter-release button partway down to lock focus and exposure. Press the shutter-release button all the way down to take the picture.

Once a focus area is selected, it will remain active even after the pic- ture has been taken. Press and hold the central button of the con- troller to return to the standard focus frames.

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Konica Minolta Z3 instruction manual Focus area selection