Focus modes

This camera has autofocus, and manual focus control. The focus mode is selected separately in the Digital Subject Program, movie, and P, A, S, and M exposure-mode menus. When using Digital Subject Programs, the focus mode is reset when the camera is turned off.

Autofocus

With the P, A, S, or M exposure modes or movie recording, the autofocus mode can be specified between single-shot AF and continuous AF in section 2 of the menu (p. 44). Single-shot AF, indicated by S on the monitor, allows the focus to be locked before recording the image, see the basic recording section.

Continuous AF, indicated by C, continually focuses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the camera. When capturing still images, the cam-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

era continues to focus when the shutter-release

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

button is held partway down. In movie recording,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuous AF

focus is locked when the shutter-release button is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

partway down, but it is continually adjusted during

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

recording.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single-shot

 

AF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When using Digital Subject Programs, the autofocus mode changes depending on the program used, Sports Action uses continuous AF and the other programs use single-shot AF. These AF modes are fixed.

Manual Focus

When focusing manually, a scale shows the approximate subject distance. The scale changes depending on the focusing range.

Use the up/down controller keys to focus; the monitor image is automatically magnified by a maximum of 2.5X depending on the digital zoom setting; the magnifier indicator is displayed. The live image returns to normal after two seconds, when zooming, or when the shutter-release button is pressed partway down.

When using the shutter-priority, aperture-priori- ty, or manual exposure modes (p. 36 - 38) with manual focus, press the central button of the controller to switch between using the up/down keys to focus or to adjust the exposure. The active function is indicated in blue.

Magnifier indicator

Manual-focus scale

Manual-focus indicator

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