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FOCUS AREA

Wide Focus Area

 

 

The wide focus frame uses seven focus sensors

 

 

(the spot focus area and six local focus areas) to

 

 

automatically focus on your subject. The wide

 

 

focus area provides greater framing flexibility and

 

 

makes it easier for the camera to focus on

Wide focus frame

moving subjects.

 

 

Local focus area LED

Press the shutter-release but- ton partway down to activate the wide focus area.

• A local focus area LED or spot focus area LED in the viewfinder will glow to indicate the point of focus within the wide focus area for less than one second.

• When the subject is moving, LEDs may not illuminate.

• All the focus area indicators in the viewfinder turn on when the wide focus frame is being used.

Focus area indicator

With continuous AF (p.73) or the sports subject-program mode (p.43), the local focus area LEDs will not glow in the vewfinder. The LEDs may not glow in continuous advance.

Custom Function Notes

Cust-13: When focus is confirmed, the local focus area LEDs will illuminate for approx. 0.3s (1), or for approx. 0.6s (2), The local focus area LEDs will only illuminate when an area is selected by the user (3) (p.113).

Spot Focus Area

By simply pressing the spot AF button, the center spot focus area is selected. The focus and exposure settings will be made with the center spot focus area.

Spot focus area

1

Place your subject inside the

 

spot focus area.

2

Press and hold the spot AF

 

button.

• The spot focus area in the viewfinder

Spot AF button will glow for a second after focus is confirmed.

will appear in the viewfinder,

 

 

 

indicating the center focus sensor is

 

 

 

being used.

DETAILED

OPERATION

Focus and exposure remain locked

 

 

until the spot focus button is released.

 

3

While holding the spot AF

 

 

 

button, press the shutter-

release button all the way down to take the picture.

When you release the spot AF button, the wide focus frame will be displayed.

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Minolta 9222-2163-11, 2084401, 2163-910 instruction manual Wide Focus Area, Spot Focus Area