Minolta 2084401, 2163-910, 9222-2163-11 instruction manual Local Focus Areas

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FOCUS AREA

Local Focus Areas

Selecting Local Focus Areas with the Custom Function

Local focus area

Spot focus area

Any of the seven local focus sensors (the spot focus area and six local areas) can be individually selected. Use the local focus areas with off-center subjects when changing the camera position is difficult such as when it is attached to a tripod.

When the focus-area custom function is set, the focus area in use will not change. The focus area can be changed with the spot AF button.

1 Set Custom 9-2. See the page 107.

2 While holding the spot AF button, turn the control dial

Selecting Local Focus Areas with the Spot AF button

This is the camera’s default setting. Changing between the local focus areas and the wide focus area is simple when using the spot AF button.

1	While holding the spot AF
	button, turn the control dial
	to select a local focus area.
• As the local focus areas are
Control dial	selected, the corresponding LED will
	glow in the viewfinder.
• The selected local focus area is also
	indicated by the focus area indicator.
2	While holding the spot AF
	button, press the shutter-
Spot AF button	release button all the way
	down to take the picture.
•	If the spot AF button is released,

Wide focus frame

is selected

to select the focus area.

•As the local focus areas are selected the corresponding LED will glow in the viewfinder.

• The selected local focus area is also indicated by the focus area indicator.

• The focus areas will cycle as
indicated in the diagram when
turning the control dial clockwise.
Turning the control dial
counterclockwise will cycle through	DETAILED OPERATION
3 button all the way down to
the focus areas in reverse order.

Press the shutter-release take the picture.

selected local focus area is

cancelled and the wide focus area is

activated.

• The selected focus area will remain active until changed using the spot AF button and control dial.

Custom Function Notes

Cust-9: 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(1). Wide focus area and local focus areas set with the control dial while pressing the spot AF button (2). To switch between the spot focus area and wide focus frame every time the spot AF button is pressed (3) (p.111).

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