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AUTOFOCUS MODES•Do not confuse these icons with the metering-mode icons (p.47).
•The shutter can be released even if the camera cannot focus on the subject.
Focus icon:red – Cannot focus. The subject is too close or a special situation is preventing
the AF system from focusing.
Continuous AF icon – Focus confirmed.
Single AF icon – Focus confirmed.
This digital camera has two autofocusing modes.The single and continuous AF are selected in the
basic section of the recording-mode menu (p.78).
Single AF – for general purpose photography and static subjects.When the shutter-release button is
pressed partway down, the autofocus system locks onto the subject in the focus area and will remain
locked until the shutter button is released.
Continuous AF –for moving subjects. When the shutter-release button is pressed partway down,
the autofocus system will activate and continue to focus until the exposure is made.
•When using continuous AF with the wide focus area (p.74), the AF sensors used to indicate the point of
focus will not be displayed.
•The continuous AF mode may have difficulty focusing on extremely fast subjects.In this situation, use
manual focus to focus on a point in the subject’s path and release the shutter just before the subject
reaches that point;there is a slight delay between the time the shutter-release button is pressed and the
shutter opens.
•Direct Manual focus (p.131) can be used with single AF.