Minolta 7i instruction manual Manual Focus, Magnification Button and Electronic Magnification

RECORDING MODE

MANUAL FOCUS

Manual control over focus is simple. The focus mode button (AF/MF) (1) switches between auto- matic and manual focus. The MF icon is displayed on the data panel and monitors when the camera is in the manual-focus mode.

Use the focus ring (2) at the rear of the lens barrel to make a sharp image on monitors. The approxi- mate distance from the CCD to the subject is dis- played near the frame counter. Manual focus can be used with movie recording and in macro mode.

CCD plane

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MAGNIFICATION BUTTON AND ELECTRONIC MAGNIFICATION

The magnification button can be used to activate the digital zoom (p. 76) or enlarge the center of the image by 4X to aid manual focusing. The function of the magnification button is selected in the cus- tom 1 section of the recording-mode menu (p. 78).

When electronic magnification is selected on the menu, the digital zoom is canceled. Electronic mag- nification can only be used during manual focus. The magnified display cannot be used to set the exposure.

Press the magnification button on the back of the camera.

• The magnifier icon is displayed on the monitors when electronic magnification is in effect. Pressing the magnification button a second time cancels the function.

• When the shutter-release button is pressed partway down, the magnified display is canceled showing the entire image area.

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