Minolta 800si instruction manual Focus Lock, Locking Focus with the AF Button

FOCUS LOCK

LOCKING FOCUS WITH THE AF BUTTON

Center your subject in the

focus area .

Press and hold the AF button.

• The camera will focus on the subject, then lock focus. When focus is locked, will appear in the viewfinder.

• A local focus area indicator appears in the viewfinder to show where the camera is focusing on the subject.

Choose a different area by turning the front control dial (p 68).

Recompose the scene while continuing to hold the AF button, then press the shutter- release button all the way down.

• Focus will remain locked as long as your finger depresses the AF button.

•Make sure your finger has lifted completely off the AF button before taking another photograph if you want the camera to re-focus.

•If the camera is set to 14-segment honeycomb metering, exposure is also locked.

•When Automatic Autofocus is selected, focus may not be able to lock in some situations. In such cases, set the camera to Single-shot Autofocus (p 65).

•The camera cannot lock focus when in Continuous Autofocus mode or if the subject is moving.

•With an xi-series lens, autofocus can be locked by pulling the lens control ring toward the camera. Focus can also be locked with some manual zoom lenses by pressing their focus-hold button.

•It is possible to change between wide-focus area and local-focus area. Turn the front dial while pressing the AF button. See page 67.

Customized Function #9 - AF-Area Selection

The function of the AF button can be changed.

Setting 1 - Normal. Pressing the AF button changes wide-focus frame to local focus area selection (p 102).

Setting 2 - While the AF button is pressed, the center local-focus area is active.

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