To choose an AF-area mode, press the AF-mode button and rotate the sub-command dial until the desired mode is displayed in the monitor.

AF-mode button

Sub-command

Monitor

 

dial

 

Manual Focus

To focus in manual focus mode (0 100), rotate the lens focus ring until the subject is in focus. To magnify the view in the monitor for precise focus, press the Xbutton (0 38).

Xbutton

APreviewing Focus During Live View Photography

To temporarily select maximum aperture for an improved focus preview during live view photography, press the Pv button. To return aperture to its original value, press the button again or focus using autofocus. If the shutter-release button is pressed all the way down to take a picture during focus preview, aperture will return to the original value before the photo is taken.

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