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Menu Guide—Custom

Custom Setting a4: Focus Tracking with Lock-On

This option controls how autofocus adjusts to sudden large changes in the distance to the sub- ject. Highlight a4 Lock-onin the second level of the CSM menu ( 180) and press the multi selector to the right. Press the multi selector up or down to highlight an option, then press to the right to make a selection.

Settings

Option

Long

Normal (default)

Short

Off

Description

Camera waits before adjusting focus when distance to subject changes abruptly. Prevents camera from refocusing when sub- ject is briefly obscured by objects passing through frame. Setting refers to length of time before camera refocuses.

Camera immediately adjusts focus when distance to subject changes abruptly. Use when photographing series of subjects at varying distances in quick succession.

Custom Setting a5: AF Activation

This option controls whether both the shutter- release button and the AF-ONbuttons can be used to initiate autofocus or whether autofocus is only initiated when one of the AF-ONbuttons is pressed. Highlight a5 AF activation in the sec- ond level of the CSM menu ( 180) and press the

multi selector to the right. Press the multi selector up or down to highlight an option, then press to the right to make a selection.

OptionDescription

Shutter/AF-ONAutofocus can be performed with AF-ONbuttons or by pressing

(default) shutter-release button halfway.

AF-ON only Autofocus can only be performed using AF-ONbuttons.

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