a3: Focus Tracking with Lock-On Gbutton ACustom Settings menu

This option controls how autofocus adjusts to sudden large changes in the distance to the subject when AF-Cis selected or continuous-servo autofocus is selected when the camera is in AF-Amode for viewfinder photography (0 97).

Option

Description

C5 (Long)

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When the distance to the subject changes abruptly, the camera waits for the

 

 

specified period before adjusting the distance to the subject. This prevents

D

3 (Normal)

 

 

the camera from refocusing when the subject is briefly obscured by objects

)

2

passing through the frame.

E1 (Short)

The camera immediately adjusts focus when the distance to the subject

Off changes. Use when photographing a series of subjects at varying distances in quick succession.

a4: AF Point Illumination

Gbutton ACustom Settings menu

Choose whether the active focus point is highlighted in red in the viewfinder.

Option

Description

Auto

The selected focus point is automatically highlighted as needed to establish

contrast with the background.

 

 

 

 

The selected focus point is always highlighted, regardless of the brightness of

On

the background. Depending on the brightness of the background, the

 

selected focus point may be difficult to see.

 

 

Off

The selected focus point is not highlighted. The area outside the current crop

is shown in grey (0 90).

 

 

 

a5: Focus Point Wrap-Around

Gbutton ACustom Settings menu

Choose whether focus-point selection “wraps around” from one edge of the viewfinder to another.

 

 

Option

Description

 

 

 

 

Focus-point selection “wraps around” from top to

 

 

 

 

bottom, bottom to top, right to left, and left to right, w

q

 

 

Wrap

so that, for example, pressing 2 when a focus point

 

 

 

at the right edge of the display is highlighted (q)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

selects the corresponding focus point at the left

 

U

 

 

edge of the display (w).

 

 

 

 

 

 

No wrap

The focus-point display is bounded by the outermost focus points so that, for

 

 

 

 

example, pressing 2 when a focus point at the right edge of the display is

 

 

 

 

selected has no effect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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