Setup

Focus areas are grouped as follows (illustrations show the control panel display):

 

 

Pattern 1

 

 

Pattern 2*

 

 

 

Top

 

 

Top

 

Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

Area

Left

Center

Right

Left

Center 1 Center 2

Right

 

 

 

Bottom

 

 

Bottom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top

 

 

Top

 

Closest

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subject

Left

Center

Right

Left

Center 1 Center 2

Right

 

 

 

Bottom

 

 

Bottom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*The center focus-area group is selected by pressing the center of the multi selector once to activate the current center focus-area group and then pressing the center of the multi selector to toggle between “center 1” and “center 2.” “Center 2” is only available when Center AF Area is selected for Center Button (Custom Setting f1) > Shooting Mode.

Custom Setting a5: Focus Tracking with Lock-On

This option controls how autofocus adjusts to sudden large changes in the distance to the subject.

Custom Settings

Option

Description

Long

Camera waits before adjusting focus when distance to subject changes

Normal

abruptly. Prevents camera from refocusing when subject is briefly obscured by

(default)

objects passing through frame. Select Long to increase length of time before

Short

camera refocuses, Short to reduce.

 

Camera immediately adjusts focus when distance to subject changes abruptly.

Off

Use when photographing series of subjects at varying distances in quick suc-

 

cession.

 

 

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