AF Fine Tune

Fine-tune focus for up to 12 lens types. AF tuning is not recommended in most situations and may interfere with normal focus; use only when required.

Option

Description

 

 

 

 

AF fine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tune

• On: Turn AF tuning on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(On/

• Off (default): Turn AF tuning off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tune AF for the current lens (CPU

Move focal

 

 

 

 

Saved

lenses only). Press 1 or 3to choose

point away

Current

a value between +20 and –20.

from camera.

value

value

Values for up to 12 lens types can be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stored. Only one value can be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stored for each type of lens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose the AF tuning value used

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Default

when no previously saved value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exists for the current lens (CPU

Move focal

Previous

 

 

lenses only).

point toward

value

 

 

 

camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

List previously saved AF tuning values. If a value exists for the

 

current lens, it will be shown with a Vicon. To delete a lens from

 

the list, highlight the desired lens and press O. To change a lens

 

identifier (for example, to choose an identifier that is the same as

 

the last two digits of the lens serial number to distinguish it from

List

other lenses of the same type in light of the fact that Saved value

can be used with only one lens of each type), highlight the

saved

desired lens and press 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

values

The menu shown at right will be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

displayed; press 1 or 3 to choose an

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

identifier and press Jto save changes

 

 

 

 

 

 

and exit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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