Using Focus Mode

Mode (Auto) APlayback: and Photography Basic

Choose a focus mode according to the subject and composition.

AAutofocus

Camera automatically adjusts focus according to distance to subject. Use when the distance from subject to lens is 50 cm (1 ft. 8 in.) or more, or 1.7 m (5 ft. 8 in.) or more when camera is zoomed all the way out.

DMacro close-up

Use for close-ups of flowers or small objects.

The closest shooting distance will vary according to the magnification of the zoom. In the zoom position where the Ficon and zoom indicator on the monitor glow green (wide-angle side from the Kicon), the camera can focus on subjects as close

as about 10 cm (4 in.) from the lens. In the center zoom position between the maximum wide-angle side and the Kicon, the camera can focus on subjects as close as about 1 cm (0.4 in.) from the lens.

BInfinity

Use when shooting distant scenes through window glass or when shooting landscapes.

When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the focus area or focus indicator (A8) always glows green. However, the camera may not be able to focus on nearby objects. The flash mode is set to W(off ).

EManual focus

The focus can be adjusted for any subject that is a distance of 1 cm (0.4 in.) to infinity from the lens (A40).

Focus Modes Available in Each Shooting Mode

 

 

A

A, B, C, D, M

y

x

F

s

d

A(Autofocus)

w1

w1

 

 

w

w

w1

D(Macro close-up)

w

w

2

3

–

–

w

B(Infinity)

w

w

 

 

–

–

w

E(Manual focus)

–

w

 

–

–

–

w

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1Default setting for each shooting mode.

2Available focus modes and default setting varies between different scene modes (A45 to 52).

3 The camera sets the focus mode according to the scene mode that it has automatically determined (A43).

CThe Focus Mode Setting

•For shooting modes A, B, Cand D, the changed focus mode setting will be stored in the camera's memory even after the camera is turned off.

•Focus mode cannot be used simultaneously with certain features. See “Functions that Cannot be

38Applied Simultaneously” (A96) for more information.