Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu

k AF Area Mode

Use this option to determine where the camera focuses.

lAuto (default setting)

AF area mode

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nCenter

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Camera automatically selects the focus area (1 of 5; c 24) containing the subject closest to the camera. The selected focus area is displayed when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

mManual

Press the rotary multi selector G, H, I, or J to select from 99 focus areas in the frame. Pictures can be taken while focus area selection screen is dis- played.

To end focus area selection and adjust the flash, macro close-up, self-timer, and exposure compensation settings, press d. To return to the focus area selection screen, press d.

nCenter

Camera focuses on subject in center of frame. Center focus area is used.

lFocus Lock

To focus on off-center subjects when [Center] is selected for [AF area mode], use focus lock as described below.

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Position the subject in the center of the frame.

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Press the shutter-release button halfway.

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• Confirm that the focus indicator (p) is green.

 

 

 

 

 

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Continue holding down the shutter-release button

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halfway and recompose the picture.

 

 

 

• Be sure that the distance between the camera and

 

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the subject does not change.

 

 

 

 

 

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