Autofocus Mode

Enter shooting mode Mdbutton MDmenu icon MAutofocus mode Mkbutton

Set how the camera focuses in short movie show mode or when recording movies.

Option

Description

ASingle AF

Focus is locked when movie recording starts.

Select this option when the distance between the camera

(default setting)

and the subject will remain fairly consistent.

 

 

 

 

Camera focuses continuously.

 

Select this option when the distance between the camera

BFull-time AF

and subject will change significantly during recording. The

sound of the camera focusing may be heard in the

 

recorded movie. Use of Single AF is recommended to

 

prevent the sound of the camera focusing from interfering

 

with recording.

•When an HS movie option is selected in Movie options, the setting is fixed at Single AF.

Section Reference

E80