Shooting Options: Shooting Menu (A, B, C, DModes)

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Autofocus Mode

Set to A, B, Cor DMdMA, B, C, D(shooting menu) (A91) MAutofocus mode

Choose how the camera focuses.

ASingle AF (default setting)

The camera focuses only when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

BFull-time AF

The camera focuses continuously until the shutter-release button is pressed down halfway. Use with moving subjects. A sound will be heard while the camera focuses.

CNote on Autofocus Mode

This feature cannot be used simultaneously with certain features. See “Functions that Cannot be Applied Simultaneously” (A108) for more information.

Flash Exp. Comp.

Set to A, B, Cor DMdMA, B, C, D(shooting menu) (A91) MFlash exp. comp.

Flash compensation is used to adjust the flash output by ±2.0 EV in increments of 1/3 EV, changing the brightness of the main subject relative to the background.

-0.3 to -2.0

The flash output is reduced from –0.3 to –2.0 EV, in increments of 1/3 EV, to prevent unwanted highlights or reflections.

0.0 (default setting)

The flash output is not adjusted.

+0.3 to +2.0

The flash output is increased from +0.3 to +2.0 EV, in increments of 1/3 EV, to make the main subject of the frame appear brighter.

At settings other than 0.0, the icon for the current setting is displayed on the monitor (A6).

CFlash Exp. Comp. in Low Noise Night Mode

Flash exp. comp. can be set even in low noise night mode (A59). This setting is stored in the camera’s memory independently and is not linked to Flash exp. comp. in shooting modes A, B, C and D.

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