Using Focus Mode

Mode (Auto) APlayback: and Photography Basic

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Choose a focus mode according to the subject and composition.

AAutofocus

The camera automatically adjusts the focus according to the distance to the subject. Use when the distance from the subject to the lens is 50 cm (1 ft. 8 in.) or more, or 80 cm (2 ft. 8 in.) or more at the maximum telephoto position.

DMacro close-up

Use for close-ups of flowers or small objects.

When the Fmark on the monitor lights in green (when the zoom indicator is to the wide-angle side of the Kicon), the camera can focus on subjects as close as about 2 cm (0.8 in.) from the lens. The closest distance at which the camera can focus varies depending on the zoom position.

BInfinity

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

When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the AF lamp always lights in

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 2 cm (0.8 in.) to infinity from the lens (A42).

Focus Modes Available in Each Shooting Mode

 

A

A, B, C, D,

y

O

D

 

 

E, F, N

 

 

 

A(Autofocus)

w1

w1

 

w1

w1

D(Macro close-up)

w

w

2

w

w

B(Infinity)

w

w

 

w

w

E(Manual focus)

–

w

 

w

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

1Default setting for each shooting mode.

2Available focus modes and default setting vary between different scene modes (A46 to 55).

CFocus Mode Setting

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

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