GAF Area Mode

Choose where the camera focuses.

Option

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use for snapshots. Camera automatically

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

compares distances to subjects in nine focus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto

areas shown at right and selects focus area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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containing closest subject.

Selected focus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

area is highlighted when shutter-release but-

 

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Focus

 

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ton is pressed halfway.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use to focus on relatively stationary subjects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

not in center of frame. Press multi selector

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

up, down, left, or right to select from 99 focus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

areas in large frame shown at right. Pictures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I Manual

can be taken while focus

area selection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Focus

 

area

 

 

 

screen is displayed. To end focus area selec-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tion and adjust flash, focus, self-timer, and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exposure compensation settings, press B.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press B again to change focus area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camera focuses on subject in center focus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H Center

area. Focus lock (B 77) can be used to focus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on off-center subject.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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F4.3

 

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Center focus area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The focus area is displayed in green when the camera is able to focus. If the focus area blinks red, the camera is unable to focus. In Auto mode, the focus area is not displayed until the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

EAuto-focus Mode

Choose how the camera focuses.

Option

Description

DSingle AF (default) Camera focuses when shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

C

Full-time AF

Camera adjusts focus continuously until shutter-release button is

pressed halfway. Use with moving subjects.

 

 

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Northern Industrial Tools P5000 user manual AF Area Mode, Choose where the camera focuses, Auto-focus Mode