Shooting Options: Shooting Menu (A(Auto) Mode)

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yCenter

The camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame.

The center focus area is always displayed.

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Focus area

BNote on AF Area Mode

There may be functions with which this setting cannot be enabled. See “Camera Settings that Cannot Be Applied Simultaneously” (A49) for more information.

DFocus Lock

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

1 Position the subject in the center of the frame.

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2Press the shutter-release button halfway.

•Confirm that the focus area glows green.

•Focus and exposure are locked.

3Continue holding down the shutter-release button halfway and recompose the picture.

•Be sure to maintain the same distance between the camera and the subject while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

4Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to take the picture.

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DMore Information

46See “Autofocus” (A27) for more information.