Shooting in manual mode

Set the camera to manual mode to adjust the focus, iris, gain and white balance manually.

Switching to manual mode

Set the <AUTO/MANU> switch to the <MANU> position to switch to manual mode.

([] display of the viewfinder and the LCD monitor disappears.)

<AUTO/MANU> switch

Setting focus (manual focus)

Focus ring

<FOCUS> switch

<PUSH AUTO>

<AUTO/MANU>

button

switch

1With the <AUTO/MANU> switch, switch to manual mode.

2With the <FOCUS> switch, switch the focus control method.

<A> (AUTO): Auto focus mode Automatically sets the focus.

<M> (MANUAL): Manual focus mode

Manually move the focus ring to set the focus.

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After setting focal distance to infinity, automatically switched to the manual focus mode. The <FOCUS> switch automatically moves back to <M> (MANUAL) even when you move it to <>.

<PUSH AUTO> button

While pressing the <PUSH AUTO> button, the automatic focus can be set quickly.

Switching to manual focus assist mode

You can switch from manual mode to manual focus assist mode by turning [ON] the [MF ASSIST] item on the setup menu [SW MODE] screen.

••Focus adjustment is performed roughly with about half the work in focus ring operation, compared to the manual focus mode.

••After adjustment with the focus ring, focus adjusts automatically (fine adjustment).

••When focus is off a great deal, it may not be set.

••After making an automatic adjustment, the next automatic adjustment is not performed until the focus ring is moved.

••Because auto focus sometimes does not operate correctly when there is flickering, select a shutter speed appropriate to the lighting. (Page 37)

••When using auto focus mode with any format other than 60i and 60P, the time for the focus control will be slightly longer than for the normal focus mode.

••When [ON] is selected in the [AF] item on the setup menu [AUTO SW] screen, auto focus is on during auto mode regardless of the position of the <FOCUS> switch. (Page 88)

••During macro shooting, the screen display of [AF], [MF], and [MA] become boxed characters.

Using focus assist

When you press the <FOCUS ASSIST> button, the image contour has red edges or the screen center of the LCD monitor is enlarged to set the focus easily. The screen display of the viewfinder or the LCD monitor that appears when you press the <FOCUS ASSIST> button can be set in the [FOCUS ASSIST] item on the setup menu [SW MODE].

<FOCUS ASSIST> button

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