Shooting in manual mode

Set the unit to manual mode when manually adjusting the focus, shutter speed, iris, gain and white balance.

Switching to manual mode

Move the AUTO/MANUAL switch to the MANUAL position to select the manual mode. ( will disappear from the viewfinder or the LCD monitor.)

AUTO/MANUAL switch

Manual focusing

Focus ring

FOCUS button

RING selector

AUTO/MANUAL switch

switch

 

1 Use the AUTO/MANUAL switch to set to manual mode.

2 Use the FOCUS button to switch the focus mode.

Pressing the FOCUS button switches to manual focus mode where “MF” appears on the screen. Pressing the FOCUS button again switches to auto focus mode where “AF” appears on the screen.

•Holding down the FOCUS button sets the focal length to infinity and causes “MF95” to appear on the screen.

When switching from auto mode to manual mode:

•Iris and focus are set to AUTO.

You can switch them to manual mode by pressing the IRIS button and FOCUS button.

•Shutter speed

CAMERA mode preserves the AUTO mode shutter speed. PHOTO mode preserves the AUTO mode state. You can change the shutter speed by using the Function Navi.

•The shortest distance from a back-focusing lens differs depending on the zoom position.

•When using a macro range and AF or MF on the focus control information display appears in reverse black and white, zooming may cause the image to become unfocused.

3 The function allocated to the focus ring can be changed with the RING switch.

FOCUS:

Adjust the focus.

ZOOM/IRIS:

Adjust the zoom or iris (aperture) setting. You can change which functions are assigned from the menus.

The factory default setting is ZOOM.

Temporarily switching to auto focus

You can also use auto focus mode while in manual mode by assigning the (PUSH)AF function to one of the USER buttons 1 to 3. Auto focus mode will be enabled for as long as the USER button is pressed, and the focal point will be automatically adjusted.

You can also align focus with touch auto focus. (Page 44)

•Auto focus may not work properly if there is flickering. Select a shutter speed suited to the ambient light. (Page 50)

•If the auto focus mode is set with any format except 60i and 60P, controlling the focus will take slightly longer than in the normal focus mode.

•During macro shooting “AF” or “MF” will be displayed in a frame on the screen.

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