Shooting in manual mode

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

Switching to manual mode

Slide the AUTO/MANUAL switch to MANUAL to switch to the manual mode. ( A on the viewfinder and LCD go out).

AUTO/MANUAL switch

Manual focusing

Focus ring

FOCUS switch

PUSH AUTO button AUTO/MANUAL switch FOCUS/IRIS switch

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

2 Use the FOCUS switch to choose how to control focusing.

A (AUTO):

Auto focus mode

M(MANUAL): Manual focus mode

Turn the focus ring by hand.

∞:

The camera first focuses on infinity, then it switches to manual focus.

The FOCUS switch automatically moves back to M (MANUAL) after you move it to ∞.

3 Use the FOCUS RING (FOCUS/IRIS) switch

to change the function assigned to the focus ring.

FOCUS: Adjusts focus.

IRIS: Adjusts iris (aperture).

•When setting the FOCUS switch to M, also set the FOCUS RING (FOCUS/IRIS) switch to

FOCUS.

Temporarily switching to auto focus

Even if you have switched FOCUS to M (MANUAL) the camera will focus automatically while you press down PUSH AUTO.

Switching to manual focus assist mode

To change from the manual focus mode to the manual focus assist mode, set MF ASSIST to ON on the setting menu SW MODE screen.

•You can make coarse adjustments to the focus in manual focus assist mode by turning the focus ring about half the amount you would turn it in manual focus mode.

•Fine adjustment is made automatically after you operated the focus ring.

•If the focus differs considerably form the manually set focus, the focus may not be set correctly.

•Automatic adjustment is not performed until you operate the focus ring for the next time.

•Auto focus may not work properly if there is flickering.

Select a shutter speed suited to the ambient light. (Page 48)

•If the auto focus mode is set with any format except 50i and 50P, controlling the focus will take slightly longer than in the normal focus mode.

•If you have set ON for the AF item on the setting menu AUTO SW screen, auto focusing will occur regardless of the position of the FOCUS switch when the auto mode has been established. (Page 103)

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

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