Advanced (Recording pictures)
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode
menu and select the item to set. (P76)
Select the mode that matches the
recording conditions and the composition.
∫About [ ] or [ ]
•You can focus on the subject more quickly
than other AF modes.
•The picture may stop moving for a
moment before being brought into focus
when you press the shutter button
halfway. This is not a malfunction.
•The AF area displayed is bigger than
usual when taking pictures in dark places
or when using the digital zoom.
•The camera is focusing on all the AF
areas when multiple AF areas (max.
5 areas) light at the same time.
The focus position is not predetermined. It
is set to a position automatically
determined by the camera at the time of
focusing. If you want to determine the
focus position to take pictures, switch the
AF mode to [ ], [ ] or [ ].
•If the AF mode is set to [ ] or [ ],
the AF area is not displayed until the
picture is brought into focus.
•Switch the AF mode to [ ] or [ ]
mode if it is difficult to focus using [ ].
•The AF mode cannot be set in simple
mode [ ].
[AF MODE]
Setting the focus method
Multi-area-focusing:
The camera focuses on
any of the selected
areas. This is effective
when the subject is not
in the center of the
screen.
3-area-focusing (High speed):
The camera quickly
focuses on any of
3 focus areas points –
left, right or center.
This is effective when
the subject is not in the
center of the screen.
1-area-focusing (High speed):
The camera quickly
focuses on the subject
in the AF area on the
center of the screen.
1-area-focusing:
The camera focuses on
the subject in the AF
area on the center of
the screen.
Spot-focusing:
The camera focuses on
a limited narrow area in
the screen.
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