Focusing

Setting the Focus Mode

Set the focus mode switch to l, A, or \.

The autofocus methods for shooting with the viewfinder differ from those for shooting with Live View.

 

TTL phase-matching autofocus:

 

Select from l, k, or fmode which

Shooting with the viewfinder

enables automatically switching between l

and k. (p.102) Set the focusing point in [AF

 

Active Area]. (p.104)

 

Faster autofocus performance than “contrast

 

detection AF” is possible.

 

 

 

Contrast detection AF:

Shooting with Live View

Face detection and tracking are available.

(p.106)

 

The camera behaves the same whether the

 

focus mode switch is set to l or A.

 

 

Refer to “Adjusting the Focus Manually (Manual Focus)” (p.110) for details on \ mode.

If [Enable AF1] or [Enable AF2] is assigned to the =/Lbutton, you can set the camera so that pressing the=/Lbutton focuses automatically, in the same way as pressing the shutter release button halfway. By default, both pressing the shutter release button halfway and using the =/Lbutton can perform autofocus. (p.169)

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