3

Shooting

50

4Press F.

The camera returns to standby mode.

tMemo

The following settings for autofocus operation can be set in the E3 menu.

15

AF.S Setting

Focus-priority, Release-priority

 

 

16 1st Frame Action

Release-priority, Auto, Focus-priority

in AF.C

 

 

 

 

17

Action in AF.C

Focus-priority, Auto, FPS-priority

Continuous

 

 

 

 

18

Hold AF Status

Off, Low, Medium, High

 

 

 

In [18 Hold AF Status], you can set whether to immediately reactivate autofocus or to maintain the focus for a certain amount of time before activating autofocus when the subject happens to move out of the selected focusing area after being focused. The default setting is to immediately activate autofocus when focusing is unsuccessful.

In Smode, [AF Mode] is fixed to xor ydepending on the set scene. (p.88)

In Rmode, [AF Mode] is fixed to z.

Selecting the Focusing Area (AF Point)

v/A1

 

 

1Press Gin standby mode.

2Select [AF Active Area] and press E.

The [AF Active Area] screen appears.

3 Select the desired focus

 

 

 

AF Active Area

 

 

 

point selection mode

Auto (11 AF Points)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and press E.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cancel

OK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 Auto (11 AF

Out of the 11 AF points, the camera

 

 

 

automatically selects the optimum

 

 

 

Points)

focusing area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 Auto (5 AF

Out of the 5 AF points, the camera

automatically selects the optimum

Points)

focusing area.

 

 

 

E Select

Sets the focusing area to the user

selected point from 11 points.

 

 

 

 

Sets the focusing area to the user

 

selected point from 11 points. When

8 Expanded

the subject happens to move out of the

selected focusing area after being

Area AF

focused, 8 peripheral points are used

 

 

as back-up points.

 

Not available in xmode.

 

 

D Spot

Sets the focusing area to the center of

the 11 points.

 

 

The control panel reappears.