Setting the AF Mode when

v/A1

Shooting with the Viewfinder

 

 

 

1 Press Gin standby mode.

 

2 Select [AF Mode] and press E.

 

The [AF Mode] screen appears.

 

 

3 Select an autofocus mode

 

 

 

3

 

 

AF Mode

 

 

Shooting

 

and press E.

Cancel

OK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

z

Switches automatically between xand

 

 

Auto-select

 

 

ymodes according to the subject.

 

 

 

 

mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When 0is pressed halfway and the

xsubject comes into focus, the focus is locked

Single

mode

at that position.

The AF assist light turns on as necessary.

 

The subject is kept in focus by continuous adjustment while 0is pressed

yhalfway.

Continuous Pappears in the viewfinder when the

mode subject comes into focus.

The shutter can be released even if the subject is not in focus.

The control panel reappears.

4 Press F.

48The 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

Release-priority, Auto, Focus-priority

Action 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.82)

• In Rmode, [AF Mode] is fixed to z.