Shooting with manual adjustment

(Flexible Spot AF)

Focuses on an extremely small subject or a narrow area.

 

Flexible Spot AF lets you shoot in the desired image

 

composition.

 

• To set the Flexible Spot AF, see the following procedure.

 

• This is useful when you shoot using a tripod and the subject is

 

out of the center area.

 

• When shooting a moving subject, take care that the subject does

 

not deviate from the range finder frame.

(Semi Manual)

Automatically and quickly focuses on the area around the set

 

distance.

•Focuses on a subject in all ranges of the finder frame in semi manual mode.

•This mode is useful when repeatedly shooting a subject at the same distance.

•Use “Semi Manual” when it is difficult to get sharp focus with automatic focusing, such as when shooting a subject through a net or window.

9 (Manual Focus)

Focuses on the subject using a previously set distance to the

 

subject.

 

• To set distance, see page 47.

 

• When shooting a subject through a net or through window glass,

 

it is difficult to get the proper focus in auto focus mode. In these

 

cases, the manual focus mode is convenient.

•AF stands for Auto Focus.

•When you use Digital Zoom or AF illuminator, the AF range finder frame is disabled and appears in a dotted line. In this case, the camera works to focus on the subjects at the center of the screen.

•You can change the focus method only when [Face Detection] is set to [Off].

•You can select only [Multi AF] or [Manual Focus] when shooting movies.

To set the Flexible Spot AF

1Select the AF range finder frame indicator, then select (Flexible Spot AF). The color of the AF range finder frame changes from white to yellow.

AF range finder frame (yellow: adjustable/white: fixed)

AF range finder frame indicator

2Move the AF range finder frame to the point you want to focus on with v/V/b/B on the control button, then press z.

The AF range finder frame turns white from yellow.

To move the AF range finder frame again, press z again.

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