Shooting with manual adjustment

•When the AF range finder frame is being moved, AF mode is set to [Monitor] and pressing z turns to the mode set on the Setup screen.

•Once you change a focus method, the position of the AF range finder frame you set up is cleared.

To set the semi manual focus/manual focus

1Select the AF range finder frame indicator, then select or 9. The manual focus bar appears.

Manual focus bar

Focus range 1 cm to ∞

Focus indicator

(yellow: adjustable/white: fixed)

2Set the bar to the desired distance with b/B on the control button.

•Using the Expanded focus function (page 102), the image on the screen is expanded double to focus on easily (The default setting).

3Press z.or 9 changes from yellow to white. To set again, press z again.

•When you press the shutter button halfway down in the semi manual mode, the camera automatically and quickly focuses on the area around the set distance.

•If the distance to set focus on the subject is short, dust or fingerprints on the lens may appear on the image shot. Wipe the lens clean using a soft cloth, etc.

•Distance setting information in manual focus/semi manual focus is approximate. If you point the lens up or down, the error increases.

•The distance selection is limited according to the zoom scaling or the setting of the [Conversion Lens]. If or 9 flashes, it indicates the limitation of focus adjustment.

•Once you change a focus method, the distance of the manual focus you set up is cleared.

Operations Basic

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