AF illuminator

Press the shutter button halfway down, a

AF illuminator

red illuminator is automatically emitted

 

until the focus is locked, according to the

 

situation.

 

When you shoot a subject under dark

 

conditions, or when you shoot a low

 

contrast subject, the AF illuminator

 

allows the camera to focus more easily on

 

the subject.

 

•The AF illuminator does not operate when the focus mode is set to Continuous AF or the subject is moving in Automatic AF.

•The AF illuminator does not operate when the center area is not selected

with [AF area] set to (Local).

•The AF illuminator may not operate with focal lengths of 300 mm or longer.

•When a flash (not supplied) is attached, the AF illuminator of the flash is used.

•You can deactivate the AF illuminator with [AF illuminator] in the Recording menu (page 112).

Shooting with Manual focus

You can set the distance of a subject.

1 Set the focus mode lever to MF.

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