Flexible Spot AF | Focuses on an extremely small subject or a narrow area. | |
( | ) | Flexible Spot AF lets you shoot in the desired image |
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| 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.
Manual Focus | Focuses on the subject using a previously set distance to the |
| subject. |
| • To set distance, see page 40. |
| • 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 are shooting movies, Multi point AF is recommended as the AF works even with a certain amount of vibration.
•When you use Digital Zoom or AF Illuminator, priority AF movement is given to subjects in or near the
center of the frame. In this case the 
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or 
indicator flashes and the AF range finder frame is not displayed.
To set the Flexible Spot AF
1Press the FOCUS button repeatedly to 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.
•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.
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