Selecting the desired camera function

9 (Focus): Changing the focus method

You can change the focus method. Use the menu when it is difficult to get the proper focus in auto focus mode.

1Press (on-screen key).

2Set (Camera) to a setting other than [Auto], then touch .

3Touch 9 (Focus).

4Touch the desired option.

The default settings are marked with .

Multi AF

 

 

 

Focuses on a subject in all ranges of the finder frame

(Multipoint AF)

automatically.

(Still image

 

 

)

• This mode is useful when the subject is not in the center of the

 

(Movie

 

 

)

 

 

frame.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60min

 

 

 

AF range finder frame

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AF range finder frame

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Center AF

 

 

 

Focuses on a subject in the center of the finder frame

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)

 

 

 

 

 

automatically.

 

 

 

 

 

 

•Using this with the AF lock function lets you shoot in the desired image composition.

60min

AF range finder frame

AF range finder frame indicator

Spot AF (Flexible Spot AF) By moving the AF range finder frame to wherever you like on

( )the screen, you can focus on an extremely small subject or a narrow area.

•To set the Flexible Spot AF, see page 33.

•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 to hold the camera steady so that the subject does not deviate from the range finder frame.

60min

AF range finder frame

AF range finder frame indicator

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