AF range finder frame (Only for still image)

Focus

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

AF stands for “Auto Focus,” a function that adjusts the focus automatically.

1Set the mode dial to (Program Auto) or (Movie Mode).

2MENU t (Focus) t desired mode

(Multi AF) Focuses on a subject in all ranges of the finder frame automatically.

When you press the shutter button halfway down in still image shooting mode, a green frame is displayed around the area that is in focus.

• When the Face Detection function is active, AF operates with priority on faces.

•When Scene Selection is set to (Underwater) mode, focus operation is suited to underwater shooting. When focus is achieved by half-

pressing the shutter button, a large frame is displayed in green.

(Center AF) Focuses on a subject in the center of the finder frame automatically. Using the AF lock function together, you can compose the image the way you want.

 

 

 

 

AF range finder frame

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Spot AF)

Focuses on an extremely small subject or a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

narrow area automatically. Using the AF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lock function together, you can compose the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

image the way you want. Hold the camera

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

steady so as not to misalign the subject and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the AF range finder frame.

AF range finder frame

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.5 m/1.0 m/

Automatically focuses quickly on the area around a previously set

3.0 m/7.0 m/

distance (Semi-manual). This mode is useful when repeatedly

 

 

(unlimited

shooting a subject at the same distance. Use “Semi-manual” when

distance)

it is difficult to get sharp focus with automatic focusing, such as

 

 

 

when shooting a subject through a net or window.

 

 

 

• Focuses on a subject in all ranges of the finder frame in Semi-manual

 

 

 

mode.

 

 

 

 

Notes

•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.

•When the focus mode is set to other than [Multi AF], you cannot use the Face Detection function.

•Only [Multi AF] or(unlimited distance) is available for movies. When the Movie shooting mode is set to [Underwater], the focus mode is fixed to [Multi AF].

•The focus mode is fixed to [Multi AF] while the Smile Shutter function is activated.

•The Semi-manual distance setting contains some errors, and this error increases when the zoom is set to the T side or the lens is tilted upward or downward.

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