•While the controller or the spot AF button is held down, the focus stays locked. If the controller or the Spot AF button is kept down after shooting, you can continue shooting with the same focus.

•When multi-segment metering is used, the exposure is locked at the same time as the focus is locked.

•In wide AF area mode, you can press the controller to focus. To shoot with that focus, press the shutter button without releasing the controller. The direction of the controller you press does not affect the frame used in focusing.

•In spot AF area mode, you can focus by pressing either the controller or the spot AF button. If you press any direction key of the controller, the spot focus frame is always activated. To shoot with that focus, press the shutter button without releasing the controller or the spot AF button.

•The local focus frame may not be illuminated when continuous shooting is performed or when the shutter button is pressed all the way down without pause.

AF mode

Selects the auto focus operation mode.

1Display the focus mode screen with the function dial and the Fn button (page 43).

2Display the AF mode screen with V on the controller.

3Select the desired mode with b/B on the controller, then press the center of the controller.

 

 

( : The default setting)

 

 

 

 

(Single-shot AF)

In this AF mode, the focus is locked when you press the

 

 

shutter button halfway down. This mode is used when

 

 

shooting a motionless subject.

 

 

 

 

(Direct Manual Focus)

In this AF mode, you can manually fine-tune the focus after

 

 

using the autofocus function. This mode is used when an

 

 

unwanted subject comes into focus in macro recording, etc.

 

 

 

 

(Automatic AF)

This AF mode automatically switches between single-shot

 

 

AF and continuous AF, depending on the subject’s motion. If

 

 

the subject is in motion, the camera continues to focus while

 

 

the shutter button is pressed and held halfway down. If the

 

 

subject is motionless, the focus is locked when the shutter

 

 

button is pressed and held halfway down. This is a general

 

 

purpose AF mode suitable for portraits, group pictures,

 

 

snapshots, landscapes, etc.

 

 

 

functions shooting the Using

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