Focus

Within the focus area, there are 11 sensors to lock the focus on the subject.

Press the shutter button halfway down, and the sensor in the focused area illuminated briefly in red to indicate where the focus is.

Focus area

Focus area sensor

Focus indicator

Focus indicator

Holding the grip and looking into the viewfinder or pressing the shutter button halfway down triggers the autofocus system. The focus indicator in the viewfinder indicates the status of the autofocus system.

Focus indicator

Status

 

 

z lit

Focus locked. Ready to shoot.

 

 

lit

Focus is confirmed. Focal point moves following a moving subject. Ready to shoot.

 

 

lit

Still focusing. You cannot release the shutter.

 

 

z flashing

Cannot focus. The shutter is locked.

 

• If the subject is closer than the minimum shooting distance of the attached lens, the

 

focus cannot be confirmed. Make sure you put enough distance between the subject

 

and the camera.

 

• You can manually release the shutter even when the indicator is flashing.

 

t“User’s Guide/Troubleshooting” (page 102)

 

 

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