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Focus Mode
Focus Mode
Use the focus mode selector to choose how the camera focuses.
•
AF-S
(Single AF)
: Focus locks while the shutter button is pressed halfway. Choose for
stationary subjects.
•
AF-C
(Continuous AF)
: Focus is continually adjusted to refl ect changes in the distance to
the subject even when the shutter button is not pressed halfway (note that this increases the drain
on the battery).
•
MF
(Manual)
: Focus manually using the focus ring. Rotate the ring left to reduce the focus distance, right
to increase. The manual focus indicator indicates how closely the focus distance matches the dis-
tance to the subject in the focus brackets (the red bar indicates the focus distance, the white bar the
depth of fi eld, or in other words the distance in front of and behind the focus point that appears to
be in focus); you can also check focus visually in the electronic viewfi nder or LCD monitor. Choose for
manual control of focus or in situations in which the camera is unable to focus using autofocus (
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Reduce focus
distance
Increase focus
distance
0.1 0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
3.0
5.0 10m
M
2000
F5.6
200
Manual focus
mode icon
Manual focus
indicator
1.0
1.5
2.0
3.0
5.
Focus distance
(red bar)
Depth of fi eld
(white bar)
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Use the
I
FOCUS RING
option in the setup menu (
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The camera will not focus if the focus ring is rotated past infi nity.
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To focus using autofocus, press the
AFL/AEL
button. This can be used to quickly focus on a chosen subject in
manual focus mode.
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The camera can show focus distance in meters or feet. Use the
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FOCUS SCALE UNITS
option in the setup
menu (
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