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Manual Focus
Checking Focus
A variety of options are available for checking focus in manual
focus mode.
The Manual Focus Indicator
The manual focus indicator indicates how
closely the focus distance matches the
distance to the subject in the focus brack-
ets. The white line indicates the distance
to the subject in the focus area (in meters
or feet according to the option selected
for
A
SCREEN SET-UP
>
FOCUS SCALE UNITS
in the setup menu),
the blue bar the depth of fi eld, or in other words the distance in
front of and behind the subject that appears to be in focus.
N
If both
AF DISTANCE INDICATOR
and
MF DISTANCE INDICATOR
are
selected in the
A
SCREEN SET-UP
>
DISP. CUSTOM SETTING
list,
depth of fi eld can also be previewed using the depth-of-fi eld indicator
in the standard display. Use the
DISP/BACK
button to display standard
indicators.
Focus Zoom
If
ON
is selected for
A
SCREEN SET-UP
>
FOCUS CHECK
, the
camera will automatically zoom in on the selected focus area
when the focus ring is rotated. Zoom can be adjusted by rotat-
ing the sub-command dial. Press the center of the sub-command
dial to exit zoom.
Focus Peaking
Select
FOCUS PEAK HIGHLIGHT
for
c
MF ASSIST
to highlight
high-contrast outlines. When focusing, rotate the focus ring until
the subject is highlighted.
N
The
c
MF ASSIST
menu can be displayed by pressing and holding
the center of the sub-command dial.
Focus distance
(white line)
Depth of fi eld
Summary of Contents for X-A5
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Page 17: ...1 Before You Begin ...
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Page 57: ...41 Movie Recording and Playback ...
Page 63: ...47 Taking Photographs ...
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