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Focus Mode
Focus Mode
Use the focus mode selector to choose how the camera focuses (note
that regardless of the option selected, manual focus will be used when
the lens is in manual focus mode).
•
S
(single AF)
: Focus locks while the shutter button is pressed halfway.
Choose for stationary subjects.
•
C
(continuous AF)
: Focus is continually adjusted to refl ect changes in the dis-
tance to the subject while the shutter button is pressed halfway. Use for subjects that are in motion.
•
M
(manual)
: Focus manually using the lens 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
distance to the subject in the focus brackets (the white line indicates the focus distance, the blue
bar the depth of fi eld, or in other words the distance in front of and behind the focus point that ap-
pears to be in focus); you can also check focus visually in the viewfi nder or LCD monitor. Choose for
manual control of focus or in situations in which the camera is unable to focus using autofocus (
P
57).
18
XF
ZOOM
A
18-55
23
35
55
Reduce focus
distance
Increase focus
distance
01 0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
3.0
5.0
10
4000 5.6
400
M
Manual focus
indicator
Manual focus
mode icon
Focus distance
(white line)
5
1.0
1.5
2.0
3.0
5.0
Depth of fi eld
(blue bar)
R
Use the
I
FOCUS RING
option in the setup menu (
P
109) to reverse the direction of rotation of the focus ring.
R
To use autofocus to focus on the subject in the selected focus area (
P
72), press the
AF-L
button (the size of the
focus area can be chosen with the command dial). In manual focus mode, you can use this feature to quickly
focus on a chosen subject using either single or continuous AF according to the option chosen for
G
AUTO-
FOCUS SETTING
>
INSTANT AF SETTING
(
P
90).
