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Manual focusing using the focus mark
(Focus confirmation method)
With this camera, the focus mark
lights in the viewfinder’s LCD when the picture is
in focus. With the shutter release button half-pressed, turn the lens focusing ring to
focus on the subject. When the subject is in focus, the
focus mark lights in the
viewfinder’s LCD.
If is lit in the viewfinder’s LCD, the camera is focused on a point behind the object.
If is lit, the camera is focused on a point in front of the object.
In focus
Turn the focusing ring clockwise.
Turn the focusing ring counterclockwise.
Use the focus mark when taking photos in manual focus mode or using the M645
manual lens.
If you adjust focus using the focus mark with an M645 lens, make sure to open the
aperture. You can use this function with a lens of f/5.6 aperture or higher.
When Auto Focus is Failed
The auto focus function requires contrast on subject. Auto focusing may fail to achieve
focus with certain subjects described below. In such cases, either switch to the
manual focus mode and focus manually or focus an object at the same distance as
the object you want to photograph, lock the focus using the focus lock mechanism,
then take a picture. (See the next page)
Low-contrast subject (blue
skies, white walls and other
objects)
Two ore more objects overlap-
ping at different distances
within the focus frame
(animals in cages, etc.)
Subjects with continuous
repeated patterns (building
exteriors, blinds, etc.)
Extremely backlit reflective
subjects (car bodies, water
surfaces, etc.)
When the subject is far smaller than the focus frame
