Minolta DiMAGE F200, Instruction Manual

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Press the shutter-release button partway
down (1) or press the central button of the
controller (2) to select the area; the other
four areas will disappear. Focus and
exposure are locked when the shutter-
release button is pressed partway down. Press the
shutter-release button all the way down to take the
picture.
Once a focus area is selected, it will remain active even after the picture
has been taken. Only when a focus area has been selected, can the
controller be used for other camera operations.
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RECORDING MODE
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ADVANCED OPERATION
Press and hold the central button of the controller until the Area-AF frame
lines change to the spot-focus-area display. Press and hold the controller
again to return to the Area-AF frame lines.
Focus area selection
Use the four-way key of the controller to highlight
the desired autofocus area; the active area is blue.
Focus lock prevents the AF system from focusing. This can be used with off-center
subjects or when a special focusing situation prevents the camera from focusing (p. 27).
When using single-shot AF with Area AF in the multi-
function recording mode, place the subject in the focus
frames and press the shutter-release button partway
down. The focus frames will disappear and a red AF
sensor will indicate the point of focus.
Without lifting your finger from the shutter-release button,
recompose the subject within the image area. Press the
shutter-release button all the way down to take the
picture.
The focus signal in the lower right corner of the LCD
monitor and the green focus lamp next to the viewfinder
indicate the focus status.
Focus lock
Focus locked.
Focus icon: white
Focus lamp: steady
Focus icon: red
Focus lamp: blinking
Cannot focus. The subject is too close or a special
situation is preventing the AF system from focusing.
Press the central button of the controller to display all five focus areas. To
use another focus area, repeat the procedure. Press and hold the central
button of the controller about one second to return to the Area AF focus
frames.
When using focus area selection, place the active focus
area on the subject. Press and hold the shutter-release
button partway down; the active focus area will turn red
and the other areas will disappear. The focus signal
should turn white to indicate the focus is locked.
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Individual focus areas can be selected in the auto recording and multi-function recording
modes. In the multi-function recording mode, focus area selection can also be used with
Subject Tracking AF, see page 66.