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If correct focus cannot be obtained
When the subject you want to focus on is not in the center of the frame and you
cannot position the AF target mark on it, you can focus the camera on another
point at roughly the same distance (focus lock) and take the picture as explained
below.
Determine the position of the subject after focusing (Focus Lock)
1
Position the AF target mark on the subject you
want to focus on.
• When shooting a hard-to-focus subject or a fast-
moving subject, point the camera at an object about
the same distance away as the subject.
2
Press the shutter button halfway and check
that the green lamp lights steadily.
• When the focus and exposure are locked, the
green lamp lights steadily.
• The AF target mark moves to the focus position.
• When the green lamp blinks, the focus and
exposure are not locked. Release your finger from the shutter button, re-
position your subject and press the shutter button halfway again.
3
Keeping the shutter button pressed halfway,
recompose your shot.
4
Press the shutter button all the way (fully).
TIPS
The frame in which you focus on a subject is different from the frame in
which you lock the exposure.
g
“AE Lock - Locking the exposure” (P.85)
You want to focus on the center of the frame.
g
“AF MODE - Changing the focus range” (P.74)
Mode dial
3264*2448 3264*2448
F5.6 F5.6 1/ 1/200 200
AF target mark
Shutter button
3264*2448 3264*2448
F5.6 F5.6 1/ 1/200 200
Green lamp
Shutter button