
101
4
Tak
ing Pi
cture
s
The procedure for setting the focus manually (
\
) is described below.
1
Press the four-way controller (
5
)
in
A
mode.
2
Use the four-way controller (
5
) to
select
\
and press the
4
button.
The central portion of the image is
magnified to fill the screen of the display
when focusing.
3
Press the four-way controller (
23
).
The
\
indicator appears on the display to
indicate the approximate distance to the
subject. Use the four-way controller (
23
) to
adjust the focus using the indicator as a
guide.
2
: for distant focus
3
: for closer focus
4
Press the
4
button.
The focus is fixed and the camera returns to capture status.
In addition, the focus position is fixed one minute after you remove
your finger from the four-way controller (
5
).
After the focus is fixed, you can press the four-way controller (
5
) again
to display the
\
bar and readjust the focus.
• In
9
(Green) mode, you can only select
=
,
q
or
3
.
•
is unavailable in (Digital Wide) mode.
• The noise from focusing is recorded when a focus mode other than
3
or
s
is selected in
C
and modes.
• When
=
is selected and the focus limiter is set to
P
(Off) (p.116),
if the subject is closer than 50 cm, the camera automatically focuses
from 10 cm (Auto-Macro function).
• When shooting with
q
selected, if the subject is further than 60 cm
away, the camera automatically focuses to infinity.
1
Manual Focus
To switch from
\
to another focus mode, press the four-way
controller (
5
) while the
\
bar is displayed.
Capture mode and drive mode cannot be changed while the
\
bar
is displayed.
OK
OK
OK
OK
Cancel
Cancel
Cancel
MENU
Focus Mode
Focus Mode
Manual Focus
Manual Focus
Focus Mode
Manual Focus
2m
2m
2m
0.5
0.5
0.5
1
1
MENU
OK
OK
OK
OK
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indicator