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aking Pictures
Selecting the Focus Mode
Focus Mode
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Press the
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button in Capture mode.
The focus mode changes each time the button is pressed
and the setting is displayed on the LCD monitor.
The camera is ready to take the picture in the set focus mode.
• The default setting of the focus mode is [Autofocus mode].
• The zoom position is fixed at the middle and the flash will not
discharge in [Super Macro Mode].
• When the movie picture mode (
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focus mode is set to Autofocus mode, Infinity-landscape
mode and Manual focus mode.
• The flash does not fire in Super Macro mode.
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(No icon) Autofocus mode
The camera is focused on the subject in the autofo-
cus area when the shutter release button is pressed
halfway. Use this mode when the distance to the
subject is more than 40 cm (1.3 ft).
Macro mode
This mode is used when the distance to the subject is
approx. 18 cm – 50 cm (7 inch – 20 inch). When the
shutter release button is pressed halfway, the camera
is focused on the object in the autofocus area.
Infinity-landscape mode
Manual focus mode
This mode is used for taking distant objects.
Adjust focus manually by the four-way controller (
).
Super macro mode
This mode is used when the distance to the subject
is approximately 6 cm – 20 cm. (2.4 inch – 8 inch).
The camera is focused on the subject in the autofo-
cus area continuously pressing with the shutter
release button halfway.
Focusing area mode
The position of the autofocus area is changed.
