To Release the AF Lock
Press the
button.
Shooting in Manual Focus Mode
The focus can be manually set.
The manual focus cannot be used in the
and
modes,
and when
is set to
.
3
Press and hold the shutter button halfway
and press the
button.
z
The
icon and the MF indicator will appear on the LCD
monitor.
4
Re-aim the camera to compose the shot as
desired and shoot.
z
When shooting with the focus lock or AF lock using the LCD
monitor, setting [AF Frame] to [Center] (p. 24) makes
shooting easier since the camera focuses using the center
AF frame only.
z
The AF lock is convenient because you can let go of the
shutter button to compose the image. Moreover, the AF lock
is still effective after the picture is taken, allowing you to
capture a second image with the same focus.
1
Turn on the LCD monitor.
2
Press the
button several times to display .
z
The MF indicator is displayed.
z
When the
(Rec.) menu’s [MF-
Point Zoom] is set to [On], the portion
of the image in the AF frame will
appear magnified*.
* The image will not appear magnified in
mode, when the digital zoom is
activated or when a TV is used as the
display.
* Can also be set so that the image displayed is not magnified
MF indicator
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