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Focus Mode
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MANUAL
When
p
MANUAL
is selected for
F
FOCUS MODE
, you can focus manually using the lens focus ring.
Rotate the ring left to reduce the focus distance, right to increase. The manual focus indicator indicates
how closely the focus distance matches the distance to the subject in the focus brackets (the red bar
indicates the focus distance, the white bar the depth of fi eld, or in other words the distance in front of
and behind the focus point that appears to be in focus); you can also check focus visually in the LCD
monitor. Choose for manual control of focus or in situations in which the camera is unable to focus
using autofocus (
P
55).
Reduce focus
distance
Increase focus
distance
2
1
0
-1
-2
2
1
0
-1
-2
F5.6
M
1000
200
Manual focus
mode icon
Manual focus
indicator
Focus distance
(red bar)
Depth of fi eld
(white bar)
R
Use the
I
FOCUS RING
option in the setup menu (
P
86) to reverse the direction of rotation of the focus ring.
R
The camera will not focus if the focus ring is rotated past infi nity.
R
INSTANT AF
can be assigned to the
Fn
button, allowing the button to be used to quickly focus on the subject
in the selected focus frame when the camera is in manual focus mode. Alternatively, the
Fn
button can be as-
signed
AE/AF LOCK
to allow the button to be used to lock autoexposure during manual focus.
R
Selecting
FOCUS PEAK HIGHLIGHT
for
c
MF ASSIST
highlights high-contrast outlines.
Rotate the focus ring until the subject is highlighted.
R
The camera can show focus distance in meters or feet. Use the
M
FOCUS SCALE UNITS
option in the setup menu (
P
87) to choose the units used.
