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Focusing and shooting functions
Simultaneous use of C-AF mode and MF mode (C-AF+MF)
Focus with the focus ring and press the shutter button halfway to activate C-AF mode.
• While the shutter button is kept pressed, MF cannot be used.
• When the shutter button is not pressed, focusing with MF is possible.
Another way to adjust focus manually in C-AF mode:
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You can set the
AEL
/
AFL
button to operate C-AF.
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“AEL/AFL” (P. 97)
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Notes
• If the shutter button is pressed again after fine-adjusting the focus with the focus ring, the AF
is activated and your adjustments are cancelled.
This camera has 7 AF targets for focusing on the subject with auto focus. Select the optimal
AF target mode according to your subject and the composition.
There are two AF target modes: All target AF mode, which uses AF at all AF targets, and
Single target AF mode, which uses AF centering around one selected AF target.
When
[LIVE VIEW AF MODE]
is set to
[IMAGER AF]
, 11 AF targets will be available during
live view.
g
“Taking a picture using live view” (P. 36)
b
All target AF mode
The camera automatically focuses on the subject in front of
the camera from among the 7 AF targets. This is useful for
shooting moving subjects or relying on the camera for
focusing.
M
Single target AF mode
(
o
Small-single target AF mode)
The camera focuses using one selected AF target. This is
useful for accurately focusing on the subject after
composing the shot. With
M
, you can focus using a range
that is somewhat larger than one AF target, but you can only
set the range within the AF target.
When
[SMALL]
is selected for
[AF SENSITIVITY]
, the setting
display changes to
o
.
g
“AF SENSITIVITY” (P. 95)
• The currently selected AF target lights. When
M
is set,
you can select the AF target to be used at that point. For
operation, refer to Step 2 in “Selecting the AF target
mode and position” (
g
P. 58) in the next section.
• When
M
is set, you can turn the control dial to select
the AF target.
TIPS
AF target selection
Direct button
P
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Super control panel
i
p
: [AF AREA]
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P
button
i
button
MENU
button
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