OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS
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Using Focus Lock
Focus lock is a technique you can use to focus on a subject
that is not located within the focus frame when you record
an image. You can use focus lock in the Auto Focus mode
and the Macro mode ( ).
1.
Using the monitor
screen, compose the
image so the main
subject is within the
focus frame, and then
press the shutter
button half way.
• This locks the focus on
the subject that is
currently within the
focus frame.
Focus frame
Main subject
2.
Keeping the shutter
button pressed half
way down, re-
compose the image
as you like.
3.
When the image is composed the way you
want, press the shutter button the rest of the
way to record it.
• The focus and image recording operations are
identical to those in the Auto Focus mode.
NOTE
• Locking the focus also locks the exposure.
Main subject