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ADVANCED SETTINGS
ADVANCED SETTINGS
Your camera provides you with the five focus modes described below. The initial factory default focus mode is Auto Focus.
* “Focus Range” indicates distance from the lens surface.
Changing the Focus Mode
Focus Mode Description Focus Range*
Auto
Focus
Automatic focus when the shutter button is half-pressed.
Auto Focus becomes fixed focus while shooting a movie.
Auto adjustment
(Approximately 40 cm to (1.3' to ))
• Minimum distance position varies with optical zoom.
Macro
(Close-up)
Used for close-up shooting. Macro Focus becomes fixed
focus while shooting a movie.
Auto adjustment (15 cm to 50 cm (5.9" to 19.7"))
• Minimum distance position varies with optical zoom.
Pan
Focus
Fixed focus for relatively wide-range focusing. Use Pan
Focus (PF) under conditions where Auto Focus is difficult.
Fixed distance
• Focus range varies with optical zoom position.
Infinity Focus is fixed at infinity. Use this mode when shooting
scenery and other faraway images.
Infinity
Manual
Focus
Focus is performed manually. • Focus range varies with optical zoom factor.
Optical Zoom Factor Range
1X 15 cm to (0.5' to )
3X 40 cm to (1.3' to )
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