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Focus Mode
Focus Mode
Use the focus mode selector to choose how the camera focuses (note
that regardless of the option selected, manual focus will be used when
the lens is in manual focus mode).
• S (single AF): Focus locks while the shutter button is pressed halfway.
Choose for stationary subjects.
• C (continuous AF): Focus is continually adjusted to re ect changes in the distance to the subject even
when the shutter button is not pressed halfway (note that this increases the drain on the battery).
• M (manual): 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 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 view nder or LCD monitor. Choose for man-
ual control of focus or in situations in which the camera is unable to focus using autofocus (P 46).
16 11 8 5.6 4 2.8
A
Reduce focus
distance
Increase focus
distance
2000
F5.6
200
0.1 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 3.0 5.0 10
M
Manual focus
mode icon
Manual focus
indicator
Focus distance
(red bar)
1.0 1.5 2.0 3.0
Depth of eld
(white bar)
R Use the I FOCUS RING option in the setup menu (P 84) to reverse the direction of rotation of the focus ring.
R The camera will not focus if the focus ring is rotated past in nity.
R To focus using autofocus, press the AE-L/AF-L button. This can be used to quickly focus on a chosen subject in
manual focus mode.
R The camera can show focus distance in meters or feet. Use the M FOCUS SCALE UNITS option in the setup
menu (P 86) to choose the units used.