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FOCUS HOLD
Use focus hold when you want
to take a picture with your
subject outside the focus
frame [ ], or when autofocus is
difficult to confirm.
1. Center your subject in
the focus frame [ ] and
press the shutter-release
button partway down.
2. Continue to hold the
shutter-release button
partway down while you
compose your picture.
3. Press the shutter-release
button all-the-way down
to take the picture.
•Focus hold can only be used when appears in the
viewfinder.
DIRECT MANUAL FOCUS
Use DMF to adjust the focus manually without taking the
camera out of autofocus mode.
1. Press the shutter-release button partway down to
activate autofocus (camera must be in AF mode).
2. Without releasing the
shutter-release button
adjust the focus
manually using the
focusing ring on the lens.
• will appear in the
viewfinder.
3. Press the shutter-release button all-the-way down to
take the picture.
•The focus-confirmed indicator ( ) will appear in the
viewfinder to indicate when the subject in the focus frame is in
focus.
•The camera returns to the autofocus mode after the picture is
taken, or when you remove your finger from the shutter-
release button.
•DMF is not available on lenses without a focusing ring.
•DMF is not possible if or appear in the viewfinder.