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DVANCED RECORDING
Press the shutter-release button partway down or press the central
button of the controller to select the area; the other two areas disap-
pear. Only when a focus area has been selected, can the controller
be used for other camera operations.
Take the picture as described in the basic recording section; press
the shutter-release button partway down to lock focus and exposure.
Press the shutter-release button all the way down to take the picture.
Once a focus area is selected, it will remain active even after the pic-
ture has been taken. Press and hold the central button of the con-
troller to return to the standard focus frames.
Press and hold the central button of the controller until the three spot focus
areas are displayed.
Focus area selection
Use the left/right keys of the controller to highlight the desired auto-
focus area; the active area is blue.
Individual focus areas can be selected when recording still images. With auto recording and Digital
Subject Programs, focus area selection is reset when the exposure-mode dial is moved to another
position or the camera is turned off. In P, A, S, and M exposure modes, the selected focus area
remains active until reset.
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Press the central button of the controller to select the
highlighted setting; some options open a selection
screen.
On the P, A, S, and M menu, use the left/right keys of the controller to highlight the
appropriate menu tab; the menu changes as the tabs are highlighted.
The recording menu displayed varies with the position of the exposure-mode dial. There
are four menus depending on if auto recording, movie recording, Digital Subject
Programs, or the P,A,S, and M exposure modes are selected. See next page for details.
Use the up/down keys to scroll through the menu options. Highlight the option whose
setting needs to be changed.
With the menu option highlighted, press the right controller key; the settings are dis-
played with the current setting highlighted. To return to the menu options, press the left
key.
Use the up/down keys to highlight the new setting.
Navigating the recording menus
Once a setting has been selected, the cursor will return to the menu options and the new setting
will be displayed. To return to the recording mode, press the menu button.
Pressing the menu button (1) turns the menu on and off. The four-way keys of the controller (2)
move the cursor in the menu. Pressing the central button of the controller enters a setting.
Activate the menu with the menu button.
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