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AUTOFOCUS MODES
Do not confuse these icons with the metering-mode icons on page 51.
Red focus indicator – the subject is too close or a special situation is preventing the AF sys-
tem from focusing.The shutter can be released.
Continuous AF indicator – focus confirmed.
Single AF indicator – focus confirmed and locked.
This digital camera has two autofocusing modes.The single and continuous AF are selected in the
basic section of the recording-mode menu (p. 80).
Single AF – for general purpose photography and static subjects.When the shutter-release button is
pressed partway down, the autofocus system locks onto the subject in the focus area and will remain
locked until the shutter button is released. Direct Manual focus (p. 125) can be used with single AF.
Continuous AF – for moving subjects.When the shutter-release button is pressed partway down, the
autofocus system will activate and continue to focus until the exposure is made. When using continu-
ous AF with the wide focus area (p. 44), the AF sensors used to indicate the point of focus will not be
displayed.
The continuous AF mode may have difficulty focusing on extremely fast subjects. In this situation, use
manual focus to focus on a point in the subject’s path and release the shutter just before the subject
reaches that point; there is a slight delay between the time the shutter-release button is pressed and
the shutter opens.