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This camera's five focus areas cover a wide frame area, and you can
select among them, depending on the subject's position
in
the frame
or
your desired composition. When the focus mode is set to AF (autofocus,
page 44), you can select either
Dynamic
AF
Mode with Closest-Subject
Priority,
where the camera automatically selects the focus area,
or
Dynamic AF Mode, where you select the desired focus area .
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Set the focus mode selector to AF
(autofocus) and rotate the Command Dial
while pressing the focus area button to
select focus area.
• Rotating the Command Dial while pressing the focus
area button changes the display
as
follows:
Dynamic AF Mode
• Confirm selected focus area
in
the LCD panel and
viewfinder .
• Dynamic
AF
Mode with Closest-Subject Priority
Dynamic AF Mode with Closest-Subject Priority automatically maintains focus on
the subject located closest to any
of
five focus areas and focus is locked once it
is achieved. If the subject moves from the selected focus area before focus lock,
the camera automatically focuses on the subject determining the data from the
other focus areas. When
8 AUTO mode or
Vari
-Program (except
~
Close-Up
mode) is selected, Dynamic AF Mode with Closest-Subject Priority is
automatically selected.
• Dynamic
AF
Mode
Focus is obtained at the selected focus area and focusing is locked
(as
long
as
the shutter release button is lightly pressed) once it is achieved. If the subject
moves from the selected focus area before focus lock, the camera automatically
focuses on the subject determining the data from the other focus areas. When
~
Close-Up mode is selected, Dynamic
AF
Mode and center focus area are
automatically selected.
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