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Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode
Choosing a Focus Mode
Choose a focus mode according to the subject and composition.
Setting the Focus Mode
1 Press p (focus mode).
The focus menu is displayed.
2 Use the multi selector to choose the desired
focus mode and press k.
The icon for the selected focus mode is displayed at the
top of the monitor.
When A (autofocus) is applied, P is only displayed for five seconds.
If a setting is not applied by pressing k within a few seconds, the selection will be
cancelled.
C Macro Close-up Mode
In macro close-up mode, the camera focuses continuously, even when the shutter-release button is
not pressed halfway to lock focus.
However, in P and M modes, the setting of [Auto-focus mode] (A95) will be applied.
C The Focus Mode Setting
In A (auto), high-sensitivity shooting, P, and M modes, the default setting is A (autofocus). The
focus mode applied in A (auto) mode will be restored to its default setting when another shooting
mode is selected or the camera is turned off. The focus mode applied in scene mode will be restored
to its default setting when another shooting mode is selected or the camera is turned off.
A Autofocus
Camera automatically adjusts focus according to distance to subject. Use when the
distance from subject to lens is 50 cm (1 ft. 7.6 in.) or more.
B Infinity
Use when shooting distant scenes through foreground objects such as windows or
when shooting landscapes at ranges of 5 m (16 ft. 5 in.) or more. Flash turns off
automatically.
D Macro close-up
Use for close-ups. If zoomed in or out until D icon in display turns green, camera
can focus on objects as close as 5 cm (1.9 in.) to lens. Camera focuses continuously
until shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
Focus
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