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Using Focus Mode
Basic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) Mode
Using Manual Focus
Available when the shooting mode is A, B, C, D, E, F, N or O (low noise
night). Select a shooting mode with the mode dial (A44).
1
Press p (focus mode) on the rotary
multi selector to display the setup
menu for focus mode.
• Use the rotary multi selector to choose E
(manual focus) and press the k button.
• W is displayed on the top of the screen,
and the image area and the enlarged
center of the picture are displayed at the same time.
2
Adjust the focus.
• Use the rotary multi selector to adjust the focus while
viewing the image on the monitor.
• Press H to focus on far subjects.
• Press I to focus on near subjects.
• When K is pressed, first the camera is focused with
autofocus, and then the manual focus can be operated.
Choose Ye s and press the k button to focus on the subject in the center of the screen
with autofocus.
• Press the shutter-release button halfway to check the composition. Press the shutter-
release button the rest of the way down to take the picture.
3
Press the k button.
• The set focus is locked. You can continue shooting with
the locked focus.
• To readjust the focus, press the k button again to
display the screen in step 2.
• To change back to autofocus, return to step 1 and choose
any setting other than E.
C E (Manual Focus)
• Press the shutter-release button halfway to preview an approximate depth of field (the area in focus
behind and in front of the subject).
• The digital zoom is not available.
• Focus mode changes to A (Autofocus) when the monitor is turned off.
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