Focus
Lock
Focus Lock proves useful
in
autofocus shooting when you want to
capture off-center subject. It
is
also effective
in
situations where
autofocus may not work as expected (page
20)
.
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Position the focus brackets
on
the subject and lightly
press the shutter release button.
• • appears when the subject is
in
focus. The focus remains locked
as
long
as
the shutter release button is lightly pressed.
• Focus Lock cannot be used when the exposure mode
is
set to Sport
Program.
• When you want to lock focus on a stationary subject that has been
moving and tracked with Continuous Servo AF (changed
to
Single Servo
AF from Continuous Servo
AF)
, remove your finger from the shutter
release button once and focus again.
Confirm focus
indicator.
then (while keeping shutter
release button lightly pressed) recompose and shoot.
• After you have locked the focus, do not change the camera-to-subject
distance. If you keep the shutter release button lightly pressed after
releasing the shutter, the shutter can be released repeatedly with the
same focusing.