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The Wide-Area focus brackets delineate the focus detecting
area
in
the viewfinder. Subjects
of
sufficient brightness and
detail can be detected within these brackets.
In
addition
to
general photography, autofocus using Wide-Area focus
brackets is suited to action photography
in
which the moving
subject requires a wide-range focus detection area.
However, focus detection may not be possible if the subject
is
too
small
to
fully cover the Wide-Area focus brackets. If various
subjects, each at a different distance,
fall
within the focus
a.
Subject considerably
smaller than the Wide-Area
focus brackets'
b. Subject obscured by an
object, such as a fence,
in
the foreground
detection area, focus will be confirmed for a single subject as
fo
ll
ows:
oFor subjects
of
equal brightness: the closer one will be
focused.
oFor subjects
of
unequal brightness: the brighter one will be
focused.
Spot Area
AF,
in
which the focus detecting area is shown by
the 3mm-dia. circle at the center
of
the viewfinder,
is
recommended
in
the fo
ll
owing situations:
c. A particular portion
of
the
subject must be
in
focus,
such as the eyes
in
a
portrait
d. Strongly backlit subject,
such as someone standing
beside bright window"
•
Use
focus
lock
.
See
"
AUTOFOCUS
WITH
MAIN
SUBJECT
OFF
CENTER"
on
pages
40
to
43
.
..
To
gi
ve
correct
exposure
on
your
subject
,
see
"
AE
-L
LEVER"
on
pages
88
to
89
or
'TO
OBTAIN
METER
READING
FOR
A
PARTICULAR
SUBJECT
IN
MANUAL
EXPOSURE
MODE"
on
pages
90
to
91
.
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