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Focus Mode
Two focus modes, autofocus using the Auto-Servo
AF
(Single Servo
AF
and
Continuous Servo
AF)
and Manual focus, are available with this camera.
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• Autofocus
• Auto-Servo AF
• With the focus mode selector set to AF, lightly
pressing the shutter release button automatically
focuses the camera
on
the subject at the focus
area (page 9/48) and causes .
to
appear
in
the
viewfinder.
Camera automatically chooses Single Servo
AF
or
Continuous Servo
AF
operation
according to the subject status, i.e. stationary or moving.
• Single Servo
AF
Automatically activated when shooting a stationary subject.
The shutter can be released when the focus indicator . appears
in
the viewfinder.
Once focused
on
a subject, keeping the shutter release button lightly pressed locks
focus (Focus Lock, page
52).
However, if the subject starts moving, Focus Lock is
deactivated, and the focus mode automatically switches
to
Continuous Servo
AF.
• Continuous Servo AF
Continuous Servo
AF
is
automatically activated when the subject is moving. The
shutter can be released when the focus indicator . appears
in
the viewfinder; however,
focus is not locked and the camera continues
to
focus on the subject until shutter
release. With a moving subject, Focus Tracking (page 108) is activated and the camera
continuously focuses on the subject. Also, N55 will continue to focus firmly
on
a main
subject with Lock-On™ .
• When
~
Sports Continuous mode is selected, Continuous Servo
AF
is
automatically activated and the camera continuously focuses on the subject.
About
Lock
-
OnTM
Lock-On™ Autofocus keeps focus
fi
rmly
on
a main subject even if some other object
momentarily blocks it
in
the viewfinder.
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