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Changing A (Auto) Mode Settings (Shooting Menu)
More on Shooting
B Notes on AF Area Mode
• When digital zoom is in effect, focus will be on the center of the screen regardless of the AF area
mode setting.
• There are functions with which this setting cannot be enabled. See “Camera Settings that Cannot
Be Applied Simultaneously” (A 51) for more information.
• Autofocus may not perform as expected (A27).
D Focus Lock
To focus on off-center subjects when Center is selected for AF area mode, use focus lock as
described below.
1 Position the subject in the center of the frame.
2 Press the shutter-release button halfway.
• The camera focuses on the subject and the focus area glows
green.
• Focus and exposure are locked.
3 Continue holding down the shutter-release button halfway
and recompose the picture.
• Be sure that the distance between the camera and the
subject does not change.
4 Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to
take the picture.
y Center
The camera focuses on the subject at the center of the
frame.
The center focus area is always displayed.
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