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Focusing applications
6
Advanced shooting
4
Take the picture.
• The focus is locked at the distance you have set.
TIPS
How to shoot while keeping the same focus distance at all times
→ The focus can be fixed at the same distance as when you perform
focus lock.
1 Position the AF target mark on an subject at the desired distance
and press the shutter button halfway.
2 Keeping the shutter button half-
pressed, press .
• The monitor turns on and
displays the distance.
• MF is selected and the focus is
locked at the same distance as
when you performed focus lock.
• Set to AF to return to auto focus.
Even if you move the cursor to the top of the distance indicator,
focusing is not possible at .
→ Adjust the cursor position by pressing while watching the
monitor.
How to take pictures very close to the subject
→ In super macro MF mode, picture as close as 3 cm from the subject
can be taken with manual focus. Turn the jog dial while holding
down and select
MF
. “Super macro mode
shooting” (P.108)
• When the digital zoom is set to x2.5 or more, the area you are
focusing on is not enlarged.
• If the zoom lever is pressed after performing manual focus, the
saved focus distance may be changed. Perform setting again.
Note