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Selecting the Focus Mode
Select a focus mode according to the distance between the camera and the subject.
Focus Mode
= Standard q Macro s Infinity
3 Pan Focus
Select this mode when your subject is more than approx. 40 cm (1.31 ft) away from the camera. When you press the shutter release button halfway, the camera automatically focuses on the subject within the focus frame.
Select this mode when your subject is located approx. 15 cm to 50 cm (0.49 ft to 1.64 ft) away from the camera. When you press the shutter release button halfway, the camera automatically focuses on the subject within the focus frame.
This mode is used for taking distant objects. The flash is set to a (Flash Off).
The pictures are taken as deep-focus (pan focus) shots. It is useful when you ask someone to take pictures for you, or take pictures from the window of a moving car or a train.
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Press the four-way controller ( 5 ) in A mode.
The focus mode changes each time the button is pressed. You can also change the setting using the four-way controller ( 23 ).
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Press the 4 button.
The Focus Mode setting is saved and the camera returns to capture status.
MENU
Focus Mode
Standard
OK
When you select = or q in d mode, adjust the focus before recording. Once the recording starts, you cannot adjust the focus.
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• When q (Macro) is selected, the optical zoom is fixed to Wide
(However, the digital zoom is available to change zoom position of the image).
• When = (Standard) is selected, the auto-Macro function is activated (The optical zoom is fixed to Wide also in auto-Macro function. The digital zoom is available to change the zoom position of the image). When your subject is closer than approx. 40 cm
(1.31 ft) from the camera, the camera automatically focuses on the closer subject.
• In mode, you can only select = , q or 3 .
Saving the Focus Mode 1 p.79
4 Focus lock
When you have difficulty in auto focusing on a subject, try the procedures below.
You may have difficulty in auto focusing on such subjects as:
• Subject contrast is very weak. (blue sky, solid white wall, etc.)
• Dark places, black object, or subject that does not reflect light.
• Subject with strong reflected light, or strong backlight.
• Object with a fine pattern
• Rapidly moving objects
• When a distant object and a close object are both in the focus frame.
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Find alternate subject that is in the same distance from the camera as the desired subject.
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Focus on the alternate subject.
Locate it in the focus frame on the LCD monitor.
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Press the shutter release button halfway.
The focus frame turns green when the alternate subject is in focus.
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While holding the shutter release button halfway, move the camera to obtain the desired composition.
The focus is locked at the point you set in Step 3 even if you recompose. (Focus lock)
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Press the shutter release button fully.
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