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AF Illuminator

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Table of contents Sample photo Menu search search AF Illuminator The AF illuminator supplies fill light to focus more easily on a subject in dark surroundings. The red AF illuminator allows the camera to focus easily when the shutter button is pressed halfway, until the focus is locked. 1 [Menu] t [Setup] t [AF Illuminator] t desired setting. Auto Off Uses the AF illuminator. Does not use the AF illuminator. Notes • You cannot use the AF illuminator when: - [Autofocus Mode] is set to [Continuous AF]. - [Landscape], [Night View], [Hand-held Twilight] or [Sports Action] in [Scene Selection] is selected. - [Sweep Panorama] is selected. - Recording movies. - using an A-mount lens • When you use the AF illuminator, the normal AF range finder frame is disabled and a new AF range finder frame is displayed by a dotted line. AF operates with priority on subjects located near the center of the frame. Index 87GB

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Table of
contents
Sample photo
search
Menu search
Index
AF Illuminator
The AF illuminator supplies fill light to focus more easily on a subject in dark
surroundings.
The red AF illuminator allows the camera to focus easily when the shutter button is
pressed halfway, until the focus is locked.
1
[Menu]
t
[Setup]
t
[AF Illuminator]
t
desired setting.
•
You cannot use the AF illuminator when:
–
[Autofocus Mode] is set to [Continuous AF].
–
[Landscape], [Night View], [Hand-held Twilight] or [Sports Action] in [Scene Selection] is selected.
–
[Sweep Panorama] is selected.
–
Recording movies.
–
using an A-mount lens
•
When you use the AF illuminator, the normal AF range finder frame is disabled and a new AF range
finder frame is displayed by a dotted line. AF operates with priority on subjects located near the center of
the frame.
Auto
Uses the AF illuminator.
Off
Does not use the AF illuminator.
Notes