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Auto-focus Mode

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Auto-focus Mode Press Button in (Auto shooting) mode to select Auto-focus mode ( 81), and then press . Auto-focus mode determines how the camera focuses when the monitor is on (Single AF is used when the monitor is off regardless of the setting selected for Auto-focus mode). Select from the following two options and press . AUTO-FOCUS MODE Single AF Continuous AF Exit Confirm Option Single AF (default setting) Description Camera focuses only when Shutter-release Button is pressed halfway. Continuous AF Camera adjusts focus continuously until Shutterrelease Button is pressed halfway, minimizing time needed to focus before picture is taken. The Shooting Menu Confirming Focus Regardless of the option chosen, pictures can be taken even when the camera is not in focus; check the Green (AF) Lamp, AF area, or focus indicator before shooting. Setting Auto-focus Mode in Auto Shooting and Movie Shooting Respectively Auto-focus mode for the movie recording can be set in Movie menu ( 54). 101

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101
The Shooting Menu
Auto-focus Mode
Auto-focus mode
determines how the camera fo-
cuses when the monitor is on (
Single AF
is used
when the monitor is off regardless of the setting se-
lected for
Auto-focus mode
).
Select from the following two options and press
.
Confirming Focus
Regardless of the option chosen, pictures can be taken even when the camera is not in
focus; check the Green (AF) Lamp, AF area, or focus indicator before shooting.
Setting Auto-focus Mode in Auto Shooting and Movie Shooting Respectively
Auto-focus mode
for the movie recording can be set in Movie menu (
54).
Press
Button in
(Auto shooting) mode to se-
lect
Auto-focus mode
(
81), and then press
.
Option
Description
Single AF
(default setting)
Camera focuses only when Shutter-release Button is
pressed halfway.
Continuous AF
Camera adjusts focus continuously until Shutter-
release Button is pressed halfway, minimizing time
needed to focus before picture is taken.
Continuous AF
Single AF
AUTO-FOCUS MODE
AUTO-FOCUS MODE
Exit
Exit
Confir
Confir
m
Exit
Exit
Confir
Confir
m