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Autofocus Mode, Set how the camera focuses in movie mode., When an HS movie option is selected

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Autofocus Mode Enter shooting mode M d button M D menu icon M Autofocus mode M k button Set how the camera focuses in movie mode. Option Description A Single AF (default setting) Focus is locked when movie recording starts. Select this option when the distance between the camera and subject will remain fairly consistent during movie recording. B Full-time AF The camera focuses continuously during movie recording. Select this option when the distance between the camera and subject will change significantly during recording. The sound of the camera focusing may be heard in the recorded movie. Use of Single AF is recommended to prevent the sound of the camera focusing from interfering with recording. • When an HS movie option is selected in Movie options, the setting is fixed at Single AF. Using Menus 100

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Using Menus
Autofocus Mode
Set how the camera focuses in movie mode.
•
When an HS movie option is selected in
Movie options
, the setting is fixed
at
Single AF
.
Enter shooting mode
M
d
button
M
D
menu icon
M
Autofocus mode
M
k
button
Option
Description
A
Single AF
(default setting)
Focus is locked when movie recording starts.
Select this option when the distance between the camera and
subject will remain fairly consistent during movie recording.
B
Full-time AF
The camera focuses continuously during movie recording.
Select this option when the distance between the camera
and subject will change significantly during recording. The
sound of the camera focusing may be heard in the recorded
movie. Use of
Single AF
is recommended to prevent the
sound of the camera focusing from interfering with recording.