user manual

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Recording
• The effective range of the AF Assist Lamp is different depending on used lens.
– When the interchangeable lens (H-PS14042, H-FS014042) is attached and at Wide: Approx.
1.0m (3.29feet) to 3.0m (9.85feet)
– When the interchangeable lens (H-H014) is attached: Approx. 1.0 m (3.29 feet) to 3.5 m
(11.5 feet)
• The AF Assist Lamp is valid only for the subject in the center of the screen. Use it by
positioning the subject in the center of the screen.
• Remove the lens hood.
• When you do not want to use the AF Assist Lamp (e.g. when taking pictures of animals in dark
places), set the [AF ASSIST LAMP] to [OFF]. In this case, it will become more difficult to focus
on the subject.
• The AF Assist Lamp gets slightly blocked when the interchangeable lens (H-PS14042,
H-FS014042) is used, but it does not affect the performance.
• The AF Assist Lamp may be greatly blocked, and it may become harder to focus when a lens
with large diameter is used.
• The setting for the [AF ASSIST LAMP] is fixed to [OFF] in [SCENERY], [ARCHITECTURE],
[NIGHT SCENERY] and [SUNSET] in Scene Mode.
• Refer to P97 for details.
• Refer to P97 for details.
[AF ASSIST LAMP]
AF assist lamp will illuminate the subject when the shutter button
is pressed half-way making it easier for the camera to focus when
recording in low light conditions. (Larger AF area is displayed
depending on the recording conditions.)
[OFF]/[ON]
[AF+MF]
It is possible to adjust focus manually after it was adjusted
automatically.
[OFF]
[ON]: When AF lock is ON (press the shutter button halfway
with the Focus Mode set to [AFS] or set AF lock using
[AF/AE LOCK]), you can make fine adjustments to the
focus manually.
[MF ASSIST]
[OFF]/[ON]
[MF GUIDE]
[OFF]/[ON]