Operation Manual

Recording
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• If you set [OFF], be careful as the picture may not be properly focused even if [AFS] or [AFC] in
[FOCUS MODE] is set.
• This does not operate during motion picture recording.
• The effective range of the AF Assist Lamp is different depending on used lens.
– When the interchangeable lens (H-H014) is attached: Approx. 1.0 m (3.28 feet) to 3.5 m
(11.5 feet)
– When the interchangeable lens (H-FS014042) is attached and at Wide: Approx. 1.0 m
(3.28 feet) to 3.0 m (9.84 feet)
• The AF Assist Lamp is valid only for the subject in the centre of the screen. Use it by
positioning the subject in the centre 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-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.
[FOCUS PRIORITY]
It will set so no picture can be taken when it is out of focus.
[OFF]: This gives priority to the best time to take a picture so
you can take a picture when the shutter button is
pressed fully.
[ON]: You cannot take a picture until the subject is brought
into focus.
[AF ASSIST LAMP]
Illuminating the subject makes it easier for the camera to focus
when recording in low light conditions that make focusing difficult.
[OFF]: The AF Assist Lamp does not turn on.
[ON]: When taking pictures in dark places, the AF Assist
Lamp lights while the shutter button is pressed
halfway. (Larger AF areas are displayed depending on
the recording conditions.)
[AF+MF]
It is possible to adjust focus manually after it was adjusted
automatically.
[OFF]
[ON]: It is possible to finely adjust the focus manually by
rotating the focus ring while AF lock ([FOCUS MODE]
is set to [AFS] and shutter button is half-way pressed,
or AF lock with [AF/AE LOCK]).