Owner's Manual

AF Selecting the AF Mode *
Focus
confirmation
light
AF point
One-Shot AF for Still SUbjects
Pressing the shutter button
halfway activates the autofocus
and achieves focus once.
The dot < . > inside the AF point
achieving focus flashes briefly
in red.
Also, the focus confirmation light
<. > in the viewfinder lights.
With evaluative metering, the exposure setting
(shutter speed and aperture) will also be set
when focus is achieved. The exposure setting
and focus will be locked as long as the shutter
button is pressed halfway. (p.l5) You can then
recompose the shot while retaining the
exposure setting and point of focus.
[l] If focus cannot be achieved, the focus confirmation light <. > in the viewfinder will blink. If this
occurs, a picture cannot be taken even if the shutter button is pressed fully. Recompose the
picture and try and focus again. Or see "When Autofocus Fails (Manual Focusing)" (p.76).
AI Servo AF for Moving SUbjects
While you press the shutter
button halfway, the camera
focuses continuously.
This AF mode is for moving subjects when
the focusing distance keeps changing.
With predictive AF*, the camera can also
focus track a subject which steadily
approaches or retreats from the camera.
The exposu re is set at the moment
the picture
is taken.
[l] In a Creative Zone mode (except <A-OEP», the beeper will not sound even when
focus is achieved. Also, the focus confirmation light <. > in the viewfinder will not light.
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