Operation Manual

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Adjusting the Focus
Dual Pixel Focus Guide
The focus guide gives you an intuitive visual indication of the current focus distance and the direction and
amount of adjustment necessary to bring the picture into full focus. When used in combination with face
detection and tracking (A 84), the guide will focus on the vicinity of the eyes of the person detected as the main
subject.
Press the FOCUS GUIDE button to display the focus guide.
Alternatively, you can use the [ Assistance Functions] > [Focus Guide] setting to turn the focus guide on
and off.
Peaking
The camera offers two peaking levels.
1 Press the PEAKING button.
The peaking icon (J or K) appears at the lower center of
the screen and the outlines in the image will be emphasized,
depending on the focus.
Press the button again to turn off peaking.
Alternatively, you can use the [ Assistance Functions] >
[Peaking] > [Activate] setting to turn peaking on and off.
2 Open the peaking’s [Select] submenu to select the peaking level.
[ Assistance Functions] > [Peaking] > [Select]
3 Select the desired level and then press SET.
Magnification
1 Press the MAGN. button.
^ appears at the lower center of the screen and the center of the screen* is magnified approximately
2times.
The orange frame displayed on the top right of the screen (magnification frame) shows the approximate part
of the image shown magnified.
2 If necessary, use the joystick or SELECT dial to move around the magnification frame and check other parts of
the image.
Press the CANCEL button to return the magnification frame to the center position.
3 Press the MAGN. button again to cancel the magnification.
* If one of the AF frames or a face detection frame is displayed on the screen, the area around the active frame will be magnified
instead.
In focusFocus farther
(large adjustment)
Focus farther
(small adjustment)
Focus closer
(small adjustment)
Focus closer
(large adjustment)
Cannot determine
adjustment
[ Assistance Functions]
[Peaking]
[Select]
[Peaking 1]