Operation Manual

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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Index
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
Tv, Av, and M Mode
Playback
Wireless Features
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Shooting in Manual Focus Mode
Still Images Movies
When focusing is not possible in AF mode, use manual focus. You can
specify the general focal position and then press the shutter button
halfway to have the camera determine the optimal focal position near the
positionyouspecied.
1
Choose [ ].
● Press the button and choose [ ].
● [
] and the MF indicator are displayed.
2
Specify the general focal position.
● Using the on-screen MF indicator ((1),
which shows the distance and focal
position) as a guide, press the /
buttons or turn the dial to specify the
general focal position, and then press the
button.
3
Fine-tune the focus.
● Press the shutter button halfway to have
thecamerane-tunethefocalposition
(Safety MF).
● To focus more accurately, try attaching the camera to a tripod to
stabilize it.
● Todeactivateautomaticfocusne-tuningwhentheshutterbutton
is pressed halfway, choose [
] menu (
=
23) > [Safety MF]
>[O].
● For easier manual focusing, choose [
] menu (
=
23) >
[MF peaking settings] > [Peaking] > [On].
Shooting Range and Focusing
Shooting Close-Ups (Macro)
Still Images Movies
To restrict the focus to subjects at close range, set the camera to [ ].
● Press the
button and choose [ ].
● Iftheashres,vignettingmayoccur.
● In the yellow bar display area below the zoom bar, [
] will turn
gray and the camera will not focus.
● To prevent camera shake, try mounting the camera on a tripod
and shooting with the camera set to [
] (
=
33).