Instruction Manual

6. Focus and Exposure Settings
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Available in the following modes:
¢ In [AFS/AFF] in the [Rec] menu or the [Motion Picture] menu, you can assign [AFS] or [AFF]
to [AFS/AFF] of the focus mode lever.
• When the brightness is insufficient for [AFF] or [AFC], the camera will operate as if [AFS] has
been set. In this case, the [AFS] display will change to yellow.
When Scene Guide Mode is set to [Panorama Shot], even if you set the focus mode lever to
[AFS/AFF] or [AFC], the camera will operate as if [AFS] has been set.
About the focus modes (AFS/AFF/AFC)
Item
The movement of the
subject and the scene
(recommended)
Description of settings
AFS
¢
Subject is still
(Scenery, anniversary
photograph, etc.)
“AFS” is an abbreviation of “Autofocus Single”.
The focus is set automatically when the shutter button
is pressed halfway. It is locked as long as the shutter
button is kept pressed in the halfway position
..
AFF
¢
Movement cannot be
predicted
(Children, pets, etc.)
“AFF” is an abbreviation of “Autofocus Flexible”.
In this mode, focusing is performed automatically when
the shutter button is pressed halfway.
If the subject moves while the shutter button is pressed
halfway, the focus setting is corrected to match the
movement automatically.
AFC
Subject is moving
(Sport, trains, etc.)
“AFC” is an abbreviation of “Autofocus Continuous”. In
this mode, while the shutter button is pressed halfway,
focusing is constantly adjusted to match the movement
of the subject. The focusing operation is based on
predicting the subject position at the time of recording.
(Movement prediction)
MF Set the focus manually. (P151)
When recording using [AFF], [AFC]
•
It may take time to focus on the subject when you change the focal length (zoom) from Wide
to Tele or suddenly change the subject distance from further to nearer.
• Press the shutter button halfway again when it is difficult to focus on the subject.
• While the shutter button is pressed halfway, the image on the screen may move around.