Instruction Manual

6. Focus and Exposure Settings

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Turning on/not turning on the AF Assist Lamp

The AF assist lamp will illuminate the subject when the shutter button is pressed halfway,

making it easier for the camera to focus when recording in low light conditions.

(A larger AF area is displayed depending on the recording conditions.)

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The effective maximum range of the assist lamp is approximately 1.5m (5p).

• The AF Assist Lamp only works for subjects in the center of the screen. Position your subject in

the center of the screen

to ensure the best possible operation.

• 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 setting is fixed to [OFF] in the following cases.

– [Distinct Scenery]/[Bright Blue Sky]/[Romantic Sunset Glow]/[Vivid Sunset Glow]/[Glistening

Water]/[Clear Nightscape]/[Cool Night Sky]/[Warm Glowing Nightscape]/[Artistic Nightscape]/

[Handheld Night Shot] (Scene Guide Mode)

– When [Silent Mode] is set to [ON]

Recording/not recording even when focus is not achieved

[FOCUS]:

You cannot take a picture until the subject is brought into focus.

[RELEASE]:

This gives priority to taking the picture. A picture is taken when the shutter button is

pressed fully even if the targeted subject is not in focus at that time.

•

When set to [RELEASE], please be aware that focus may not be achieved even with focus

mode set to [AFS], [AFF] or [AFC].

• [Focus/Release Priority] is disabled during motion picture recording.

Adjusting/not adjusting the focus manually after achieving autofocus operation

When AF Lock is ON (press the shutter button halfway with the Focus Mode set to [AFS]

or set AF Lock using [AF/AE LOCK]), you can make fine adjustments to the focus

manually.

> [Custom] > [AF Assist Lamp] > [ON]/[OFF]

> [Custom] > [Focus/Release Priority]

> [Custom] > [AF+MF] > [ON]/[OFF]