Reference Manual (complete instructions)
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Shooting Features
Focus Mode
You can select the focus mode that is appropriate for the shooting distance.
1 Press the multi selector I (p).
2 Select the desired focus mode
(A63) and press the k button.
• If the setting is not applied by pressing the
k button, the selection will be canceled.
Available Focus Modes
C The Focus Mode Setting
• The setting may not be available with some shooting modes (A78).
• For shooting modes A, B, C, and D, the setting is saved in the camera’s memory even
after the camera is turned off.
Focus Mode
A
Autofocus
Use when the distance from the subject to the lens is 50 cm (1 ft 8 in.) or more, or
2.0 m (6 ft 7 in.) or more at the maximum telephoto zoom position.
D
Macro close-up
Set when taking close-up pictures.
When the zoom ratio is set to a position where F and the zoom indicator are
displayed in green, the camera can focus on subjects as close as approximately
10 cm (4 in.) from the lens. When the zoom is at a position more wide-angled
than where G is displayed, the camera can focus on subjects as close as
approximately 1 cm (0.4 in.) from the lens.
At the maximum telephoto zoom position, the camera can focus on subjects as
close as approximately 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in.) from the lens.
E
Manual focus
The focus can be adjusted on any subject at a distance from approximately 1 cm
(0.4 in.) to innity (∞) from the lens (A64). The closest distance at which the
camera can focus varies depending on the zoom position.
OK
Autofocus