User manual

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Shooting features
Using autofocus
Available focus modes
Option Description
Autofocus
Use when the distance from the subject to the lens is 50 cm (1 ft 8 in.) or
mor
e, or 5.0 m (16 ft 5 in.) or more at the maximum telephoto zoom
position.
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The focus mode icon on the shooting screen is displayed only
immediately after the setting is made.
Macro
close
-up
Set when taking close-up pictures.
When the z
oom ratio is set to a position where
and the zoom
indicat
or 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
is displayed, the camera can
f
ocus on subjects as close as approximately 1 cm (0.4 in.) from the lens.
Innity
Use when shooting distant scenes through window glass or when
shooting landscapes
.
The camera automatically adjusts the focus near innity.
•
The camera may not be able to focus on nearby objects.
I
nnity
Available when the scene mode is set to [Multiple e
xp. Lighten]
[F
ireworks]. Focus is locked to innity.
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Locked to
[I
nnity] for some scene modes.
The focus mode setting
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T
he setting may not be available with some shooting modes.
Default settings (ash, self-timer
, and focus mode) (page 119)
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For shooting modes
, , , and , the setting is saved in the camera’s memory even
af
ter the camera is turned o.