User's Manual

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Focus

This section describes the options that control how your camera

focuses when photographs are framed in the viewfinder. Focus

can be adjusted automatically (see below) or manually (0 101).

The user can also select the focus point for automatic or manual

focus (0 96) or use focus lock to focus to recompose photographs

after focusing (0 98).

To use autofocus, rotate the focus-mode

selector to AF.

Autofocus Mode

Choose from the following autofocus modes:

Autofocus

Mode Description

AF-S

Single-servo AF: For stationary subjects. Focus locks when shutter-

release button is pressed halfway.

At default settings, shutter can

only be released when in-focus indicator (I) is displayed (focus

priority; 0 282).

AF-C

Continuous-servo AF: For moving subjects. Camera focuses

continuously while shutter-release button is pressed halfway; if

subject moves, camera will engage predictive focus tracking (0 92)

to predict final distance to subject and adjust focus as necessary.

At default settings, shutter can be released whether or not subject

is in focus (release priority; 0 281).

Focus-mode

selector