Setting Guide (Video Edition)

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Settings
FocusFocus
This section covers the focus settings used when recording videos.
Focus ModeFocus Mode
Choose how the camera focuses.
■ Choosing a Focus Mode
Hold the focus-mode button and rotate the main command dial.
Focus-mode button
 The option currently selected is shown in the shooting display and
control panel.
■ Focus Mode Options
AF-S [Single AF]
Use with stationary subjects.
• The camera focuses when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway or the AF-ON button is
pressed. When the subject is in focus, the focus point will turn from red to green and focus will lock.
AF-C [Continuous AF]
Use for shots of athletes and other moving subjects.
• The camera adjusts focus continuously in response to changes in the distance to the subject while
the shutter-release button is pressed halfway or the AF-ON button is pressed.
AF-F [Full‑time AF]
The camera adjusts focus continuously in response to subject movement or changes in composition.
• The camera focuses when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway or the AF-ON button is
pressed, at which point the focus point will turn from red to green and focus will lock.
MF [Manual focus] Focus manually.
Cautions: Autofocus
• The camera may be unable to focus under the conditions listed below. Use manual focus if the cam-
era is unable to focus because:
−the subject contains lines parallel to the long edge of the frame,
−the subject lacks contrast,
−the subject in the focus point contains areas of sharply contrasting brightness,
−the focus point includes night-time spot lighting or a neon sign or other light source that changes
in brightness,
−icker or banding appears under uorescent, mercury-vapor, sodium-vapor, or similar lighting,
−a cross (star) lter or other special lter is used,
−the subject appears smaller than the focus point, or
−the subject is dominated by regular geometric patterns (e.g., blinds or a row of windows in a sky-
scraper).
• The display may brighten or darken while the camera focuses.
• The focus point may sometimes be displayed in green when the camera is unable to focus.
• The camera may take longer to focus when lighting is poor.
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