Reference Guide (PDF Edition)

Focus
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Option Description
AF-S [Single AF]
･ U
se with stationary subjects. When you press the
shutter-release button halfway to focus, the focus
point will turn from red to green and focus will
lock. If the camera fails to focus, the focus point
will ash red and the shutter release will be
disabled.
･ At default settings, the shutter can only be
released if the camera is able to focus (focus
priority).
AF-C
[Continuous
AF]
･ For 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.
･ At default settings, the shutter can be released
whether or not the subject is in focus (release
priority).
AF-F [Full-time AF]
･ The camera adjusts focus continuously in
response to subject movement or changes in
composition.
･ When the shutter-release button is pressed
halfway, the focus point will turn from red to
green and focus will lock.
･ This option is only available in video mode.
MF [M
anual focus]
Focus manually (0112). T
he shutter can be released
whether or not the subject is in focus.