Contax T3 - Page 27

When the shutter button is depressed halfway, the lens is focused,
and it remains focused at that distance as long as the shutter
release button is held halfway depressed. This function is called
“focus lock,” and it allows the user to recompose the picture
without changing the point at which the lens is focused.
Sometimes the main subject may be located outside the central
focus frame of the camera; in this case, use the “focus iock”
function to first iock the focus on the subject, then return the
camera to the desired composition and take the photograph.
1 Point the viewfinder’s focus frame at the desired subject
and depress the shutter release button halfway.
The camera lens will focus on the subject and will appear in the
viewfinder to indicate that focus is locked.
• The display will show the distance at which the focus is locked. The
distance will continue to appear in the screen for about 2 seconds after
the shutter is released.
• Simultaneously with focusing, the camera will also measure and set the
exposure value for the picture (AE lock).
• A quickly flashing indicator {4 times/second) indicates that the
camera cannot focus properly on the current subject. In this case,
perform focus-lock on another object located at the same distance from
the camera before taking the picture.
O While holding the shutter release button depressed
“ halfway, move the camera to compose the photograph as
desired, and then press down the shutter release button fully
to take the picture.
• Focus lock will be released by removing your finger from the shutter
release button.
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