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Manual Focus Assist
Focus is automatically adjusted after you adjust it with the focus ring in Manual Focus Mode.
≥ Focus may not be achieved when the focus deviation is great.
≥ After automatic adjustment is complete, the focus is not adjusted automatically again until you
operate the focus ring.
≥ Switch to Manual Focus Mode. (l 44)
1 Select the menu.
≥ Touch [EXIT] to complete the setting.
≥ The on-screen icon changes from [MF] to [MA].
2 Adjust the focus by rotating the focus ring.
≥ Focus is automatically adjusted after you adjust it with the focus ring.
≥ The color of the on-screen icon for the focus value changes during automatic adjustment.
≥ This function is not available in the following cases:
j When Auto Focus is used
j When using Area Mode (l 82)
j In Variable Frame Rate Mode (l 91)
≥ The on-screen icon changes to in the macro range.
≥ Manual focus assist does not work in following cases:
j When adjusting the focus with the remote control (commercially-available) (l 113)
∫ To change the Manual Focus Assist setting
You can change the way focus is adjusted when Manual Focus Assist is used.
≥ Switch to Manual Focus Mode. (l 44)
Select the menu.
≥ Touch [EXIT] to complete the setting.
≥ [MF ASSIST MODE] cannot be set in Auto Focus Mode.
≥ It may be easier to see a change in focus when [MULTI AREA] is selected.
We recommend that you adjust focus before recording.
≥ Focus may not be achieved depending on the recording condition such as brightness or contrast,
even if [MULTI AREA] is selected.
≥ If focus is not achieved within a certain period of time, focus returns to the position before the
automatic adjustment.
: [SW SETUP] # [MF ASSIST] # [ON]
: [SW SETUP] # [MF ASSIST MODE] # desired setting
[CENTER AREA]: Fine-adjusts focus for the subject at the center of the screen.
[MULTI AREA]: Adjusts focus for the subject closest to the current focus position.