Focus
Choose how the camera focuses. By default, the camera 
uses autofocus.
Option Description
Multi AF*
The  camera  selects  the  focus  area  with  the  closest 
subject,  preventing  out-of-focus  shots  by  keeping 
the camera from focusing on the background.
Spot AF* Focus on the subject in the center of the frame.
MF 
(manual focus)
Focus manually (page 65).
Snap
Focus is xed at distance selected with Snap Focus 
Distance (page 68) for quick shutter response. 
∞ (innity)
Fix the focus distance at innity when photographing 
distant scenes.
*  The icon is displayed on the DIRECT screen only.
When MF, Snap, or ∞ is selected, 
the current selection is shown by 
an icon in the picture display.
  Tip: Depth of Field
Depth of eld is the portion (range of distance) that appears sharp 
in an image. Small apertures (high f-numbers) increase depth of 
eld, bringing more of the scene into focus; large apertures (low 
f-numbers) decrease depth of eld, emphasizing the main subject 
by blurring the foreground and background. At settings of MF, 
Snap, and ∞, the focus bar shows depth 
of eld in shooting modes M, A, and P 
(in mode P, depth of eld is only shown 
when the shutter-release button is 
pressed halfway and aperture values are 
displayed).
Depth of eld 
(green)
Focus bar 
(distances are 
approximate)
Depth of eld 
(green)
Focus bar 
(distances are 
approximate)