Samsung NX500 - AF Mode

Shooting Functions
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Shooting Functions
AF mode
Learn how to adjust the camera’s focus according to the subjects.
You can select the appropriate focus mode for the subject: Single Auto
Focus, Continuous Auto Focus, Active Auto Focus, or Manual Focus. The AF
function is activated when you press [Shutter] halfway. In the MF mode,
you have to rotate the focus ring on the lens to focus manually.
In most cases, you can make the camera focus by selecting Single AF.
Fast moving subjects or subjects with small shading dierences in the
background are dicult to focus. Select an appropriate focusing mode for
such instances.
If your lens has an AF/MF switch, you must set the switch according to the
selected mode. Set the switch to AF when you select Single AF, Continuous
AF, or Active AF. Set the switch to MF when you select Manual Focus.
When your lens has no AF/MF switch, press [F] to select a desired AF
mode.
To set the auto focus
mode,
In Shooting mode, press [F] ĺ an option.
 You can also set the option in Shooting mode by pressing [m] ĺ b ĺ
AF Mode
ĺ an option.
 The available options may dier depending on the lens in use.