MF
(GIl
Manual
focus)
You can set the distance
of
a subject.
Rotate the focusing ring
of
the lens to achieve a sharp focus.
• In the case
of
a subject that can be focused
in
auto focus mode,
the.
indicator lights up in the viewfinder
when the focus is confirmed. When the Wide
AF
area is used, the center area is used, and when the Local
AF
area
is
used, the area that
is
selected with the multi-selector
is
used.
•
To
obtain steady exposure
in
manual focus mode, the camera uses the distance information to determine
the exposure.
To
improve the precision
of
the distance information, the camera resets the focal length to
00
(infinity) when the
POWER
switch
is
set to ON.
• When using a tele converter, etc., rotation
of
the focusing ring may not be smooth.
Switching
the
AF/MF
easily
The focus mode can be switched not only with the focus mode lever located on the front
of
the
camera, but also with the AF/MF button located on the rear. You can switch between auto
focus and manual focus without relaxing your position
(AFIMF
control).
Focusing ring
"¥'---AF/MF
button
In
auto
focus
mode
By pressing the AF/MF button, the focus mode is switched temporarily to the manual focus.
Press and hold the AF/MF button and adjust the focus by rotating the focusing ring.
In
manual
focus
mode
By pressing the AF/MF button, the focus mode is switched temporarily to the auto focus and
the focus is locked. In the case where the manual focus is used mainly, this is convenient to
activate the auto focus only when you need to use it.
• You can set the AF/MF button to work as the AF lock button with [AF/MF button]
in
the 0 Custom menu
(page 105).
• You can maintain the selected mode without pressing and holding the AF/MF button with [AF/MF
control] in the
0 Custom menu (page 106).
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