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FOCUS – AF Illuminator
The AF Illuminator is a secondary
function of the built-in flash. When the
scene is too dark for the camera to
focus accurately, the built-in flash fires
a few short bursts when the shutter-
release button is pressed partway
down to provide the illumination
necessary for the camera to focus on
your subject.
• Pressing the spot AF button also activates
the AF illuminator.
• The range of the AF Illuminator flash is approximately one to five
meters.
• The AF illuminator will not fire in continuous focus mode
or if
flash cancel (
) is selected.
• The AF illuminator will not operate with 300mm or longer single
focal length lenses.
• The AF illuminator will not operate with 3x-1x Macro Zoom.
• When an accessory flash is attached, its AF illuminator will be
active in place of the camera’s AF illuminator.
Custom Function 9 (p82) lets you cancel the built-in flash’s
AF illuminator if it will interfere with your subject or is
inappropriate.
FOCUS – Manual Focus
1. Press the focus-mode button.
will appear in the
data panel.
2. Turn the focusing ring until
your subject appears sharp
and focused.
•
appears in the viewfinder when the
subject in the focus frame is in focus.
• Press the focus-mode button again to
return to the autofocus mode.
Pull and turn the control ring
until your subject appears
sharp.
Focus the lens manually when autofocus is not suitable and focus
hold is not possible. The autofocus system will monitor focus and
indicate when a subject in the focus frame is in focus.
AF Power Zoom and xi-Series Lenses
