Instruction manual

54 55RECORDING - ADVANCED OPERATION
SPOT AF
The spot AF is used for selective focusing. Both focus and exposure are determined with
the spot focus area. When auto reset (p. 49) is active, the spot AF area will reset to the
wide focus frame when the camera is turned off. The spot focus area can be used with
movie recording. When used with the digital zoom (p. 52), spot focus area is enlarged.
Press and hold the center button of the controller (1) to
display the spot focus area; the center button switches
between the spot and wide AF areas.
1
Place the subject inside the spot focus area
(2) and pressing the shutter-release button
partway down to lock the focus and the
exposure. Focus lock (p. 26) is active for off-
center compositions. The focus signals (p.
27) will confirm the image is in focus. Press
the shutter release button all the way down to
take the picture (3).
When the LCD monitor is off, the camera
cannot be switched between wide and spot
AF; the last AF mode set will be active. When
the live image only display is used, switching
between the wide and spot AF modes resets
the display mode to full.
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RECORDING WITHOUT A MEMORY CARD
If no memory card is installed in the camera, a single still image can be recorded and
saved in the camera’s buffer memory. Only the last image captured is stored; each time
an image is captured, it replaces the image data saved in the buffer. If the mode dial is
turned to another position or the camera is turned off, the image data is deleted from the
buffer memory. Quick View can be used to preview the image. TIFF images cannot be
recorded. Voice memo cannot be used.
The image in the buffer memory can be saved. Without turning
the camera off, insert a new memory card into the camera; a
save-image message will be displayed.
Save image to the card?
Yes No
Highlight and select “Yes” to store the image on the
memory card. If “No” is selected, the image data will
be erased. A message will be displayed confirming the
image is saved.