Reference Guide (PDF Edition)

Focus Shift Shooting
G buttonUC
photo shooting menu
Focus shift automatically varies focus over a series of shots. Use it to take photos that will later be
combined using focus stacking to create a single picture with increased depth of field. Before using
focus shift, choose a focus mode of AF-S or AF-C and a release mode other than self-timer or
high-speed frame capture.
Option Description
[Start]
Star
t shooting. The camera will take the selected number of shots,
changing the focus distance by the selected amount with each shot.
[No. of shots] Choose the number of shots (maximum 300).
[Focus step width]
Focus shift varies the focus distance over a series of photographs.
Choose the amount the focus distance changes with each shot.
[Interval until next shot]
Choose the interval between shots, in seconds.
Select [00] to take photos at up to about 5fps.
To ensure correct exposure when using a flash, choose an interval
long enough for the flash to charge.
[First-frame exposure lock]
[ON]: The camera locks exposure for all shots at the setting for
the first frame.
[OFF]: The camera adjusts exposure before each shot.
[Focus position auto reset]
[ON]: Focus will return to the starting position once all the shots
in the current sequence have been taken. This saves you having
to refocus each time when photographing subjects at the same
focus distance several times in succession.
[OFF]: Focus remains fixed at the position for the final shot in
the sequence. This allows you to start from the most recent
focus position when photographing a single subject over multiple
consecutive series.
[Starting storage folder]
Highlight options and press
J or 2 to select (M) or deselect (U).
[New folder]: A new folder is created for each new sequence.
[Reset file numbering]: File numbering is reset to 0001
whenever a new folder is created.
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Focus Shift Shooting