Reference Guide (PDF Edition)

Table Of Contents
a1: AF-C Priority Selection
G buttonUA
Custom Settings menu
Choose whether photos can be taken before the camera focuses when AF-C is selected.
Option Description
G
[Release]
Photos can be tak
en whenever the shutter-release button is pressed
(release priority).
B
[Focus+ release]
Priority is normally given to release, but if the subject is dark or low
contrast and the camera is in continuous-release mode, priority will be
given to focus for the first shot in each series. For the remaining shots,
priority will be given to release regardless of focus. This helps ensure
that the first shot in each series is in focus.
F
[Focus] Photos can be taken only when the camera is in focus (focus priority).
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a1: AF-C Priority Selection