User manual
Table Of Contents
- Product Manuals
- Table of Contents
- Feature Index
- Parts of the Camera
- Package Contents
- Before You Begin
- 1 Getting Ready
- 2 Taking and Viewing Photographs
- 3 Shooting and Viewing Movies
- 4 Customizing the Camera
- 5 Using Field Sensor Data
- 6 Connecting the Camera to External Devices
- 7 Technical Notes
- 8 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
- 9 Index
K 2-9 Focus
Focus Mode (K AF Mode)
Choose the focus mode for auto or manual focus.
Autofocus (AF): The camera focuses automatically. Choose from single AF (P. 115), in
which the camera focuses just once when the shutter button is pressed
halfway, and continuous AF (P. 115), in which the camera adjusts focus
continuously while the shutter button is pressed. Also available is tracking
AF (P. 116), in which focus detects and tracks the subject.
Manual focus (MF): Focus manually by rotating the lens focus ring (P. 116). Also available is
preset MF (P. 116), in which the camera focuses at a preset distance.
AF+MF: Focus can be adjusted manually using the lens focus ring. Switch from
auto to manual focus at will or fi ne-tune focus manually after focusing with
autofocus (P. 117). If [On] is selected for [K AF+MF] in G Custom Menu
J, b will be displayed in [S-AF], [C-AF], and [C-AF+TR] modes. [On] is
selected by default (P. 481).
• This setting can be accessed via:
- The AFp button (P. 118)
- The LV Super Control panel (P. 119)
- Live controls (P. 119)
- The menus (P. 119)
• The explanation that follows assumes that camera defaults are used for the beep that
sounds and the AF target displayed when the camera focuses.
Single AF (S-AFb and S-AF)
Choose for photographs of subjects that are stationary or are not moving away from
or toward the camera. The camera focuses once each time the shutter button is
pressed halfway.
• When the camera focuses, a beep will sound. The in-focus
indicator and AF target will be displayed.
• Autofocus with manual adjustment is available in [S-AFb]
mode. Keep the shutter button pressed halfway and adjust
focus manually (P. 117).
In-focus indicator
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Continuous AF (C-AFb and C-AF)
Track focus on subjects whose distance to the camera is continuously changing. The
camera focuses continuously while the shutter button is pressed halfway.
• The in-focus indicator is displayed when the subject is in focus. The beep sounds and the AF
target is displayed only the fi rst time the subject is in focus.
• Autofocus with manual adjustment is available when [C-AFb] is selected. Rotate the lens
focus ring to interrupt autofocus and focus manually (P. 117).
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