User`s manual
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4 
While pressing the shutter button halfway and rotating the Focus ring, 
the display can be magnified. Adjust focus by rotating the Focus ring. 
5 
The enlarged display returns to normal one second after stopping 
rotation of the Focus ring. Compose the image as desired and take the 
picture. 
 To return to normal AF mode, select [Off] in step 
1
. 
 The enlarged display will be magnified from the selected focusing 
point of the LCD monitor by pressing 
  button. It is possible to set 
the enlarged area to be the same as the focusing point selection. See 
P. 50 for information regarding focusing point. 
WARNING !! 
 It is not possible to set AF+MF Mode when Face detection AF 
mode setting is selected. 
AF LIMIT MODE 
The DP3 Merrill has an AF Limit Mode that can speed up the Auto 
Focusing while limiting the focusing range. Four optional modes are 
available and each is designed to offer a unique shooting function. 
1 
Press the   button and select the 
AF Limit mode. 
(The icon of AF Limit Mode and the 
scale bar will appear at the bottom of 
the LCD display.) 
  In case it does not switch to AF Limit Mode, set by selecting [  
Capture Settings] (P. 28)  →  [AF Limit Mode]  →  [On].(AF Limit 
mode will be added to the Focus mode.) 










