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Recording tips and techniques: when to use manual focus
Manual focus is convenient when you fine-adj ust the focus in Macro Mode or decide 
in-focus portions in advance.
Achieving focus quickly using Auto Focus
If [AF/AE LOCK] is pressed in Manual Focus, Auto Focus will work.
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Auto Focus works at the center of the frame.•If Auto Focus is used while the MF Assist screen is displayed, 
the center of the MF Assist screen will be focused.
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Highlighting/not highlighting in-focus portions
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This function works in Manual Focus or when focus is being adjusted manually with [AF+MF].
•When [Peaking] is set, [ ] ([Detect Level]: [HIGH]) or [ ] ([Detect Level]: [LOW]) will 
be displayed.
•Each time the set function button is pressed when [Peaking] is set to [Fn Button Set]  (P44) in 
the [Custom] menu, the peaking setting switches in order of [ON] ([Detect Level]: [LOW])  >  
[ON] (
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∫ Displaying the MF Assist
•It is displayed by rotating the manual ring.•It can also be displayed by pressing  2 to display the setup screen for the enlarged area, 
deciding the area to enlarge using the cursor button, and then pressing [MENU/SET].
•It will switch to the setting screen for the enlarged area by pressing the cursor button when the 
[Direct Focus Area] in the [Custom] menu is set to [ON].
∫ Changing the display of the MF Assist
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Technique for Manual Focus
1 Rotate the manual ring to set the focus.
2 Rotate the manual ring a little further in 
the same direction.
3 Rotate the manual ring slightly in the 
opposite direction to fine-adjust the 
focus.
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If you zoom in/out after focusing on a subject, the focus may lose its accuracy. In that case, 
re-adjust the focus.
•After canceling Sleep Mode, focus on the subject again.•If you are taking close-up pictures:
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Taking Close-up Pictures
Applicable modes: 
This mode allows you to take close-up pictures  of a subject, e.g. when taking pictures of 
flowers.
1Press  4 [AF#].
2Press  2/1 to select the item and then press 
[MENU/SET].
[]([AF Macro]) You can take pictures of a subject as close as 3 cm 
(0.098 feet) from the lens by rotating the zoom lever upmost 
to Wide (1
k).
[]([Macro Zoom]) Use this setting to get close to the subject and then further 
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•We recommend using a tripod and the Self-timer.
•We recommend setting the flash to [ Œ] (close the flash) when you take pictures at close range.•If the distance between the camera and the subject is beyond the focus range of the camera, 
the picture may not be properly focused even if the focus indication lights.
•When a subject is close to the camera, the effective focus range is significantly narrowed. 
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Fixing the Focus and the Exposure (AF/AE Lock)
Applicable modes: 
This is useful when you want to take a pi cture of a subject outside the AF area or the 
contrast is too strong and you c annot achieve appropriate exposure.
1Align the screen with the subject.
2Press and hold [AF/AE LOCK] to fix the focus or exposure.
•If you release [AF/AE LOCK], AF/AE Lock is canceled.
•Only the exposure is locked in the default setting.
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Maintaining/not maintaining the lock when [AF/AE LOCK]  is released
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AF Lock only is effective when taking pictures in Manual Exposure Mode.•AE Lock only is effective when taking pictures with Manual Focus.
•Only the AF lock is active during motion picture  recording. Once you cancel the AF lock during 
the recording, the AF lock cannot be reactivated.
•The subject can be focused again by pressing the shutter button halfway even when AE is 
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Compensating the Exposure
Applicable modes: 
Use this function when you cannot achieve appr opriate exposure due to the difference in 
brightness between the subject and the background.
1Press the rear dial to switch to Exposure 
Compensation operation.
2Rotate the rear dial to compensate the 
exposure.
•The Exposure Compensation value can be set within a range of j 5EV to i5 EV. When 
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Setting the Light Sensitivity
Applicable modes: 
This allows the sensitivity to light (ISO sens itivity) to be set. Setting to a higher figure 
enables pictures to be taken even in dark plac es without the resulting pictures coming out 
dark.
1Press  3 ().
2Select the ISO sensitivity by rotating the rear 
dial.
3Press the rear dial to set.AUTOAUTO
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