Recording pictures (advanced)
For setting, see page 70.For setting, see page 70.
Continuous AF [CONT.AF]AF Assist Lamp
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[AF ASSIST LAMP]
SCN1 SCN2
SCN1 SCN2
This mode allows you to compose a picture
more easily by always focusing on the Illuminating the subject with the AF assist
subject.lamp allows the camera to focus on the
When the AF mode is set to 1-area-subject in low light conditions.
focusing, 1-area-focusing (high speed) or When you press the 1
spot-focusing, the time required for shutter button halfway in
focusing when pressing the shutter button dark places or other
halfway will be reduced.situations, an AF area
wider than usual appears
? When it is set to [ON], the [ ] indication
appears.and the AF assist lamp 1
turns on.
ONThe AF assist lamp turns on under
? The battery may be consumed faster than
low light conditions. In this time,
usual.
the AF assist lamp icon [S]
? It may take time to focus on the subject
after rotating the zoom lever from Wide to appears on the screen. The
effective range of the AF assist
Tele or suddenly changing the subject
lamp is 4.92 feet (1.5 m).
from a distant one to a nearby one.
? Press the shutter button halfway again OFF The AF assist lamp does not turn
when it is difficult to focus on the subject.on.
? You cannot use this with the scene modes
(P61) [STARRY SKY], [FIREWORKS],
[NIGHT PORTRAIT], or [NIGHT ? Be sure of the following points when the
SCENERY].AF assist lamp is in use.
-Do not look into the AF assist lamp
? If the focus switch is set to [AFw], the
closely.
time to focus will not be shorter.
-Do not cover the AF assist lamp with
your fingers or other objects.
? AF assist lamp is fixed to [ON] in Auto
mode [0].
? You cannot use the AF assist lamp in
[SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY],
[FIREWORKS] and [SELF PORTRAIT] in
scene mode. (P61)
? When you do not want to use the AF
assist lamp (e.g. when you take a picture
of a subject in a dark place), set the [AF
ASSIST LAMP] to [OFF]. In this case, it
becomes difficult to focus on the subject.
? The AF area (P76) is set only to a point on
the center of the screen when the AF
assist lamp is turned on.
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