SIGMA SD14 - Manual (Page 48)

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SELECTING THE AUTOFOCUS MODE
Press the FUNC button twice (holding the button down the second time) and turn
the “C”-dial to select either
(Single AF Mode) or (Continuous Mode) icon
on the LCD panel.
SINGLE AF MODE
Depress and hold the shutter button “Half-way”
to activate the autofocus function. In order to
avoid out of focus exposures, the shutter
cannot be released until the subject is in focus.
This is called “focus priority”. The Focus
Indicator lights up in the viewfinder, when the
AF Point Selection is focused on the subject
and the focus is locked. Press the shutter
button the rest of the way to take the picture. If
the camera cannot focus on the subject
properly, remove your finger from the shutter
button and press again.
■
Focus indicator will blink, if the subject is out of focus.
■ Use your camera in this mode for regular photography.
CONTINUOUS AF MODE
Press the shutter button “Half-way” to activate the autofocus function. If the
subject is in motion, the camera will focus continuously with motion prediction
function. You can release the shutter any time, even if the subject is not precisely
in focus. However, depending on the subject situation, (i.e. speed and direction of
moving subject, the lens and shutter speed etc.) there is a possibility that the
picture may be out of focus.
■ Focus indicator will not appear.
■ Autofocus lock does not work.
■ Depending on some unusual conditions of the subject, sometimes
autofocusing is not possible.
■ When the Automatic Selection mode of the AF Point Selection is selected, the
camera automatically selects the initial focus point for tracking the subject.