Sony DSC-F717 - Manual (Page 48)

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d Return to the fully composed
shot, and press the shutter
button fully down.
The image will be recorded with the
proper focus for the subjects.
• You can carry out the AF lock adjustment
process any number of times before you press
the shutter button fully down.
Focusing manually
Mode dial: /S/A/M/SCN/
Normally the focus is automatically
adjusted. This function is useful when the
auto focus does not work well, such as in
dark places.
a Set the mode dial to , S, A,
M, SCN or .
b Set FOCUS switch to MANUAL.
The 9 (manual focus) indicator
appears on the screen.
c Turn the manual focus/zoom
ring to achieve a sharp focus.
The focus mode indicator is displayed.
If [ EXPANDED FOCUS ] in the SET
UP settings is set to [ON], the image is
zoomed to
2×* when recording still
images. When a sharp focus is
achieved, the image returns to normal
and the
9 (manual focus) indicator
changes from yellow to white. When
recording a movie (MPEG MOVIE),
or [EXPANDED FOCUS] is set to
[OFF], the image is not zoomed. You
can adjust the focus distance from
2 cm (13/16 inches) to
∞
(infinite).
* When using digital zoom, the image is
zoomed 1× to 2×, depending on the digital
zoom magnification.
To reactivate auto focusing
Set FOCUS switch to AUTO/ZOOM.
• The focus mode indicator is approximate, and
should be used as a reference.
• The focus distance value does not appear when
NightShot is set and [CONVERSION LENS] is
set to [ON] in the SET UP settings. When the
9
indicator flashes, the focus distance has
reached 2 cm (13/16 inches) or
∞
.
• You cannot focus manually when using the
NightFraming function.
• You cannot record images in macro when
focusing manually.
• When you use the zoom function, use the
ZOOM button (page 23).
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Jog dial
Mode dial
FOCUS switch
Manual focus/zoom ring