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Basic photography/frequently-used options

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Zoom frame AF/zoom AF

You can also zoom in on an area of the image in the monitor and adjust focus.
Choosing a high zoom ratio allows you to use autofocus to focus on a smaller area
than is normally covered by the AF target. You can also position the focus target more
precisely.

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Zoom frame AF

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Before proceeding, use [Button Function] (P. 86) to assign [

a] to a

button.

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Press the

a button to display the zoom frame.

• If the camera was focused using autofocus

just before the button was pressed, the
zoom frame will be displayed at the current
focus position.

• Use

FGHI to position the zoom frame.

• Press the

INFO button and use FG to

choose the zoom ratio.

Comparison of AF and

zoom frames

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10x

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5x

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Press the U button again to zoom in on the zoom frame.

• Use

FGHI to position the zoom frame.

• Rotate the dial to choose the zoom ratio.

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Press the shutter button halfway to initiate autofocus.

• The zoom is cancelled.
• If [mode2] is selected for [LV Close Up Mode] (P. 88), pressing the shutter button will

not cancel zoom and the camera will focus continuously while the shutter button is
pressed halfway.

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Cautions

• Zoom is visible only in the monitor and has no effect on the resulting photographs.