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EE] Selecting an AF Point

Automatic AF point Selection Manual AF point Selection

Focus Lock

After achieving focus, you can lock the focus on a subject and

recompose the shot. This is called “focus lock.”

1 Set the camera to a Creative Zone mode.

• Set a Creative Zone mode except .

2

Select the desired AF point.

3 Aim the AF point over the subject and press the

shutter button halfway to focus.

Keep pressing the shutter button halfway and

recompose the image as desired.

5 Shoot.

AF-Assist beam with the Built-in Flash

Under low-light conditions, the built-in flash fires a brief burst of flashes

when you press the shutter button halfway. This is to illuminate the
subject to enable easier autofocusing.

I ® The AF-assist beam does not function in the

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and

modes.

© The built-in flash’s AF-assist beam is effective up to about 4 meters/13.2

feet.

© In the Creative Zone modes when the built-in flash is popped up with the

<^> button, the AF-assist beam may be emitted.

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