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Using manual focus – Casio EXILIM EX-Z55 User Manual

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OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS

1.

Press [

̆] ( ) to

cycle through the
focus mode settings
until “

” is shown

as the focus mode
indicator.

• At this point, a

boundary also appears
on the display,
indicating the part of the
image that will be used
for manual focus.

Using Manual Focus

With the Manual Focus mode, you can adjust the focus of
an image manually. The following shows focus ranges in
the Macro mode for two optical zoom factors.

Optical Zoom Factor

1X

3X

Approximate Focus Range

6cm (2.4˝) to infinity (

∞)

18cm (7.1˝) to infinity (

∞)

Boundary

2.

While watching the
image on the monitor
screen, use [

̇] and

[

̈] to focus.

• Pressing [

̇] or [̈] causes the area inside of the

boundary displayed in step 1 to fill the monitor
screen momentarily to aid in focus. The normal
image will reappear a short while later.

3.

Press the shutter button to record the image.

IMPORTANT!

• In the Manual Focus mode, the [

̇] and [̈] keys

adjust focus, even if you used key customization to
assign other functions to them (page 104).

To do this:

Focus in on the subject

Focus out on the subject

Do this:

Press [

̇].

Press [

̈].

Manual focus position