IF CORRECT FOCUS CANNOT BE
OBTAINED (FOCUS LOCK)
When the subject to be focused is not on the AF target mark (not positioned
in the center of the composition), you can use the following steps to obtain the
correct focus on the subject. This operation is referred to as "focus lock".
1
Press the power switch.
• The camera turns on in the shooting mode.
• The lens extends and the monitor turns on.
• The orange lamp lights.
2
Turn the mode dial and select a shooting mode.
3
Position the AF target mark on
the subject you want to focus
on.
• When shooting a hard-to-focus
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subject, point the camera at an object
about the same distance away as the
subject.
4
Press the shutter button halfway
until the green lamp lights.
• When the green lamp lights steadily, the focus and the exposure are
locked.
• When the green lamp blinks, the focus and exposure are not locked.
Release your finger from the shutter button, re-position your subject
and press the shutter button halfway again.
5
Keeping the shutter button
pressed halfway, recompose
your shot.
6
Press the shutter button fully.
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AF target mark
Green lamp