Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-F88 Operating Instructions Manual page 31

Shooting images with the AF
illuminator
The AF illuminator is fill light to focus
more easily on a subject in dark
surroundings. The appears on the LCD
ON
screen and the AF illuminator emits red
light when the shutter button is pressed
halfway until the focus is locked.
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When this function is not needed, set [AF
Illuminator] to [Off] in the SET UP settings
(page 117).
• If AF illuminator light does not reach the
subject sufficiently or the subject has no
contrast, focus will not be achieved. (A distance
up to approximately 3.0 m (9 feet 10 1/8
inches) is recommended.)
• Focus is achieved as long as AF illuminator
light reaches the subject, even if the light is
slightly off the center of the subject.
• When the focus preset distance is set (page 51),
the AF illuminator does not function.
• The AF range finder frame does not appear.
The or indicator flashes, and AF
operates with priority on subjects located near
the center.
• The AF illuminator does not operate when SCN
is set to (Twilight mode),
mode), (Fireworks mode) in the menu
settings (page 34).
• The AF illuminator emits very bright light.
Although there are no problems with safety,
directly looking into the AF illuminator emitter
at close range is not recommended.
(Landscape
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