Minolta MAXXUM 3xi Instruction Manual page 25

FOCUS SIGNALS
Signal Meaning
{ncstes boiow)
(•) Continuous autolocus'
•
Focus is locked'
■$ •^r (blinking)
Focus cannot be confirmed^
1. After Eye-Start has activated the camera, the autofocus system will enter
continuous AF mode and (•) will appear in the viewfinder when it has focused ^
on your subject. When you press the shutter-release button partway down, if
your subject is stationary the camera will lock focus a short time later and •
will appear tn the viewfinder. If your subject is moving, the camera will
remain in continuous AF mode.
2. See p.31.
• This camera has Predictive AF. When you take a picture in continuous
mode, the camera will calculate where the main subject wilt be when the
shutter curtain actually begins to make the exposure, and it will set the lens to
focus on this point before the mirror swings up. Extremely fast-moving sub¬
jects or subjects which are rapidly changing speed or direction, however, may
exceed the capabilities of this system.
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