Focusing - Minolta Maxxum Dynax 7 User Manual

FOCUSING

Focus Signals
The following signals appear in the
viewfinder to indicate the focus status
when the shutter-release button is
pressed partway down.
Focus is confirmed.
Continuous autofocus – Focus is confirmed.
Continuous autofocus – Lens focusing. Shutter is
locked.
(Blinks) Focus cannot be confirmed – Shutter is
locked.
Subject is too close or is one of the special focus situa-
tions described on page 30.
• In the above chart, the shutter is locked when the lens is focusing or
when focus cannot be confirmed. To change so that the shutter can
be released, even if focus has not been confirmed, select Custom1-
2.
• If eye-start is on, it is possible to activate focus by bringing the cam-
era to your eye. See eye-start for more information (p. 125).
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Focus Lock
Use focus lock when your subject is
outside the focus frame or when auto-
focus is difficult to confirm.
• The focus lock method described on
this page, is used for stationary sub-
jects. For moving subjects, see page
47 .
1. Center your subject in the
focus frame, then press the
shutter-release button partway
down.
•
focus is confirmed.
• Focus lock also locks the exposure
settings when 14 segment honey-
comb-pattern metering is selected (p.
74).
2. Continue to hold the shutter-
release button partway down
while you compose your pic-
ture.
3. Press the shutter-release but-
ton the rest of the way down to
take the picture.
• If the shutter-release button is raised partway up, focus lock will not
be cancelled. If you want the camera to refocus, remove your finger
from the shutter-release button.
• Focus lock is not possible unless
appears in the viewfinder when
appears in the viewfinder.
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