Focusing Manually - Sony DSC-F828 Service Manual

Continuous AF ( )
C A F
The camera adjusts the focus before you
press and hold the shutter button halfway
down, and then continues to adjust the focus
even after AF lock is completed. This
allows shooting of moving subjects with
continued focus. However, focus
adjustment may not be able to keep up when
shooting fast moving subjects. The AF
range finder frame is Center AF.
• The focus is not adjusted after the lock is
completed in the following cases, and the
"C AF" indicator flashes. The camera operates
in Monitoring AF mode.
– When shooting in the dark place
– When shooting with a slow shutter speed
– When using the NightShot/NightFraming
functions
• There is no lock sound when the focus is
achieved.
• When you press the shutter button all the way
down using the self-timer, the focus is locked.
• Battery consumption may be higher than in any
other AF mode.
a Set the mode dial to SET UP.
b Select
(Camera 1) with v ,
1
then select [AF Mode] with B/
v.
c Select the desired mode with
B/v/V, then press the center.

Focusing manually

Mode dial: P/S/A/M/SCN/
Normally the focus is automatically
adjusted. However, the auto focus may not
work well, such as in the following cases. In
these cases, adjust the focus manually.
Subjects that are hard to be focused
on
• Subjects with little contrast with
backgrounds such as walls, and sky
• Subjects in very dark places
• Metals that have great reflection, or
subjects with the light source behind
them and that have great reflection.
• Subjects through a chain-link fence or
glasses.
Mode dial
Manual focus ring
Near
Far
a Set the mode dial to P, S, A, M,
SCN or
b Set the FOCUS switch to
MANUAL.
The 9 (manual focus) indicator
appears on the screen.
c Turn the manual focus ring to
achieve a sharp focus.
The focus distance information
indicator is displayed. You can adjust
the focus in the following macro
ranges.
T-side: about 60 cm (23
∞
(infinite)
W-side: 2 cm (
(infinite).
If [Expanded Focus] in the SET UP
settings is set to [On], the image is
zoomed to 2× to achieve the focus
easily when recording still images.
The default setting is [On]. When the
image returns to normal size and the
9 (manual focus) indicator changes
from yellow to white, a sharp focus is
achieved.
When the 9 indicator flashes, the
focus distance has reached its limit.
To reactivate auto focusing
Set the FOCUS switch to AUTO.
FOCUS
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5
/ inches) to
8
∞
13
/ inches) to
16
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