Focus; Choosing An Auto Focus Method; Choosing A Focus Range Fi Nder Frame - Af Range Fi Nder - Sony DSC-V3 Fall 2005 Operating Instructions Manual

 Select [ISO] with /, then
select desired setting with
/.
Choose from [800], [400], [200],
[100], or [Auto].
To return to normal mode
Select [Auto] in step .
• To reduce camera shake, select a large number.
You can shoot a subject with higher shutter
speed.
• When selecting a large number, the image
becomes noisy. To give priority to image
quality, select a small number.
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Choosing an auto
focus method
You can set the AF range fi nder frame and
the AF mode.
AF range fi nder frame
This selects the focus position according to
the subject position and size.
AF Mode
This sets the focus operation start and stop
timing.

FOCUS

FRAME
Control button
Choosing a focus range
fi nder frame — AF range
fi nder
Multipoint AF (
The camera calculates the distance in
fi ve places to the top, the bottom, the left,
the right, and in the center of the image,
letting you shoot using the auto focus
function without worrying about the image
composition. This is useful when it is
diffi cult to focus on the subject because it
is not in the center of the frame. You can
check the position where the focus was
Mode dial
adjusted using the green frame.
The default setting is Multipoint AF.
Center AF (
The AF range fi nder is only the center of
the frame.
You can shoot in desired image
composition using the AF lock method.
Flexible Spot AF (
This is useful when focusing on an
extremely small subject or a narrow area.
Flexible Spot AF lets you shoot in the
desired image composition. This is useful
when you shoot using a tripod and the
subject is out of the center area. When
shooting a moving subject, take care to
hold the camera steady so that the subject
does not deviate from the range fi nder
frame.
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