Choosing A Focus Operation - Af Mode - Sony DSC-V3 Fall 2005 Operating Instructions Manual

Choosing a focus operation
— AF Mode
Single AF ( )
S A F
This mode is useful for shooting stationary
subjects. The focus is not adjusted before
you press and hold the shutter button
halfway down. After you press and hold
the shutter button halfway down and AF
lock is complete, the focus is locked.
The default setting is Single AF.
Monitoring AF ( )
M AF
This shortens the time needed for focusing.
The camera automatically adjusts the
focus before you press and hold the shutter
button halfway down, letting you compose
images with the focus already adjusted.
After you press and hold the shutter button
halfway down and AF lock is complete, the
focus is locked.
• Battery consumption may be higher than in
Single AF mode.
Continuous AF (
C AF
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 fi nder frame is Center AF.
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• The focus is not adjusted after the lock is
completed in the following cases, and the "C
AF" indicator fl ashes. The camera operates in
Monitoring AF mode.
– When shooting in the dark place
– When shooting with a slow shutter speed
– When using the NightFraming/NightShot
• 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.
Timing diagram for focus lock
Single AF
Monitoring AF
Continuous AF
[a] Shutter button pressed halfway down
[b] AE/AF locked
[c] Shutter button pressed fully down
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functions
[a] [b]
 Set the mode dial to SET UP.
 Select (Camera 1) with ,
1
then select [AF Mode] with
/.
 Select the desired mode with
//, then press .
Camera 1
AF Mode:
1
Digital Zoom:
2
Date/Time:
Red Eye Reduction:
1
Hologram AF:
2
Auto Review:
[c]
Single
Monitor
Cont