Choosing A Focus Operation; Af Mode - Sony CD Mavica MVC-CD350 Operating Instructions Manual

• When you are shooting movies (MPEG Movie)
and you choose Multipoint AF, the distance to
the center of the screen is estimated as an
average, so the AF works even with a certain
amount of vibration. The Center AF
automatically focuses only on the center of the
image, so it is convenient when you want to
focus only on what you aim at.
• When you use the smart zoom or AF
illuminator, priority AF movement is given to
subjects in or near the center of the frame. In
this case, or flashes and the AF range
finder frame is not displayed.
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Choosing a focus operation

— AF Mode

Mode dial: SET UP
You can select from the following three
focus modes for your camera.
Single AF
This mode allows accurate focusing over a
wide range from near to distant subjects,
and is useful for shooting stationary
subjects. The focus is not adjusted before
the shutter button is pressed and held
halfway down. When the shutter button is
pressed and held halfway down and AF lock
is complete, the focus is locked.
Monitoring AF
This shortens the time needed for focusing.
The camera adjusts the focus before the
shutter button is pressed and held halfway
down, letting you compose images with the
focus already adjusted. When the shutter
button is pressed and held halfway down
and AF lock is complete, the focus is
locked. The factory setting is Monitoring
AF.
• Battery consumption may be faster than in
Single AF mode.
Continuous AF
The camera adjusts the focus before the
shutter button is pressed and held halfway
down, and then continues to adjust the focus
even after AF lock is completed. This
allows shooting of moving subjects with
continued focus.
• 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
• The AF range finder frame is locked to the
center.
• Focus adjustment may not be able to keep up
when shooting fast moving subjects.
• There is no lock sound when the focus is
adjusted.
• When recording with the self timer, the focus is
locked when you press the shutter button all the
way down.
• Battery consumption may be faster than in any
other AF mode.