Sony DSLR-A5OO Instruction Manual page 208

Lens Q&A
IndlCOles the appro,,,mot
distance ta lhe sUbject
cunenlty In focus •
A focuSing ling thot enables
manual focus adjustment
when the
AF IMF
swItch
IS
set
taMF
An acronym 10< Smooth
Autofocus Molor on ,n lens
dIM! motor thai helps assure
smooth AF response. '
Indlcales the lens's focol
length whICh d termlnes how
wide on area the lens can
COlIer. and how
big
the subject
will appeal to be
Enables you 10 quickly switch bock and fanh
between autofocuslng (AF) and manual
fOCUSing (MF) •
DT
lenses or light. campact nses that or
spec! ICOlly desogned lor use Wllh dogltat SLn
cameros thallncorporole on
APSe type
Image sensor
M,ntmum fOCUSIng dl t nee is tho shor1est
dIstance. measured from the subject to the
camero's Image sensor. at which correct
focus can be ochleved
• Not ovo'lcble on all lenses
IndICates the lens's low st /'-numbel seilIng
The smaller the number. the more light Ihe
lens can capture
Fixed locolleng h lenses (sometimes re 'rred
to as 'pnme lenses') dlt!
I
from
zoom
lenses
In thol their focollength connat be adjusted
In camero terminology. lho maxImum
magnlftcahan rolio refers to how Icrge on
object will appear (relative to Its ocluol size)
01 the minImum focusing dIStance
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