Focus Modes; Single-Shot Af; Subject Tracking Af - Minolta DiMAGE F200 Instruction Manual

Focus modes

This camera has autofocus and manual focus control. The focus mode is set in the custom 1 section
of the multi-function recording mode menu (p. 56).
Autofocus will produce excellent results in almost every situation, however, under certain conditions,
the autofocus system will not work accurately; see special focusing situations on page 27. In these
situations the camera can be manually focused.

Single-shot AF

Single-shot AF focuses on the subject and locks the focus position. This focus mode is ideal for static
subjects. Because the focus is locked when the shutter-release button is pressed partway down, sin-
gle-shot AF can be used when the subject is outside the focus frames, or when a special focusing
situation is preventing the autofocus system from focusing. For more on focus lock, see page 53. The
self-timer and remote control drive mode (p. 38) uses single-shot AF.

Subject Tracking AF

Place the subject within the Area-AF focus frames and press the shutter-
release button partway down; Subject Tracking AF will lock onto the subject
and follow the subject's movement in three-dimensional space through the
focus area; the AF sensors are displayed to indicate the subject. Subject
Tracking AF will not work with fast moving subjects. This is the primary
focus mode in the auto-recording mode.
Subject Tracking AF will automatically switch to single-shot AF under very
low lighting conditions. Single-shot AF is used with the self-timer and
remote control drive mode (p. 38), the digital zoom, or when the monitor is
turned off (p. 31).
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