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Manual Focus

Adjust focus manually.

  1. Rotate the focus mode selector to M.

    j will appear in the display.

  2. Focus manually using the lens focus ring. Rotate the ring left to reduce the focus distance, right to increase.

  3. Take pictures.

Use DBUTTON/DIAL SETTING > FOCUS RING to reverse the direction of rotation of the focus ring.

Regardless of the option selected, manual focus will be used when the lens is in manual focus mode.

Quick Focus

To use autofocus to focus on the subject in the selected focus area, press the button to which focus lock or AF-ON has been assigned (the size of the focus area can be chosen with the rear command dial). In manual focus mode, you can use this feature to quickly focus on a chosen subject using either single or continuous AF according to the option chosen for GAF/MF SETTING > INSTANT AF SETTING.

Checking Focus

A variety of options are available for checking focus in manual focus mode.

The Manual Focus Indicator

The manual focus indicator indicates how closely the focus distance matches the distance to the subject in the focus brackets. The white line indicates the distance to the subject in the focus area (in meters or feet according to the option selected for DSCREEN SETTING > FOCUS SCALE UNITS in the setup menu), the blue bar the depth of field, or in other words the distance in front of and behind the subject that appears to be in focus.

Focus distance (white line)

Depth of field

Focus Zoom

If ON is selected for GAF/MF SETTING > FOCUS CHECK, the camera will automatically zoom in on the selected focus area when the focus ring is rotated.

If STANDARD or FOCUS PEAK HIGHLIGHT is selected for GAF/MF SETTING > MF ASSIST, zoom can be adjusted by rotating the rear command dial. Focus area selection using the focus stick is available during focus zoom.

Focus Peaking

Select FOCUS PEAK HIGHLIGHT for GAF/MF SETTING > MF ASSIST to highlight high-contrast outlines. When focusing, rotate the focus ring until the subject is highlighted.

The MF ASSIST menu can be displayed by pressing and holding the center of the rear command dial.