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Use the focus mode selector to choose how the camera focuses.

M (manual)

Focus manually using the control ring. Rotate the ring left to reduce the focus distance, right to increase. 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 focus distance, the blue bar the depth of field, or in other words the distance in front of and behind the focus point that appears to be in focus); you can also check focus visually in the LCD monitor. Choose for manual control of focus or in situations in which the camera is unable to focus using autofocus.

C (continuous AF)

Focus is continually adjusted to reflect changes in the distance to the subject while the shutter button is pressed halfway. Use for subjects that are in motion.

S (single AF)

Choose for stationary subjects.

The Focus Indicator

The focus indicator turns green when the subject is in focus and blinks white when the camera is unable to focus. Brackets (“( )”) indicate that the camera is focusing and are displayed continuously in mode C. is displayed in manual focus mode.