Minolta Dynax 5 9222-2163-11 - Manual (Page 35)

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Place your subject inside the
spot focus area.
Press and hold the spot AF
button.
• The spot focus area in the viewfinder
will glow for a second after focus is
confirmed.
• will appear in the viewfinder,
indicating the center focus sensor is
being used.
• Focus and exposure remain locked
until the spot focus button is released.
While holding the spot AF
button, press the shutter-
release button all the way
down to take the picture.
• When you release the spot AF button,
the wide focus frame will be
displayed.
Spot Focus Area
1
2
3
Spot focus area
Press the shutter-release but-
ton partway down to activate
the wide focus area.
• A local focus area LED or spot focus
area LED in the viewfinder will glow
to indicate the point of focus within
the wide focus area for less than one
second.
• When the subject is moving, LEDs
may not illuminate.
• All the focus area indicators in the
viewfinder turn on when the wide
focus frame is being used.
Wide focus frame
Wide Focus Area
• With continuous AF (p.73) or the sports subject-program mode (p.43),
the local focus area LEDs will not glow in the vewfinder. The LEDs may
not glow in continuous advance.
Custom Function Notes
Cust-13: When focus is confirmed, the local focus area LEDs will illuminate for
approx. 0.3s (1), or for approx. 0.6s (2), The local focus area LEDs will only
illuminate when an area is selected by the user (3) (p.113).
FOCUS AREA
Local focus area LED
Spot AF button
The wide focus frame uses seven focus sensors
(the spot focus area and six local focus areas) to
automatically focus on your subject. The wide
focus area provides greater framing flexibility and
makes it easier for the camera to focus on
moving subjects. By simply pressing the spot AF button, the center
spot focus area is selected. The focus and
exposure settings will be made with the center
spot focus area.
Focus area indicator
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