Minolta Dimage 7i - Manual (Page 81)

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AUTOFOCUS MODES
• Do not confuse these icons with the metering-mode icons (p. 47).
• The shutter can be released even if the camera cannot focus on the subject.
Focus icon: red – Cannot focus. The subject is too close or a special situation is preventing
the AF system from focusing.
Continuous AF icon – Focus confirmed.
Single AF icon – Focus confirmed.
This digital camera has two autofocusing modes. The single and continuous AF are selected in the
basic section of the recording-mode menu (p. 78 ).
Single AF – for general purpose photography and static subjects. When the shutter-release button is
pressed partway down, the autofocus system locks onto the subject in the focus area and will remain
locked until the shutter button is released.
Continuous AF – for moving subjects. When the shutter-release button is pressed partway down,
the autofocus system will activate and continue to focus until the exposure is made.
• When using continuous AF with the wide focus area (p. 74), the AF sensors used to indicate the point of
focus will not be displayed.
• The continuous AF mode may have difficulty focusing on extremely fast subjects. In this situation, use
manual focus to focus on a point in the subject’s path and release the shutter just before the subject
reaches that point; there is a slight delay between the time the shutter-release button is pressed and the
shutter opens.
• Direct Manual focus (p. 131) can be used with single AF.