Konica Minolta DYNAX 3 - Manual (Page 36)

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With the focus-area custom function (Custom 9, p.109), how the focus
area are selected can be changed.
Custom 9 - (1) Select spot focus area
While pressing the spot AF button, the spot focus area is activated. Local
focus areas are selected with the control dial while pressing the spot AF
button. When the spot AF button is released, the wide focus area is
active.
Focus Area Selection controls
• When the RF 500mm lens or the AF Power Zoom 35-80mm lens is
attached, only the center local focus area can be selected.
Wide focus area
• The sequence when turning the dial clockwise:
Custom 9 - (3)
Switch between the wide focus frame and the spot focus area.
Every time the spot AF button is pressed, the camera switches between
the spot focus area and wide focus frame . The following displays
appears on the data panel and in the viewfinder.
Custom 9 - (2) Select focus area.
Wide focus area, spot focus area and local focus areas set with the
control dial while pressing the spot AF button. The focus area remains
selected even after releasing the spot AF button.
Left local
focus area
Center spot
focus area
Right local
focus area
Wide focus area Spot focus area
FOCUS AREA
FOCUS MODES
• All the autofocus modes work with the exposure modes: P A S M.
• The subject programs use automatic AF, except for sports mode, which
uses continuous AF.
Automatic AF
Designed to work well in most situations, automatic AF is suited to
events that have both moving a static subjects. When the subject is mov-
ing, continuous AF
is used; when static, single-shot AF is employed.
Turn the function dial to .
While pressing the function
button, turn the control dial
until
appears on the data
panel.
1
2
Manual Focus Continuous AF Single-shot AF Automatic AF
Your camera has four focus modes: