Focusing manually – Sony DSC-F717 User Manual

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d

Return to the fully composed
shot, and press the shutter
button fully down.

The image will be recorded with the
proper focus for the subjects.

•

You can carry out the AF lock adjustment
process any number of times before you press
the shutter button fully down.

Focusing manually

Mode dial:

/S/A/M/SCN/

Normally the focus is automatically
adjusted. This function is useful when the
auto focus does not work well, such as in
dark places.

a

Set the mode dial to

, S, A,

M, SCN or

.

b

Set FOCUS switch to MANUAL.

The 9 (manual focus) indicator
appears on the screen.

c

Turn the manual focus/zoom
ring to achieve a sharp focus.

The focus mode indicator is displayed.

If [

EXPANDED FOCUS

]

in the SET

UP settings is set to [ON], the image is
zoomed to

2×*

when recording still

images. When a sharp focus is
achieved, the image returns to normal
and the

9

(manual focus) indicator

changes from yellow to white. When
recording a movie (MPEG MOVIE),
or [EXPANDED FOCUS] is set to
[OFF], the image is not zoomed. You
can adjust the focus distance from
2 cm (13/16 inches) to

∞

(infinite).

* When using digital zoom, the image is

zoomed 1× to 2×, depending on the digital
zoom magnification.

To reactivate auto focusing

Set FOCUS switch to AUTO/ZOOM.

•

The focus mode indicator is approximate, and
should be used as a reference.

•

The focus distance value does not appear when
NightShot is set and [CONVERSION LENS] is
set to [ON] in the SET UP settings. When the
9

indicator flashes, the focus distance has

reached 2 cm (13/16 inches) or

∞

.

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You cannot focus manually when using the
NightFraming function.

•

You cannot record images in macro when
focusing manually.

•

When you use the zoom function, use the
ZOOM button (page 23).

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Jog dial

Mode dial

FOCUS switch

Manual focus/zoom ring

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