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

.

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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