GR DIGITAL III FAQs - By Product

[Question] Details on focusing modes.

There are 5 focusing modes.By the default, the camera uses autofocus.

[Available focusing mode]

Symbol	Modes	Description
None	Multi AF	Measures the distance from 9 auto focus areas and focuses on the nearest AF area. This prevents the center of the picture display from becoming out of focus, and enable to shoot with a minimum number of out-of-focus pictures.
None	Spot AF	Select one AF are at the center of the picture display to allow the camera to focus on this area automatically.
	MF (Manual Focus)	Use for focusing manually.
	Snap	Focus is fixed at distance selected with [Snap Focus Distance] for quick shutter response. *1
	∞ (Infinity)	Fixes the focus distance at infinity. Use this for shooting distant scenes.

*1:You can change the snap focus distance to 1m, 2.5m, 5m or 8 by turning the up-down dial while pressing .


	Focus settings can be changed with [Focus] in the shooting menu.

	A symbol of the selected focusing method is displayed in the screen when [MF], [Snap] or [Infinity] are selected.

	[Multi AF] is the default focusing mode.

[Note]

•If [AF/MF] is assigned in [Set Fn1 Button] or [Set Fn2 Button], you can switch between auto focus and manual focus using the [Fn1] or [Fn2] button.
•If [AF/Snap] is assigned in [Set Fn1 Button] or [Set Fn2 Button], you can switch between auto focus and snap using the [Fn1] or [Fn2] button.

[Depth of field and the focus bar]
If [MF], [Snap] or [Infinity] is selected, the depth of field and focus bar is displayed in some shooting modes.

Shooting mode	Screen display
[M] Manual Exposure mode [A] Aperture Priority mode	The depth of field is displayed on the screen. The depth of field is displayed in green in the focus bar, and expand or contract according to an aperture value.
[P] Program Shift mode	The depth of field is only displayed after the shutter release button is pressed halfway down (while the aperture value is displayed).
Auto Shooting mode [S] Shutter Priority mode SCENE mode	The depth of field is not displayed.

[What is the depth of field?]
The depth of field is the distance range in which objects appear in focus. The higher the aperture value (the more aperture is closed), the greater the range in which objects are in focus. Conversely, the lower the aperture value (the more the aperture is opened), the smaller the range in which objects are in focus.

Answer ID: EDCG09325
Date created: October 22, 2009
Date modified: --
Product: GR DIGITAL III
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Category: Hardware Operations

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