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Use the focus stick (focus lever) to choose a focus point for autofocus. The procedure for selecting the focus point varies with the option chosen for AF mode.

Focus-area selection can also be used to choose the focus point for manual focus and focus zoom.

Tilt the focus stick to position the focus frame, or press the center of the stick to return to the center focus point.

Available Focus Points

Fewer focus points are available for intelligent hybrid AF, which combines phase-detection with TTL contrast-detect AF.

TTL contrast-detect

Intelligent hybrid AF (TTL contrast-detect AF + phase-detection AF)

The Focus Point Display

The focus stick (focus lever) can be used to display available focus points.

Focus-area selection can also be accessed using [AF/MF SETTING] > [FOCUS AREA].

[Single Point] AF

Press the center of the focus stick to display the focus points ("") and focus frame. Use the stick to position the focus frame over the desired focus point, or press the center of the stick to return to the center point.

Focus frame

Focus point

To choose the size of the focus frame, rotate the rear command dial. Rotate the dial left to reduce the frame by up to 50%, right to enlarge it by up to 150%, or press the center of the dial to restore the frame to its original size. Press [MENU/OK] to put your selection into effect.

[Zone] AF

Press the center of the focus stick to display the focus zone. Use the stick to position the zone or press the center of the stick to return the zone to the center of the display.

To choose the number of focus frames in the zone, rotate the rear command dial. Rotate the dial right to cycle through zone sizes in the order 3 × 3, 5 × 5, 7 × 7, 3 × 3…, left to cycle through zone sizes in reverse order, or press the center of the dial to select a zone size of 3 × 3. Press [MENU/OK] to put your selection into effect.

[Tracking] (Focus Mode [C] Only)

Press the center of the focus stick to display the focus frame. Use the stick to position the focus frame, or press the center of the stick to return the frame to the center of the display. Press [MENU/OK] to put your selection into effect. The camera will track focus on the subject while the shutter button is pressed halfway.

Manual focus-frame selection is not available when wide/tracking is selected in focus mode [S].

Burst Mode Focus-Frame Selection

When continuous high-speed ([8.0 fps]) is selected for drive mode, the number of focus frames available in focus mode [C] drops.

Single point

Zone

Wide/Tracking