45Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu (A (Auto) Mode)More on ShootingB Notes on AF Area ModeThere are functions with which this setting cannot be enabled. See “Camera Settings that Cannot BeApplied Simultaneously” (A 49) for more information.D Focus LockTo focus on off-center subjects when Center is selected for AF area mode, use focus lock asdescribed below.1 Position the subject in the center of the frame.2 Press the shutter-release button halfway.• Confirm that the focus area is green.• Focus and exposure are locked.3 Continue holding down the shutter-release button halfwayand recompose the picture.• Be sure that the distance between the camera and thesubject does not change.4 Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down totake the picture.D More InformationSee “Autofocus” (A 27) for more information.y CenterThe camera focuses on the subject at the center of theframe.The center focus area is always displayed.44Focus area44F 3.2F 3.21 / 2 5 01 / 2 5 0F 3.2F 3.21 / 2 5 01 / 2 5 0
