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Using the Menus........................................................... 4 Autofocus Focusing with Autofocus ............................................. 7 Behind the Goal ........................................................11 Tracking erratically moving subjects that are frequently obscured by other objects Pitcher or Runner? ....................................................12 Switching instantly between subjects at dierent dis- tances from the camera The Inside Track.........................................................13 Tracking subjects that are obscured by objects passing in front of the camera At the Finish Line ......................................................1 Quick shutter response Poor Li!htin! or Bad "eather ...............................1# Poorly lit or low-contrast scenes E$%osure Auto IS Sensiti!it" Control ...................................... #$ A &a'ti(e )tadiu( *atch ......................................1+ Switching between sunlight and shade Acti!e %&'ighting (A%') ............................................. #* A &a'ti(e )tadiu( *atch Re,isited ....................1igh-contrast lighting +as" +,-osure Co.-ensation ................................... /#
I(a!e .ualit' F0 and %0 For.ats .....................................................// 1ignette Control........................................................./7 Lens /%tions 1ibration 2eduction (12) .........................................../3 -tions for 'ong 'enses ............................................45 0a(era )ettin!s Sharing Settings.........................................................4#
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the menus. 1 Display Press the G 2utton to dis%la' the (enus. Highlight the icon for the current menu. 2 Press to hi!hli!ht the icon for the current (enu.
Position the cursor in the selected menu. 4 Press 2 to %osition the cursor in the (enu. selected
Display options. Press 2 to dis%la' o%tions for the hi!hli!hted (enu ite(.
hi!h5 li!hted ite( 6so(e ite(s can also 2e selected 2' %ressin! 27. To e$it 8ith5 out (akin! a selection3 %ress the G 2utton.
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$uto%ocus Focus Trac7ing with 'oc7& n Focus trackin! 8ith lock5on controls ho8 the ca(era re5 s%onds to a2ru%t chan!es in focus distance. It can 2e used to %re,ent the ca(era fro( i((ediatel' refocusin! 8hen o29ects (o,e throu!h the s%ace 2et8een the su29ect and the ca(era3 ensurin! that the ca(era 8ill continue to track the (ain su29ect once the o2stacle has (o,ed a8a'. 0hoose the len!th of ti(e 2efore the ca(era refocuses fro( 'ong3 8or.al3 and Short. Camera will wait be%ore re%ocusing on ob'ects behind the sub'ect Camera will trac( and %ocus on ob'ects the same distance %rom the camera as the sub'ect Camera will wait be%ore re%ocusing on ob'ects behind the sub'ect
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Focus trac7ing with loc7&on: Short or ff )note that ff reduces e%%ectiveness o% dy- namic-area $&*
8ote: If Focus is selected for 0usto( )ettin! a13 the shutter can onl' 2e released 8hen the ca(era is in focus.
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In this e$a(%le3 I)/ sensiti,it' 8ill auto(aticall' 2e raised to a (a$i(u( of I)/ @ >> if o%ti(al e$%osure can not 2e achie,ed at I)/ 2>>. In (odes e and ! 3 sensiti,it' 8ill 2e raised onl' if the shutter s%eed re;uired for o%ti(al e$%osure 8ould 2e slo8er than 1?#>> s 6slo8er s%eeds 8ill 2e used if a s%eed of 1?#>> s 8ould still result in undere$%osure at I)/ @ >>7.
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1. Acti,e &5Li!htin! 8ill not %roduce the desired effect 8hen used 8ith center58ei!hted or s%ot (eterin!. 2. Acti,e &5Li!htin! has no effect in e$%osure (ode h . 3. =oise (a' 2e (ore noticea2le in %hoto!ra%hs taken at hi!her ,alues. . 0hoose cards 8ith faster 8rite ti(es for ;uicker %rocessin! 8hen takin! lar!e nu(2ers of %hoto!ra%hs.
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At default settin!s3 i(a!e ;ualit' is not auto(aticall' ad5 9usted 8hen 'ou s8itch 2et8een FA and &A i(a!e areas. As a result3 %ictures taken usin! the s(aller &A i(a!e area 8ill not 2e the sa(e ;ualit' as FA5for(at i(a!es 8hen %rinted at the sa(e siBe. Fro( ca(era fir(8are ,ersion A 2.>>? B 2.>> or later3 'ou can auto(aticall' s8itch i(a!e ;ualit' settin!s 8hen 'ou s8itch 2et8een FA and &A for(ats: ; 0reate one shootin! (enu 2ank for FA for(at and a second shootin! (enu 2ank 8ith hi!her i(a!e ;ualit' and siBe settin!s for &A for(at. 8 )elect Shooting .enu ban7 for 0usto( )ettin! f 6Assign FU8C. button7 < FU8C. button 9 dials. Cou can then use the Fn 2utton and co((and dials to s8itch instantl' 2et8een the t8o 2anks.
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#hoose shooting menu *an+ . 1 In the shootin! (enu3 select Shooting .enu ban7 . Di!hli!ht 2ank A and %ress 4.
d,ust settings for shooting menu *an+ 2 )a(%le settin!s are listed 2elo8: > I.age ?ualit": 4PEG 2asic > I.age si@e: * > I.age area: FA for(at 63@ E 2 7 #hoose shooting menu *an+ -. 3 In the shootin! (enu3 select Shooting .enu ban7 . Di!hli!ht 2ank A and %ress 4.
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.mage 3uality d,ust settings for shooting menu *an+ -. 4 )a(%le settin!s are listed 2elo8: > I.age ?ualit": 4PEG fine > I.age si@e: L > I.age area: &A for(at 62 E 1@7 #hoose the role of the Fn *utton. 5 In the 0usto( )ettin!s (enu3 select 0usto( )ettin! f 6Assign FU8C. button7 < FU8C. button 9 dials. Di!hli!ht Shooting .enu ban7 and %ress 4. S.itch *et.een shooting menu *an+s. Press the Fn 2utton and rotate a co((and dial to c'cle throu!h shootin! (enu 2anks as sho8n 2elo8.
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&2 and 02 &ormats 8otes Shooting .enu ban7 can also 2e assi!ned to the F2utton G dialsH o%tions for 0usto( )ettin!s f# 6Assign -re!iew button7 and f@ 6Assign A+&':AF&' button7. A%art fro( i(a!e ;ualit'3 i(a!e siBe3 and i(a!e area3 set5 tin!s for 2anks A and B should 2e identical. An' chan!es to 2ank A should also 2e (ade to 2ank B. =ote that althou!h se%arate Picture 0ontrols (a' 2e selected for each 2ank3 (odifications to Picture 0ontrol settin!s 6includin! ;uick ad9ust and other (anual ad9ust(ents7 and chan!es to In& ter!al ti.er shooting and Multi-le e,-osure a%%l' to all 2anks. If the settin!s in 2ank 0 are the sa(e as 2ank A and those in 2ank & the sa(e as 2ank B3 'ou 8ill 2e a2le to identif' the selected i(a!e area 2' the cro% dis%la'ed in the ,ie85 finder.
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Fra.e 2ate (Continuous <igh&S-eed 2elease Mode) Althou!h (a$i(u( fra(e ad,ance rate 8hen FA for(at is selected for i(a!e area is fi$ed at - f%s3 the (a$i(u( fra(e rate for &A for(at can 2e selected fro( -3 1>3 and 11 f%s usin! 0usto( )ettin! d2 6Shooting s-eed7. =ote that at settin!s of 1> and 11 f%s3 focus 8ill 2e fi$ed at the settin! for the first %hoto!ra%h in each series3 and e$%osure (a' 2e fi$ed at the ,alue for the first %hoto!ra%h in each series if the su29ect is %oorl' lit. Shooting Menu Aan7s The ca(era has four shootin! (enu 2anks 6A3 B3 03 and &7. &ifferent co(2inations of shootin! (enu settin!s can 2e stored in different 2anks3 allo8in! the user to s8itch instant5 l' fro( one co(2ination to another usin! the Shooting .enu ban7 o%tion in the shootin! (enu.
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1ignette control: Select 1ignette control in the shooting menu and choose <igh5 8or.al5 or 'ow
8otes 1ignette control is a,aila2le fro( ca(era fir(8are ,er5 sion A 1.1>?B 1.11 6so(e lenses can onl' 2e used 8ith fir(5 8are ,ersion A 2.>>?B 2.>> or later7. It can 2e used t'%e G and & lenses onl' 6either alone or 8ith AF5)?AF5I telecon5 ,erters7 2ut is not a,aila2le 8ith &A5for(at or P0 lenses or 8hen FA5for(at lenses are used 8ith the &A5 for(at cro%.
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Suggested for *o,in! su29ects 6e.!.3 shut5 ter s%eeds of 1?#>> s or faster7
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K )tationar' su29ects 8 2MA' ( 8) 1 K Pannin! shots of (o,in! su29ects Photo!ra%hs taken fro( a car3 2oat3 helico%ter or other unsta2le %latfor(. ACTI1+ 1
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1. 0an 2e used 2oth for hand5held shots and 8ith a (ono%od. 2. 0hoose 8 2MA' 8hen usin! the tri%od as a (ono%od.
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The ta2le 2elo8 descri2es the focus (odes a,aila2le 8ith the follo8in! lenses: K AF5) =IOO/R >> (( f?2.NG E& IR K AF5) =IOO/R #>> (( f? G E& IR K AF5) =IOO/R @>> (( f? G E& IR Mo d e A:M %escri-tion 0hoose 8hen focusin! %ri(aril' 8ith auto5 focus. *anual focus 8ill onl' 2e acti,ated if the focus rin! is rotated a lar!e a(ount. Pre,ents (anual focus fro( 2ein! acti,at5 ed accidentall'.
*anual focus is acti,ated 8hene,er the focus rin! is used3 (akin! it eas' to use 6autofocus 8ith (anual focus in autofocus (ode. (anual %riorit'7 M The lens can onl' 2e focused (anuall'. 6(anual focus7
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