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AF+MF or How do you use Manual Focus

Started Jul 20, 2020 | Questions thread
boogisha
boogisha Senior Member • Posts: 2,858
Re: AF+MF or How do you use Manual Focus - AE/EF-LOCK, INSTANT AF

Sellwood wrote:

You can still press the AF-L button to activate the autofocus even on manual mode.

Do you need to keep the AF-L button pressed down or does pressing the button once and releasing lock it?

Which camera, X-T3?

If so, for the very auto-focus/exposure lock functions (AF-L, AE-L), you can configure whether you want the buttons to work as ON/OFF switches (single press to lock, another press to unlock) or have the lock active while the button is pressed down only ("SET UP > BUTTON/DIAL SETTING [2/3] > AE/AF-LOCK MODE[1]").

In regards to auto-focus in manual mode (called "instant auto-focus", "AF/MF SETTING [2/3]] > INSTANT AF SETTING[2]"), it depends on whether you select single ("AF-S") or continuous ("AF-C") mode there - in both cases single press will (try to) focus and lock, but holding further with "AF-C" selected will do so continuously.

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