FeralCoton Posted May 30, 2015 Share #1 Posted May 30, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) I couldn't resist and got a safari m to keep my T company. However, I cannot figure out what the focus aid button on the front of the m-p actually does. The manual didn't help much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pop Posted May 30, 2015 Share #2 Posted May 30, 2015 The button turns the focus assist feature on and off. In order to see or use focus assist, you must use the camera in LV (live view) mode, that is, you focus using the display on the back of the camera or the EVF (electronic view finder). When focus assist is turned on, focus peaking is activated: the edges of the parts of the subject which are in focus are highlighted. It depends on the subject, the available light, the focal length and the chosen aperture whether it's useful or not. When it is turned on, you can magnifiy the image on the display or in the EVF by a factor of 5 or 10 by turning the thumbwheel. You can also set your camera to automatically turn on focus assist each time you focus the lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted May 31, 2015 Share #3 Posted May 31, 2015 It can also be set to be part of exposure compensation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeralCoton Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted June 1, 2015 Thanks...how do you do that jaap?. Sorry for the elementary questions but the manual has little in it... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 1, 2015 Share #5 Posted June 1, 2015 Set --> Exposure Compensation --> Direct Adjustment --> Off. Now you have to push the button and rotate the wheel to set exposure compensation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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