Af Auxiliary Light Af Beam - Leica SF 64 Mode D'emploi

EN AF AUXILIARY LIGHT
If the autofocus measuring system of a camera
cannot focus because of insufficient ambient
brightness, the AF auxiliary light
flash unit can be activated. This projects a striped
pattern onto the subject that the camera then uses
for focusing.
The AF auxiliary light can be switched on or off with
the
The range is approx. 6-9m (with a standard lens
1.7/50mm). Because of the parallax between the
lens and AF auxiliary light in the flash unit, the
minimum focusing distance with AF auxiliary light is
approx. 0.7-1m.
Autofocus mode "Single AF" ("S-AF") must be set on
the camera and the flash unit must be ready to flash
so that the AF auxiliary light can be activated by the
camera.
Notes:
• Some camera types support only the camera's
• Zoom lenses with a low initial aperture opening
78
AF BEAM
1 integrated in the
function.
AF BEAM
internal AF auxiliary light. The flash unit's AF
auxiliary light is not activated then (e.g. in compact
cameras; see camera manual)!
sometimes greatly restrict the range of the AF
auxiliary light!
Setting procedure
1. Press the button 13 repeatedly until the
selection menu appears
2. Press on the touch menu
MENU
3. Use / to move to the central field
▲ ▼
AF BEAM
outlined in red
4. Press
AF BEAM.
5. Press or to switch the function on or off
ON OFF
The selected setting is accepted immediately.
RANGE DISPLAYS IN METERS OR FEET
The range indicator in the display can be shown in
meters ( ) or feet ( ).
m ft
Setting procedure
1. Press the button 13 repeatedly until the
selection menu appears
2. Press the sensor button on the touch
MENU
menu
3. Use ▲ / ▼ to move to the central field
m/ft
outlined in red
4. Press
m/ft
5. Press or to select the desired measurement
m ft
unit
The selected measurement unit is accepted
immediately.