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Choose whether the shutter-release button can be used to focus. If [AF-ON only] is selected, the camera will not focus when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Focus can only be adjusted using other controls to which AF-ON has been assigned using Custom Setting f2 [Custom controls (shooting)].
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