Page 4 of SIGMA SD9 by SIGMA Corporation of America

g etreadytoshoot fa ster af cross sensoring the sd9 s af cross sensor in the center of its viewfinder lets a photographer select the subject of focus according to compositional intention predictive movement auto focus for subjects moving closer or further away at a fairly steady speed this feature calculates the distance the subject will travel until the shutter opens and drives the lens to the optimal focus for the shot predictive movement af operates automatically when the continuous af mode is on if subject motion is irregular or motionless predictive movement af won t be activated sigma lens motors for fast af each sigma lens has a motor to drive focusing for af shooting at speeds appropriate for the lens in use attachment of a sigma hsm hypersonic motor lens keeps shooting fast and quiet naturally full manual focusing is also available two focus modes continuous af mode c af in this mode the camera continues focusing on a moving subject data lens sigma macro 50mm f2.8 ex aperture f 8.0 shutter 1/15 iso speed 100 exposure mode manual focus mode manual raw file format hi 2,268 x 1,512 while the shutter button is pressed halfway for example when shooting athletes or moving vehicles the motion prediction mechanism will activate and control focus predicting the subject s traveling distance from the time the shutter button is pressed to the instant the shutter is released single af mode s af in this focus-priority af mode af ranging starts when the shutter button is pressed and the shutter is released once the subject is in focus when the subject comes into focus the focus indicator turns on in the finder with an electronic sound and the focus lock af lock ae lock functions activate fixing the focus speed finder display when the ae lock button is pressed exposure is fixed at that point in time use this mode if the area that you want to meter and the subject that you want to focus on are not one and the same center area metering auto focus frame mirror lock mechanism prevents camera shake the mirror-lock mechanism raises the mirror so you can release the shutter without the vibration of the mirror flash indicator focus indicator shutter speed ae lock indicator exposure meter auto bracketing aperture value non-stop shooting up to 30 frames a high-speed cpu and high-volume buffer memory enable the sd9 to shoot at 2.5 frames per second for up to 30 consecutive frames in low mode up to 14 consecutive frames in med mode 6 frames in high -quality hi mode popping up this prevents camera shake and is especially effective for macro shooting and shooting scenes using telephoto lenses use of a remote controller or cable release sold separately also reduces the possibility of camera shake the sports finder won t miss a moment now it s easier to compose and shoot fast-moving action because unlike an ordinary single-lens reflex camera with viewfinder showing just what is within the shooting frame the sd9 s unique sports finder offers a view that extends outside of the frame all the better to anticipate the movement of subjects coming into the frame before capturing the crucial moment when a 130 sports finder is attached to a conventional 35mm slr it increases camera body size by 70 1 6000 second maximum shutter speed with a shutter up to 1 6000 second fast the sd9 can capture what even the human eye cannot see drops of water from a splash in the pool can be frozen in detail or use a high shutter speed for outdoor shooting with a telephoto lens to create an image in which a subject really stands out from the background.

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