Sony T33 User Manual

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The AF illuminator is fill light to 
focus more easily on a subject in dark 
surroundings. The 

ON

 appears on the 

LCD screen and the AF illuminator emits 
red light when the shutter button is pressed 
halfway until the focus is locked.

When this function is not needed, set [AF 
Illuminator] to [Off] on the Setup screen (page 
124).

•  If AF illuminator light does not reach the 

subject sufficiently or the subject has no 
contrast, focus will not be achieved. (A 
distance up to approximately 2.4 m (7 feet 
10 3/8 inches) (W)/3.7 m (12 feet 1 5/8 inches) 
(T) is recommended.)

•  Focus is achieved as long as AF illuminator 

light reaches the subject, even if the light is 
slightly off the center of the subject.

•  When the focus preset distance is set (page 59), 

the AF illuminator does not function.

•  The AF range finder frame does not appear. 

The 

, 

 or 

 indicator flashes, and AF 

operates with priority on subjects located near 
the center.

•  The AF illuminator operates only when 

 

(Camera) is set to [Auto], [Program], 

 

(Magnifying glass mode), 

 (Twilight portrait 

mode),   (Snow mode), 

 (Beach mode) 

or   (Candle mode) in the menu.

•  The AF illuminator emits very bright light. 

Although there are no problems with safety, 
directly looking into the AF illuminator emitter 
at close range is not recommended.

 Set the mode switch to  , 

The menu appears.

•  When images are shot with the date and time 

superimposed, the date and time cannot be 
removed later. 

•  The date and time are not inserted in Multi 

Burst mode.

•  The date and time do not appear on the LCD 

screen during shooting, instead, 

 indicator 

appears on the LCD screen. The actual date 
and time appear in red on the lower-right 
corner during playback only.

•  You can also carry out this operation with the 

mode switch set to 

 or 

.