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Figure 5-26: When the ambient light is too low for the autofocus mechanism to
work properly, the built-in near-IR L.E.D.s in all accessory flashes can project a
contrast pattern onto your subject, thereby giving your camera’s autofocus
system the contrast it needs to focus quickly – even on featureless, blank walls.

Restrictive TIP: The AF Illuminator function will NOT work if the camera is set to
AF-C (continuous AF mode, Section 5.13), nor in a handful of Scene modes
(specifically Landscape, Night Scene, Pet, Fireworks, or Sports Action.

5.16 AF DRIVE SPEED

Menu Position MENU  4  AF Drive Speed

What it Does Lets you choose between “Fast and Sloppy” and “Slower but
more accurate”

Recommended Setting Slow

I remember when Minolta was really taking its time in developing what
turned out to be the Maxxum / Dynax 7D DSLR. Perhaps to appease the
madding crowd which was constantly knocking on their door saying “Hey,
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you guys, when are you finally going to come out with a DSLR? ”,
Minolta published an online survey which they swore was for marketing