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Okay, that was a very long prelude to the simple question of “What does
this feature do?” The answer is “when it’s set to On, the camera will start
to autofocus as soon as it senses that something is next to the viewfinder”.

Notice that this feature does not wake the camera up from a power-save
state (thank goodness). It simply starts the AF circuitry when the camera is
already awake so that you might have an extra split-second to capture that
decisive moment before it goes away. If you’re a sports photographer, you
might like this feature.

Regardless if you’re shooting sports or not, in order to maximize battery
life when this feature is on, here’s what you should do:
1. Turn the rear LCD screen around so it’s facing the camera.
2. Set the power save mode to something short, like 10 seconds.
3. Use just the EVF for all of your viewing needs.
4. Be extremely aware of what’s next to the camera’s IR sensors when
you’re not looking through the EVF. Keep the area clear for 10 or
15 seconds until power save mode kicks in; then you’re safe to
handle the camera freely.

The steps outlined above actually are more power-miserly than turning the
camera on and off each time you use it, since there’s a lot of startup / shut
down activity that goes on each time you cycle power to the camera.

6.17 FINDER / MONITOR

Menu Position MENU  4 Finder / Monitor

What it Does Specifies how the camera switches between the EVF and the
LCD

Recommended Setting Auto

This function determines if the IR sensor near the EVF should be used to
automatically switch between the LCD and EVF. When set to AUTO, the
rear LCD is always in use, unless something comes close to the IR sensor
above the viewfinder, in which case the EVF is invoked.