Pentax 175743 Digital Camera User Manual


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Various Shooting Functions
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Setting the focus
Selecting a focusing method
In the [Shooting] menu, set [Focus].
Multi AF
Measures the distances from 9 AF areas and focuses to the nearest AF area. This
prevents the center of the picture display from becoming out of focus and enables
youtoshootwithaminimumnumberofout-of-focuspictures.[DefaultSetting]
Spot AF Focuses on the area in the center of the frame.
Pinpoint AF Focuses on a smaller area than Spot AF.
Subject-tracking AF
Tracks the subject and continually focuses.
When the shutter release button is pressed halfway, the subject inside the frame
in the center of the picture display is set as the target to be tracked, and a green
target symbol appears. When a tracking target cannot be found, the frame flashes
red.
Automatic tracking will be canceled after shooting, or in the following cases.
• Whenthetrackingtargetmovesoutoftheframe
• Whentheshutterisreleased
MF (Manual Focus)
Focuses manually. (GP. 52)
Snap
Fixes the focus to the set distance. (GP. 52)
∞ (Infinity)
Fixes the focus distance at infinity. This is useful for shooting distant scenes.
Note -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
• Inthe[KeyCustomOptions]menu,[Focus]canberegisteredtousein[ADJ.LeverSetting]or[SetFn
Button]. (GP.105,P.107)[ADJ.LeverSetting4]isregisteredasthedefaultsetting.
Whenthefollowingfunctionsaresetto[SetFnButton],thefocuscanbeswitchedusingabutton
only.
• Multi AF/Spot AF
• Multi AF/Pinpoint AF
• AF/MF
• AF/Snap
• AF/Subject Tracking
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