Pentax K Series K-x Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Shooting Functions
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If the subject is outside the range of the focusing area, the camera cannot
automatically focus on the subject. In this situation, set [AF Mode] to l
(Single mode). You can aim the focusing area toward the subject, use the
focus lock and recompose the picture.
1
Set [AF Mode] to l.
Refer to p.115.
2
Frame the desired composition
for your picture in the viewfinder.
3
Center the subject to focus in the
viewfinder and press the shutter
release button halfway.
The focus indicator ] appears and you
will hear a beep when the subject comes
into focus. (When blinking, the subject is
not in focus.)
If you press the | (Green) button while the status screen is displayed when
[Center AF Point] is assigned to the | button in [Green Button] of the [A
Rec. Mode 4] menu, the screen in Step 2 appears.
The position of the changed AF point is stored even if the camera is turned
off or the focusing area is switched to b, c or O.
Locking the Focus (Focus Lock)
Example)
The person is out of
focus and the background is
focused instead.