Pentax M50 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Taking Pictures
The procedure for setting the focus manually (\) is described below.
1 Press the four-way controller (5)
in A mode.
2
Use the four-way controller (
5
) to
select
\
and press the
4
button.
The central portion of the image is
magnified to fill the screen of the display
when focusing.
3
Press the four-way controller (
23
).
The \ indicator appears on the display to
indicate the approximate distance to the
subject. Use the four-way controller (23)
to adjust the focus using the indicator as a
guide.
2 : for distant focus
3 : for closer focus
4
Press the
4
button.
The focus is fixed and the camera returns to capture status.
In addition, the focus position is fixed five seconds after you remove
your finger from the four-way controller (5).
After the focus is fixed, you can press the four-way controller (5) again
to display the \ bar and readjust the focus.
•In 9 (Green) mode, you can only select =, q or 3.
When shooting with = selected, if the subject is closer than 40 cm,
the camera automatically focuses from 10 cm.
When shooting with q selected, if the subject is further than 50 cm
away, the camera automatically focuses to infinity.
Saving the Focus Mode 1p.106
Manual Focus
To switch from \ to another focus mode, press the four-way
controller (5) while the \ bar is displayed.
Capture mode and drive mode cannot be changed while the \ bar
is displayed.
Focus Mode
Focus Mode
Focus Mode
Manual Focus
Manual Focus
Manual Focus
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MENU
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