Pentax MX4 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Quick Start
The shutter release button works in a two-step action.
Press halfway
The focus and exposure are locked when the shutter release button is
pressed lightly (halfway). The shutter speed and aperture settings only
appear on the LCD monitor when the shutter release button is pressed
halfway (when the mode dial is set to R or d) . The focus frame lights
green at the focusing position if the subject is in focus. The frame does
not appear if the subject is out of focus.
Press fully
The picture is taken.
The image appears on the LCD monitor for one second (Instant Review)
immediately after it is captured.
You can change the Instant Review time. (
1p.79)
Using the Shutter Release Button
Instant Review
[Poor focusing conditions]
The camera may not be able to focus under the following conditions.
In this case, lock the focus on an object the same distance away as
the subject (by pressing the shutter release button halfway), then aim
the camera at your subject and press the shutter release button fully.
Objects that lack contrast such as a blue sky or white wall
Dark places or objects, or conditions that prevent light being
reflected back
Horizontal lines or intricate patterns
Fast moving objects
When there is an object in the foreground and an object in the
background in the same picture
Strongly reflected light or strong backlighting (bright background)