Ricoh 500SE Digital Camera User Manual


 
If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section.
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Checking the Focus and Shooting
(Half-press/Focus Lock)
When you press the shutter release button halfway (Half-press), the
auto-focus function is triggered to determine the focal distance.
Next, press it all the way down (Full-press) to shoot. When your
subject is not in the center of your composition, compose your photo
after focusing. (Focus Lock)
1
Press the power button to turn the
camera on, and turn the mode dial to
5/K.
2
Put the subject of your photo in the center of the
screen and press the shutter release button
halfway.
The camera focuses on the subject
and the exposure is fixed.
If automatic focusing fails, the frame
in the center of the LCD monitor
turns red and the auto focus/flash
lamp in the upper right of the LCD
monitor blinks in green.
The focal distance is measured at a
maximum of five points. Green
frames appear to indicate the positions that are in focus.
CALS
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Auto Focus/Flash Lamp
Frame