Pentax 17601 - Optio P70 Digital Camera, Operating Manual

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Pict
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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
\
.
3
Press the 4 button.
The central portion of the image is
magnified on the display to full screen.
4
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
• In
9
(Green) mode, you can only select = ,
q
or
3
.
• The focus mode is fixed at
s
in
S
(Fireworks) mode, and
3
in
Vertical Snap mode.
• When
=
(Standard) is selected and the subject is closer than 40 cm,
the camera automatically focuses from 10 cm (Auto-Macro function).
In this case,
q
appears on the display.
• When shooting with q selected, if the subject is further than 50 cm
away, the camera automatically focuses to
∞
(Infinity). By pressing the
shutter release button fully, you can also take a picture even when the
focus is not set.
Saving the Focus Mode setting
1
p.123
To Set the Manual Focus
F o c u s M o d e F o c u s M o d e F o c u s M o d e
M a n u a l F o c u s M a n u a l F o c u s M a n u a l F o c u s
OK O K O K O K MENU C a n c e l C a n c e l C a n c e l MENU C a n c e l C a n c e l C a n c e l MENU C a n c e l C a n c e l C a n c e l MENU C a n c e l C a n c e l C a n c e l MENU C a n c e l C a n c e l C a n c e l
4m 4m
2 2
1 1
MENU OK OK OK
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indicator