Pentax Silkypix K-500, Operating Manual

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Focusing
Set the focus mode switch to
l
,
A
, or
\
.
The autofocus methods for shooting with the viewfinder differ from those
for shooting with Live View.
Refer to “Adjusting the Focus Manually (Manual Focus)” (p.114) for details
on
\
mode.
Setting the Focus Mode
Shooting
with the
viewfinder
TTL phase-matching autofocus:
Select from
l
,
k
, or
f
mode which enables
automatically switching between
l
and
k
. (p.106)
Set the focusing point in [AF Active Area]. (p.108)
Faster autofocus performance than “contrast detection AF” is possible.
Shooting
with Live
View
Contrast detection AF:
Face detection and tracking are available. (p.110)
The camera behaves the same whether the focus mode switch
is set to
l
or
A
.
If [Enable AF1] or [Enable AF2] is assigned to the
=
/
L
button, you can
set the camera so that pressing the
=
/
L
button focuses automatically,
in the same way as pressing the shutter release button halfway. By default,
both pressing the shutter release button halfway and using the
=
/
L
button can perform autofocus. (p.174)
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