Pentax Silkypix K-500, Operating Manual

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Sh
oo
ting
Fu
nctio
ns
4
A
(
k
)
Continuous
mode
The subject is kept in focus by continuous adjustment while the
shutter release button is pressed halfway. The focus indicator
]
appears and you will hear a beep when the subject comes
into focus. The shutter can be released even if the subject
is not in focus.
• Available only when the mode dial is set to
e
,
K
,
b
,
c
,
L
,
a
or
p
.
• The focus mode is fixed to
k
in
\
(Moving Object)/
l
(Night Snap)/
Z
(Pet)/
R
(Kids)/
n
(Stage Lighting) of
H
mode.
• When the shutter release button is pressed halfway to focus,
the camera tracks the subject if it is determined to be a moving
object.
• You can set the action priority for Continuous Shooting
in [13. AF.C Setting] of the [
A
Custom Setting 2] menu.
f
Auto mode
Switches automatically between
l
and
k
modes
according to the subject. Set in [AF.A] of [AF Settings]
in the [
A
Rec. Mode 2] menu.
• The focus mode is fixed to
f
in
n
mode.
• In
H
mode,
f
is not available because the focus mode
is automatically set depending on the scene mode selected.
• Even if
f
is selected, the focus mode is fixed to
l
during
Live View shooting in
e
,
K
,
b
,
c
,
L
,
a
or
p
mode.
If you do not want to use the AF assist light in
l
mode, you can turn
it off by clearing the check box for [AF Assist Light] in [AF Settings] of
the [
A
Rec. Mode 2] menu.
Focus-
priority
Takes pictures giving priority to keeping the
subject in focus during Continuous Shooting.
(default setting)
FPS-
priority
Takes pictures giving priority to the shooting speed
during Continuous Shooting.
P
Operates as specified by the camera’s external focus
mode switch. (default setting)
O
Operates as
f
, overriding the external focus mode
switch.
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