Checking The Focus And Shooting (Half-Press) - Ricoh Caplio R2 User Manual

Checking the Focus and Shooting
(Half-press)
When you press the shutter release button halfway (half-press),
the autofocus function is triggered to determine the focal distance.
Subsequently press it all the way down (full-press) to shoot.
This is useful when the subject is not in the middle (see P.34).
1.
To turn the power on, slide the power switch to open the
lens cover.
For how to turn the power on, see P.24.
2.
Switch the Mode Selector to 5.
3.
Compose your shot by looking at
the LCD Monitor.
4.
Since the focus is adjusted at the
center of the screen, position the
subject at the center of the screen
and half-press the shutter.
Once focused, the exposure and white
balance are fixed.
If the automatic focusing fails, the frame in
the center of the LCD monitor turn red and
the auto-focus/flash lamp in the upper
right of the LCD Monitor blinks in green.
.
Before focusing
Focused
Focusing failure
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Frame color
White
Green
Blink (red)
Auto Focus/Flash Lamp
Frame
Auto Focus/Flash Lamp
Off
On (green)
Blink (green)