Manual Focus - Pentax Optio M50 Operating Manual

• In 9 (Green) mode, you can only select =, q or 3.
• When shooting with = selected, if the subject is closer than 40 cm,
the camera automatically focuses from 10 cm.
• When shooting with q selected, if the subject is further than 50 cm
away, the camera automatically focuses to infinity.
Saving the Focus Mode 1p.106

Manual Focus

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 \ and press the 4 button.
4
The central portion of the image is
magnified to fill the screen of the display
when focusing.
3
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
4
Press the 4 button.
The focus is fixed and the camera returns to capture status.
In addition, the focus position is fixed five seconds after you remove
your finger from the four-way controller (5).
After the focus is fixed, you can press the four-way controller (5) again
to display the \ bar and readjust the focus.
To switch from \ to another focus mode, press the four-way
controller (5) while the \ bar is displayed.
Capture mode and drive mode cannot be changed while the \ bar
is displayed.
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Focus Mode Focus Mode Focus Mode
Manual Focus Manual Focus Manual Focus
Cancel Cancel Cancel Cancel Cancel Cancel Cancel Cancel Cancel Cancel Cancel Cancel Cancel Cancel Cancel
MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU
5m 5m 5m
2 2
1 1
MENU OK
\ indicator
OK OK OK
OK
OK OK
OK