Focus, Brightness (Exposure) And Color Settings; Taking Pictures With Auto Focus; Focus (Af/Mf) Auto Focus - Leica V-LUX 5 Instructions Manual

Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Color Settings

Taking Pictures with Auto Focus

1
Set the focus mode lever to [AFS/AFF] or
[AFC]
• The Focus Mode will be set. (→88)
2
Press the [
3
Press
press [MENU/SET]
• Switching [AF Mode] (→90)
4
Press the shutter button halfway
Focus display
( When focus is aligned: illuminated
When focus is not aligned: flashing)
AF area
(When focus is aligned: green)
• Two "beep" sounds are heard and Auto Focus is activated.
Four "beep" sounds when focus is not aligned.
• When you take a picture in a dark location, [
and it may take longer to adjust focus than usual.
• If the camera detects stars in the night sky after displaying [
be activated. When focus is achieved, the focus indication [
focus are displayed. (Starlight AF cannot perform detection on the edges of the
screen.)
Subjects/environments which may make focusing difficult:
• Fast-moving or extremely bright objects, or objects with little color contrast.
• Taking pictures through glass or near objects emitting light.
• In the dark, or with significant jitter.
• The image object is too close to the camera or the picture composition includes objects that
are very close and others that are very far away.
87
] button (
to select AF Mode and then
)
] is displayed for the focus display
], Starlight AF will
] and AF areas in