Setting The Shooting Functions; Selecting The Focus Mode - Pentax Optio S5z Operating Manual

Setting the Shooting Functions

Selecting the Focus Mode

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Focus mode
(No
Autofocus mode
icon)
q Macro mode
r Super Macro mode
Pan Focus mode
Infinity-Landscape
s
mode
z
Manual Focus mode Adjust the focus manually with the four-way controller.
Focusing Area mode The position of the autofocus area is changed.
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Press the four-way controller (5) in Capture mode.
The focus mode changes each time the button is pressed and the icon
appears on the LCD monitor.
The camera is ready to take pictures in the selected focus mode.
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The camera focuses on the object in the autofocus area
when the shutter release button is pressed halfway.
Use this mode when the distance to the subject is more
than 40 cm (16 in.).
This mode is used when the distance to the subject is
approx. 18 cm – 50 cm (7 in. – 20 in.). The camera
focuses on the object in the autofocus area when the
shutter release button is pressed halfway.
This mode is used when the distance to the subject is
approx. 6 cm – 20 cm (2.4 in. – 8 in.). The camera
focuses on the object in the autofocus area when the
shutter release button is pressed halfway.
This mode is used when the distance to the subject is
approx. more than 1.5 m (4.92 ft.) at wide angle and
approx. more than 5 m (16.4 ft.) at tele angle. The focus
is set from close to infinite range. This mode is used
when shooting close and distant subjects together or
the subject is hard to focus on.
This mode is used for taking distant objects.
Saving the Focus Mode
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