Auto-Focus Shooting; Pre-Focus Shooting - Ricoh RZ-770 Owner's Manual

To zoom the lens, just press either of the zoom buttons (Fig. 19) until your subject is framed properly.
* When zooming the lens, keep your fingers away from the moving lens components.

AUTO-FOCUS SHOOTING

1. Set the subject you wish to take within the AutoFocus Mark in center of the Viewfinder. (Fig. 20)
2. When you press the Shutter Release Bunon halfway, the AF/Flash Monitor will light up. (Fig. 21) Focus and
exposure are locked.
3. Gently press the Shutter Release Button down to take the picture. The film will advance automatically as soon as
the shutter has been released.
* The shutter will not release when the AF/Flash Monitor is blinking, as the flash is charging during this time.
* Avoid pressing the Shutter Release Burton too abruptly to avoid camera shake or possible misoperation.
* There may be rare cases when accurate focusing is difficult or impossible. (For instance, with dark subjects that
do not reflect light well, glossy subjects, or subjects taken through glass.) In these cases, it is best to use the Pre-
Focus technique (see next section) to "lock" the focus on a more "normal" subject at the same distance. While
holding focus, turn your camera back to the original subject and shoot. (See PRE-FOCUS SHOOTING for more
details.)
* The minimum shooting distance of this camera is 1.2 m (4 ft.). However, the shutter will release even if you are
closer than this distance. Blurred pictures are more likely to occur in telephoto (70 mm), so be careful when taking
pictures.

PRE-FOCUS SHOOTING

When the subject you wish to focus on is not located within the Auto-Focus Frame or is difficult to focus on, you
should use pre-focus shooting.
When the subject is not within the Auto-Focus Frame:
1. If you want to photograph two or more people, there may be cases where none of your main subjects can be
within the Auto-Focus Frame in the center of the Viewfinder. If you release the shutter then, only the background
will be in focus, and the people, who are the main subject, will be out-offocus. (Fig. 22)
2. Move the camera to one side so that one of the subjects is within the Auto-Focus Mark. Press the Shutter
Release Button halfway so that the AF/Flash monitor lights up. Keep holding your finger halfway down on the