Changing The Focusing Mode (Focus); Focusing Modes - Ricoh Caplio 500SE User Manual

Changing the Focusing Mode
(FOCUS)
If you shoot the subject in the default focusing mode, the camera
focuses automatically with Auto Focus (AF).
Choose from the following five focusing modes.

Focusing Modes

1
Symbol Mode
None MULTI AF
None SPOT AF
MF (Manual Focus)
SNAP
A (Infinity)
1
Turn the mode dial to 5/K/3.
2
Press the MENU/OK button.
• The Shooting Setting menu is displayed.
3
Press the " button to select [FOCUS] and press the $
button.
4
Press the !" buttons to select
the desired setting.
5
Press the MENU/OK button, or
# button and press the MENU/
OK button.
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Description
Automatically measures the distances to a maximum of
five AF areas from among 17 AF areas and focuses to
the nearest AF area. This prevents the center of the
LCD monitor from becoming out of focus and enables
you to shoot with a minimum number of out-of-focus
pictures.
Selects one AF area at the center of the picture to allow
the camera to focus on this area automatically.
Enables you to adjust the focus manually.
Fixes the shooting distance to a short distance (about
2.5 m (8.2 ft.)).
Fixes the shooting distance to infinity.
Infinity is useful for shooting distant scenes.