Pentax Optio RS1500 Operating Manual page 65

3
Press the shutter release button
halfway.
The focus frame (or
the display turns green when the camera
focuses on the subject at the correct
distance.
4
Press the shutter release button fully.
The picture is taken.
The flash discharges automatically depending on the light conditions.
The image appears on the display for two seconds (Instant Review)
and is saved to the SD Memory Card or the built-in memory.
Press the Green button to switch to the 9 (Green) mode and let the
camera set all the shooting functions automatically (p.72).
Using the Shutter Release Button
The shutter release button works in a two-step action as follows.
Press halfway
This refers to pressing the shutter release button gently to the first
position. This locks the focus setting and the exposure. The green focus
frame lights on the display when the shutter release button is pressed
halfway and the subject is in focus. If the subject is out of focus, the
frame turns white.
Press fully
This refers to pressing the shutter release button all the way down to the
fully depressed position. This takes a picture.
Not pressed
frame) on
face detection
Pressed halfway
(first position)
1/250
F4.6
Pressed fully
(second position)
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