Focus Setting; Focus Lock - Rollei PREGO 145 Instructions For Use Manual

Focus setting

1 Align the AF area with the part of the subject which
you specifically want to have sharp. If this part of the
subject is not in the centre of the image, you need to
use focus lock (page 14).
2. Pay attention to the green and the red LED's next to
the viewfinder eyepiece (page 11, Viewfinder).

Focus lock

If the part of your subject you want to emphasise is in the
centre of the frame, it is shown in the focus area in the
centre of the viewfinder. However, there are many situa-
tions where you can achieve the best effect by putting
your main feature outside the centre of the frame. In this
case, an unimportant part of the foreground or back-
ground will appear in the focus area. The focus will then
be set on the foreground or background, while the most
interesting part of the subject is shown blurred. To avoid
this, use the focus-lock facility. (Ex. 1 – 3)
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1. Line up the main part of your subject in the focus
area.
2. Press the shutter release halfway. Make sure that you
don't press it down fully or the shutter will be re-
leased.
3. The green LED comes on, showing that the camera
has focused on the selected area of interest.
4. Keeping the shutter release slightly pressed in, com-
pose your picture.
5. Press the shutter release fully to release the shutter.
Notes:
• Focusing and exposure information are locked
simultaneonly.
• To clear focus lock without making an exposure, take
your finger off the shutter release button.