How To Focus - Ricoh Caplio 300G Operation Manual

How to Focus

The area displayed on the LCD Monitor is shot as a still image or a movie. When adjusting focus,
press the shutter release button halfway (half-press).
To adjust focus, follow the steps below.
Point the lens toward the subject you want to
shoot.
Compose the picture on the LCD Monitor.
The focus is set at the center of the screen,
so use the screen to center your subject.
Half-press the shutter release button.
The f-stop (aperture size) and shutter speed are
displayed in the bottom part of the screen, and the
camera focuses.
Once the shot is in focus, the exposure and white
balance are fixed and the crosshair in the center of
the LCD Monitor turns green, as does the auto-focus
lamp in the lower left of the Viewfinder. Check one of
these to make sure the subject is in focus.
When the grid appears, the crosshairs do not appear in the middle of the LCD monitor. With the auto focus
lamp, check that the shot is in focus.
Chapter 1 / Section 2 Basic Shooting
If the camera cannot automatically focus, the
crosshairs in the center of the LCD monitor turn red
and the auto-focus lamp in the lower left of the
viewfinder blinks in green.
Auto focus lamp
Crosshair
Color of
crosshairs
Before White
focusing
Focused Green
Failed to focus Red
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Auto focus lamp
Off
On (green)
Blink (green)