Ricoh Caplio 500G wide User Manual page 37

Checking the Focus and Shooting
(Half-press/Focus Lock)
When you press the shutter release button halfway (Half-press), the
auto-focus function is triggered to determine the focal distance.
Next, press it all the way down (Full-press) to shoot. When your
subject is not in the center of your composition, compose your photo
after focusing. (Focus Lock)
1
Press the power button to turn the
camera on, and turn the mode dial to
5/K.
2
Put the subject of your photo in the center of the
screen and press the shutter release button halfway.
• The camera focuses on the subject
and the exposure is fixed.
• If automatic focusing fails, the frame
in the center of the LCD monitor
turns red and the auto focus/flash
lamp in the upper right of the LCD
monitor blinks in green.
• The focal distance is measured at a
maximum of five points. Green
frames appear to indicate the
positions that are in focus.
Auto Focus/Flash Lamp
Frame
35