Setting The Af Mode When Shooting With The Viewfinder - Ricoh Pentax K-3 Operating Manual

Setting the AF Mode when Shooting
with the Viewfinder
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Turn Q while pressing
b.
When the shutter release button is
pressed halfway and the subject comes
x
into focus, the focus is locked at that
Single mode
position. (Default setting)
The AF assist light turns on as necessary.
The subject is kept in focus by continuous
adjustment while the shutter release
y button is pressed halfway.
Continuous P appears in the viewfinder when the
mode subject comes into focus.
The shutter can be released even if the
subject is not in focus.
z
Switches automatically between x and
Auto-select
y modes according to the subject.
mode
t Memo
• The following settings pertaining to AF operations can be set
v
in the E3 menu.
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• In [18. Hold AF Status], you can set whether to immediately
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reactivate AF or to maintain the focus for a certain amount of
time before activating AF when the subject happens to move
out of the selected focusing area after being focused. The
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default setting is to immediately activate AF when focusing is
unsuccessful.
Focus-priority (default setting),
15. AF.S Setting
Release-priority
16. 1st Frame Action in Release-priority (default setting),
AF.C Auto, Focus-priority
17. Action in AF.C Focus-priority (default setting),
Continuous Auto, FPS-priority
Off (default setting), Low,
18. Hold AF Status
Medium, High
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