JVC GC-S5 manual Pressing the Shutter Button, Pressing halfway pressing, Lightly, Halfway position

Pressing the Shutter Button

The shutter button on the GC-S5 has two positions. If you press the shutter button lightly, it stops halfway down. Pressing the button beyond this point activates the shutter and takes a picture.

1	Pressing halfway (pressing
	lightly):
	• AF (auto focus) and AE (auto
	exposure) operation begins.
	• The AF and AE settings are locked.
	• The viewfinder lamp turns green.

2	Pressing fully (pressing the
	button further down from the

halfway position):

• The electronic beep sounds and the picture is taken.

! CAUTIONS

• Moving the camera as you press the shutter button will result in a blurred image.

• Hold the camera firmly in both hands.

AF and AE Lock

On the GC-S5, the focus and exposure settings are locked (AF and AE lock) when you press the shutter button down halfway. If you want to focus on a subject that is not centered in the frame or change the picture composition after the exposure is set (to photograph a backlit subject, for example), you can obtain good results by changing the composition after the AF and AE settings are locked.

Subjects Not Suitable for Autofocus

The GC-S5 uses an accurate auto focus mechanism. However, the GC-S5 may have difficulty focusing or not be able to focus at all for subjects and situations such as the following:

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•Subjects moving at high speed.

•Very shiny subjects such as a mirror or car body.

•When there is very little contrast.

•Subjects that do not reflect well, such as hair or fur.

•Subjects with no solidity, such as smoke or flames.

•Subjects viewed through glass.

•Subjects that merge into the background (such as white walls or subjects dressed in the same color as the background).

•When the subject is distant and dark.

•When there are objects in front of or behind the subject (such as an animal in a cage or a person in front of a tree).

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