Pentax 15758, 15613, 15635, 15624, 15646, 15679, 15698, 15668, 15656, 15667 specifications 101

The subject is kept in focus by continuous adjustment while the shutter release button is pressed halfway. The focus indicator ] appears and you will hear a beep when the subject comes into focus. The shutter can be released even if the subject is not in focus.

		•	Available only when the mode dial is set to e, K, b, c, L
			or a.
		•	The focus mode is fixed to k in \(Moving Object)/
A(k)			l(Night Snap)/Z(Pet)/R(Kids)/n(Stage Lighting) of H
			mode.
Continuous
		•	When the shutter release button is pressed halfway to focus, the
mode
			camera tracks the subject if it is determined to be a moving object.
		•	You can set the action priority for Continuous Shooting in [16.
			AF.C Setting] of the [ACustom Setting 3] menu.
			Focus-		Takes pictures giving priority to keeping the
					subject in focus during Continuous Shooting.
			priority
					(default setting)
			FPS-		Takes pictures giving priority to the shooting speed
			priority		during Continuous Shooting.
	Switches automatically between l and k modes
	according to the subject. Set in [AF.A] of [AF Settings] in the
	[A Rec. Mode 2] menu.
			P	Operates as specified by the camera’s external focus
				mode switch. (default setting)
f			O	Operates as f, overriding the external focus mode
Auto mode				switch.
		•	The focus mode is fixed to fin nmode.
		•	In H mode, fis not available because the focus mode is
			automatically set depending on the scene mode selected.
		•	Even if fis selected, the focus mode is fixed to lduring
			Live View shooting in e, K, b, c, L or a mode.

If you do not want to use the AF assist light in l mode, you can turn it off by clearing the check box for [AF Assist Light] in [AF Settings] of the [A Rec. Mode 2] menu.

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