Ricoh 500SE manual Checking the Focus and Shooting Half-press/Focus Lock

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	Auto Focus/Flash Lamp
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	Frame
maximum of five points. Green

frames appear to indicate the positions that are in focus.

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section.

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