Ricoh 500SE 64, Changing the Focusing Mode (FOCUS)

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Various Shooting Functions
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If you shoot the subject in the default focusing mode, the camera
focuses automatically with Auto Focus (AF).
Choose from the following five focusing modes.
Focusing Modes
1 Turn the mode dial to 5/K/3.
2 Press the MENU/OK button.
• The Shooting Setting menu is displayed.
3 Press the " button to select [FOCUS] and pres s the $
button.
4 Press the !" buttons to select
the desired setting.
5 Press the MENU/OK button, or
# button and press the MENU/
OK button.
Changing the Focusing Mode
(FOCUS)
Symbol Mode Description
None MULTI AF Automatically measures the distances to a maximum of
five AF areas from among 17 AF areas and focuses to
the nearest AF area. This prevents the center of the
LCD monitor from becoming out of focus and enables
you to shoot with a minimum number of out-of-focus
pictures.
None SPOT AF Selects one AF area at the center of the picture to allow
the camera to focus on this area automatically.
MF (Manual Focus) Enables you to adjust th e focus manually.
SNAP Fixes the shooting distance to a short distance (about
2.5 m (8.2 ft.)).
A (Infinity) Fixes the shooting distance to infinity.
Infinity is useful for shooting distant scenes.