Ricoh Caplio RR30 operation manual Shooting Still Images, Check the Focus and Shoot Half-press

Chapter 1 / Section 2 Basic Shooting

Shooting Still Images

Use the Shooting Mode when you take your still images. There are two methods of using the shutter button, pressing the shutter in two stages (half-press) and pressing it all the way down at once (full- press).

When you use half-press, you can confirm that your shot is in focus on the LCD Monitor. When you want to capture the moment, full-press is convenient.

•For how to shoot with Zoom, see p.40

•For how to shoot Close-ups, see p.42

Check the Focus and Shoot (Half-press)

Buttons used here

Put the subject of your photo right in the center and press the shutter button half-way.

F stop (aperture size) and shutter speed are displayed in the bottom part of the screen, and the camera focuses.

Once the shot is in focus, the exposure and white balance are fixed and the crosshair in the center of the LCD Monitor turns green, as does the auto-focus lamp in the lower left of the Viewfinder. Check one of these to make sure the subject is in focus.

Turn the Mode Dial to (Shooting Mode).

Compose your shot either by looking through the Viewfinder or at the LCD Monitor.

Gently press the shutter button all the way.

The still image you have taken freezes for a moment on the LCD Monitor and is recorded.

• When the image confirmation time is set to OFF, it is not displayed. See p.100.

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