Ricoh Caplio RX operation manual With the shutter half-pressed, compose your shot

When the Subject is not Centered on Your Com- position (Focus Lock)

When the subject of your composition is not centered, you can compose your picture after setting the focus and then shoot. This method is called "Focus-Lock."

Example: Taking a photograph of the castle in the background with the camera focused on a person in front.

Shooting range Subject to be focused on

Final still image

1. Turn the Mode Dial to 5 (Shoot- ing Mode).

2. Put the subject of your photo right in the center of the LCD Monitor or the Viewfinder and press the shutter button half- way.

The f-stop (aperture size) and shutter speed are displayed in the bottom part of

the screen, and the camera focuses.

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Once the shot is in focus, the exposure and white balance are fixed and the crosshair in the center of the LCD Moni- tor 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.

3. With the shutter half-pressed, compose your shot.

4. Gently press the shutter button all the way.

•At macro shooting, the AF target shift func- tion allows you to lock the focus without moving the camera.

•This function is useful when a tripod is used.

•For details about macro shooting, see P.45.

•For details about the AF target shift func- tion, see P.45.

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