Ricoh CX3 manual Gently press the shutter release button all the way, About Focusing, Red Flashing

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

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4 To take a picture with the subject in the foreground in focus against a background, half-press the shutter release button to focus on the subject, and then compose your shot.

Subject to be focused

Shooting range

5 Gently press the shutter release button all the way.

•The still image you have taken appears momentarily on the picture display and is recorded to the internal memory or the SD memory card.

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•When you are shooting, be careful not to obstruct the lens or flash with your fingers, hair, or the strap.

•Do not hold the lens unit. Zoom and focusing will not be performed properly.

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The color of the frame in the center of the picture display indicates whether the subject is in or out of focus.

Focus Status	Frame Color
Before focusing	White
Subject in focus	Green
Subject not in focus	Red (Flashing)

It may be impossible to bring the following subjects into focus, or they may not be in focus even when the frame color is green.

•Objects that lack contrast, such as the sky, a wall that is only one color, or the hood of a car.

•Flat two-dimensional objects with only horizontal lines and no significant protrusions.

• Quickly moving objects. • Things in poorly lit places.

•Areas with strong backlighting, or reflections.

•Things that flicker, such as fluorescent lights.

•Point light sources, such as light bulbs, spotlights, or LEDs.

When you want to shoot subjects like this, first focus on an object the same distance as your subject and then shoot.