Ricoh GX200 manual Gently press the shutter release button all the way, Focusing

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

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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 on

Shooting range

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 SD memory card.

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•	The color of the frame in the center of the picture display and the auto focus/flash
	lamp indicate whether the subject is in or out of focus.
		Focus Status	Frame Color	Auto Focus/Flash Lamp
		Before focusing	White	Off
		Subject in focus	Green	Lights (green)
		Subject not in focus	Red	Blinks (green)
•	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.
	•	Subjects lacking contrast (the sky, a white wall, the hood of a car, etc.)
	•	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.

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