Ricoh R5 manual Checking the Focus and Shooting Half-press/ Focus Lock

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

Checking the Focus and Shooting (Half-press/ Focus Lock)

When you press the shutter release button halfway (Half-press), the auto-focus function is triggered to determine the focal distance. Next, press it all the way down (Full-press) to shoot. When your subject is not in the center of your composition, compose your photo after focusing. (Focus Lock)

1 Press the POWER button to turn the camera on, and switch the mode selector to 5.

2 Put the subject of your photo in the center of the screen and press the shutter release button halfway.

• The camera focuses on the
subject and the exposure is fixed.
• If automatic focusing fails, the
frame in the center of the LCD
monitor turns red.
• The focal distance is measured at
a maximum of five points. Green
frames appear to indicate the
positions that are in focus.	Frame

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