Pentax IQZoom 80-E - Taking Pictures

TAKING PICTURES [Shooting distance: 0.6ni (2ft) - (infinity) ]
1. Composing the scene
After zooming the lens and composing your
scene, center the autofocus frame over the
main subject.
2. Checking the lamp indication
When the shutter release button is depressed
halfway down, the camera focuses automati¬
cally.
• The subject closer than 0.6m (2ft) cannot be
focused proi>erly.
• The lamp blinks for one of the following rea¬
sons.
O The subject is too close. Extend the camera-
to-subject-distance until the green lamp is lit
continuously.
• The flash is being charged. Lift your finger
from the shutter release button for a few sec¬
ond until the flash is fully charged. Then de¬
press the shutter release button again. When
the flash is being charged, [ V ] on the LCD
panel also blinks.
• If you wish to focus on another subject, lift
your finger from the shutter release button,
recompose, and then depress the shutter re¬
lease button halfway down again.
• If the autofocus window is dirty, the
autofocus may not function properly.
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