Pentax Optio M50 User Manual

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Taking Pictures
The procedure for setting the focus manually (\) is described below.
1 Press the four-way controller (5)
in A mode.
2 Use the four-way controller ( 5 ) to
select
\ and press the 4 button.
The central portion of the image is
magnified to fill the screen of the display
when focusing.
3 Press the four-way controller ( 23 ).
The \ indicator appears on the display to
indicate the approximate distance to the
subject. Use the four-way controller (23)
to adjust the focus using the indicator as a
guide.
2 : for distant focus
3 : for closer focus
4 Press the 4 button.
The focus is fixed and the camera returns to capture status.
In addition, the focus position is fixed five seconds after you remove
your finger from the four-way controller (5).
After the focus is fixed, you can press the four-way controller (5) again
to display the \ bar and readjust the focus.
•In 9 (Green) mode, you can only select =, q or 3.
• When shooting with = selected, if the subject is closer than 40 cm,
the camera automatically focuses from 10 cm.
• When shooting with q selected, if the subject is further than 50 cm
away, the camera automatically focuses to infinity.
Saving the Focus Mode 1p.106
Manual Focus
To switch from \ to another focus mode, press the four-way
controller (5) while the \ bar is displayed.
Capture mode and drive mode cannot be changed while the \ bar
is displayed.
Focus Mode
F ocus M o d e
Focus Mode
Manual Focus
M anual F o c u s
Manual Focus
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Pentax Optio M50 Specifications

General

Brand	Pentax
Model	Optio M50
Category	Digital Camera
Language	English