Pentax Optio P70 - Page 104

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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 \.
3 Press the 4 button.
The central portion of the image is
magnified on the display to full screen.
4 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
•In 9 (Green) mode, you can only select =, q or 3.
• The focus mode is fixed at s in S (Fireworks) mode, and 3 in
Vertical Snap mode.
• When = (Standard) is selected and the subject is closer than 40 cm,
the camera automatically focuses from 10 cm (Auto-Macro function).
In this case, q appears on the display.
• When shooting with q selected, if the subject is further than 50 cm
away, the camera automatically focuses to
∞ (Infinity). By pressing the
shutter release button fully, you can also take a picture even when the
focus is not set.
Saving the Focus Mode setting 1p.123
To Set the Manual Focus
Focus Mode
F o c u s M o d e
Focus Mode
Manual Focus
M a n u a l F o c u s
Manual Focus
OK
OK
O K
OK
MENU
Cancel
C a n c e l
Cancel
MENU
Cancel
C a n c e l
Cancel
MENU
Cancel
C a n c e l
Cancel
MENU
Cancel
C a n c e l
Cancel
MENU
Cancel
C a n c e l
Cancel
4m
4m
2
2
1
1
MENU
OK
OK
OK
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