Pentax SF1 - Focusing (AF SINGLE;AF SERVO)

FOCUSING
Auto-Focus Modes (AF SINGLE and AF SERVO)
• Position the subject at the focus frame at the viewfinder's center.
• Press the shutter release button halfway down. If the green in-focus
indicator at the bottom of the viewfinder lights up, the subject is in focus and
you can release the shutter. When the main switch is set at the (••»)] position,
the correct focus is also confirmed by a PCV tone.
• With F-series zoom lenses, the image size can be adjusted by turning the
zooming ring of the lens.
• Do not touch or impede the focusing ring of the lens as it rotates during
auto focusing.
FI Indicator
Remarks
(Solid green signal)
The In-focus signal: The subject is in focus and the picture can be taken.
► <
(Blinking red signals)
Out-of-focusing range warning: You can focus by pointing the camera at
a brighter area of the subject. If it still will not focus, see page 33 on "Difficult
Subjects for auto focusing." In dark locations, the use of a flash Is recommended.
(Solid red signal)
The subject is too close for auto focusing, so move back.
V .
(Blinking red signals)
The macro setting of the F-series zoom lens is being used.
( ► j = Out of focus because the subject is too close, so move back.
[ ^ = Out of focus because the subject is too far away, so move forward.