Pentax Optio 330 - Manual (Page 43)

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T
aking Pictures
Selecting a Focus Mode
None Auto The camera is focused on the subject in the focusing
area when the shutter release button is pressed halfway.
Macro Mode This mode is used when the distance to the subject is
approx. 14cm-50cm (0.46ft-1.64ft). The camera is
focused on the subject in the focusing area when the
shutter release button is pressed halfway.
Infinity-landscape mode This mode is used for taking distant objects.
Manual Focus Mode
The subject is brought into focus manually.
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Press the button in Capture mode.
The focus mode changes each time the button is pressed and
the setting is displayed on the LCD monitor.
The camera is ready to take the picture in the set focus mode.
The focus mode returns to [Auto] when the camera is turned off.
If you take a picture while looking through the viewfinder when
the focus mode is set on Macro, the range of the resulting pic-
ture may differ from what was seen in the viewfinder.
Manual Focus
You can focus the camera on the subject manually when the mode
is set on
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Four-way controller ( )
increases the distance to the focusing position
Four-way controller ( )
decreases the distance to the focusing position
Saving the Manual Focus Position p.52
Caution
memo
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Four-way controller