Pentax ist - Manual (Page 95)

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B
ASIC OPERA
TION
(PREP
ARA
TION)
B
ASIC OPERA
TION
(SHOO
TING)
AD
V
ANCED OPERA
TIONS
O
THERS
1
Set the focus mode switch
to
.
2
Frame the subject, then
press the shutter release
button halfway down.
3
When the subject is in
focus, the focus indicator
lights up in the
viewfinder, and the audible
PCV signal beeps.
Using the AF Continuous Mode (AF.C)
✍
MEMO
• In the AF Continuous (AF.C) mode, the camera switches to the
predictive AF mode automatically when a moving subject is detected.
It then focuses the subject continuously.
• In the AF Continuous (AF.C) mode, the shutter can be released even
when the subject is out of focus.