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Using the focus button – Kodak Z812 IS User Manual

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Taking pictures/videos

Using the Focus button

Press the Focus button

to have more control over camera focusing.

1 Turn the Mode dial to P, A, S, or M mode (see

page 40

).

2 Press the Focus button repeatedly until the

,

, or

MF

icon appears in the status area.

3 Take a picture.

NOTE: After you take the picture, the camera stays in the

Close-up/Macro, Landscape, or Manual Focus setting. To exit,
press the

button until the icon turns off.

Close-up/
Macro,
Landscape,
Manual

Mode

Icon

Purpose

Details

Close-up/
Macro

To gain sharpness
and detail in
pictures at close
range

Use available light instead of flash if possible.
Camera automatically sets the focus distance
depending on the zoom position:
Wide angle: 4.7–27.6 in. (12–70 cm)
Telephoto: 2–4.3 ft (0.6–1.3 m)

Landscape

To gain sharpness
of distant scenes

Camera uses infinity auto-focus. Auto-focus framing
marks are not available in Landscape.

Manual
Focus

MF

Control focusing

The focus icon shows the direction and distance of
the focus (to infinity).
Press

to view 2X magnification of the central

area of focus. During magnification, press

to

adjust focal length.
Digital zoom is not available in manual focus mode.

Normal

(none) Auto focus

The camera focuses when the Shutter button is
pressed halfway down.

view single picture.