Samsung GX10 User Manual (ENGLISH) - Page 197

Focusing Fixing the Focus (Focus Lock) ƈ If the subject is outside the range of the focusing area, the camera cannot automatically focus on the subject. In this situation, you can aim the focusing area toward the subject, use focus lock and recompose the picture. 1. Frame the desired composition for your picture in the viewfinder. - Use focus lock function when the subject you wish to focus on is not inside the focusing area. 2. Center the subject to focus in the viewfinder and press the shutter release button halfway. The focus indicator ( ) appears and you will hear a beep when the subject comes into focus (if it is blinking, the subject is not in focus). (Example) The person is out of focus and the background is focused instead. 3. Lock the focus. - Keep the shutter release button pressed halfway. The focus will remain locked. 4. Re-compose the picture while keeping the shutter release button pressed halfway. INFORMATION ƃ The focus is locked while the focus indicator ( ) is lit. ƃ Turning the zooming ring in focus lock mode may cause the subject to be out of focus. ƃ The beep can be turned off. (p.151) ƃ When the focus is fixed, you can fix the exposure. (p.205) ŝ196Ş