Pentax A40 Operation Manual - Page 93

Taking Pictures 1 Press the four-way controller (5) in Capture mode. 2 Press the four-way controller (23) to select the focus mode. Focus Mode Standard 3 Press the OK button. The camera is ready for taking pictures in the selected focus mode. OK OK Auxiliary AF light • The auxiliary AF light may be activated under low lighting in Autofocus mode. • The auxiliary AF light of this camera conforms to the safety standard (IEC60825-1) for Class 1 LED product. Looking at the light directly will not create safety hazard. However, do not look 4 into the emitter from a very short distance since you may feel dazzled. • The default setting is Standard (Autofocus). • The zoom is fixed at the full wide-angle in Super Macro mode. • When Focus Mode is set to Standard (Autofocus), Macro, or Super Macro in Movie mode, the AF operation is performed once just before starting to take the movie. Manual Focus In MF (Manual Focus) mode, press the OK button to enlarge the central portion of the image full screen for focus adjustment. Press the four-way controller (23) to adjust the focus while watching the indicator. Four-way controller (2): Focuses farther. Four-way controller (3): Focuses closer. m 0.4 0.2 .12 .08 .06 MENU OK OK Indicator 91