Ricoh GX200 User Guide - Page 110

Changing the Focusing Mode Focus

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Various Shooting Functions Changing the Focusing Mode (Focus) When you shoot the subject in the default focusing mode, the camera focuses automatically with Auto Focus (AF). Select from the following five focusing modes. Focusing Modes 1 Symbol Method Description None Multi AF Measures the distances from 9 AF areas and focuses to the nearest AF area. This prevents the center of the picture display from becoming out of focus and enables you to shoot with a minimum number of out-of-focus pictures. None Spot AF Selects one AF area at the center of the picture to allow the camera to focus on this area automatically. MF (Manual Focus) Enables you to adjust the focus manually. Snap A (Infinity) Fixes the shooting distance to a short distance (approx. 2.5 m (8.2 ft.)). Fixes the shooting distance to infinity. Infinity is useful for shooting distant scenes. 1 Displaying the shooting menu. • For the operating procedure, see P.103. 2 Press the " button to select [Focus] and press the $ button. 3 Press the !" buttons to select the desired setting. 4 Press the MENU/OK button. • If you selected [MF], [Snap], or [A], the symbol appears on the screen. 108 Note • Assigning the Fn1/Fn2 button to [AF/MF] (GP.195) allows you to switch between auto focus and manual focus by pressing the Fn button (GP.77). • Assigning the Fn1/Fn2 button to [AF/Snap] (GP.195) allows you to switch between auto focus and snap by pressing the Fn button (GP.77).

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Various Shooting Functions
1
When you shoot the subject in the default focusing mode, the
camera focuses automatically with Auto Focus (AF).
Select from the following five focusing modes.
Focusing Modes
1
Displaying the shooting menu.
For the operating procedure, see P.103.
2
Press the
"
button to select [Focus] and press the
$
button.
3
Press the
!"
buttons to select
the desired setting.
4
Press the MENU/OK button.
If you selected [MF], [Snap], or [
A
],
the symbol appears on the screen.
Note----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Assigning the Fn1/Fn2 button to [AF/MF] (
G
P.195) allows you to switch between
auto focus and manual focus by pressing the Fn button (
G
P.77).
Assigning the Fn1/Fn2 button to [AF/Snap] (
G
P.195) allows you to switch between
auto focus and snap by pressing the Fn button (
G
P.77).
Changing the Focusing Mode (Focus)
Symbol
Method
Description
None
Multi AF
Measures the distances from 9 AF areas and focuses to
the nearest AF area. This prevents the center of the
picture display from becoming out of focus and enables
you to shoot with a minimum number of out-of-focus
pictures.
None
Spot AF
Selects one AF area at the center of the picture to allow
the camera to focus on this area automatically.
MF (Manual Focus)
Enables you to adjust the focus manually.
Snap
Fixes the shooting distance to a short distance (approx.
2.5 m (8.2 ft.)).
A
(Infinity)
Fixes the shooting distance to infinity.
Infinity is useful for shooting distant scenes.