LEICA V-Lux 5 Digital Camera - Manual (Page 87)

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Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Color Settings
Taking Pictures with Auto Focus
1
Set the focus mode lever to [AFS/AFF] or
[AFC]
•The Focus Mode will be set. (→ 88)
2
Press the [ ] button ( )
3
Press to select AF Mode and then
press [MENU/SET]
•Switching [AF Mode] (→90 )
4
Press the shutter button halfway
Focus display
( When focus is aligned: illuminated
When focus is not aligned: flashing)
AF area
(When focus is aligned: green)
•Two “beep” sounds are heard and Auto Focus is activated.
Four “beep” sounds when focus is not aligned.
•When you take a picture in a dark location, [ ] is displayed for the focus display
and it may take longer to adjust focus than usual.
•If the camera detects stars in the night sky after displaying [ ], Starlight AF will
be activated. When focus is achieved, the focus indication [ ] and AF areas in
focus are displayed. (Starlight AF cannot perform detection on the edges of the
screen.)
Subjects/environments which may make focusing difficult:
•Fast-moving or extremely bright objects, or objects with little color contrast.
•Taking pictures through glass or near objects emitting light.
•In the dark, or with significant jitter.
•The image object is too close to the camera or the picture composition includes objects that
are very close and others that are very far away.