Ricoh Kr5 Instruction Manual

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6Take a test picture.
You can easily check the focusing point by enlarging the image during 
Digital Preview (p.140) or Live View (p.159).
Choose the part of the viewfinder to set focus to.
Selected AF point(s) light red in the viewfinder (Superimpose AF Area).
1Press the M button in the status screen.
The control panel appears.
Press the M button when the status screen is not displayed.
2Use the four-way controller 
(2345) to select [Select AF 
Point] and press the 4 button.
The...

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3Use the four-way controller (45) 
to select a focusing area.
4Press the 4 button.
The camera is ready to take a picture.
1Set the focusing area to S and 
press the 4 button.
The camera is ready to take a picture.
• You can also change the setting from the [A Rec. Mode 1] menu (p.87).
• AF point(s) are not illuminated red in the viewfinder when [Off] is selected for 
[8. Superimpose AF Area] in the [A Custom Setting 2] menu.
• The focusing area is fixed to O regardless of this...

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2Use the four-way controller 
(2345) to change the AF 
point.
The selected AF point appears in the 
status screen.
Available operations
The AF point(s) light red in the viewfinder 
(Superimpose AF Area) and you can 
check where you set the AF point.
4 button Returns the AF point to the center of the AF 
frame.
Press and hold 4 button Disables changing the AF point and enables 
direct key operation of the four-way controller 
(2345). To enable changing the AF point, 
press the 4...

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Shooting Functions4If the subject is outside the range of the focusing area, the camera cannot 
automatically focus on the subject. In this case, set [AF Mode] to l 
(Single mode) first, focus the camera on the subject in the focusing area, 
lock the focus at that position (Focus Lock), and then recompose your 
picture.
1Set [AF Mode] to l.
Refer to p.125.
2Frame the desired composition 
for your picture in the viewfinder.
3Center the subject to focus in the 
viewfinder and press the shutter 
release...

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5Recompose the picture while 
keeping the shutter release 
button pressed halfway.
• The focus is locked while the focus indicator ] is displayed.
• Turning the zoom ring with the focus locked may cause the subject to be out 
of focus.
• The beep that sounds when the image is focused can be turned off. (p.269) 
• You cannot set the focus lock when [AF Mode] is set to k (Continuous 
mode), or the capture mode is set to \ (Moving Object) of Picture mode, or 
n (Stage Lighting), R...

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Shooting Functions4When you adjust the focus manually, you can use either the focus 
indicator or the matte field in the viewfinder.
The focus indicator ] appears in the viewfinder when the subject is in 
focus even during manual focus.
You can manually adjust the focus using the focus indicator ].1Set the focus mode lever to \.
2Look through the viewfinder, 
press the shutter release button 
halfway and turn the focusing 
ring.
The focus indicator ] appears and you 
will hear a beep when the subject...

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Shooting Functions4 You can manually adjust the focus using the matte field in viewfinder.
1Set the focus mode lever to \.
2Look through the viewfinder and 
turn the focusing ring until the 
subject is clearly visible in the 
viewfinder.
• Adjust the focus manually using the matte field in the viewfinder when the 
subject is difficult to focus (p.73) and the focus indicator will not appear.
• The beep that sounds when the image is focused can be turned off. (p.269) 
Using the Viewfinder Matte Field...

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Shooting in Catch-in Focus Mode
When [20. Catch-in Focus] in the [A Custom Setting 3] menu (p.90) 
is set to [On], if [AF Mode] is set to f or l and one of the 
following types of lenses is attached, catch-in focus shooting is 
enabled and the shutter is released automatically when the subject 
comes into focus.
• Manual focus lens
• DA or FA lens that has an = and \ setting on the lens (the 
setting on the lens must be set to \ before shooting)
 How to Take Pictures
1 Attach a...

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Checking the Composition, Exposure 
and Focus Before Shooting (Preview)
You can use the preview function to check depth of field, composition, 
exposure and focus before taking a picture.
There are two preview methods.
First, assign the preview function to the | button.
1Select [Green Button] in the 
[ARec. Mode 4] menu and press 
the four-way controller (5).
The [Green Button] screen appears.
2Press the four-way controller 
(5).
Preview MethodDescription
|Optical Preview For...

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3Use the four-way controller 
(23) to select [Optical Preview] 
or [Digital Preview] and press the 
4 button.
If you selected [Optical Preview], proceed 
to Step 6.
4Use the four-way controller 
(23) to select [Histogram], 
[Bright/Dark Area] or [Enlarge 
Instant Review].
5Use the four-way controller (45) to select O or P.
6Press the 3 button twice.
The preview function is assigned to the | button and the camera is 
ready to take a picture.
While shooting with Interval Shooting,...