Pentax K-500 Operating Guide

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Focusing

Set the focus mode switch to l, A, or \. 

The autofocus methods for shooting with the viewfinder differ from those 

for shooting with Live View.

Refer to “Adjusting the Focus Manually (Manual Focus)” (p.114) for details 

on \ mode. 

Setting the Focus Mode

Shooting 

with the 

viewfinder

TTL phase-matching autofocus:

Select from l, k, or f mode which enables 

automatically switching between l and k. (p.106) 

Set the focusing point in [AF Active Area]. (p.108)

Faster autofocus performance than “contrast detection AF” is possible.

Shooting 

with Live 

View

Contrast detection AF:

Face detection and tracking are available. (p.110)

The camera behaves the same whether the focus mode switch 

is set to l or A.

If [Enable AF1] or [Enable AF2] is assigned to the =/L button, you can 

set the camera so that pressing the=/L button focuses automatically, 

in the same way as pressing the shutter release button halfway. By default, 

both pressing the shutter release button halfway and using the =/L 

button can perform autofocus. (p.174)

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