Pentax K-500 Guía De Operación

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Fu
nctio
ns

(k)

Continuous

mode

The subject is kept in focus by continuous adjustment while the

shutter release button is pressed halfway. The focus indicator
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appears and you will hear a beep when the subject comes

into focus. The shutter can be released even if the subject

is not in focus.

• Available only when the mode dial is set to e, K, b, c,

, a or p.

• The focus mode is fixed to k in \ (Moving Object)/

(Night Snap)/Z (Pet)/R (Kids)/n (Stage Lighting) of H

mode.

• When the shutter release button is pressed halfway to focus,

the camera tracks the subject if it is determined to be a moving

object.

• You can set the action priority for Continuous Shooting

in [13. AF.C Setting] of the [A Custom Setting 2] menu.

Auto mode

Switches automatically between l and k modes

according to the subject. Set in [AF.A] of [AF Settings]

in the [A Rec. Mode 2] menu.

• The focus mode is fixed to f in n mode.
• In H mode, f is not available because the focus mode

is automatically set depending on the scene mode selected.

• Even if f is selected, the focus mode is fixed to l during

Live View shooting in e, K, b, c, L, a or p mode.

If you do not want to use the AF assist light in l mode, you can turn

it off by clearing the check box for [AF Assist Light] in [AF Settings] of

the [A Rec. Mode 2] menu.

Focus-

priority

Takes pictures giving priority to keeping the

subject in focus during Continuous Shooting.

(default setting)

FPS-

priority

Takes pictures giving priority to the shooting speed

during Continuous Shooting.

Operates as specified by the camera’s external focus

mode switch. (default setting)

Operates as f, overriding the external focus mode

switch.

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