Pentax WG-10 Guia De Utilização

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Taking Pic

tures

The shutter release button works in a two-step action as follows.
Press halfway

This refers to pressing the shutter release button gently to the first 

position. This locks the focus setting and the exposure. The green focus 

frame lights on the display when the shutter release button is pressed 

halfway and the subject is in focus. If the subject is out of focus, 

the frame turns white.
Press fully

This refers to pressing the shutter release button all the way down 

to the fully depressed position. This takes a picture.

Using the Shutter Release Button

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Press the shutter release button gently when taking a picture 

to prevent camera shake.

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Practice pressing the shutter release button halfway/fully to learn 

where the first position and second position are.

Poor focusing conditions

The camera may not be able to focus under the following conditions. In these 

cases, lock the focus on an object the same distance away as the subject 

(by pressing and holding the shutter release button halfway), then aim 

the camera at your subject and press the shutter release button fully.
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Objects that lack contrast such as a blue sky or white wall

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Dark places or objects, or conditions that prevent light being reflected back

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Intricate patterns

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Fast moving objects

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When there is an object in the foreground and an object in the background 

in the captured area

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Strongly reflected light or strong backlighting (bright background)

Not pressed

Pressed halfway

(first position)

Pressed fully

(second position)

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