Pentax K-7 User manual

SLR Digital Camera

Operating Manual

You can focus with the following methods.

The camera automatically focuses on the subject when

AF Autofocus the shutter release button is pressed halfway.

MF Manual focus Manually adjust the focus.

Using the Autofocus

You can also choose the autofocus mode from AES (Single mode) where

the shutter release button is pressed halfway to focus on the subject and

the focus is locked at that position, and ARC (Continuous mode) where

the subject is kept in focus by continuous adjustment while the shutter

release button is pressed halfway. The factory default setting is AES.

/Turn the focus mode lever to AF.S

or C.

ARS

(Single

mode)

ARC

(Continuous

mode)

When the shutter release button is pressed halfway to focus

on the subject, the focus is locked at that position.

• The focus is locked while II is lit. To focus on another

subject, take your finger off the shutter release button first.

• The shutter cannot be released until the subject is in focus, tf

the subject is too close to the camera, move back and take

the picture. Adjust the focus manually if it is difficult to focus

on the subject (p.70). (p.126)

• Press the shutter release button halfway. The AF assist light

will flash automatically, making it easier to focus on the

subject if the subject is in a dark area. (Effective range: up to

5 m)

The subject is kept in focus by continuous adjustment while

the shutter release button is pressed halfway. Even if the

subject is not in focus, the shutter can be released when the

shutter release button is pressed fully.

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

the camera automatically tracks the subject if it is determined

to be a moving object. The lens will automatically operate and

continuously focus on the subject.

Look through the viewfinder

and press the shutter release

button halfway.

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The focus indicator II appears in the

viewfinder and you will hear a beep

when the subject comes into focus.

(When blinking, the subject is not in

focus.)

_*_Subjects that are Difficult to Focus

on (p.70)

You can set the camera so that the focusing is performed when the AF

button is pressed.

ISelect [Enable AF] in [13. AF

Button Function] in the

[C Custom Setting 2] menu.

2 Cancel AF I

Auto focusing is performed by using the AF button or the

Enable AF shutter release button. (default setting)

MF appears in the viewfinder while the AF button is

Cancel AF pressed. Autofocus does not activate when the shutter

release button is pressed. (Take your finger off the AF

button to return to normal autofocus mode.)

Press the AF button.

Auto focusing is performed.

When the subject is focused by pressing

AF.S (Single mode) the AF button, the focus lock is activated

while the button is pressed.

The subject is kept in focus when the AF

AEC (Continuous mode) button is pressed.

Press the shutter release button.

The picture is taken.

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You can adjust the AF focusing position.

* Be sure to use [AF Adjustment]only when necessary' Care should be

taken as adjusting the autofocus may make it difficult to capture

images with the appropriate focus.

; Any camera shake during test shooting may make it difficult to obtain the

accurate focusing positioni Therefore always use a tripod when taking test

shots.

Select [36. AF Adjustment] in the [C Custom Setting 61

menu and press the four-way controller ( •).

Use the four-way controller (A T) to select [On] and press

the four-way controller ( •).

The [AF Adjustment] screen appears.

Use the four-way controller (A T) to select [Apply All] or

[Apply One].

Apply All Applies the same adjustment value to all lenses.

This item wilt appear on the display only when the tens ID is

Apply One obtained. Saves and applies an adjustment value for each

lens type. (Up to 20 lens types)

4Press the four-way controller ( •)

and adjust the value with the rear

e-dial (;,,_,,_) or the four-way

controller ( • • ).

Available operations

Apply One Unset

,.... ,.... | .... ,.... ,

Reset

Four-way controller (1_) or Adjusts the focus to a closer position.

rear e-dial (',,,_,,,') to the right (O_)

Four-way controller (• ) or Adjusts the focus to a farther position.

rear e-dial (',,,_,,,') to the left ([])

(_ (Green) button Resets the adjustment value to +0.

Press the OK button.

The adjustment value is saved.

Press the MENU button.

The camera returns to the Capture mode.

Take a test picture.

You can easily check the focusing position by enlarging the image during

Live View (p.156) or Digital Preview (p.131).

' Even When an adjustment Value has been saved using [Apply one], if You

press the OK button with [Apply AI!] selected in Step 3, the [Apply All] value

is used !nstead of the [Apply One] value.

, To reset a saved adjustment value, select [Reset] inStep 3.

Choose the part of the viewfinder to set focus to. The factory default

setting is AuTo_ (Auto).

The selected AF point lights red in the viewfinder (Superimpose AF Area).

F:q Center Sets the focusing area to the center of the viewfinder.

SEL Select Sets the focusing area to one of the eleven points in the AF area.

The camera selects the optimum AF point even if the subject is

Auto

AUTO not centered.

Set with the AF point switching dial.

, AF point is not displaYed in the viewfinder When [Oft] is selected for [i5.

Superimpose AE Area] in the [C Custom Setting 3] menu (p.86).

, The AF point is fixed to I-:q regardless 0f this setting when using lenses other

than DAI DA LI D FAI FA J, FA or F lens. (p.292)

SEL. / |

2Look through the viewfinder and check the position of the

subject.

Press the OK button.

E_ appears in the viewfinder and the AF

point can be changed.

Use the four-way controller

(A • < •) to select the desired

AF point.

The AF point lights red in the viewfinder

(Superimpose AF Area) and you can

check where you set the AF point.

• The position of the changed AF point is stored even if the camera is turned

off or the focusing area is switched to F:q or _.

• When any of the following operations are performed, changing of the AF

point (in Step 3) is canceled.

- The main switch is turned off

- The mode dial is turned

- The AF point switching dial is turned

- The OK button, r-€l button. MENU button. INFO button or [] button is

pressed

Fixing the Focus (Focus Lock)

If the subject is outside the range of the focusing area, the camera cannot

automatically focus on the subject. In this situation, you can aim the

focusing area toward the subject, use the focus lock and recompose the

picture.

1' Turn the focus mode lever to AES.

Frame the desired composition

for your picture in the viewfinder.

Example:

The person is out of focus

and the background is

focused instead.

Center the subject to focus in the

viewfinder and press the shutter

release button halfway.

The focus indicator II appears in the

viewfinder and you will hear a beep when

the subject comes into focus. (When

blinking, the subject is not in focus.)

Lock the focus.

Keep the shutter release button pressed halfway. The focus will remain

locked.

Recompose the picture while

keeping the shutter release

button pressed halfway.

' The focus is locked While the focus indicator m is displaye&

, 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.257)

Set [5. AE-L with AF Locked] in the

[O Custom Setting 1]menu (p.85) to lock the

exposure value while the focus is locked.

1 Off Exposure is not locked when the focus is locked. (default setting)

2 On Exposure is locked when the focus is locked.

Adjusting the Focus Manually (Manual Focus)

When you adjust the focus manually, you can use either the focus

indicator or the matte field in the viewfinder.

The focus indicator m appears in the viewfinder when the subject is in

focus even during manual focus.

You can manually adjust the focus using the focus indicator O.

1Turn the focus mode lever to MF.

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