Pentax K-7 User manual

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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.
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/Turn the focus mode lever to AF.S
or C.

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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
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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.
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* 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
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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.

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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
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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)

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2Look through the viewfinder and check the position of the
subject.
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Press the OK button.
E_ appears in the viewfinder and the AF
point can be changed.
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Use the four-way controller
(A • < •) to select the desired
AF point.
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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.

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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.