Autofocus: AF
Infrared sensor on front right side, active multibeam system for accurate single spot
focus. Range, 0.6 meter to infinity. When sensed object is closer than 0.6 meter,
“ AF ” blinks in the Display and shutter will not operate. Press the MF (manual
focus) button to override.
To activate autofocus, depress the Shutter Release halfway. When focus
completes, the green “ •”
LED
lights in the bottom of the Finder.
May not work properly with small, dark, reflective or light-emitting objects,
fog or smoke, or when shooting through windows.
When autofocus fails, the shutter will not operate, “ AF ” blinks in the
Display, the green “ •” blinks in the Finder, and the red “ +” and “ –” (if
lit) are extinguished.
If autofocus is problematic, use infinity focus or manual focus.
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Battery: (2CR5)
Battery condition indications:
Turn Main Switch ON. If “ bc ” blinks in the Display, replace the 2CR5 (6volt
lithium type) battery as soon as possible. When “ bc ” is continuously displayed,
voltage is inadequate and the camera will not function. Longevity should be
excellent.
Turn Main Switch OFF before replacing the battery.
Removing a battery resets all user settings to their default values.
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Critical Shutter speed: (camera-shake guard)
Default value, 1/30sec. Setting range, 1/4 ~ 1/60sec. (1/8 ~ 1/60 for some models.)
Shutter open time will not exceed this value when in P mode. (Risk of
underexposure in low light conditions.)
Enforced only in Pmode, but also indicated in Amode.
Underexposure condition in P mode is indicated by a blinking Critical Shutter
speed value in the Display and blinking red “ –” in the Finder. In A mode, only the
blinking red “ –” appears, which does not usually indicate underexposure.
Set value is retained until battery is removed.
To set, turn main switch to P.
Press and hold SELECT button for more than one second.
Current setting appears in Display. (e.g. “ 1/30L ”)
Adjust with Up/Down buttons.
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Depth of field:
Both lenses have a small window near the camera body, one or both of which provide
coarse focused distance indications in meters. Depending on sensed object distance,
the infinity symbol and numbers 3, 1.5, 1, 0.8 and 0.6 come into view.
The window boundaries indicate depth of field at f.16, the two marking lines at f.8.
The red line left of center indicates infrared focus.
At a given aperture’s hyperfocal distance H, the depth of field will be from H/2 to
infinity. See Hyperfocal settings for S1-specific tables for use with the MF (manual
focus) function.
Alphabetical Feature List
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