Choosing A Focus Mode (Af Mode) - Olympus E-PL1 Instruction Manual

Choosing a focus mode (AF mode)

Select a focusing method (focus mode).
1
Display the live control (P. 20) and select
the AF mode item using FG.
2
Select an option with HI and press the
i button.
• The selected AF mode is displayed on the LCD monitor.
S-AF
(single AF)
2
C-AF
(continuous AF)
MF
(manual focus)
S-AF+MF
(Simultaneous use of S-AF
mode and MF mode)
C-AF+TR
(AF Tracking)
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Tips
• The [RLS PRIORITY S] (P. 73) and [RLS PRIORITY C] (P. 73) options can be used
to choose whether the shutter can be released when the camera is unable to focus.
• [MF ASSIST] (P. 72) can be used to enable automatic zoom display when the lens
focus ring is rotated.
• [FOCUS RING] (P. 72) allows you to change the rotational direction of the focus ring.
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The camera focuses once when the shutter button is
pressed halfway. When the focus is locked, a beep sounds,
and the AF confi rmation mark and the AF target mark light
up. This mode is suitable for taking pictures of still subjects
or subjects with limited movement.
The camera repeats focusing while the shutter button remains
pressed halfway. When the subject is in focus, the AF
confi rmation mark lights up on the LCD monitor and the beep
sounds when the focus is locked at the fi rst and second time.
Even if the subject moves or you change the composition of
the picture, the camera continues trying to focus.
• The AF target does not light up, even when the subject is
in focus.
• Four Thirds system lenses focus using S-AF.
This function allows
you to manually focus
on any subject.
After pressing the shutter button halfway to focus in S-AF
mode, you can turn the focus ring to fi ne-adjust focus
manually.
Press the shutter button halfway to focus; the camera then
tracks and maintains focus on the current subject while the
shutter button is held in this position.
• The AF target is displayed in red if the camera can no
longer track the subject. Release the shutter button
and then frame the subject again and press the shutter
button halfway.
• Instances in which focus tracking is not available are
listed below. S-AF will be used instead.
Four Thirds system lenses
S - AF S - AF
SINGLE AF
P S-AF C-AF MF S-AF+MF
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Focus ring
AUTO
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S - AF S - AF
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OFF OFF
ISO
AUTO
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