Focusing On Off-Center Subjects (Focus Lock) - Olympus Camedia C-3040Zoom Instructions Manual

Focusing on off-center subjects (Focus lock)

If your main subject is not within the AF target mark when you compose your
shot, use the procedure below to focus. This is called focus lock.
A/S/M
P
1
Position your main subject
inside the AF target marks,
3
and press the shutter button
down halfway.
The exposure for the shot is
locked at the same time and
the green lamp beside the
viewfinder lights.
If the green lamp beside the
viewfinder is blinking, the focus
and exposure are not locked.
Release the shutter button and
move the focusing point slightly.
Then repeat step 1 until the
green lamp stays lit.
2
Recompose the picture
while holding the shutter
button down halfway.
3
Press the shutter button
down fully to take the picture.
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Viewfinder
AF target mark