Olympus CAMEDIA C-5050ZOOM Basic Manual page 33

• The available settings vary depending on the mode.
Note
IF CORRECT FOCUS CANNOT BE
OBTAINED (FOCUS LOCK)
When the subject you want to focus on is not in the center of the frame and
you cannot position the AF target mark on it, you can focus the camera on
another point at roughly the same distance (focus lock) and take the picture
as explained below.
1
Set the mode dial to
turn the camera on.
2
Position the AF target mark on
the subject you want to focus
on.
• When shooting a hard-to-focus
subject or a fast-moving subject, point
the camera at an object about the
same distance away as the subject.
3
Press the shutter button
halfway until the green lamp lights
• When the focus and exposure are locked, the green lamp lights.
• If the monitor is turned on, the AF target mark moves to the focused
position.
• When the green lamp blinks, the focus and exposure are not locked.
Release your finger from the shutter button, re-position your subject
and press the shutter button halfway again.
4
Keeping the shutter button
pressed halfway, recompose
your shot.
5
Press the shutter button fully.
AF target mark Green lamp
and
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