Olympus EVOLT E-500 Advanced Manual page 28

If correct focus cannot be obtained
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Press the shutter button halfway until
the AF confirmation mark lights.
• The focus is locked. The AF confirmation
mark and the AF focusing frame light up in
the viewfinder.
2
• If the AF comfirmation mark blinks, press the
shutter button halfway again.
• The control panel screen disappears.
3
While keeping the shutter button
pressed halfway, re-compose your shot.
4
Press the shutter button all the way.
• The card access lamp blinks while the picture
is being stored on the card.
If the subject has lower contrast than its surroundings
Focus (focus lock) on a high-contrast object the same distance away as the
intended subject, recompose your shot and then take the picture. If the subject
has no vertical lines, hold the camera vertically and adjust the focus using the
focus lock function, then return the camera to the horizontal position to take
the picture.
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Halfway down
AF confirmation mark
All the way down