The Date And Time Have Not Been Set; Shooting Tips; Focusing On The Subject - Olympus SP-510UZ Advanced Manual

The viewfinder or monitor is hard to see
There is condensation* inside the camera
• Turn the camera off. Before turning it on again, wait until the camera adjusts to the
surrounding temperature and dries out.
* When it is cold outside, the water vapor in the air is rapidly cooled and turns to droplets
of water. Condensation occurs when the camera is suddenly taken from a cold place
into a warm room.
Vertical lines appear on the monitor screen during shooting
• Aiming the camera at a bright subject in sunlight may cause vertical lines to appear on
the screen. This is not a malfunction.

The date and time have not been set

The camera has been used in the same conditions from the time of purchase
• No date and time have been set for the camera at the time of purchase. Set the date and
time before using the camera.
g "Turn the camera on" (P. 5)
"X Setting the date and time" (P. 42)
The batteries have been removed from the camera
• The date and time settings will be returned to the factory default settings if the camera
is left without batteries for approximately 3 days. Before taking important pictures, check
that the date and time settings are correct.

Shooting tips

Focusing on the subject

There are several ways to focus, depending on the subject.
When the subject is not in the center of the frame
• Place the subject in the center of the frame, lock the focus on the subject, and then
recompose your picture.
• Set [AF MODE] to [iESP].
g "AF MODE Changing the focusing area" (P. 24)
The subject is moving quickly
• Focus the camera on a point roughly the same distance away as the subject you want
to shoot (by pressing the shutter button halfway), and then recompose your picture and
wait for the subject to enter the frame.
• Set the mode dial to S to set the shutter speed, and then take the picture. Setting a fast
shutter speed lets you capture fast-moving subjects as though they were standing still.
g "
Changing the aperture value / Changing the shutter speed" (P. 13)
A/S
The subject is dark.
• Set [AF ILLUMINAT.] to [ON].
g "AF ILLUMINAT. Setting to light the illuminator in a dark place" (P. 45)
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