Shooting Tips; Camera Shake - Olympus XZ-2 Instruction Manual

Shooting tips

When you are unsure of how to take a picture that you envision, refer to the information
below.
Focusing
Focusing on the subject.
• Take pictures using the touch screen.
• Taking a picture of a subject not in the center of the monitor
After focusing on an object at the same distance as the subject, compose the shot, and
take the picture.
"Pressing the shutter button halfway and all the way down" (P. 9)
• Using the face priority AF/eye priority AF (P. 44).
• Using the AF tracking (P. 43).
The camera tracks the subject movement automatically to focus on it continuously.
• Taking a picture of a shadowy subject
Using the AF illuminator makes focusing easier. [AF Illuminat.] (P. 59)
• Taking a picture of subjects where autofocus is diffi cult
In the following cases, after focusing on an object (by pressing the shutter button halfway
down) with high contrast at the same distance as the subject, compose the shot, and take
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the picture.
Subject with low contrast
Subjects at different
distances
*1
*1 It is also effective to compose the shot by holding the camera vertically to focus, and then
returning to the horizontal position to take the picture.

Camera shake

Taking pictures without camera shake.
• Taking pictures using [Image Stabilizer] (P. 36)
The image pickup device shifts to correct for camera shake even if the ISO sensitivity
is not increased. This function is also effective when taking pictures at a high zoom
magnifi cation.
• Select [j Sport] in the scene mode (P. 20)
The [j Sport] mode uses a fast shutter speed and can reduce the blur incurred by a
moving subject.
• Taking pictures at a high ISO sensitivity
If a high ISO sensitivity is selected, pictures can be taken at a high shutter speed even at
locations where a fl ash cannot be used. "ISO" (P. 44)
80 EN
Excessively bright light in
center of frame
Fast-moving subject
Subject containing no vertical
lines
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Subject not inside AF area