Shooting Tips - Olympus SP-800UZ Instruction Manual

Shooting tips

When you are unsure of how to take a picture
that you envision, refer to the information below.
Focusing
" F ocusing on the subject"
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Taking a picture of a subject not in the center
of the screen
After focusing on an object at the same distance
as the subject, compose the shot, and take the
picture.
Pressing the shutter button halfway (p. 15 )
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Set [AF MODE] (p. 3 1 ) to [FACE/iESP]
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Taking a picture in [AF TRACK I NG ] mode
(p. 3 1 )
The camera tracks the subject movement
automatically to focus on it continuously.
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Taking a picture of a shadowy subject
Using the AF illuminator makes focusing easier.
[AF IL L U MINAT. ] (p. 3 4 )
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Taking a picture of subjects where autofocus
is diffi c u l t
I n t h e f o l l o w i n g c a s e s , a f t e r f o c u s i n g o n a n o b j e c t
( b y p r e s s i n g t h e s h u t t e r b u t t o n h a l f w a y d o w n ) w i t h
h i g h c o n t r a s t a t t h e s a m e d i s t a n c e a s t h e s u b j e c t ,
c o m p o s e t h e s h o t , a n d t a k e t h e p i c t u r e .
S u b j e c t s w i t h l o w c o n t r a s t
W h e n e x t r e m e l y b r i g h t o b j e c t s
a p p e a r i n t h e c e n t e r o f t h e
O b j e c t w i t h n o v e r t i c a l l i n e s
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c a m e r a v e r t i c a l l y t o f o c u s , a n d t h e n r e t u r n i n g t o t h e
h o r i z o n t a l p o s i t i o n t o t a k e t h e p i c t u r e .
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C ( S P O R T ) i n t h e s c e n e m o d e ( p . 2 1 )
T h e C ( S P O R T ) m o d e u s e s a f a s t s h u t t e r s p e e d
a n d c a n r e d u c e t h e b l u r i n c u r r e d b y a m o v i n g
s u b j e c t .
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T a k i n g p i c t u r e s a t a h i g h I S O s e n s i t i v i t y
I f a h i g h I S O s e n s i t i v i t y i s s e l e c t e d , p i c t u r e s c a n
b e t a k e n a t a h i g h s h u t t e r s p e e d e v e n a t l o c a t i o n s
w h e r e a ß a s h c a n n o t b e u s e d .
" S e l e c t i n g t h e I S O s e n s i t i v i t y " ( p . 2 8 )
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