Taking Still Pictures Using The View Finder; If Correct Focus Cannot Be Obtained (Focus Lock) - Olympus STYLUS 300 DIGITAL Basic Manual

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Press the shutter button all the way (fully).
• The camera takes the picture, and a beep sounds.
• When the green lamp stops blinking, you can take the next picture.
• The orange lamp blinks while the picture is stored on the card.

Taking still pictures using the view finder

1
Open the lens barrier fully.
• The lens extends and the monitor turns on. Press
monitor off.
2
Position the AF target mark in the viewfinder on the
subject.
3
Take the picture by following the same procedure as for
shooting using the monitor.
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• Never open the card cover, remove the battery or disconnect the AC
adapter while the orange lamp is blinking. Doing so could destroy
Note
stored pictures and prevent storage of the pictures you have just
taken.
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
Open the lens barrier fully.
• The lens extends and the monitor turns on.
2
Position the AF target mark on the
subject you want to focus on.
• When shooting a hard-to-focus subject,
point the camera at an object about the
same distance away as the subject.
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AF target mark
to turn the
Monitor