Digital Zoom; Af Mode - Olympus SP-560 Instruction Manual

DIGITAL ZOOM ....................................................................

OFF /ON
The digital zoom can be used to take close-up pictures with stronger magnification than the optical
zoom.
Optical zoom
Maximum magnification:
Still picture shooting modes
Optical zoom × digital zoom: Approx. 100x (max.)
Movie shooting mode
Optical zoom × digital zoom: Approx. 54x (max.)
METERING ................................
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AF MODE ..............................................................................

FACE DETECT
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AREA
• The [FACE DETECT] may not be able to detect the face for some subjects.
• If [FINE ZOOM] or [DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [ON], [AREA] cannot be set.
When [AREA] is selected
• To move the AF target mark
Press the arrow pad (the AF target mark is displayed in green).
You can take pictures while in this status.
• To set the position of the AF target mark
Hold down o.
To change the position of the mark, hold down o again.
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Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject
Meters the brightness at the center of the monitor and the surrounding
area separately to capture an image with balanced brightness. When
taking pictures against strong backlight, the center of the picture may
appear dark.
The AF target mark area is metered. Recommended for taking a
picture against strong backlight.
Meters the brightness over a wide area with emphasis on the center of
the screen. This method is used when you do not want to allow
surrounding light to affect the picture.
When a face is being detected in the screen, the camera will focus on
the face. A frame is displayed at the detected position.
The camera determines which subject within the screen to focus on.
Even when the subject is not in the center of the screen, focusing is
possible.
Focus selection is based on the subject within the AF target mark.
Move the AF target mark to select the area you want to focus on to take
a picture.
Zooming in on your subject
Digital zoom
Zoom bar
White area: The optical zoom area
Red area: The digital zoom area
Changing the focusing area