Olympus STYLUS 700 Advanced Manual page 61

Subjects that are difficult to focus on
• Under certain types of conditions, it is difficult to focus using auto focus. The
green lamp on the monitor lights, allowing you to check if the focus is locked.
Subject with low Subject with an Subject without
contrast extrernely bright veltical lines
area in the center
of the frame
Subjects at Fast-moving The subject is not
different distances subject in the center of the
frame
In these cases, focus (focus lock) on an object with high contrast at the same
distance as the intended subject, recompose your shot and then take the
picture. If the subject has no vertical lines, hold the camera vertically and
focus the camera using the focus lock function by pressing the shutter button
halfway, and then return the camera to the horizontal position while keeping
the button pressed halfway and take the picture.
Taking pictures without blurring
Hold the camera correctly and press the shutter button gently to shoot the
picture. You can reduce the blurring when shooting the picture in ((_)) mode.
The factors that can cause the picture to blur are as follows:
• When you use the optical zoom, digital zoom, or zoom at such higher magnifications
to shoot the picture
• When the shutter speed is set low to shoot a dark subject
• When the flash cannot be used or when a low shutter speed set SCN mode is
selected.
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