Olympus Camedia D-580ZOOM Quick Start Manual page 28

IF CORRECT FOCUS CANNOT BE
OBTAINED (FOCUS LOCK)
When correct focus cannot be obtained on the subject you want to shoot, 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 camera turns on in the shooting mode.
• 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
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subject.
3
Press the shutter button halfway until the green lamp
lights.
• When the green lamp lights steadily, the focus and the exposure are
locked.
• When the green lamp blinks, the focus and exposure are not locked.
Release your finger from the shutter button, re-position your subject
and press the shutter button halfway again.
4
Keeping the shutter button
pressed halfway, recompose
your shot.
5
Press the shutter button fully.
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AF target mark
Green lamp