Focus Lock; Zoom Frame Af - Olympus E-PL1 Instruction Manual

Focus lock

Focus lock is suitable when selecting a composition where the subject is outside of the
AF targets or when shooting a subject which is diffi cult to focus on with auto focus.
1
Position the AF target over your subject and press the shutter
button halfway.
• Make sure that the AF confi rmation mark is lighting up.
2
While pressing the shutter button halfway, change the
composition as necessary.
• While pressing the shutter button halfway, the focus is locked.
• Do not change the distance between the camera and the subject while pressing
the shutter button halfway.
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3
Press the shutter button all the way to take a picture.
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Caution
• If the contrast of the subject is weak, such as when the lighting is insuffi cient or the
subject cannot be seen clearly because of fog, the focus may not be achieved.

Zoom frame AF

Pressing the U button displays a zoom frame; to focus on the area shown by the
zoom frame, press the shutter button halfway.
1
Press U.
The zoom frame will be displayed. Use FGHI to position the zoom frame.
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Press INFO and use FG to choose the zoom ratio.
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2
Press the shutter button halfway to initiate autofocus.
3
Press U again to zoom in on the selected area.
Press U to toggle between the zoom frame and zoom displays. The photograph
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can be taken at any time.
Press i to exit.
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