When Auto Focus Does Not Work - Subjects That Are Difficult To Focus On - Olympus CAMEDIA C-40ZOOM Reference Manual

Focusing (Cont.)
When Auto focus does not work
— Subjects that are difficult to focus on
Under certain types of conditions auto focus may not work properly. If you run
into problems, try the procedure below or switch to Manual focus (P. 73).
1 2
Conditions ,
Auto focus may not work properly. The green lamp may blink.
3
Conditions and
Auto focus may not work properly even when the green lamp lights when you
press the Shutter button down halfway.
1
Subjects with low contrast
3
Subjects at different distances
Position the AF target mark in the viewfinder on an object that is the same
distance from the camera as the subject, then half-press the shutter button to
lock focus, while keeping your finger half-pressed on the shutter button, frame
the picture you want to shoot, and then fully press the shutter button (P. 71).
5
Subjects with no vertical lines
70
5
and
4
2
Subjects in excessively bright
light in the center of the frame
4
Fast-moving subjects
Hold the camera vertically, half-press
the shutter button and hold it down to
lock the focus. Re-position the
camera horizontally, compose the
picture and then fully press the
shutter button to take the picture
(P. 71)
.