When Auto Focus Does Not Work - Subjects That Are Difficult To Focus On - Olympus Camedia C-720 Ultra Zoom 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.
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Conditions ,
Auto focus may not work properly. The green lamp may blink.
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Conditions and
Auto focus may not work properly even when the green lamp lights when you
press the shutter button down halfway.
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Subjects with low contrast
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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. 53).
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Subjects with no vertical lines
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and
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Subjects in excessively bright
light in the center of the frame
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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. 53)
.