Olympus SP-550UZ Instruction Manual page 15

AF lock mark
B is displayed while in AE lock.
6 # button
Opens the flash.
Press this button to take a picture with flash.
g "3# button Flash shooting" (P.17)
7 u button
Toggles between the monitor and viewfinder.
8 m button (MENU)
Displays the top menu.
Locking the focus position (AF Lock)
• Assign the AF lock function to h so that the focus is
locked by pressing h, and V (AF lock mark) is displayed
on the monitor. Press h again to cancel the AF lock.
Each time you press the button, focus is locked and
canceled alternately.
• To save the locked focus position after taking a picture (AF
memory), hold down h for more than 1 second so that
U (AF memory mark) is displayed on the monitor. Press
h again to reset the AF memory.
• If the zoom is operated after engaging the AF lock, the
picture may be out of focus. Engage the AF lock after
operating the zoom.
Locking the exposure (AE lock)
• Assign the AE lock function to h so that the meter
reading is saved by pressing h and the exposure is
locked. B (AE lock mark) is displayed on the monitor.
Press h again to cancel the AE lock. Each time you
press the button, focus is locked and canceled alternately.
• AE lock is automatically canceled after each shooting.
• To save the locked meter reading after taking a picture (AE
memory), hold down h for more than 1 second so that
C (AE memory mark) is displayed on the monitor. C
is displayed while the meter reading is being saved. Press
h again to reset the AE memory.
Flash pop-up
Monitor/Viewfinder
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