Shooting Tips - Olympus SP-590 UZ Instruction Manual

Shooting tips

When you are unsure of how to take a picture
that you envision, refer to the information below.
Focusing
"Focusing on the subject"
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Taking a picture of a subject not in the center
of the screen
After focusing on an object at the same distance
as the subject, compose the shot and take the
picture.
Pressing the shutter button halfway (p. 14)
AF lock (p. 26)
Select a location that will be focused in a
preliminarily determined composition.
[AREA] (p. 34)
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Taking a picture of a shadowy subject
Using the AF illuminator makes focusing easier.
[AF ILLUMINAT.] (p. 35)
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Taking a picture of subjects where autofocus
is difficult
In the following cases, after focusing on an object
(by pressing the shutter button halfway down) with
high contrast at the same distance as the subject,
compose the shot and take the picture.
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Subjects with low contrast
When extremely bright objects
appear in the center of the
screen
Object with no vertical lines
It is also effective to compose the shot by holding
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the camera vertically to focus and then returning to
the horizontal position to take the picture.
When objects are at different
distances
Fast-moving object
The subject is not in the center
of the frame
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