Subjects That Are Difficult To Focus On - Olympus Stylus 500 Advanced Manual

If correct focus cannot be obtained
3
Keeping the shutter button
pressed halfway, recompose
your shot.
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4
Press the shutter button fully.
TIPS
Focus on the subject in the center of the frame.
g"AF mode" (P.44)

Subjects that are difficult to focus on

Under certain types of conditions, the auto focus may not work properly.
The green lamp blinks.
The subject cannot be
brought into focus.
The green lamp lights,
but the subject cannot
be brought into focus.
If this happens, focus on an object with high contrast at the same distance as the
intended subject (focus lock), recompose your shot and then take the picture. If the
subject has no vertical lines, hold the camera vertically and focus the camera using
the focus lock function by pressing the shutter button halfway, then return the
camera to the horizontal position while keeping the button pressed halfway and take
the picture.
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Subject with
low contrast
Subjects at
different
distances
Green lamp
P
o
2560 1920 2560 1920
HQ HQ
Shutter button
Subject with an
extremely bright area in
the center of the frame
Fast-moving
subject
30 30 30
Subject without
vertical lines
The subject to be
focused on is not in
the center of the frame