The Date And Time Have Not Been Set; Shooting Tips; Focusing On The Subject; Subjects That Are Difficult To Focus On - Olympus Stylus 720 SW Advanced Manual

The date and time have not been set

The camera has been used in the same conditions from the time of purchase
• No date and time have been set for the camera at the time of purchase. Set
the date and time before using the camera.
g "X Setting the date and time" (P. 34)
The battery has been pulled out of the camera.
• The date and time settings will be returned to the factory default settings if the
camera is left without batteries for approximately 1 day. Before taking
important pictures, check that the date and time settings are correct.

Shooting tips

Focusing on the subject

There are several ways to focus, depending on the subject.
When the subject is not in the center of the frame
• Place the subject in the center of the frame, lock the focus on the subject, and
then recompose your picture.
• Set [AF MODE] to [iESP].
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g "AF MODE Changing the focusing area" (P. 21)
The subject is moving quickly
• Focus the camera on a point roughly the same distance away as the subject
you want to shoot (by pressing the shutter button halfway), and then
recompose your picture and wait for the subject to enter the frame.

Subjects that are difficult to focus on

• Under certain types of conditions, it is difficult to focus using auto focus. The
green lamp on the monitor lights, allowing you to check if the focus is locked.
The green lamp
blinks.
The subject cannot be
brought into focus.
The green lamp
lights, but the
subject cannot be
brought into focus.
In these cases, focus (focus lock) on an object with high contrast at the same
distance as the intended subject, 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, and then return the camera to the horizontal position while keeping
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the button pressed halfway and take the picture.
Subject with low Subject with an
extremely bright
contrast
area in the center
of the frame
Subjects at Fast-moving
different distances subject
Subject without
vertical lines
The subject is not
in the center of the
frame