Choosing A Focus Mode (Af Mode); Af Mode; C-Af - Olympus Pen E-PL9 Instruction Manual

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One-touch white balance
Measure white balance by framing a piece of paper or other white object under the lighting
that will be used in the fi nal photograph. This is useful when shooting a subject under natural
light, as well as under various light sources with different color temperatures.
1
Select [P], [Q], [W], or [X] (one-touch white balance 1, 2, 3, or 4) and
press the INFO button.
2
Photograph a piece of colorless (white or gray) paper.
• Frame the paper so that it fi lls the display and no shadows fall it.
• The one-touch white balance screen appears.
3
Select [Yes] and press the Q button.
• The new value is saved as a preset white balance option.
• The new value is stored until one-touch white balance is measured again. Turning the
power off does not erase the data.
Choosing a focus mode ( AF Mode)
You can select a focusing method (focus mode). You can choose separate focusing
methods for still photography mode and movie mode.
1
Press the Q button and use FG to highlight

AF Mode.

2
Highlight an option using HI and press the Q button.
S-AF
( Single AF)

C-AF

( Continuous AF)
MF
( Manual focus)
The camera focuses once when the shutter button is pressed
halfway. When the focus is locked, a beep sounds, and the AF
confi rmation mark and the AF target mark light up. This mode
is suitable for taking pictures of still subjects or subjects with
limited movement.
The camera repeats focusing while the shutter button remains
pressed halfway. When the subject is in focus, the AF
confi rmation mark lights up on the monitor and the beep sounds
when the focus is locked at the fi rst time.
Even if the subject moves or you change the composition of the
picture, the camera continues trying to focus.
This function allows you
to manually focus on any
position by operating the
focus ring on the lens.
Single AF
P
S-AF
S-AF
S-AF
S-AF
C-AF
C-AF
C-AF MF
C-AF
MF
MF
TR
AF Mode
Near
)
Focus ring
2
ISO
AUTO
WB
WB
AUTO
AUTO
S-AF
S-AF
4:3
L
F
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