Olympus E-M1 Mark III Instruction Manual page 66

Using Starry Sky AF
Select [FAF] for AF mode and press the Q button.
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Press the AEL/AFL button to initiate starry sky AF.
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• To interrupt starry sky AF, press the AEL/AFL button again.
• At default settings, starry sky AF does not start when the shutter button is pressed
halfway. To confi gure the camera so that starry sky AF does start when the shutter
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button is pressed halfway, use [K AEL/AFL] (P. 201) in G Custom Menu J.
• The camera displays [Starry Sky AF is Running] during starry sky AF. The in-focus
indicator (() is displayed for about two seconds after the camera focuses; if the
camera is unable to focus, the in-focus indicator will instead fl ash for about two
seconds.
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Press the shutter button all the way down to take the picture.
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• The [Starry Sky AF Setting] (P. 184) item in G Custom Menu I offers a choice of
[Accuracy] and [Speed]. Mount the camera on a tripod before taking photographs with
[Accuracy] selected.
• Your choice of AF-target modes (P. 69) is restricted to single target, 9-target group
(3 × 3), and 25-target group (5 × 5).
• The camera will not be able to focus in bright locations.
• Starry sky AF cannot be used with Pro Capture.
• [K Orientation Linked N] (P. 210), [N Loop Settings] (P. 208), [AF Limiter]
(P. 211), and [AF Illuminator] (P. 183) are fi xed at [Off], [I Face Priority] (P. 92) at
[Face Priority Off], [Frame Rate] (P. 188) at [Normal], and [AF Scanner] (P. 181) at
[mode1].
• The camera automatically focuses at infi nity when starry sky AF is selected.
• When [On] is selected for [S-AF Release Priority] (P. 186) in G Custom Menu N, the
shutter can be released even when the subject is not in focus.
• Manual focus is selected when a Four Thirds lens is attached.
• Starry sky AF is available with OLYMPUS Four Thirds lenses. It cannot, however, be used
with lenses with a maximum aperture over f/5.6. For more information, visit the OLYMPUS
website.
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