Olympus FE-5040 Instruction Manual page 35

Selecting the focusing area [AF MODE] Selecting the focusing area [AF MODE]
z
(Shooting menu)
Submenu 2
The camera focuses automatically.
(If a face is detected, it is shown by
a white frame
button is pressed halfway and the
camera is able to focus, the frame
FACE/iESP
color is changed to green
camera is able to focus. If no face
is detected, the camera chooses a
subject in the frame and focuses
automatically.)
The camera focuses on the subject
SPOT
located within the AF target mark.
The camera tracks the subject
AF TRACKING movement automatically to focus on
it continuously.
For some subjects, the frame may not appear or may
*1
take some time to appear.
If the frame blinks in red, the camera is unable to focus.
*2
Try again to press the shutter button halfway.
To focus on a moving subject To focus on a moving subject
continuously (AF Tracking) continuously (AF Tracking)
1 Hold the camera to align the AF target mark on the
subject and press the H button.
2 When the camera recognizes the subject, the AF
target mark automatically tracks the subject movement
to focus on it continuously.
3 To cancel the tracking, press the H button.
Depending on the subjects or the shooting conditions,
the camera may be unable to lock the focus or fail to
track the subject movement.
When the camera fails to track the subject movement,
the AF target mark changes to red.
For information on using the menus, see "Using the Menu" (p. 4).
AF MODE
Application
; when the shutter
*1
if the
*2
Shooting at higher magnifi cations than Shooting at higher magnifi cations than
optical zoom [DIGITAL ZOOM] optical zoom [DIGITAL ZOOM]
z
(Shooting menu)
Submenu 2
OFF Disable digital zoom.
ON Enable digital zoom.
[DIGITAL ZOOM] is not available when [% SUPER
MACRO] (p. 30) is selected.
The option selected for [DIGITAL ZOOM] affects the
appearance of the zoom bar.
"To take larger images" (p. 21)
Recording sound when shooting Recording sound when shooting
movies [R R ] ]
movies [
A (Movie menu)
Submenu 2
OFF No sound is recorded.
ON Sound is recorded.
When set to [ON], only the digital zoom can be used
during movie recording. To record the movie with the
optical zoom, set [R] (movies) to [OFF].
DIGITAL ZOOM
Application
R
Application
EN
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