Choosing A Focus Target (Af Target); Focus Lock; Quick Af Target Selection; Toggling Quickly Between Af And Mf - Olympus E-M5 Instruction Manual

Choosing a focus target (AF target)

Use FGHI to select AF targets.
• "All targets" mode is restored if you move the cursor off the screen.
• You can choose from the following three target types. Press the INFO button and
use FG.
All Targets
1
The camera automatically
chooses from the full set of
focus targets.

Focus lock

If the camera is unable to focus on your chosen subject, select single target mode and use
focus lock to focus on another subject at about the same distance.
1
In [S-AF] mode, position the AF target over the subject and press the
shutter button halfway.
• Make sure that the AF confirmation mark is lighting up.
• Focus locks while the shutter button is pressed halfway.
2
Keeping the shutter button pressed halfway, recompose the photograph
and then press the shutter button the rest of the way down.
• Do not change the distance between the camera and the subject while pressing the
shutter button halfway.

Quick AF target selection

You can save the selected AF target for quick recall using the Fn1/Fn2 or R buttons.
• Select the AF target using [P Set Home] (P. 86).
• Assign [P Home] to the button using the [Button Function] option (P. 86).

Toggling quickly between AF and MF

The Fn1/Fn2 or R button can be used to toggle [MF].
• Assign the [MF] function to the button using the [Button Function] option (P. 86).
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Single Target
Select the focus target
manually.
Group Target
The camera automatically
chooses from the targets in
the selected group.