Olympus STYLUS-550WP Instruction Manual page 44

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When you are unsure of how to take a picture
that you envision, refer to the information below.
Focusing
"Focusing on the subject"
• Taking a picture of a subject not in the center
of the screen
After focusing on an object at the same distance
as the subject, compose the shot, and take the
picture.
Pressing the shutter button halfway (p. 14)
AF lock (p. 18)
• Taking a picture of subjects where autofocus
is difficult
In the following cases, after focusing on an object
(by pressing the shutter button halfway down) with
high contrast at the same distance as the subject,
compose the shot and take the picture.
Subjects with low contrast
When extremely bright objects
appear in the center of the
screen
When objects are at different
distances
Fast-moving object
The subject is not in the
center of the frame
"Taking pictures without camera shake"
® Taking pictures using ((_J}) m ode (p. 18)
® Taking picture with [_, SPORT] (p. 17)
Since you can take pictures with a high shutter
speed by setting [_ SPORT], it's also effective for
blurry subjects.
® Taking pictures at a high ISO sensitivity
If a high tSO sensitivity is selected, pictures can
be taken at a high shutter speed even at locations
where a flash cannot be used.
[ISO] (p. 25)
Object with no vertical lines n
n It is also effective to compose the shot by holding
the camera vertically to focus, and then returning to
the horizontal position to take the picture.
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