Olympus Camedia C-200ZOOM Basic Manual page 23

When Not Able to Focus on a Subject While Shooting
Determine the Position of the Subject After Focusing (Focus Lock)
If your main subject is not centered inside the AF target mark, use the
focus lock feature explained below:
1
Open the lens barrier.
2
Look through the viewfinder and position the AF target mark on
the subject you wish to focus on.
3
Half-press the shutter button so the green lamp next to the
viewfinder lights up.
4
Keep the shutter button half-pressed while you reposition your
subject(s) within the picture frame. Then full-press the shutter
button.
Fixing a Far-Distance Focus (Quick Focus)
The lens can be set for far-distance focus (∞). Use this function when it
is difficult to focus on a subject in the background.
Quick focus working range
T
W
0.85m
(2.8ft)
on the arrow pad. The ∞ mark is displayed on the monitor. Now
Press
you are ready to take a picture. After the picture is taken, quick focus is
automatically cancelled.
1.3m 1.8m
(4.3ft) (5.9ft)
Beyond flash working range
4m 6.7m
(13ft) (22ft)
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