Olympus SP·570UZ Instruction Manual page 70

Subjects that are difficult to focus on
• Under certain types of conditions, it is difficult to focus using auto focus.
Subject with low
contrast
Subject with an
extremely bright area in
the center of the frame
Subject without
vertical lines
Taking stabilized pictures without the flash
To take pictures in low light places without flash, set the following after setting the flash mode to
[®]
(Flash off).
Increase the [ISO] setting
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"ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity" (PAD)
Fast-moving
subject
The subject is not
in the center of the
frame
In these cases, focus (focus lock) on an object with high contrast at the same distance as
the intended subject, recompose your shot and then take the picture. If the subject has
no vertical lines, hold the camera vertically and focus the camera using the focus lock
function by pressing the shutter button halfway, and then return the camera to the
horizontal position while keeping the button pressed halfway and take the picture.
Subjects at
different distances
Prevent blur by using image stabilization
Be sure to hold the camera firmly with both hands and press the shutter button slowly so as to avoid
moving the camera. You can reduce blur when shooting by setting [IMAGE STABILIZER] to [ON].
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"IMAGE STABILIZER Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization" (PA2)
Pictures are more likely to be blurry when:
• images are shot at a high-magnification zoom setting, i.e. using both optical zoom and
digital zoom functions,
• the object is dark and the shutter speed is slow, or
• the flash cannot be used or when a slow shutter speed set
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The picture is too grainy
There are several factors that can cause the picture to appear grainy.
Using the digital zoom to take close-up pictures
• With the digital zoom, part of the image is cropped and enlarged. The greater the
magnification, the grainier the picture appears.
IGF "DIGITAL ZOOM Zooming in on your subject" (PA1)
Increasing the ISO sensitivity
• When you increase the [ISO] setting, "noise", which appears as spots of unwanted color
or unevenness in the color, can be introduced and give the picture a grainy appearance.
This camera is equipped with a function to allow shooting at high sensitivity while
suppressing noise; however, increasing the ISO sensitivity creates grainier pictures than
when using a lower sensitivity.
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"ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity" (PAD)
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