Olympus 225760 Stylus 700 Advanced Manual (English) - Page 61

Subjects that are difficult to focus on • Under certain types of conditions, it is difficult to focus using auto focus. The green lamp on the monitor lights, allowing you to check if the focus is locked. The green lamp blinks. The subject cannot be brought into focus. The green lamp lights, but the subject cannot be brought into focus. Subject with low contrast Subject with an extremely bright area in the center of the frame Subjects at different distances Fast-moving subject Subject without vertical lines 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 5 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. Taking pictures without blurring Hold the camera correctly and press the shutter button gently to shoot the picture. You can reduce the blurring when shooting the picture in h mode. The factors that can cause the picture to blur are as follows: • When you use the optical zoom, digital zoom, or zoom at such higher magnifications to shoot the picture • When the shutter speed is set low to shoot a dark subject • When the flash cannot be used or when a low shutter speed set s mode is selected. Getting to know your camera better 61