Olympus 8080 C-8080 Wide Zoom Reference Manual (English) - Page 54

If correct focus cannot be obtained When the subject you want to focus on is not in the center of the frame and you cannot position the AF target mark on it, you can focus the camera on another point at roughly the same distance (focus lock) and take the picture as explained below. Determine the position of the subject after focusing (Focus Lock) Mode dial 1 Position the AF target mark on the subject you 1/200 F5.6 want to focus on. 3 • When shooting a hard-to-focus subject or a fast- moving subject, point the camera at an object about the same distance away as the subject. 3264*2448 2 Press the shutter button halfway and check AF target mark that the green lamp lights steadily. • When the focus and exposure are locked, the green lamp lights steadily. • The AF target mark moves to the focus position. Shutter button • When the green lamp blinks, the focus and exposure are not locked. Release your finger from the shutter button, re- position your subject and press the shutter button halfway again. 3 Keeping the shutter button pressed halfway, Green lamp recompose your shot. 1/200 F5.6 Shooting basics 4 Press the shutter button all the way (fully). 3264*2448 Shutter button TIPS The frame in which you focus on a subject is different from the frame in which you lock the exposure. g"AE Lock - Locking the exposure" (P.85) You want to focus on the center of the frame. g"AF MODE - Changing the focus range" (P.74) 53