Olympus C7000 Zoom C-7000 Advanced Manual - Page 51

Advanced shooting functions Focusing applications 3 Press ac to set the focus distance. P 1/1000 F2.8 0.0 • During operation, the area you are 2.5m focusing on is enlarged. This lets you check whether the focus is in the right 1.2m position. • The distance indicator on the left of the 0.6m monitor is for reference only. 30 • When the indicator is moved to less than 0.6 m (2.0 ft.), the display automatically switches to the 8 cm (0.3 ft.) to 60 cm (2.0 ft.) display. 4 Hold down e for more than 1 second to save the setting. • [MF] is displayed in red on the monitor. 5 Take the picture. 4 • The focus is locked at the distance you have set. TIPS To cancel manual focus → 1 Hold down e for more than 1 second to display the distance indicator. 2 Press d to select [AF], then press e. How to shoot while keeping the same focus distance at all times → Lock the focus distance at the focus lock position. 1 Position the AF target mark on a subject at the desired distance and press the shutter button halfway. 2 Keeping the shutter button half-pressed, press e. • The distance indicator is displayed. • [MF] is selected and the focus distance is locked at the focus lock position. Even if you move the cursor to the top of the distance indicator, focusing is not possible at ). → Using the monitor, adjust the cursor position by pressing ac. Note • If the zoom lever is pressed after performing manual focus, the saved focus distance may be compromised. Perform setting again. 51