Olympus E-330 EVOLT E-330 Advanced Manual (English) - Page 149

Shooting tips Shooting tips and information Focusing on the subject There are several ways to focus, depending on the subject. AF frame is not focused on the subject • Use focus lock to focus the AF frame on the subject. g"If correct focus cannot be obtained (Focus lock)" (P. 39) Other things instead of the subject are focused on the respective AF frames • Set P (AF frame selection) to R and focus on the center of the image. g"AF frame selection" (P. 65) The subject is moving quickly • Focus the camera on a point roughly the same distance away as the subject you want to shoot (by pressing the shutter button halfway), and then recompose your picture and wait for the subject to enter the frame. Close up on the subject using macro lens • When using macro lens to close up on the subject, it is difficult to focus with AF when the enlargement ratio of the subject is bigger. Try using B mode of the live view function. As AF becomes MF automatically, check the display on the LCD monitor, rotate the focus ring and focus manually. g"Live view" (P. 36) Subjects that are difficult to focus on It may be difficult to focus with auto focus in the following situations. AF confirmation mark is blinking These subjects are not focused. Subject with low contrast AF confirmation mark lights up but the subject is not focused. Excessively bright light in center of frame Subject with repeated patterns Subjects at different Fast-moving subject Subject not inside distances AF frame In any situation, focus on something with high contrast that is at the same distance as the subject, determine the composition and shoot the picture. 149 Getting to know your camera better 10