Olympus E-600 E-600 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 56
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Simultaneous use of C-AF mode and MF mode (C-AF+MF) Focus with the focus ring and press the shutter button halfway to activate C-AF mode. • While the shutter button is kept pressed, MF cannot be used. • When the shutter button is not pressed, focusing with MF is possible. TIPS Another way to adjust focus manually in C-AF mode: j You can set the AEL/AFL button to operate C-AF. g"AEL/AFL" (P. 95) x Notes • If the shutter button is pressed again after fine-adjusting the focus with the focus ring, the AF is activated and your adjustments are cancelled. AF target selection 3 This camera has 7 AF targets for focusing on the subject with auto focus. Select the optimal AF target mode according to your subject and the composition. There are two AF target modes: All target AF mode, which uses AF at all AF targets, and Single target AF mode, which uses AF centering around one selected AF target. When [LIVE VIEW AF MODE] is set to [IMAGER AF], 11 AF targets will be available during live view. g"Taking a picture using live view" (P. 36) bAll target AF mode The camera automatically focuses on the subject in front of the camera from among the 7 AF targets. This is useful for shooting moving subjects or relying on the camera for focusing. Focusing and shooting functions MSingle target AF mode (o Small-single target AF mode) The camera focuses using one selected AF target. This is useful for accurately focusing on the subject after composing the shot. With M, you can focus using a range that is somewhat larger than one AF target, but you can only set the range within the AF target. When [SMALL] is selected for [AF SENSITIVITY], the setting display changes to o. g"AF SENSITIVITY" (P. 93) Direct button Pj • The currently selected AF target lights. When M is set, you can select the AF target to be used at that point. For operation, refer to Step 2 in "Selecting the AF target mode and position" (gP. 57) in the next section. Super control panel i p: [AF AREA] j • When M is set, you can turn the control dial to select the AF target. 56 EN MENU button P button j i button