Olympus E420 E-420 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 38

Taking a picture with [IMAGER AF] 1 Press the shutter button halfway. • When the focus is locked, the AF confirmation mark and AF target mark light up. 2 Press the shutter button all the way to take a picture. AF confirmation mark 250 F5.6 I-AF Using live view 3 1Taking a picture with [AF SENSOR] Press the shutter button all the way. • The mirror is lowered and the picture is taken after the focus is locked. • The image that was displayed on the monitor before lowering the mirror freezes during focusing. • If correct focus cannot be obtained, you will hear the sound of the shutter but the picture will not be taken. • To focus in advance, hold down the AEL/AFL button and press the shutter button. When the focus is locked, the AF confirmation mark lights up. When the AF confirmation mark is blinking, the focus is not locked. Taking a picture with [HYBRID AF] 1 Press the shutter button halfway. • The Imager AF will be activated and you can check the subject on the LCD monitor. • When the Imager AF achieves approximate focus, the n mark lights up. 2 Press the shutter button all the way. • The picture is taken in a similar way as when using [AF SENSOR]. LN 38 AF target mark AF confirmation mark 250 F5.6 LN 38 n mark 250 F5.6 o LN 38 AF operation during live view [IMAGER AF] When you press the shutter button halfway, AF is performed by the image pickup device. 11 available AF targets allow you to focus on a subject even if it does not appear in the center of the picture. [AF SENSOR] When you press the shutter button all the way, the AF is activated and the picture is taken in the same way as when taking pictures using the viewfinder (AF is not activated on pressing the shutter button halfway). 38 EN