Olympus FE 140 FE-140 Advanced Manual (English) - Page 57

Subjects that are difficult to focus on • Under certain types of conditions, it is difficult to focus using auto focus. The green lamp on the monitor lights, allowing you to check if the focus is locked. The green lamp blinks. The subject cannot be brought into focus. The green lamp lights, but the subject cannot be brought into focus. Subject with low contrast Subject with an extremely bright area in the center of the frame Subject without vertical lines Subjects at different distances Fast-moving subject Subject not in the center of the frame In these cases, focus (focus lock) on an object with high contrast at the same distance as the intended subject, recompose your shot and then take the picture. If the subject has no vertical lines, hold the camera vertically and 5 focus the camera using the focus lock function by pressing the shutter button halfway, and then return the camera to the horizontal position while keeping the button pressed halfway and take the picture. Taking pictures without blurring Hold the camera properly and press the shutter button gently. Shoot with the h mode to avoid blurring. The following factors may cause blurring. • Shooting with the higher magnifications such as digital zoom or optical zoom. • Shooting a dark subject with a low shutter speed. • When you select the SCN mode which cannot use a flash or the SCN mode with a low shutter speed. Getting to know your camera better 57