Choosing a focus target (af target) – Olympus E-PL2 User Manual

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Basic photography/frequently-used options

1

Choosing a focus target (AF target)

Choose which of the 11 autofocus targets will be used for autofocus.

1

Press the

P button (H) to display options.

2

Select an AF target with

FGHI and press the Q button.

If all targets are surrounded by a

green frame (ALL TARGETS)

If one target is surrounded by a

green frame (SINGLE TARGET)

FGHI

The camera automatically selects
from the 11 focus targets.

The camera will focus on the subject
in the selected focus target.

Focus lock

If the camera is unable to focus on your chosen subject, select [SINGLE TARGET] and
use focus lock to focus on another subject at about the same distance.

1

In [S-AF] mode, position the AF target over the subject and
press the shutter button halfway.

Make sure that the AF confirmation mark is lighting up.
Focus locks while the shutter button is pressed halfway.

2

Keeping the shutter button pressed halfway, recompose the
photograph and then press the shutter button the rest of the way
down.

Do not change the distance between the camera and the subject while pressing
the shutter button halfway.

Quick AF target selection

You can pre-select an AF target.

Select the AF target using [

P SET HOME] (P. 79).

Use [

; FUNCTION] or [R FUNCTION] to assign this function to the button.

[BUTTON FUNCTION]:

g “Custom menu” (P. 78)

Toggling quickly between AF and MF

The

< or R button can be used to toggle [MF].

Use [

; FUNCTION] or [RFUNCTION] to assign this function to the button.

[BUTTON FUNCTION]:

g “Custom menu” (P. 78)



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