Olympus C-300 Zoom EN - Manual (Page 24)

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J IF CORRECT FOCUS CANNOT BE OBTAINED (FOCUS LOCK)
When the subject you want to focus on is not in the center of the frame and
you cannot position the AF target mark on it, you can focus the camera on
another point at roughly the same distance (focus lock) and take the picture
as explained below.
1
Open the lens barrier fully.
The camera turns on in the shooting mode.
2
Look into the viewfinder and
position the AF target mark over
the subject.
When shooting a hard-to-focus subject
or a fast-moving subject, point the
camera at an object about the same
distance away as the subject.
3
Half-press the shutter button until the green lamp on the right
of the viewfinder illuminates steady.
The focus and exposure are locked when the green lamp lights up.
4
Keeping the shutter button
pressed halfway, recompose your
shot in the viewfinder.
5
Press the shutter button fully.
J RECORDING MOVIES
You can record movies with this camera. Recorded movies can be played
back or stored separately as still pictures using the index function.
1
Open the lens barrier fully.
2
Press .
3
Press to select MOVIE, then press .
Movie recording is set and the menu is closed.
The
mark and the total recordable time depending on the card
memory capacity are displayed on the monitor.
Green lamp Viewfinder
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