Olympus M 710 - Manual (Page 61)

61
Gett
ing
to
kn
ow yo
ur ca
mera
bet
te
r
5
• 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.
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
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.
Hold the camera correctly and press the shutter button gently to shoot the
picture. You can reduce the blurring when shooting the picture in
h mode.
The factors that can cause the picture to blur are as follows:
• When you use the optical zoom, digital zoom, or zoom at such higher magnifications
to shoot the picture
• When the shutter speed is set low to shoot a dark subject
• When the flash cannot be used or when a low shutter speed set
s mode is
selected.
Subjects that are difficult to focus on
Taking pictures without blurring
The green lamp
blinks.
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 The subject is not
in the center of the
frame
The green lamp
lights, but the
subject cannot be
brought into focus.