35 en, Selecting the focusing area [af mode – Olympus SP-620UZ User Manual

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Brightening the subject against

Brightening the subject against
backlight [Shadow Adjust]

backlight [Shadow Adjust]

I (Shooting menu 1) X Shadow Adjust

Submenu 2

Application

Auto

Automatically On when a compatible
shooting mode is selected.

Off

The effect is not applied.

On

Shoot with automatic adjustment to brighten
an area that has become darker.

When set to [Auto] or [On], [ESP/n] (p. 35) is

automatically fi xed to [ESP].

Selecting the focusing area [AF Mode]

Selecting the focusing area [AF Mode]

I (Shooting menu 1) X AF Mode

Submenu 2

Application

Face/iESP

The camera focuses automatically. (If a
face is detected, it is shown by a white
frame

*1

; when the shutter button is pressed

halfway and the camera focuses, the frame
turns to green

*2

. If no face is detected, the

camera chooses a subject in the frame and
focuses automatically.)

Spot

The camera focuses on the subject located
within the AF target mark.

AF Tracking

The camera tracks the subject movement
automatically to focus on it continuously.

*1

For some subjects, the frame may not appear or may

take some time to appear.

*2

If the frame blinks in red, the camera cannot focus. Try

refocusing on the subject.

To focus on a moving subject

To focus on a moving subject
continuously (AF Tracking)

continuously (AF Tracking)

1

Hold the camera to align the AF target mark on the

subject and press the

A button.

2

When the camera recognizes the subject, the AF

target mark automatically tracks the subject movement
to focus on it continuously.

3

To cancel the tracking, press the

A button.

Depending on the subjects or the shooting conditions,

the camera may be unable to lock the focus or fail to
track the subject movement.

When the camera fails to track the subject movement,

the AF target mark changes to red.

Selecting the method for measuring the

Selecting the method for measuring the
brightness [ESP/

brightness [ESP/n

n]]

I (Shooting menu 1) X ESP/n

Submenu 2

Application

ESP

Shoots to obtain a balanced
brightness over the entire screen
(Meters the brightness at the center
and surrounding areas of the screen
separately).

5 (spot)

Shoots the subject at the center
during backlighting (Meters the
brightness at the center of the
screen).

When set to [ESP], the center may appear dark when

shooting against strong backlighting.

Shooting at higher magnifi cations than

Shooting at higher magnifi cations than
optical zoom [Digital Zoom]

optical zoom [Digital Zoom]

I (Shooting menu 1) X Digital Zoom

Submenu 2

Application

Off

Disable digital zoom.

On

Enable digital zoom.

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