The date and time have not been set, Shooting tips, Focusing on the subject – Olympus Stylus 1000 User Manual

Page 51: Subjects that are difficult to focus on

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The camera has been used in the same conditions from the time of purchase

• No date and time have been set for the camera at the time of purchase. Set the date and

time before using the camera.

g “Turn the camera on” (P. 5)

X Setting the date and time” (P. 33)

The battery has been pulled out of the camera.

• The date and time settings will be returned to the factory default settings if the camera

is left without batteries for approximately 3 day. Before taking important pictures, check
that the date and time settings are correct.

There are several ways to focus, depending on the subject.

When the subject is not in the center of the frame

• Place the subject in the center of the frame, lock the focus on the subject, and then

recompose your picture.

• Set [AF MODE] to [iESP].

g “AF MODE Changing the focusing area” (P. 22)

The subject is moving quickly

• Focus the camera on a point roughly the same distance away as the subject you want

to shoot and lock the focus (by pressing the shutter button halfway). Then recompose
your picture and press the shutter button completely as the subject enters the frame.

• 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.

The date and time have not been set

Shooting tips

Focusing on the subject

Subjects that are difficult to focus on

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.

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