Shooting tips, Focusing, Camera shake – Olympus µ 1040 User Manual

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Shooting tips

When you are unsure of how to take a picture

that you envision, refer to the information below.

Focusing

“Focusing on the subject”

Taking a picture of a subject not in the center
of the screen
After focusing on an object at the same distance

as the subject, compose the shot, and take the

picture.

Pressing the shutter button halfway (p. 14)

Set [AF MODE] (p. 25) to [iESP].

Taking a picture of subjects where autofocus
is difficult

In the following cases, after focusing on an object

(by pressing the shutter button halfway down) with

high contrast at the same distance as the subject,

compose the shot, and take the picture.

Subjects with low contrast

When extremely bright objects

appear in the center of the

screen

Object with no vertical lines

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It is also effective to compose the shot by holding

the camera vertically to focus, and then returning to

the horizontal position to take the picture.


When objects are at different

distances

Fast-moving object

The subject is not in the center

of the frame

Camera shake

“Taking pictures without camera shake”

Taking pictures using

h mode (p. 17) or [DIS

MOVIE MODE] (p. 26)

Taking pictures at a high ISO sensitivity
If a high ISO sensitivity is selected, pictures can

be taken at a high shutter speed even at locations

where a flash cannot be used.
[ISO] (p. 24)

Setting the scene mode to

C

Selecting C enables pictures to be taken at a

high shutter speed, thereby reducing blur caused

by movement of the subject.
[

s] (p. 26)

Applying [DIS EDIT] to blurred images (p. 29)

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