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Using starry sky af, Using starry sky af” (p. 121) – OM SYSTEM OM-5 Mirrorless Camera with 12-45mm f/4 PRO Lens (Silver) User Manual

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Using Starry Sky AF

Select [

R

AF] for AF mode and press the OK button.

Press the AEL/AFL button to initiate starry sky AF.

To interrupt starry sky AF, press the AEL/AFL button again.
At default settings, starry sky AF does not start when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
To configure the camera so that starry sky AF does start when the shutter button is pressed
halfway, use

[

K

 AEL/AFL] in

C

 Custom Menu 

a

(P. 299)

.

The camera displays [Starry Sky AF is Running] during starry sky AF. The in-focus indicator
(

N

) is displayed for about two seconds after the camera focuses; if the camera is unable to

focus, the in-focus indicator will instead flash for about two seconds.

Press the shutter button all the way down to take the picture.

The

[Starry Sky AF Setting] item in

C

 Custom Menu 

d

(P. 273)

offers a choice of [Accuracy] and

[Speed]. Mount the camera on a tripod before taking photographs with [Accuracy] selected.
Your choice of AF-target modes (

P. 91

) is restricted to single target, 9-target group (3 × 3), and

25-target group (5 × 5).
The camera will not be able to focus in bright locations.
Starry sky AF cannot be used with Pro Capture.

[

K

 Orientation Linked

Y

] (P. 310)

,

[

Y

 Loop Settings] (P. 308)

,

[AF Limiter] (P. 312)

, and the

[AF Illuminator] item in

C

 Custom Menu 

c

(P. 273)

are fixed at [Off], the

[

I

 Face Priority] item

in

C

 Custom Menu 

c

(P. 273)

at [Face Priority Off], and the

[AF Scanner] item in

C

 Custom

Menu 

a

(P. 270)

at [mode1].

The camera automatically focuses at infinity when starry sky AF is selected.
When [On] is selected for

[S‑AF Release Priority] in

C

 Custom Menu 

g

(P. 277)

, the shutter can

be released even when the subject is not in focus.
Manual focus is selected when a Four Thirds lens is attached.
Starry sky AF is available with OM Digital and OLYMPUS Four Thirds lenses. It cannot, however, be
used with lenses with a maximum aperture over f/5.6. For more information, visit our website.

121

Choosing a focus mode (AF Mode)

1.

2.

3.

B

B

B
B
B

B
B

B
B