Olympus SZ-15 - Manual (Page 29)

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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 Selecting the method for
measuring the brightness
measuring the brightness
z
z [ESP/ [ESP/n 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 Shooting at higher magnifi cations
than optical zoom
than optical zoom
z
z [Digital Zoom] [Digital Zoom]
Submenu 2 Application
Off Disable digital zoom.
On Enable digital zoom.
● The option selected for [Digital Zoom] affects the
appearance of the zoom bar. (p. 31)
Reducing the blur caused by the Reducing the blur caused by the
camera shake when shooting
camera shake when shooting
z
z [Image Stabilizer] [Image Stabilizer]
Submenu 2 Application
Off
The image stabilizer is
deactivated. This is recommended
for shooting when the camera is
fi xed in place on a tripod or other
stable surface.
On
Image stabilization is activated
when the shutter button is
pressed halfway.
While Exposing
Image stabilization is activated
when the shutter button is
pressed all the way down.
● While [Image Stabilizer] is active, camera may
sound during image stablization.
● Images may not be stabilized if camera shake is
too severe.
● When the shutter speed is extremely slow, such
as when taking pictures at night, [Image Stabilizer]
may not be as effective.