Olympus E-500 - Manual (Page 75)

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AF illuminator
The built-in flash can function as an AF illuminator. This helps with focusing in
low-light conditions in the AF mode.
1
Menu [ ] [AF ILLUMINATOR]
2
Use to select [ON] or [OFF].
3
Press the i button.
Normally, this camera does not release the shutter while the AF is operating or
the flash is charging. If you want to release the shutter without waiting until
these operations have completed, use the setting below. You can set release
priority in S-AF (
g P. 71) and C-AF (g P. 72) respectively. When
[RELEASE PRIORITY C] is set to [ON], Predictive AF is not available for the
first shot.
1
Follow the steps depending on the focus
mode you selected.
S-AF mode
Menu [ ] [RELEASE PRIORITY S]
C-AF mode
Menu [ ] [RELEASE PRIORITY C]
2
Use to select [ON] or [OFF].
3
Press the i button.
Shutter release priority