Focus lock – if correct focus cannot be obtained – Olympus E-520 User Manual

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Focusin

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ooting funct

ions

Registering the AF target position

You can register the position of a frequently used AF target. You can then quickly load that
registered setting (“home position”) and use it when shooting.

Registering

When selecting an AF target, press the

< button

and the F button at the same time.

• The home position is registered at the time the buttons are

pressed.

• The home position cannot be registered when operated

from a menu.

Shooting

To use this function, you must assign the [

P HOME] function to the < button in advance.

g“; FUNCTION” (P. 89)

Press the

< button.

• The registered home position is selected. Press again to return to the original position.

The camera’s auto focus may not be able to focus on the subject in situations such as when the
subject is not in the center of the frame. If this happens, the easiest solution is to use focus
lock. Use this when composing the subject outside of the AF targets or when the subject is
difficult to focus on.

Adjust the AF target with the subject to be
focused and press the shutter button
halfway until the AF confirmation mark
lights up.

• The focus is locked. The AF confirmation mark

and the AF target in focus light up in the
viewfinder.

• If the AF confirmation mark blinks, press the

shutter button halfway again.

• While the shutter button is being pressed, the

super control panel disappears.

Focus lock – If correct focus cannot be obtained

AF AREA

SELECT

Indicates that the AF target is being

registered.

Card access lamp

Shutter button

e.g.) The camera focuses using

the center AF target.

AF target

AF confirmation

mark