Olympus C-520 Advanced Manual

Also see for C-520: Basic Manual Instruction manual Instruction manual Manuel Avancé

EN 43Getting to know your camera betterThe camera has been used in the same condition from the time of purchase• No date and time have been set in the camera at the time of purchase. Set the date and time beforeusing the camera.g “Set the date and time” (P. 7), “X Setting the date and time” (P. 28)The battery has been removed from the camera• The date and time settings will be returned to the factory default settings if the camera is left withoutthe battery for approximately 3 days. If the battery is in the camera for a short period of time, thedate and time setting will be reset earlier than this. Before taking important pictures, check that thedate and time settings are correct.There are several ways to focus, depending on the subject.When the subject is not in the center of the frame• Place the subject in the center of the frame, lock the focus on the subject, and then recompose yourpicture.g “Shutter button Shooting pictures/movies” (P. 11)• Set [AF MODE] to [iESP].g “AF MODE Changing the focusing area” (P. 21)The subject is moving quickly• Focus the camera on a point roughly the same distance away as the subject you want to shoot (bypressing the shutter button halfway); and then recompose your picture and wait for the subject toenter the frame.• Under certain types of conditions, it is difficult to focus using auto focus. The green lamp on themonitor lights, allowing you to check if the focus is locked.In these cases, focus (focus lock) on an object with high contrast at the same distance asthe intended subject, recompose your shot and then take the picture. If the subject has novertical lines, hold the camera vertically and focus the camera using the focus lock functionby pressing the shutter button halfway, and then return the camera to the horizontal positionwhile keeping the button pressed halfway and take the picture.The date and time have not been setShooting tipsFocusing on the subjectSubjects that are difficult to focus onThe green lamp blinks.The subject cannot bebrought into focus.Subject with lowcontrastSubject with anextremely bright areain the center of theframeSubject withoutvertical linesSubjects at differentdistancesFast-moving subject The subject is not inthe center of the frameThe green lamp lights,but the subject cannotbe brought into focus.