Olympus SP-570UZ Advanced Manual

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EN 69Getting to know your camera betterThere is condensation* inside the camera• Turn the camera off. Before turning it on again, wait until the camera adjusts to thesurrounding temperature and dries out.* When it is cold outside, the water vapor in the air is rapidly cooled and turns to dropletsof water. Condensation occurs when the camera is suddenly taken from a cold placeinto a warm room.Vertical lines appear on the monitor screen during shooting• Aiming the camera at a bright subject in sunlight may cause vertical lines to appear on thescreen. This is not a malfunction.The viewfinder is not properly adjusted• Rotate the dioptre adjustment dial slightly and adjust.g “Adjusting the viewfinder’s focus using the diopter” (P.9)The camera has been used in the same conditions from the time of purchase• No date and time have been set for the camera at the time of purchase. Set the date andtime before using the camera.g “Turn the camera on” (P.6)“X Setting the date and time” (P.54)The battery has been pulled out of the camera• The date and time settings will be returned to the factory default settings if the camera isleft without batteries for approximately 3 days. In addition, if the batteries are inserted inthe camera for a short period, the date and time settings will be returned to the factorydefault settings more quickly. Before taking important pictures, check that the date andtime 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 thenrecompose your picture.• Set [AF MODE] to [AREA].g “AF MODE Changing the focusing area” (P.41)The subject is moving quickly• Focus the camera on a point roughly the same distance away as the subject you want toshoot and lock the focus (by pressing the shutter button halfway). Then recompose yourpicture and press the shutter button completely as the subject enters the frame.• Set the mode dial to S to set the shutter speed, and then take the picture. Setting a fastshutter speed lets you capture fast-moving subjects as though they were standing still.g “S Changing the shutter speed for shooting pictures” (P.17)The subject is dark.• Set [AF ILLUMINAT.] to [ON].g “AF ILLUMINAT. Setting to light the illuminator in a dark place” (P.42)The viewfinder or monitor is hard to seeThe date and time have not been setShooting tipsFocusing on the subject