Olympus Stylus 1000 Advanced Manual

Also see for m 1000: Basic Manual Basic Manual

Getting to know your camera betterThe 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. 5)“X Setting the date and time” (P. 33)The battery has been pulled out of the camera.• The date and time settings will be returned to the factory default settings if the camerais left without batteries for approximately 3 day. Before taking important pictures, checkthat the date 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 thenrecompose your picture.• Set [AF MODE] to [iESP].g “AF MODE Changing the focusing area” (P. 22)The subject is moving quickly• Focus the camera on a point roughly the same distance away as the subject you wantto shoot and lock the focus (by pressing the shutter button halfway). Then recomposeyour picture and press the shutter button completely as the subject enters the frame.• Under certain types of conditions, it is difficult to focus using auto focus. The green lampon the monitor lights, allowing you to check if the focus is locked.The date and time have not been setShooting tipsFocusing on the subjectSubjects that are difficult to focus onThe green lampblinks.The subject cannot bebrought into focus. Subject with lowcontrastSubject with anextremely brightarea in the centerof the frameSubject withoutvertical linesThe green lamplights, but thesubject cannot bebrought into focus.