Olympus Stylus 1030SW Instruction Manual

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52 ENGetting to know your camera betterThere 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. 29)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.• Under certain types of conditions, it is difficult to focus using auto focus.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.Be sure to hold the camera firmly with both hands and press the shutter button slowly so as toavoid moving the camera. You can reduce the blur when shooting the picture in h mode.g “h Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization” (P. 12)Pictures are more likely to be blurry when:• images are shot at a high-magnification zoom setting, i.e. using both optical zoom and digitalzoom functions,• the object is dark and the shutter speed is slow, or• scene modes where the flash is turned off and/or the shutter speed is slow.Shooting tipsFocusing on the subjectSubjects that are difficult to focus onPrevent blur by using image stabilizationSubject with low contrast Subject with an extremelybright area in the center ofthe frameSubject without verticallinesSubjects at differentdistancesFast-moving subject The subject is not in thecenter of the frame