Olympus Stylus 725 SW Advanced Manual

Also see for M 725 SW: Manual Avanzado Manual

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58 Getting to know your camera better5The 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. Setthe date and time before using the camera.g “X Setting the date and time” (P. 34)The battery has been pulled out of the camera.• The date and time settings will be returned to the factory default settings if thecamera is left without batteries for approximately 1 day. Before takingimportant pictures, check that 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, andthen recompose your picture.• 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 subjectyou want to shoot (by pressing the shutter button halfway), and thenrecompose your picture and wait for the subject to enter the frame.• Under certain types of conditions, it is difficult to focus using auto focus. Thegreen lamp on the monitor lights, allowing you to check if the focus is locked.In these cases, focus (focus lock) on an object with high contrast at the samedistance as the intended subject, recompose your shot and then take thepicture. If the subject has no vertical lines, hold the camera vertically andfocus the camera using the focus lock function by pressing the shutter buttonhalfway, and then return the camera to the horizontal position while keepingthe 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 lampblinks.The subject cannot bebrought into focus. Subject with lowcontrastSubject with anextremely brightarea in the centerof the frameSubject withoutvertical linesSubjects atdifferent distancesFast-movingsubjectThe subject is notin the center of theframeThe green lamplights, but thesubject cannot bebrought into focus.