Olympus XZ-2 Instruction Manual

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80 ENUsage Tips6Shooting tipsWhen you are unsure of how to take a picture that you envision, refer to the informationbelow.FocusingFocusing on the subject.• Take pictures using the touch screen.• Taking a picture of a subject not in the center of the monitorAfter focusing on an object at the same distance as the subject, compose the shot, andtake the picture.“Pressing the shutter button halfway and all the way down” (P. 9)• Using the face priority AF/eye priority AF (P. 44).• Using the AF tracking (P. 43).The camera tracks the subject movement automatically to focus on it continuously.• Taking a picture of a shadowy subjectUsing the AF illuminator makes focusing easier. [AF Illuminat.] (P. 59)• Taking a picture of subjects where autofocus is difficultIn the following cases, after focusing on an object (by pressing the shutter button halfwaydown) with high contrast at the same distance as the subject, compose the shot, and takethe picture.Subject with low contrast Excessively bright light incenter of frameSubject containing no verticallines *1Subjects at differentdistances *1Fast-moving subject Subject not inside AF area*1 It is also effective to compose the shot by holding the camera vertically to focus, and thenreturning to the horizontal position to take the picture.Camera shakeTaking pictures without camera shake.• Taking pictures using [Image Stabilizer] (P. 36)The image pickup device shifts to correct for camera shake even if the ISO sensitivityis not increased. This function is also effective when taking pictures at a high zoommagnification.• Select [j Sport] in the scene mode (P. 20)The [j Sport] mode uses a fast shutter speed and can reduce the blur incurred by amoving subject.• Taking pictures at a high ISO sensitivityIf a high ISO sensitivity is selected, pictures can be taken at a high shutter speed even atlocations where a fl ash cannot be used. “ISO” (P. 44)