Olympus C480 Camcorder User Manual


 
If correct focus cannot be obtained
25
Tips before you start taking pictures
2
Tips before you start taking pictures
4 Press the shutter button fully.
Under certain types of conditions, the auto focus may not work properly.
In these cases, focus (focus lock) on an object with high contrast at the same
distance as the intended subject, recompose your shot and then take the picture. If
the subject has no vertical lines, hold the camera vertically and focus the camera
using the focus lock function by pressing the shutter button halfway, then return the
camera to the horizontal position while keeping the button pressed halfway and take
the picture.
Subjects that are difficult to focus on
Shutter button
The green lamp blinks.
The subject cannot be
brought into focus.
Subject with
low contrast
Subject with an
extremely bright area in
the center of the frame
Subject without
vertical lines
Subjects at
different
distances
Fast-moving
subject
The subject is
not in the center
of the frame
The green lamp lights,
but the subject cannot
be brought into focus.