Olympus FE-220 Digital Camera User Manual


 
Getting to know your camera better
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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 then
recompose your picture.
g“Shutter button Shooting pictures” (P.10)
The subject is moving quickly
Focus the camera on a point roughly the same distance away as the subject you
want to shoot and lock the focus (by pressing the shutter button halfway). Then
recompose your picture and press the shutter button completely as the subject
enters the frame.
Select j from f to shoot pictures.
gf Shooting pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation”
(P.11)
Under certain types of conditions, it is difficult to focus using auto focus. The green
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 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, and then
return the camera to the horizontal position while keeping the button pressed
halfway and take the picture.
Shooting tips
Focusing on the subject
Subjects that are difficult to focus on
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.