Olympus iS-3 DLX manual Autofocus AF, Subjects with low contrast Subjects that do not contain

AUTOFOCUS (AF)

Difficult Subjects for Autofocus to Lock Onto

Although the IS-3DLX's autofocus can lock on virtually any subject, there are certain conditions, such as ~ shown below, where it may not be possible to obtain the correct focus. In the situations shown below in ~ , autofocus may not lock on the correct subject even though the autofocus indicator lights and the shutter releases.

Subjects with low contrast	Subjects that do not contain	Subjects in excessively bright
	vertical lines	light

Use the focus lock by first

focusing on something at the same distance as the subject you wish to take a picture of, and then aim at the subject. Or use the power focus to manually focus on the subject.

Use the focus lock first while

holding the camera vertically. Then switch the camera to the horizontal position to take the photograph. Or use the power focus to manually focus on the subject.

Use the focus lock by first

focusing on something at the same distance as the subject you wish to take a picture of, and then aim at the subject. Or use the

power focus to manually focus on

the subject.

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