Subjects that are difficult to focus on
It may be difficult to focus with auto focus in the following situations.

AF confirmation mark is blinking.

These subjects are not focused.

Subject with low contrast Excessively bright light in center of frame

AF confirmation mark lights up but the subject is not focused.

Subject with

repeated patterns

Subjects at different

Fast-moving subject

Subject not inside

distances

 

AF area

In any situation, focus on something with high contrast that is at the same distance as the subject, determine the composition and shoot the picture.

Image taken appears whitish

This may occur when the picture is taken in backlight or semi-backlight conditions. This is due to a phenomenon called flare or ghosting. As far as possible, consider a composition where strong light source is not taken in the picture. Flare may occur even when a light source is not present in the picture. Use a lens hood to shade the lens from the light source. If a lens hood does not have effect, use your hand to shade the lens from the light. g“Interchangeable lenses” (P. 138)

Unknown bright dot(s) appear on the subject in the picture taken

This may be due to stuck pixel (s) on the image pickup device. Perform [PIXEL MAPPING]. If the problem persists, repeat pixel mapping a few times. g“Pixel mapping k Checking the image processing functions” (P. 135)

Functions that cannot be selected from menusSome items may not be selectable from the menus when using the arrow pad.•Items that cannot be set with the current shooting mode

•Items that cannot be set because of an item that has already been set: Combination of [j] and [NOISE REDUCT.], etc.

When the focus cannot be obtained with imager AF

When using a lens other than high-speed Imager AF-compatible, it may be difficult to focus depending on the subject.Setting [PD AFL] to [ON] in the Custom Menu allows to use the phase difference AF during live view by pressing AFL/AEL button g“PD AFL” (P. 103).

For the information about the high-speed Imager AF-compatible lens, visit the Olympus website.

Camera vibration when the power is turned off

This is due to the camera initializing the image stabilizer mechanism. Without this initialization, the image stabilizer may not be able to achieve the proper effect.

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