Olympus XZ-1 36EN, Choosing a focus mode/ shooting close-ups, UsingShooting Functions, Zooming in on the focus point [MF], Continuous focus on moving subjects [AF Tracking]

Using Shooting Functions

The default settings of the function are highlighted in

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Choosing a focus mode/ shooting close-ups

Choose how the camera focuses. Choose a macro mode to focus at short ranges when shooting close-ups.

1 Press H (&) and then press the INFO button.2 Use HI to highlight an option and press A to select.

●To view the AF target display, press the INFO button.

			Option	Description
				When the shutter button is pressed
				halfway, the camera focuses once
				and then locks focus. Once the
	AF
				camera has focused, a beep sounds
				and the AF confirmation mark and
				the AF target mark light.
				This enables shooting as close as
	Macro			10 cm/3.9 in.*1 (30 cm/11.8 in.*2) to
				the subject.
	Super Macro*3			This enables shooting as close as
				1 cm/2.5 in. to the subject.
	AF Tracking			The camera focuses continuously to
				track moving objects.
	MF			Focus manually at the desired
				distance.
*1		When the zoom is at the widest (W) position.
*2		When the zoom is at the most telephoto (T) position.
*3		The zoom is automatically fixed.

The flash (p. 37) and zoom (p. 22) cannot be set during super macro shooting.

Continuous focus on moving subjects [AF Tracking]

1Frame a picture with the subject positioned in the AF target mark and press the shutter button halfway.

2Once the camera has detected the subject, the AF target mark automatically tracks the subject and the camera continuously adjusts focus while the shutter button is pressed halfway.

3To cancel AF tracking, release the shutter button.

Depending on the subject or shooting conditions, the camera may be unable to lock focus or track subject movement.

Zooming in on the focus point [MF]

1Press the INFO button to zoom in on the center of the display.

2Use the wheel controller to focus manually.

●FG can be used in place of the wheel controller.

3To cancel manual focus, press the INFO button.

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