Olympus CAMEDIA C-700 Ultra Zoom - Focusing on Subjects that Are Not in the Center of the Frame - Focus Lock

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Shutter button (Cont.)
If the subject of your composition is not within the AF
target mark and focusing is not possible (as illustrated
to the right), try the following:
Focusing on subjects that are not in the center of the frame
— Focus lock
1
Focus on something
within the AF target
mark. Press the
Shutter button halfway
to lock the focus.
2
Compose your picture (point the
camera towards the subject) while
keeping the Shutter button pressed
halfway.
3
Press the Shutter button all the
way.
●The AF confirmation mark blinks.
T Focus and exposure are not locked. Release your finger from the Shutter
button, position your subject again, and repeat step 1 until the AF
confirmation mark stops blinking and stays lit.
●The frame in which you focus on a subject is different from the frame in
which you meter the light.
T Use AE lock (P. 80).
TIPS
AF target mark
Brightness (exposure) is
also locked and the AF
confirmation mark lights