Olympus SP-590 UZ - Full-Time Autofocus [FULLTIME AF]; AF Illuminator for Shadowy Subjects [AF ILLUMINAT.]; Autofocus Tracking [AF PREDICT]; Image Stabilizer for Camera Shake

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Shooting pictures while keeping the
subject in focus [FULLTIME AF]
KCAMERAMENUFULLTIMEAF
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Submenu 2 Application
OFF
Pressingtheshutterbutton
halfwaydownbringsthesubject
intofocusandlocksthefocus.
ON
FulltimeAFkeepsthesubjectin
focus,withouthavingtopressthe
shutterbuttondownhalfway.This
reducesfocusingtime.
 Also,thesubjectisautomaticallykeptin
focusduringmovieshooting.
Shooting pictures while focusing
on subjects moving back and forth
[AF PREDICT]
KCAMERAMENUAFPREDICT
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Submenu 2 Application
OFF
Pressingtheshutterbutton
halfwaydownbringsthesubject
intofocusandlocksthefocus.
ON
Whentheshutterbuttonis
pressedhalfwaydown,thecamera
tracksthefocusingsubject,and
itcontinuestokeepthesubject
infocuswhilethebuttonisheld
halfwaydown.Thisreduces
focusingtime.
 Thecameramaynotbeabletobringsome
subjectsintofocusevenwhensetto[ON].
 [AFPREDICT]isnotavailablewhenusing
[&MACRO]and[%SUPERMACRO].
(p.24)
Using the AF illuminator to focus on a
shadowy subject [AF ILLUMINAT.]
KCAMERAMENUAFILLUMINAT.
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Submenu 2 Application
OFF TheAFilluminatorisnotused.
ON
Whentheshutterbuttonispressed
halfwaydown,theAFilluminator
turnsontoaidfocusing.
AFilluminator
Retouch the blur effects caused by
the camera shake when shooting
[IMAGE STABILIZER]
KCAMERAMENUIMAGESTABILIZER
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Submenu 2 Application
OFF
Theimagestabilizeris
deactivated.Thisisrecommended
forshootingwhenthecamerais
xedinplaceonatripodorother
stablesurface.
ON
Theimagestabilizerisusedfor
takingpictures.Pressingthe
shutterbuttonhalfwaydown
activatesthestabilizingfunction.
 Theremaybeanoisecomingfrominside
thecamerawhentheshutterbuttonis
pressedwith[IMAGESTABILIZER](still
images)setto[ON].
 Theimagestabilizercanbelesseffective
duringnightshootingandothersituations
wheretheshutterspeedisextremelyslow.
 Imagesmaynotbestabilizedifcamera
shakeistoosevere.
 Whensetto[ON],shootingamoviefor
anextendedperiodoftimeresultsinthe
cameraheatingup,andtheprotectivecircuit
automaticallyshutsoffthepower.
Adjust the settings for the functions while referring to “Using the Menu” (p. 3).