[OM] Re: What to buy, what to buy.

[Chuck Norcutt]

The manual is totally obscure on automatic focus point selection but I 
assume that the algorithm (just like Canon's) is very simple... choose 
the closest point.  Probably suitable for most point and shoot picture 
takers.  My guess is that you'll decide within 5 minutes or so to choose 
the center focus point as the only active one.  Then you'll be quite 
sure where it's going to focus.

Also, check page 77 of the E-510 manual for the means of moving the 
autofocus off the shutter button and onto the AEL/AFL button.  I find 
that having the autofocus button as part of the shutter button gives the 
camera too much opportunity to focus on the wrong thing if I'm not 
paying close attention.  Getting it off the shutter button make it more 
like using your OM's and puts you back in control.

Chuck Norcutt


Steve & Alicia Goss wrote:
> 
> The red light indicating which focus point is being used is nice, but 
> I'm not sure how to predict which one it will use when it can pick on 
> its own.

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