By Ray Ruthven
Can anyone help me with my Olympus TG-5 and 6 focus problem? I have used Olympus TG-5 and 6 for snorkeling pictures for some time and have been pleased with the results. However there is a consistent issue that I have not found a way around and wonder if the community has any suggestions.
The issue I have is at times with plankton or sand in the water the camera will focus on those in preference to the subject if it passes across the camera at the instant of taking the shot, obviously messing up the shot. I understand it is possible to manually set the focus but with a quick shot this is not possible in time to catch the subject. This was frustrating on a recent trip where I saw a new fish at this location and managed to get three shots off before it hid. On review later all three shots had lovely focused sand and unfocused fish.
I look forward to any tips on settings or method.
Hi Ray, sorry for your focus problem, so frustrating! Our suggestion would be to make sure your flash is turned off. If it is on, it will light up anything close to the camera and that will be what it focuses on. Hopefully others in the community will have some more suggestions.
Thanks for the comment and posting my question. I can confirm flash is off, I almost never use it.