Additional Shooting Tips And Information - Olympus E-3 Instruction Manual

Taking pictures of a subject against backlight
If the background is too bright compared to the subject, the exposure will be affected at the
bright parts and the subject will appear darker. This is because the camera determines the
exposure from the brightness of the whole screen.
• Set [METERING] to [n] (spot metering) to measure the exposure of the subject in the center of the
picture. To change the composition, place the subject in the center of the picture. While holding down
AEL AFL
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metering mode" (P. 46)
• Activate the flash, set the flash mode to [#] (fill-in flash) and shoot the picture. You can shoot a
subject against backlight without the face of the subject appearing dark. [#] (fill-in flash) is used for
shooting against backlight and under fluorescent and other artificial lighting. g"Flash mode
setting" (P. 75)
Image turns out too bright or too dark
When taking pictures in S mode or A mode, the displayed shutter speed or aperture setting
may blink. A blinking display means that the correct exposure cannot be obtained. If you take
the picture as is, the picture will appear too bright or too dark. If that happens, change the
aperture setting or shutter speed. g"Aperture priority shooting" (P. 41), "Shutter priority
shooting" (P. 42), "Exposure warning display" (P. 137)
Unknown bright dot(s) appear on the subject in the picture taken
This may be due to stuck pixel(s) on the image pickup device. Perform [PIXEL MAPPING]. If
the problem persists, repeat pixel mapping a few times. g"Pixel mapping – Checking the
image processing functions" (P. 130)

Additional shooting tips and information

Increasing the number of pictures that can be taken
The captured image will be recorded on the card. The following ways describe how to record
more images.
• Change the record mode.
The size of an image varies with the record mode. When you are not sure of the available card
capacity, change the image mode and shoot the picture. The smaller the image size and the higher
the compression, the smaller the size of the image becomes. To make the file size small, combine the
image size and compression rate and register it with [K SET].
You can further reduce the number of pixels by setting [PIXEL COUNT] to fewer pixels for image size
[X] or [W]. g"Selecting the record mode" (P. 65), "K SET" (P. 105), "PIXEL COUNT" (P. 105)
• Use a card with large capacity.
The number of recordable images varies with the capacity of the card. Use a card with large capacity.
Using a new card
If you use a non-Olympus card or a card used for another application, such as for a computer,
the message [CARD ERROR] is displayed. To use this card with this camera, use the
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[FORMAT] function to format the card. g"Formatting the card" (P. 133)
Extending the useful life of the battery
Performing any of the following operations when not actually taking pictures can deplete the
battery power.
• Repeatedly pressing the shutter button halfway.
• Repeatedly playing back the captured images over a long period of time.
• Using the live view function over a long period.
To save battery power, turn off the camera whenever it is not in use.
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button, change the composition and press the shutter button. g"Changing the