Recording Movies With The Shutter Button; Begin Recording; Taking A Photograph When Recording Ends - Olympus E-PL2 Instruction Manual

Recording movies with the shutter button

Movies are usually recorded using the R button, but the shutter button can be
used if other functions have been assigned to both the < and R buttons.
1
Set the mode dial to n .
2
Press the shutter button halfway down
and focus on what you wish record.
• When the subject is in focus, the AF confi rmation
mark lights up.
3
Press the shutter button all the way to

begin recording.

●REC lights up while both movie and sound are
•
recorded simultaneously.
4
Press the shutter button all the way to end
recording.

Taking a photograph when recording ends

Select [ON] for [MOVIE+STILL] to take a still picture when movie recording is
fi nished. This feature is useful when you want to record a still picture as well as
the movie.
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1
Select [MOVIE+STILL] in c Custom
Menu (P. 78) tab Z.
2
Select [ON] and press the Q button.
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Caution
• This option is only available when the shutter button is
used to record movies.
88 EN
AF confi rmation mark
ISO
AUTO
n
250 F5.6
n mode
recording time
display
n
Lights up in red
during recording recording time
n
MODE
MOVIE+STILL
MOVIE R
BACK
21:38
Available
2:18
Total
P
OFF
ON
SET