Camera Controls; Mode Dial - Olympus E-PL3 Instruction Manual

Camera controls

Mode dial

Use the mode dial to select the shooting mode. After choosing the shooting mode, use
the shutter button to take photographs and the R button to shoot movies.
Indicator
Photo zone
■ Easy shooting modes
A iAUTO (P. 20)
ART
Art fi lter (P. 18)
SCN
Scene (P. 19)
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Tips
Resetting camera settings: g "Restoring default or custom settings" (P. 35)
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Mode icon
Movie zone
• If A is selected, the camera automatically
optimizes settings to suit the subject.
Select ART or SCN options according to your
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subject or creative intent. The camera optimizes
settings automatically.
• When rotating the mode dial or turning off the
power in the easy shooting modes, functions with
changes made to their settings are restored to the
factory default settings.
■ Advanced shooting modes
P Program shooting (P. 50)
Aperture priority shooting
A
(P. 51)
Shutter priority shooting
S
(P. 52)
M
Manual shooting (P. 53)
• For more advanced shooting and
greater creative control, you can
set the aperture value and shutter
speed.
• The settings made in the advanced
shooting modes are retained even if
the camera is turned off.
■ Movie mode
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Movie (P. 61)