Recording Movies With The Shutter Button; Taking A Photograph When Recording Ends - Olympus E-PL3 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 Fn 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
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feature is useful when you want to record a still picture as well as the movie.
1
Select [Movie+Still] in c Custom Menu (P. 81)
tab Z.
2
Select [On] and press Q.
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Cautions
• This option is only available when the shutter button is used to record movies.
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AF confi rmation mark
n
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n mode display
recording time
n
Lights up in red Total recording
during recording
Custom I
n
Mode
Movie+Still
Movie R
Back
HD
00:21:38
Available
00:02:18
time
P
Off
On
Set