Shooting Features - Olympus CAMEDIA E-10 Basic Manual

Shooting Features

Selecting the Shooting Mode
Set the mode dial to P, A, S or M to select the
shooting mode.
• P (Program mode) The camera automatically
selects the aperture value and shutter speed
for the pictures.
• A (Aperture priority mode) You set the
aperture value while the camera automatically
selects the correct shutter speed. A large
aperture value focuses the subject and blurs
the background for portrait shots, and a small
aperture value will focus both foreground and
background for group shots or scenery.
• S (Shutter priority mode) You set the shutter
speed while the camera selects the correct
aperture value. Use a fast shutter speed to
freeze moving subjects, or select a slow
shutter speed to create the effect of blurred
motion.
• M (Manual mode) You set the aperture and
shutter speed manually to achieve special
effects in your pictures.
Adjusting Aperture Value
Set the mode dial to A (Aperture priority
mode), and then turn the main dial or sub dial
to adjust the aperture value in 1/3 increments.
Turn the main dial to the right (or turn the sub
dial clockwise) for a large aperture or turn the
main dial to the left (or turn the sub dial
counterclockwise) for a smaller aperture. The
selected aperture value is displayed in the
viewfinder and control panel. The diameter of
the aperture is inversely proportional to the
aperture value. The larger the aperture value
the smaller the diameter of the aperture and
the greater the depth of field, allowing both the
subject and background to be in sharp focus.
The smaller the aperture value, the larger the
diameter of the aperture and the shallower the
depth of field, allowing you to focus the subject
against a blurred background.
Selecting the Metering Method
The metering method determines whether the
camera meters the light in a wide or smaller
area of the picture composed in the viewfinder.
Hold down the metering mode button
top of the camera, and then turn the main dial
or sub dial until you see the icon for the
metering method that you want to set displayed
in the viewfinder or control panel.
Control Panel
ESP Digital ESP metering. The
entire image is metered for
light and brightness patterns.
Displayed only in the control
panel.
Center weighted averaging
metering. Meters the entire
picture, yet concentrates on
the area in the mark in the
viewfinder, approximately 3
times the size of the spot
metering area. Displayed in
the viewfinder and control
panel.
Spot metering. Only the area
covered by the spot metering
mark in the viewfinder is
metered, approximately 1.2%
of the viewfinder display.
Displayed in the viewfinder
and control panel.
Adjusting Shutter Speed
Set the mode dial to S (Shutter priority mode),
and then turn the main dial or sub dial to select
a shutter speed. For every position that you
move the dial the shutter speed is increased (or
decreased) in 1/3 steps. Turn the main dial to
the right (or turn the sub dial clockwise) for a
faster shutter speed or turn the main dial to the
left (or turn the sub dial counterclockwise) for a
slower shutter speed. (range: 1/640 to 2 sec.)
The selected shutter speed is displayed in the
viewfinder and control panel. The built-in flash
may not be effective with a shutter speed of 1/
250 or higher.
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