Taking Pictures - Olympus Camedia E-20P Basic Manual

Taking Pictures

Composing Pictures
Make sure that the camera is switched on,
remove the lens cover, and look through the
viewfinder. To adjust the viewfinder for your
eyes, turn the diopter adjustment ring until the
AF target mark in the center of the viewfinder is
sharp and clear. If you cannot see the AF target
mark, make sure that the eyepiece shutter lever
on the left side of the viewfinder is up. With the
strap around your neck, hold the camera by the
grip on the right side of the camera, and use
your left hand to support the camera base.
Make sure that your fingers do not block the
lens, flash (if it is up), the AF port or the remote
control receiver/self-timer lamp on the front of
the camera. Holding the camera as steady as
possible, point at the subject and compose the
picture in the viewfinder.
Composing a Picture with the
Monitor
Make sure that the camera is switched on,
remove the lens cover, and press the monitor
button . Lower the eyepiece shutter lever on
the left side of the viewfinder. Push the monitor/
lock release button to release the monitor
slightly from the camera. To raise the monitor,
pull the bottom of the monitor out. Make sure
that your fingers do not block the lens, flash (if
it is up), the AF port, or the remote control
receiver/self-timer lamp on the front of the
camera. Holding the camera as steady as
possible, point at the subject and compose the
picture in the monitor.
Releasing the Shutter
The shutter release is a two-step operation. Set
the mode dial to P, A, S, or M. Compose the
picture in the viewfinder or monitor. Half-press
the shutter button to start automatically setting
the focus and exposure. When you hear a small
beep and see the AF correct mark in the lower
left corner of the viewfinder light, the subject is
in focus. As long as you keep the shutter button
depressed half way, the subject will remain in
focus with the selected exposure. This is called
AF/AE lock. Fully-press the shutter button to
release the shutter and take the picture. After
the picture is taken, the image of the picture will
appear briefly in the monitor and the card
access lamp will blink for a few seconds and
then go off after the image is stored on the
card. The camera requires a few seconds to
store each picture. However, you can take quick
shots until the memory gauge starts blinking,
which indicates temporary memory (a buffer) is
full. The number of the memory gauge bars
indicates the number of pictures in the buffer.
The timing when the memory gauge starts
blinking varies depending on the IS/PS/Noise
Reduct and record mode settings.
Half-press
(gently pressing the button down half-way)
Full-press
(after half-pressing, gently press down all
the way.)
If the AF correct mark blinks, the subject is not
in focus. Lift your finger from the shutter button,
and compose the picture again by pointing to
another part of the picture and then half-press
the shutter button. While keeping the shutter
button depressed half-way, compose the
picture again. Some subjects are difficult to
focus. If you see the flash warning
the viewfinder, the picture is underexposed,
and you should use the flash. Press the flash
button to raise the flash unit and shoot the
picture with the flash.
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