Advanced Shooting - Olympus CAMEDIA C-740 Ultra Zoom Basic Manual

SEQUENTIAL SHOOTING
There are 4 sequential shooting modes: sequential shooting, high speed
sequential shooting, AF sequential shooting and auto bracketing. Sequential
shooting modes can be selected from the DRIVE mode menu.
Sequential shooting cannot be performed when the record mode is set to
TIFF.
Drive mode
o
Shoots 1 frame at a time when the shutter button is pressed.
(Normal shooting mode, single-frame shooting)
j
Focus, exposure and white balance are locked at the first frame.
Approx. 11 frames at 1.4 frames/sec. (in HQ mode)
i
Pictures can be taken at a faster speed than normal sequential
En
shooting. The sequential shooting speed varies depending on the
record mode setting.
Approx. 3 frames at 2 frames/sec.
k
Focus is individually locked for each frame. The AF sequential
shooting speed is slower than for normal sequential shooting.
BKT When auto bracketing is set, the exposure is changed
automatically for each frame when you start shooting. The
exposure differential and number of frames can be selected in the
menus. The focus and white balance are locked at the first frame.
METERING
There are three ways of measuring the brightness of a subject.
Digital ESP metering : Meters the center of the subject and the surrounding
Spot metering
Multi-metering
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ADVANCED SHOOTING

area separately.
: Exposure is determined by metering within the AF
target area. In this mode, a subject can be shot with
optimal exposure regardless of the background light.
: Meters the brightness of the subject at up to 8 different
points to set the optimal exposure based on the
average brightness. This method is useful with a high
contrast subject.