The Picture - Olympus E-420 Instruction Manual

Holding the camera
Keep your fingers and the
strap away from the lens
and flash.
Taking a picture
while viewing the
monitor
1
Press the u (live view)
button to switch to live view
• The subject is displayed on the LCD
monitor.
P P
250 250 F5.6 250 F5.6 F5.6
When the camera stops operating
If no operations are performed for approximately 8 seconds while the camera is on,
the monitor backlight turns off to save battery power (when the super control panel is
lit). If no operations are performed for approximately one minute thereafter, the
camera enters the sleep mode (stand-by) and stops operating. The camera activates
again when you touch any button (the shutter button, q button, etc.).
g"BACKLIT LCD (Backlight timer)" (P. 91), "SLEEP" (P. 90)
Horizontal grip
It is possible to use the LCD monitor as a
viewfinder and check the subject's composition, or
shoot while viewing an enlarged display on the
LCD monitor. g"Using live view" (P. 37)
2
Press the shutter button to take

the picture

• The picture is taken with the focus adjusted.
L N
N
38 38
Vertical grip
Shutter button
u button
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