Setting The Shooting Mode - Olympus E-M1 Instruction Manual

Setting the shooting mode

Use the mode dial to select the shooting mode.
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A full auto mode in which the camera automatically optimizes settings for the
A
current scene. The camera does all the work, which is convenient for beginners.
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Aperture and shutter speed are automatically adjusted for optimal results.
A
You control aperture. You can sharpen or soften background details.
You control shutter speed. You can express the motion of moving subjects, or
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freeze motion without any blur.
You control aperture and shutter speed. You can shoot with long exposures for
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fi reworks or other dark scenes.
ART
Select an art fi lter.
SCN
Select a scene according to the subject.
J You can shoot a PHOTO STORY. Shoot with selected PHOTO STORY type.
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Shoot movies using shutter speed and aperture effects and movie special effects.
First, try taking photographs in full auto mode.
Press the mode dial lock to release the lock and set the mode dial to A.
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• When the mode dial lock has been pressed down, the mode dial is locked. Each time
you press the mode dial lock, it switches between locked/released.
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Mode dial lock
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Wi-Fi
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ISO
ISO WB
AUTO AUTO
sensitivity
AUTO
250 F5.6 250
Shutter speed
Indicator Mode icon
i-Enhance
Available
recording
NORM
time
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4:3
Number of
01:02:03 01:02:03
storable still
1023 1023
pictures
Aperture value