Manual Shooting - Olympus E-5 Instruction Manual

Manual shooting

Allows you to set the aperture and shutter speed manually. You can check how much it
differs from the appropriate exposure by using the exposure level indicator. This mode gives
you more creative control, allowing you to make whatever settings you like, regardless of the
correct exposure.
While holding down the MODE button, turn the
2
main dial to set the shooting mode to M. Turn the
dials to set the aperture value and the shutter
speed.
Aperture value: Turn the main dial
to set the value.
• The range of aperture values available varies with the lens type.
• The shutter speed can be set from 1/8000 to 60 seconds.
• In M mode the exposure level indicator will appear on the super control panel screen. It
shows the difference (ranging from -3 EV to +3 EV) between the exposure value calculated
by the currently selected aperture and shutter speed and the exposure value considered
optimum by the camera. If the difference exceeds ±3 EV, the entire indicator blinks.
Noise in images
During shooting at slow shutter speeds, noise may appear on-screen. These phenomena are
caused when current is generated in those sections of the image pickup device that are not
normally exposed to light, resulting in a rise in temperature in the image pickup device or
image pickup device drive circuit. This can also occur when shooting with a high ISO setting
in a high-temperature environment. To reduce this noise, the camera activates the noise
reduction function.
g"Noise reduction" (P. 72)
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Shutter speed: Turn the sub dial to
set the value.
MODE button
Underexposure
Overexposure
Optimum exposure
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