Manual Shooting - Olympus E-450 Instruction Manual

TIPS
The picture looks blurred:
j The possibility of camera shake spoiling your picture increases greatly during macro or ultra-
telephoto shooting. Raise the shutter speed or use a monopod or tripod to stabilize the camera.
The aperture value is blinking:
j The optimum exposure cannot be obtained. For details, see "Exposure warning display" (gP. 117).

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.
Set the mode dial to M and turn the control dial to set the value.
• Shutter speed : Turn the control dial to set the value.
Aperture value: Turn the control dial while holding down the F
button to set the value.
• The range of aperture values available varies with the lens type.
• The shutter speed can be set to 1/4000 - 60 sec. or [BULB].
• The aperture value and shutter speed change in 1/3 EV increments
as the dial is turned.
Open the aperture (f-number is decreased)
Close the aperture (f-number is increased)
• 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, vw will appear in red on both
sides of the indicator.
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. 65)
F button
Underexposure
Overexposure
Optimum exposure
Slower shutter speed
Faster shutter speed
Exposure level indicator
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