Shooting Still Pictures; S Shoot Pictures By Selecting A Scene According To The Situation; N Recording Movies - Olympus Stylus 740 Instruction Manual

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Recording movies
Set the mode dial to n, and lightly press the shutter button to lock the focus, and then press the
shutter button completely to start recording. Press the shutter button again to stop recording.
3 Mode dial
Set the mode dial to the desired shooting or playback mode.
K Shooting still pictures
The camera determines the optimum settings and shoots the picture.
h Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization (Stylus740/µ740)
This function stabilizes the blur caused by a moving subject or camera movement when taking
pictures.
• By switching to the other mode, most settings will be changed to the default settings of each mode.

s Shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation

You can shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation.
Select the scene/change the scene to another one
• Press m to select [SCN] from the top menu, and change it to another scene.
• By switching to the other scene, most settings will be changed to the default settings of each scene.
g Follow the shooting guide for setting
S HO O T I N G G U ID E
1 Brightening subject.
2 Shooting into backlight.
3 Set particular lighting.
Blurring background.
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5 Adjusting area in focus.
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n Recording movies

Audio is recorded with the movie.
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Locking the focus position (AF lock)
When the scene is kH, you can lock the focus position by
pressing 2. Press 2 again to cancel the AF lock.
g"s (Scene) Shooting pictures by selecting a scene
according to the situation" (P. 19)
• AF lock is automatically canceled after one shot.
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Switching between shooting and playback modes
Follow the shooting guide displayed on the screen to set the target
items.
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• Press m to display the shooting guide again.
• To change the setting without using the shooting guide, set the
shooting mode to another one.
• The content set using the shooting guide will change to the default
setting by pressing m or changing the mode using the mode dial.
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This lights red during movie recording.
The remaining recording time is displayed.
When the remaining recording time reaches 0, recording
stops.
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