Taking Still Pictures While Using The Viewfinder - Olympus C-3020 Zoom Reference Manual

Taking still pictures

Taking still pictures while using the viewfinder

The camera actually records a wider area than the picture you composed
while viewing through the viewfinder.
1
Point the camera towards a subject
while viewing through the viewfinder.
Place the subject on the AF target mark.
The picture area moves lower in the
viewfinder as you get closer to the subject.
If this happens, use the monitor (P. 81).
2
Press the shutter button halfway.
When focus and exposure (brightness) are locked, the green lamp lights.
If the orange lamp lights, the flash fires automatically.
T See "Flash shooting" (P. 92).
3
Press the shutter button all the way.
The green lamp blinks and the camera begins
storing pictures on the card. When the green lamp
stops blinking, you can take another shot.
The card access lamp blinks while pictures are
being stored on the card.
Number of still pictures that can be stored on a
16 MB card T
HQ record mode (2048x1536):
Approx. 21
SQ record mode (640x480 NORMAL):
Approx. 165
Green lamp
Orange lamp
Viewfinder
AF target mark
Picture area at
close distance
Flash
Card access lamp
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