Shooting - Olympus E-500 Basic Manual

Shooting

Set the mode dial to AUTO.
1
Place the AF frame on the subject while
viewing through the viewfinder.
2
Adjust the focus.
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Press the shutter button gently (halfway).
• The focus is locked. The AF
confirmation mark and the AF focusing
frame light up in the viewfinder.
• The shutter speed and aperture value
that have been set automatically by the
camera are displayed.
• The control panel screen is not
displayed when the shutter button is
pressed.
• When you use the camera in the dark,
the flash pops up automatically if the
camera is set to
3
Release the shutter.
Press the shutter button all the way (fully).
• When a picture is taken, a shutter sound is output.
• The card access lamp blinks and the camera starts recording the picture.
• After 1 minute* without any operation being performed, the monitor turns off
and the camera stops operating. To wake up the camera, simply press any
button, e.g. the shutter button. After about 4 hours* without being used, the
camera will turn off automatically. Turn on the camera again.
* Factory default settings. You can change the time settings using the custom
menu.
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AF frame
Viewfinder
AUTO
.
Shutter button
Card access lamp
Halfway down
AF confirmation mark
All the way down