Exposure Warning Display - Olympus E-P1 Instruction Manual

Exposure warning display

If the optimum exposure cannot be obtained when pressing the shutter button halfway, the
display will blink on the LCD monitor.
Shooting Warning display
mode example (blinking)
60" F2.8 60" F2.8
P
4000" F22 4000" F22
30" F5.6 30" F5.6
A
4000 F5.6 4000 F5.6
4000" F2.8 4000" F2.8
S
4000" F22 4000" F22
* The aperture value at the moment when its indication blinks varies with the lens type and
focal length of the lens.
Status
The subject is too dark.
The subject is too bright.
The subject is
underexposured.
The subject is
overexposured.
The subject is
underexposured.
The subject is
overexposured.
Action
• Increase the ISO sensitivity.
• Use the flash.
• Decrease the ISO sensitivity.
• Use a commercially available ND
filter (for adjusting the amount of
light).
• Decrease the aperture value.
• Increase the ISO sensitivity.
• Increase the aperture value.
• Decrease the ISO sensitivity or
use a commercially available ND
filter (for adjusting the amount of
light).
• Set the shutter speed slower.
• Increase the ISO sensitivity.
• Set the shutter speed faster.
• Decrease the ISO sensitivity or
use a commercially available ND
filter (for adjusting the amount of
light).
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