Olympus SP-590 UZ Instruction Manual page 33

Adjust the settings for the functions while referring to "Using the Menu" (p. 3).
Shooting at magnifications higher than
optical zoom without reducing the
image quality [FINE ZOOM]
K CAMERA MENU  FINE ZOOM
: P A S M r  I
Submenu 2
Only optical zoom is used to zoom in
OFF
for shooting.
Optical zoom and image cropping
ON are combined to zoom in for shooting
(up to 39×).
This function will not reduce the image
quality since it dose not convert the data
with fewer pixels into the data with larger
pixels.
When set to [ON], [IMAGE SIZE] is limited
to [I] or lower.
When set to [ON], [DIGITAL ZOOM] is
canceled automatically.
[FINE ZOOM] is not available when
[% SUPER MACRO] (p. 24) is selected.
Shooting at magnifications higher than
optical zoom [DIGITAL ZOOM]
K CAMERA MENU  DIGITAL ZOOM
: P A S M r  I A
Submenu 2
Only optical zoom is used to zoom in
OFF
for shooting.
Optical zoom and digital zoom are
combined to zoom in for shooting
ON
(Still pictures: Approx. 130x (max.),
Movies: Approx. 78x (max.)).
When set to [ON], [FINE ZOOM] is canceled
automatically.
[DIGITAL ZOOM] is not available when
[% SUPER MACRO] (p. 24) is selected.
Application
Application
Selecting the range for measuring the
brightness [METERING]
K CAMERA MENU  METERING
Submenu 2
Shoots to obtain a balanced
brightness over the entire screen.
ESP (Meters the brightness at the center
and surrounding areas of the screen
separately.)
Shoots the subject at the center
during backlighting. (Meters the
5 (spot)
brightness within the AF target mark
only.)
Shoots without being affected by
the surrounding brightness. (Meters
4 (center
a wide range based on the center
weighted)
section of the screen.)
When set to [ESP], the center can appear
dark when shooting against strong
backlighting.
: P A S M r  A
Application
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