Olympus E-PL6 Basic Manual page 5

Taking photographs/
shooting movies
1
Set the mode dial to A.
2
Frame the shot.
• Be careful that your fingers or the camera
strap do not obstruct the lens.
AF target
ISO-A
200
250 F5.6 250
Taking photographs
1
Adjust the focus.
• The AF confirmation mark (( or n) will be
displayed, and a green frame (AF target)
will be displayed in the focus location.
2
Release the shutter.
• Press the shutter button all the way (fully).
• The shutter sounds and the picture is
taken.
• The shot image will be displayed on the
monitor.
Press the
shutter button
halfway.
AF confirmation mark
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Pressing the shutter button halfway and
all the way down
The shutter button has two positions. The act
of lightly pressing the shutter button to the first
position and holding it there is called "pressing
the shutter button halfway," that of pressing it all
the way down to the second position "pressing
the shutter button all (or the rest of) the way
down."
Press halfway
Recording movies
You can shoot movies in any shooting mode.
1
Press the R button to begin recording.
2
Press the R button again to end
recording.
• We recommend that you take test shots to
get accustomed to your camera before taking
important photographs.
Press the rest
of the way down
R button
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