Taking Still Pictures While Using The Monitor - Olympus CAMEDIA C-4040 Zoom Reference Manual

Taking still pictures
● Press the shutter button gently using the ball of your finger. If it is pressed
hard, the camera may move and pictures may come out blurred.
● Recorded pictures will be saved in the card regardless of whether the
camera is turned off or the batteries are replaced or removed.
● NEVER open the card cover, eject the card, remove the batteries, or pull
the plug when the card access lamp is blinking. Doing so could destroy
stored pictures and prevent storage of pictures you have just taken.

Taking still pictures while using the monitor

With the monitor, you can shoot while checking the picture area that the
camera actually records. It is also possible to check information such as
memory gauge, aperture or shutter speed, etc.
Comparison of the viewfinder & monitor
Viewfinder
Advantage:
Camera movement does not
occur easily and subjects can be
seen clearly even in bright places.
Little battery power is used.
Disadvantage:
When close to a subject, the
image in the viewfinder is a little
different from the picture that the
camera actually records.
Tips:
Use the viewfinder for general
snapshots (landscape pictures,
casual shots, etc.) or when taking
several pictures in a row.
Viewfinder
Striped area: Picture that the
camera actually records.
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Advantage:
You can check the picture area
that the camera actually records.
Disadvantage:
Camera movement can occur
easily and subjects may be
difficult to see in bright/dark
places. The monitor uses more
battery power than the viewfinder.
Tips:
Use the monitor when you need
to know the exact area the
camera records, or to shoot a
subject 0.2 m - 0.8 m or closer
(macro shooting).
● The camera records a wider area than the
image in the viewfinder.
● As you get closer to the subject, the actual
image recorded becomes lower than the one in
the viewfinder (see left).
(Cont.)
Monitor