Getting To Know Your Camera Better; Shooting Tips And Information; Tips Before You Start Taking Pictures; Shooting Tips - Olympus EVOLT E-510 Instruction Manual

8 Getting to know your camera better

Shooting tips and information

Tips before you start taking pictures

The camera does not turn on even when a battery is loaded
The battery is not fully charged
• Charge the battery with the charger.
The battery is temporarily unable to function because of the cold
• Battery performance declines in low temperatures, and the charge may not be sufficient to turn
on the camera. Remove the battery and warm it by putting it in your pocket for a while.
No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed
The camera has turned off automatically
• To save battery power, if there is no operation even while the camera is on (monitor is lit), the
camera goes into sleep mode after a fixed period of time and the camera stops operating.
When this happens, the LCD monitor's light will go off. The camera will turn off automatically if
there is no further operation for 4 hours. The camera will not work until it is turned back on.
g "Sleep timer" (P. 82), "Auto power off" (P. 84)
The flash is charging
• When the flash is activated and the # symbol in the control panel or the viewfinder is blinking,
this indicates that the flash is charging. Wait for the blinking to stop, then press the shutter
button.
Unable to focus
• When the AF confirmation mark in the viewfinder is blinking, it indicates that the camera is
unable to focus using AF. Press the shutter button again.
Noise reduction is activated
• When shooting night scenes, shutter speeds are slower and noise tends to appear in images.
The camera activates the noise-reduction process after shooting at slow shutter speeds. During
which, shooting is not allowed. You can set [NOISE REDUCT.] to [OFF]. g "Noise
reduction" (P. 62)
The date and time has not been set
The camera is used with the settings at the time of purchase
• The date and time of the camera is not set when purchased. Set the date and time before using
the camera. g "Setting the date/time" (P. 8)
The battery has been removed from the camera
• The date and time settings will be returned to the factory default settings if the camera is left
without the battery for approximately 1 day. The settings will be canceled more quickly if the
battery was only loaded in the camera for a short time before being removed. Before taking
important pictures, check that the date and time settings are correct.

Shooting tips

Focusing on the subject
There are several ways to focus, depending on the subject.
AF frame is not focused on the subject
• Use focus lock to focus the AF frame on the subject.
g "If correct focus cannot be obtained (Focus lock)" (P. 37)
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