Shooting Options; Using Live Guides - Olympus E-M5 Instruction Manual

Shooting Options

Using live guides

Live guides are available in iAUTO (A) mode. While iAUTO is a full auto mode, live
guides make it easy to access a variety of advanced photographic techniques.
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Cancel
1 Set the mode dial to A.
After pressing Q to display the live guide, use the FG buttons on the
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arrow pad to highlight an item and press Q to select.
Use FG on the arrow pad to choose the level.
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• If [Shooting Tips] is selected, highlight an item and press Q to view a description.
• Press the shutter button halfway to select.
• The effect of the selected level is visible in the display. If [Blur Background] or
[Express Motions] is selected, the display will return to normal, but the selected effect
will be visible in the final photograph.
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Shoot.
• Press the shutter button to shoot.
• To clear the live guide from the display, press the MENU button.
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Cautions
• If [RAW] is currently selected for image quality, image quality will automatically be set to
[YN+RAW].
• Live guide settings are not applied to the RAW copy.
• Pictures may appear grainy at some live guide setting levels.
• Changes to live guide setting levels may not be visible in the monitor.
• Frame rates drop when [Blurred Motion] is selected.
• The flash can not be used with the live guide.
• Changes to live guide options cancel previous changes.
• Choosing live guide settings that exceed the limits of the camera exposure meters may
result in pictures that are over- or under-exposed.
Guide item
Q
Level bar/selection
Clear & Vivid
Flat & Muted
Cancel
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Set
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