Olympus 8080 C-8080 Wide Zoom Reference Manual (English) - Page 101

Recording sound with still pictures This function lets you record sound when taking a still picture. Recording starts about 0.5 seconds after the shutter is released and lasts about 4 seconds. When this function is enabled, sound is recorded automatically every time you take a picture. Mode dial 1 In the top menu, select MODE MENU CAMERA R (for still pictures) ON, and press e. g"Menu basics" (P.38) • Press e again to exit the menu. 5 2 When recording starts, turn the camera microphone towards the source of the sound you want to record. • The BUSY bar is displayed during recording. Arrow pad OK button Shutter button Microphone Advanced shooting TIPS • H appears on the monitor during playback of still pictures and movies with sound. During playback, sound is output from the speaker. The volume can be adjusted. g"VOLUME - Adjusting the playback volume" (P.165) • Sound can be added later to still pictures. Recorded sound can also be changed. g"Recording sound" (P.137) • If the camera is more than 1 m (3.3 ft.) away from the source of the sound, sound may not be recorded clearly. Note • It is not possible to take another picture during sound recording. • Sound recording is not possible in the following cases: When the record mode is set to TIFF, during sequential shooting (i, j, k, 7) or panorama shooting • Sound recording may also pick up camera noises, such as button operations, shutter movement, etc. • Sound recording may not be possible if there is insufficient space in the card memory. 100