Olympus C-770 Reference Manual - Page 77

Manual shooting 1 Select M mode. g"A/S/M mode" (P.73) x AE Lock/ Custom button 2 Use the arrow pad to set the aperture value and shutter speed. b : The aperture value increases. d : The aperture value decreases. a : Sets a faster shutter speed. c : Sets a slower shutter speed. 5 • When the shutter button is halfway pressed, the difference (ranging from -3.0 Advanced shooting to +3.0 EV) between the exposure determined by the currently selected aperture and shutter speed compared to the exposure level considered optimal by the camera is displayed. • If the exposure differential appears in red, it indicates that the exposure differential is less than -3.0 EV or more than +3.0 EV. • When you press x, the screen on the right appears with the bar indicating current exposure differential. Arrow pad Exposure differential HQ 2288 1712 Aperture value : f2.8 to f8.0 (W) f3.7 to f8.0 (T) Shutter speed : 15" to 1/1000 • To avoid camera movement, you are recommended to use a tripod when taking pictures requiring a slow shutter speed. Note 76