Olympus D-380 D-380 Reference Manual (4.1MB) - Page 32

Taking still pictures Shooting basics • 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. • Never open the card cover, remove the batteries or disconnect the AC adapter while the green lamp is blinking. Doing so could destroy stored pictures and prevent storage of pictures you have just taken. Comparison of the viewfinder and monitor Viewfinder Monitor Advantages Camera shake does not occur easily and subjects can be seen clearly even in bright places. Little battery power is used. You can check the picture area that the camera actually records more accurately. Disadvantages When close to a subject, the image in the viewfinder is a little different from the picture that the camera actually records. Camera shake can occur easily and subjects may be difficult to see in bright/dark places. The monitor uses more battery power than the viewfinder. Use the viewfinder for Use the monitor when you general snapshots need to know the exact (landscape pictures, casual area the camera records, or Tips shots, etc.) or when taking when you want to shoot a several pictures in a row close subject such as a (approx. 60 cm/2 ft - ∞ ). close-up portrait or flower (approx. 25 - 60 cm/0.8 ft - 2 ft). • 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). 31