Olympus E-330 EVOLT E-330 Advanced Manual (English) - Page 147

A guide to functions for different subjects Changing shooting mode When taking night scenes, the balance of the brightness in the composition is not uniform due to the intensity of brightness. As there are many dark areas, using P (program shooting) mode will take a whitish picture that is overexposed. First of all, use A (aperture priority shooting) mode to take the picture. Set the aperture to the medium setting (about F8 or F11) and leave the shutter speed to the camera. As it is common for the picture to turn out too bright, adjust the exposure compensation to -1 or -1.5. Check the aperture and exposure compensation in the [REC VIEW] image and change it if necessary. Noise may occur easily when shooting at slow shutter speeds. Set [NOISE REDUCTION] to [ON] to reduce the occurrence of noise. Using manual focus For cases when the subject is dark and you cannot focus using AF (auto focus) or when you cannot focus in time for pictures such as fireworks, set the focus mode to MF (manual focus) and focus manually. For night scenes, turn the focus ring of the lens and check whether you can see the street lights clearly. For fireworks, as long as the long focus lens is not used, it is okay to adjust to infinite. If you know the approximate distance, you can also focus on something that is found at the same distance in advance. g"P: Program shooting" (P. 28), "A: Aperture priority shooting" (P. 30), "Self-timer shooting" (P. 59), "Remote control shooting" (P. 61), "Focus mode" (P. 66), "Noise reduction" (P. 87), "Rec view k Checking the picture immediately after shooting" (P. 115) 10 Getting to know your camera better 147