Olympus E520 E-520 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 45

Manual shooting, and turn the control dial to set the shutter speed. - settings for great pictures

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Set the mode dial to S and turn the control dial to set the shutter speed. Aperture value Slower shutter speed Shutter speed AF confirmation mark Shooting mode Viewfinder Faster shutter speed  TIPS The picture looks blurred: j The possibility of camera shake spoiling your picture increases greatly during macro or ultra- telephoto shooting. Raise the shutter speed or use a monopod or tripod to stabilize the camera. j When the shutter speed is slow, camera shake is more likely to occur. You can reduce camera shake by using the image stabilizer. g"Image stabilizer" (P. 60) To change the exposure adjustment interval: 4 j This can be set in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV or 1 EV increments. g"EV STEP" (P. 94) The aperture value is blinking: j The optimum exposure cannot be obtained. For details, see "Exposure warning display" (gP. 125). Exposure Manual shooting Allows you to set the aperture and shutter speed manually. You can check how much it differs from the appropriate exposure by using the exposure level indicator. This mode gives you more creative control, allowing you to make whatever settings you like, regardless of the correct exposure. Set the mode dial to M and turn the control dial to set the value. • Shutter speed : Turn the control dial to set the value. Aperture value: Turn the control dial while holding down the F button to set the value. • The range of aperture values available varies with the lens type. • The shutter speed can be set to 1/4000 - 60 sec. or [BULB]. Open the aperture (f-number is decreased) Slower shutter speed F button Close the aperture (f-number is increased) Faster shutter speed • In M mode the exposure level indicator will appear on the super control panel screen. It shows the difference (ranging from -3 EV to +3 EV) between the exposure value calculated by the currently selected aperture and shutter speed and the exposure value considered optimum by the camera. If the difference exceeds ±3 EV, vw will appear in red on both sides of the indicator. 45 EN

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4
Exposure
Set the mode dial to
S
and turn the control dial to set the shutter speed.
The picture looks blurred:
j
The possibility of camera shake spoiling your picture increases greatly during macro or ultra-
telephoto shooting. Raise the shutter speed or use a monopod or tripod to stabilize the camera.
j
When the shutter speed is slow, camera shake is more likely to occur. You can reduce camera
shake by using the image stabilizer.
g
“Image stabilizer” (P. 60)
To change the exposure adjustment interval:
j
This can be set in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV or 1 EV increments.
g
“EV STEP” (P. 94)
The aperture value is blinking:
j
The optimum exposure cannot be obtained. For details, see “Exposure warning display” (
g
P. 125).
Allows you to set the aperture and shutter speed manually. You can check how much it
differs from the appropriate exposure by using the exposure level indicator. This mode gives
you more creative control, allowing you to make whatever settings you like, regardless of the
correct exposure.
Set the mode dial to
M
and turn the control dial to set the
value.
•
Shutter speed :
Turn the control dial to set the value.
Aperture value:
Turn the control dial while holding down the
F
button to set the value.
•
The range of aperture values available varies with the lens
type.
•
The shutter speed can be set to 1/4000 - 60 sec. or
[BULB]
.
• In
M
mode the exposure level indicator will appear on the super control panel screen. It
shows the difference (ranging from -3 EV to +3 EV) between the exposure value calculated
by the currently selected aperture and shutter speed and the exposure value considered
optimum by the camera. If the difference exceeds ±3 EV,
vw
will appear in red on both
sides of the indicator.
TIPS
Manual shooting
Viewfinder
Aperture value
Shutter speed
AF confirmation
mark
Shooting mode
Slower shutter speed
Faster shutter speed
Open the aperture (f-number is decreased)
Slower shutter speed
Close the aperture (f-number is increased)
Faster shutter speed
F
button