Olympus SP 500 SP-500 UZ Advanced Manual (English) - Page 37

Auction, Shoot & Select1, Beach, Press, to select a scene, and press, Take the picture.

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Basic shooting functions Selecting a scene mode according to the situation i Auction Suitable for taking pictures of merchandise. The camera takes 3 pictures in succession at the best size while automatically adjusting the exposure. e Shoot & Select1 / f Shoot & Select2 Pictures are taken in succession. You can erase unwanted pictures before saving the ones you want. Suitable for taking moving subjects. Shoot & Select1 (e) Focus is locked at the first frame. 3 Shoot & Select2 (f) Takes pictures in succession, adjusting the focus 1 frame at a time. Z Beach Suitable for taking pictures on a sunny day at the beach. You can take pictures of your subject against a beautiful sky or landscape. a Snow Suitable for taking pictures in the snow. You can take pictures of your subject against a beautiful sky or snow scene. Note • If you select a scene that does not use the flash or a scene with a slower shutter speed, camera movement may occur. It is recommended that you use a tripod to prevent camera movement. • In order to produce specialized effects, some scenes limit control of certain functions. For details, refer to "Functions available in shooting modes and scenes" (P. 182). 1 Press sr to select a scene, and press Z. 1 PORTRAIT SELECT GO OK 2 Take the picture. • For shoot & select, hold down the shutter button. • To change the scene, press r. Or, press Z to display the top menu and select [SCENE]. 37

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Selecting a scene mode according to the situation
37
3
Basic shooting functions
i
Auction
Suitable for taking pictures of merchandise. The camera takes 3 pictures in
succession at the best size while automatically adjusting the exposure.
e
Shoot & Select1 /
f
Shoot & Select2
Pictures are taken in succession. You can erase unwanted pictures before saving
the ones you want. Suitable for taking moving subjects.
Shoot & Select1
(
e
)
Focus is locked at the first frame.
Shoot & Select2
(
f
)
Takes pictures in succession, adjusting the focus 1 frame
at a time.
Z
Beach
Suitable for taking pictures on a sunny day at the beach. You can take pictures of
your subject against a beautiful sky or landscape.
a
Snow
Suitable for taking pictures in the snow. You can take pictures of your subject against
a beautiful sky or snow scene.
1
Press
sr
to select a scene,
and press
Z
.
2
Take the picture.
For shoot & select, hold down the shutter button.
To change the scene, press
r
. Or, press
Z
to display the top menu and
select [SCENE].
Note
If you select a scene that does not use the flash or a scene with a slower shutter
speed, camera movement may occur. It is recommended that you use a tripod
to prevent camera movement.
In order to produce specialized effects, some scenes limit control of certain
functions. For details, refer to “Functions available in shooting modes and
scenes” (P. 182).
1
OK
PORTRAIT
SELECT
GO