Olympus SP-550UZ SP-550UZ Instruction Manual (English) - Page 25

DRIVE Continuous shooting o j c d(15fps) e BKT Shoots 1 frame at a time when the shutter button is pressed. Focus and exposure are locked at the first frame. The sequential shooting speed varies depending on the setting of image quality. Pictures can be taken at a faster speed than normal sequential shooting. Sequential shooting at a speed of 15 frames/sec. Adjusts the focus 1 frame at a time. The shooting speed is slower than for normal sequential shooting. Takes pictures sequentially while changing the exposure for each frame. Focus and white balance are locked at the first frame. You can take a sequence of pictures at one time by holding down the shutter button. The camera will take pictures continuously until you release the shutter button. • Only [o] is available when record mode is set to [RAW]. • Flash cannot be used when [c] or [d(15fps)] is set. • When [c] is set, [IMAGE QUALITY] is limited to below [2048x1536] and the maximum number of pictures that can be taken for sequential shooting is approximately less than 15. • When [d(15fps)] is set, [IMAGE QUALITY] is limited to below [1280x960] and the maximum number of pictures that can be taken for sequential shooting is approximately less than 20. (This includes the 5 pictures stored shortly before shooting if [PRE-CAPTURE] is set to [ON].) • If [FINE ZOOM] or [DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [ON], [c] and [d(15fps)] cannot be set. When [d(15fps)] is selected PRE-CAPTURE OFF /ON • When [PRE-CAPTURE] is set to [ON], pressing the shutter button halfway stores 5 frames of a picture shortly before shooting. When [BKT] is selected BKT 0.3 0.7 1.0 BACK MENU ×3 ×5 SET OK Exposure differential ± 0.3 / ± 0.7 / ± 1.0 Number of frames x3 / x5 • Press the shutter button completely and keep it pressed to shoot the preset number of pictures. You can stop shooting at any time by releasing the shutter button. METERING Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject ESP n 4 Meters the brightness at the center of the monitor and the surrounding area separately to capture an image with balanced brightness. When taking pictures against strong backlight, the center of the picture may appear dark. Only the center of the monitor is metered. Recommended for taking a picture against strong backlight. Meters the brightness over a wide area with emphasis on the center of the screen. This method is used when you do not want to allow surrounding light to affect the picture. Menu operations EN 25