Olympus SP 570 SP-570UZ Instruction Manual (English) - Page 24

Button operations #SLOW2 Slow synchronization 2 The flash fires just before the shutter closes (2nd curtain). You can use this setting to create interesting effects in your picture, such as expressing the movement of a car by showing the tail-lights streaming backwards. The slower the shutter speed, the more pronounced the effects. • Flash options are disabled if the pop-up flash is closed. a j button Single-frame shooting/Sequential shooting Press j in shooting mode to select the drive mode. Press o to confirm your selection. o Single-frame shooting j Sequential shooting 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 image quality setting. c High speed sequential shooting 1 d High speed sequential shooting 2 Pictures can be taken at a faster speed than normal sequential shooting. Sequential shooting at a speed of approximately 13.5 frames/ sec. g Pre-capture i AF sequential shooting 7 Bracket shooting Sequential shooting at a speed of approximately 13.5 frames/ sec. Pressing the shutter button halfway stores 10 frames of a picture immediately before shooting. 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. • The exposure differential and number of frames for bracket shooting can be set in [DRIVE] in the [CAMERA MENU]. g "DRIVE Continuous shooting" (P.40) b AF/MF switch Changing the focus method Slide the AF/MF switch in shooting mode to set the focus mode. AF Press the shutter button halfway. The camera automatically focuses. MF Adjust the focus manually. P 1m 3m 5m 10M FINE 1/400 F3.5 When set to [MF] MF • Press 4 3 to set the focus. During operation, the center of the frame is enlarged. • Hold down o to fix the focus. The focus is locked at the distance you have set, and MF is displayed in red on the monitor. To adjust the focus, hold down o again. • The distance displayed on the monitor is a reference figure. IN 4 • You can use the zoom ring or the control dial as well as 4 3 to adjust the focus. g "MANUAL FOCUS Selecting the focusing method in manual focus mode" (P.58) 24 EN