Olympus 2500L C-2500L Digital Camera Instructions (English) - Page 57

7 7 Press the shutter release button down halfway. This will lock the focus and exposure. The green lamp inside the viewfinder will light up to indicate the camera is ready to take the pic- ture. 8 Press the shutter release button down all the way. The picture will be taken using the memorized white balance as a White Balance reference. E MEMO • Always check color reproduction from the play mode after shooting. Guideline on the souce of Light and the Color Temperature Other Ways to Use Your Camera MEMO • It is recommended to set white balancing to the auto mode when you take flash-lit images. • When taking flash-lit pictures, please set the color temperature to 6500 K at manual white balancing. (Color temperature varies depending on the flash-lit conditions.) Flash Synchronization Effect This feature fires the flash at the beginning or end of a slow shutter. You can use it to create special effects in photographs. The 1st/2nd curtain effect is most effective when the shutter is set to a slower speed (slow shuttering) in the "M" mode. 1st Curtain Effect In this case, the flash is fired at the beginning of the slow shutter. If done for example - when taking a picture of a moving vehicle at nighttime, the lights from the headlights flow in the direction in which the vehicle is going. 1 2 3 1 Set the mode dial to "P", "A" or "M". 2 Press the [ ] button. The first menu will appear on the LCD monitor. 3 Align the cursor with dial. with the top / button point of the jog 4 Select [1st-CURTAIN] with the right / left point of the jog dial. 5 Press the [OK] button. E-51