Olympus C-2040 Zoom C-2040 Zoom Reference Manual - Page 65

Shooting movies Shooting /MODE DIA Shooting and Playback Basics L 1 Set the Mode dial to " ". 2 Compose the shot by looking at the image on the monitor. P OFF POWER 1 A/S/M 2 34 3 Press the shutter button down halfway. The camera locks the focus and exposure and the green lamp beside the viewfinder lights. 2 q To focus on a subject that is not in the center of the shot, use focus lock. (P.78) q If the green lamp blinks, the focus and exposure are not locked. See "Focusing on difficult subjects (subjects not suited to autofocus)" on P.76. 4 To begin shooting, press the shutter button down fully. To stop shooting, press the shutter button again. q The remaining seconds display on the monitor shows the available shooting time. q The bottom of the memory gauge on the monitor lights and the camera starts recording the movie to the card. q Once you have been shooting for more than 1 second, the the center of the memory gauge lights. 23 F2.0 1/800 0.0 Available shooting time Memory gauge AF target mark 4 Shutter button 65