Olympus C3020 C-3020 Zoom Reference Manual (5.6 MB) - Page 79

Chapter 4 Taking still pictures Taking still pictures while using the viewfinder The camera actually records a wider area than the picture you composed while viewing through the viewfinder. 1 Point the camera towards a subject Viewfinder while viewing through the viewfinder. Place the subject on the AF target mark. ● The picture area moves lower in the viewfinder as you get closer to the subject. If this happens, use the monitor (P. 81). AF target mark Picture frame Picture area at close distance 2 Press the shutter button halfway. ● When focus and exposure (brightness) are locked, the green lamp lights. ● If the orange lamp lights, the flash fires automatically. T See "Flash shooting" (P. 92). Flash Green lamp Orange lamp 3 Press the shutter button all the way. ● The green lamp blinks and the camera begins storing pictures on the card. When the green lamp stops blinking, you can take another shot. ● The card access lamp blinks while pictures are being stored on the card. ● Number of still pictures that can be stored on a 16 MB card T HQ record mode (2048x1536): Approx. 21 SQ record mode (640x480 NORMAL): Approx. 165 Card access lamp ~ Continued on next page 79