Olympus D-490 D-490 Zoom Instruction Manual (2.6 MB) - Page 21

Taking Still Photos Taking Photos Using the Viewfinder Half-press 1 2 1 Compose the photo inside the viewfinder. Viewfinder 2 Press the shutter release button halfway down until the green lamp next to the viewfinder lights up (half-press). • The focus and exposure are automatically set. • If the green lamp blinks, the camera is out of focus. Take your finger off the shutter release button and half-press it again. Autofocus mark Shutter release button § Go on to "Taking Pictures" on the following page. Green lamp 40 Taking Pictures Full-press 1,2 1 Press the shutter release button all the way down (full-press). • Press the shutter release button gently. If you press it too hard, the camera will move and blur the shot. • The shot is taken and the camera beeps. • The green lamp next to viewfinder blinks for a few 2 moments, and it goes off. Learning the Basics 2 To take another picture, compose the shot and Shutter release button full-press the shutter release button. • If you attempt to take a picture before the green lamp goes off, the camera does not beep but you still cannot take the picture. Wait for a few seconds and make sure the green lamp goes off before taking another shot. • To turn the power off, see "Turning the Power Off" (p.47). CAUTION • Never open the card compartment cover, remove the batteries or card, or disconnect the AC adapter while the green lamp and write mark are blinking. This could damage the pictures you have already taken, as well as the one currently being written to the card. HELP • The area of the actual photo will be slightly larger than the shot appears through the viewfinder. • If the write mark is blinking, this indicates that the image is being processed. You cannot depress the shutter release button while the write mark is blinking. • If you switch the beep function off (p.98), the camera will not beep after taking a picture. In this case you must watch the green lamp. If the lamp blinks, the picture was taken successfully. 41