Olympus D-490 D-490 Zoom Instruction Manual (2.6 MB) - Page 23

Taking Photos Using the Flash, Enlarging Your Shots - zoom digital

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Enlarging Your Shots (Optical Zoom) Use telephoto (T) to zoom in on a subject so it appears larger. Use wide angle (W) to capture a wider area. Push the zoom lever toward W (Wide angle) to shoot wide-angle shots. Pull the zoom lever toward T (Telephoto) to zoom in. Viewfinder Taking Photos Using the Flash In low light situations, open the flash in advance. Orange lamp Viewfinder When the flash is needed If the shutter release button is half-pressed, the orange lamp next to the viewfinder will blink. In this case you need to use the flash. Open the flash in advance. 1 Place your finger on the edge 2 of the flash housing and pull it up. Learning the Basics Flash 1 • If the orange lamp next to the viewfinder lights up when the shutter release button is halfpressed, the flash will go off when the shutter release button is full-pressed. NOTE • You can take pictures of up to 7.5x using the digital telephoto mode function (p.69). 44 Flash working range The flash working range is adjusted by using the zoom lever. Wide-angle mode: Approx. 8″ ~ 13″ Telephoto mode: Approx. 8″ ~ 8.5″ Within an approximate range of 8″ to 31″, the flash will also work in the macro mode (p.68). 45

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Learning the Basics
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Taking Photos Using the Flash
In low light situations, open the flash in advance.
When the flash is needed
If the shutter release button is
half-pressed, the orange lamp
next to the viewfinder will blink.
In this case you need to use the
flash. Open the flash in advance.
1
Place your finger on the edge
of the flash housing and pull
it up.
• If the orange lamp next to the
viewfinder lights up when the
shutter release button is half-
pressed, the flash will go off
when the shutter release
button is full-pressed.
Flash working range
The flash working range is adjusted by using the zoom lever.
Wide-angle mode: Approx. 8
~ 13
Telephoto mode: Approx. 8
~ 8.5
Within an approximate range of 8
to 31
, the flash will also work in the
macro mode (p.68).
Flash
Orange lamp
Viewfinder
Enlarging Your Shots
(Optical Zoom)
Use telephoto (T) to zoom in on a subject so it appears larger.
Use wide angle (W) to capture a wider area.
Push the zoom lever toward W
(Wide angle) to shoot wide-angle
shots.
Pull the zoom lever toward T
(Telephoto) to zoom in.
NOTE
You can take pictures of up to 7.5x using the digital telephoto mode
function (p.69).
Viewfinder
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