Olympus D-520 D-520 Zoom Reference Manual (4.1MB) - Page 33

Shooting basics Taking still pictures • Press the shutter button gently using the ball of your finger. If it is pressed hard, the camera may move and pictures may come out blurred. • Never open the card cover, remove the batteries or disconnect the AC adapter while the orange lamp is blinking. Doing so could destroy stored pictures and prevent storage of pictures you have just taken. Comparison of the viewfinder & monitor Advantages Disadvantages Tips Viewfinder Camera shake does not occur easily and subjects can be seen clearly even in bright places. Little battery power is used. When close to a subject, the image in the viewfinder is a little different from the picture that the camera actually records. Use the viewfinder for general snapshots (landscape pictures, casual shots, etc.) or when taking several pictures in a row (approx. 0.5 m/1.6 ft - ∞ ). Monitor You can check the picture area that the camera actually records more accurately. Camera shake can occur easily and subjects may be difficult to see in bright/dark places. The monitor uses more battery power than the viewfinder. Use the monitor when you need to know the exact area the camera records, or when you want to shoot a close subject such as a close-up portrait or flower (approx. 0.2 m - 0.5 m/0.7 ft - 1.6 ft). • The camera records a wider area than the image in the viewfinder. • As you get closer to the subject, the actual image recorded becomes lower than the one in the viewfinder (see left). 32