Olympus E-510 E-510 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 23

Live view It is possible to use the LCD monitor as a viewfinder. You can view the exposure or white balance effect and the subject's composition while you take the picture. 1 Press the u button. Control dial • The subject is displayed on the LCD monitor. AEL/AFL button 1 Mastering the E-510 INFO button u button 2 Press the shutter button all the way down to focus and shoot. • To focus in advance, hold down the AEL/AFL button and press the shutter button. The focus is locked when the AEL/AFL button is pressed. • The image display on the monitor freezes as the mirror goes down during focusing. The picture you just took is briefly displayed on the monitor so you can check the picture.  TIPS To check the image stabilizer effect: J Press and hold the o button. g "Checking the image stabilizer effect on the monitor" (P. 36) To focus using MF: J Set [AF MODE] to [MF]. g "Focus mode" (P. 49) • Turn the focus ring and focus on the subject. For MF shooting method, refer to "MF (manual focus)" (P. 50). • You can also press the AEL/AFL button to activate auto focus. Switching the information display You can press the INFO button to switch the information displayed on the monitor. Information display on Information display on + Ruled lines display*1 Information display on + Histogram Information display off Enlarged display*2 *1 Displayed when [FRAME ASSIST] is set. *2 For operation in the enlarged display, refer to "Enlarged display operation" on the next page. EN 23