Olympus E-PL2 E-PL2 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 10

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Camera controls Basic guide Names of parts and functions Mode dial Use the mode dial to select the shooting mode. After choosing the shooting mode, use the shutter button to take photographs and the R button to shoot movies. Indicator Mode icon ■ Advanced shooting modes P Program shooting (P. 48) A Aperture priority shooting (P. 49) S Shutter priority shooting (P. 50) M Manual shooting (P. 51) Photo zone • For more advanced shooting and greater creative control, you can set the aperture value and shutter speed. • The settings made in the advanced shooting modes are retained even if the camera is turned off. ■ Easy shooting modes A iAUTO (P. 18) ART Art filter (P. 16) SCN Scene (P. 17) Movie zone ■ Movie mode n Movie (P. 58) • If A is selected, the camera automatically optimizes settings to suit the subject. • Select ART or SCN options according to your subject or creative intent. The camera optimizes settings automatically. • When rotating the mode dial or turning off the power in the easy shooting modes, functions with changes made to their settings are restored to the factory default settings. % Tips • Resetting camera settings: g "Restoring default or custom settings" (P. 33) 10 EN

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Basic guide
Names of parts and functions
Mode dial
Use the mode dial to select the shooting mode. After choosing the shooting
mode, use the shutter button to take photographs and the
R
button to shoot
movies.
Mode icon
Indicator
Easy shooting modes
A
iAUTO (P. 18)
If
A
is selected, the camera automatically
optimizes settings to suit the subject.
Select
ART
or
SCN
options according to
your subject or creative intent. The camera
optimizes settings automatically.
When rotating the mode dial or turning off the
power in the easy shooting modes, functions
with changes made to their settings are
restored to the factory default settings.
ART
Art
lter (P. 16)
SCN
Scene (P. 17)
Advanced shooting modes
P
Program shooting (P. 48)
A
Aperture priority shooting
(P. 49)
S
Shutter priority shooting
(P. 50)
M
Manual shooting (P. 51)
For more advanced shooting and
greater creative control, you can
set the aperture value and shutter
speed.
The settings made in the
advanced shooting modes are
retained even if the camera is
turned off.
Movie mode
n
Movie (P. 58)
Photo zone
Movie zone
%
Tips
Resetting camera settings:
g
“Restoring default or custom settings” (P. 33)
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