Olympus EVOLT E-300 Instruction Manual - Cleaning Digital Cameras

Selecting the right mode for the shooting technique — P, A, S and M
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Selecting the right mode for shooting conditions
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Rotate the control dial to set the
aperture value.
Press the (exposure
compensation) button, then rotate the
control dial to set the shutter speed
(30 sec. -1/4000 sec.).
● The aperture value and shutter speed
change in 1/3 EV increments as the dial is
rotated.
● The exposure level indicator appears on the
control panel screen, showing the difference
(ranging from –3 EV to +3 EV) between the
exposure value calculated by the currently
selected aperture and shutter speed
compared to the exposure value considered
optimum by the camera.
Control panel screen
M
1/320 F5.6 –0.3
ESP
FP
FOCUS S-AF
AF ILLUMINATOR
DRIVE
ISO
WB
HQ
3264 2448
AUTO
AUTO
sRGB
Exposure level indicator
Decrease the aperture value (F-number)
Increase the aperture value (F-number)
Slow shutter speed
M
1/320 F5.6 –0.7
ESP
FP
FOCUS S-AF
AF ILLUMINATOR
DRIVE
ISO
WB
HQ
3264 2448
Fast shutter speed
AUTO
AUTO
sRGB
Exposure level indicator
If the difference between the currently set exposure and the optimum exposure is outside the
range of available indicator levels, “ ” or “ ” will blink on the left or right end of the
exposure level indicator.
Underexposure
Overexposure
Optimum exposure
3 Take the picture.
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