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Subject too dark or too bright, 60" f5.6 – OM SYSTEM OM-5 Mirrorless Camera with 12-45mm f/4 PRO Lens (Silver) User Manual

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You can use the Fn lever to reverse the roles of the front and rear dials. The lever can also be
assigned other roles.

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“Customizing the Fn Lever (

K

 Fn Lever Function)” (P. 321)

You can choose whether the display reflects the effects of exposure compensation or maintains
a constant brightness for ease of viewing. At default settings, the display reflects the effects of
exposure compensation.

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C

 Custom Menu

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 > [Live View Boost] (P. 280)

You can stop aperture down to the selected value and preview depth of field.

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“Assigning

functions to buttons (Button Function)” (P. 167)

Subject Too Dark or Too Bright

If the camera is unable to achieve optimal exposure, the shutter-speed display will flash as shown.

Display

Problem/solution

Slow shutter speed

60" F5.6

Underexposure.

Choose a lower aperture value.

Fast shutter speed

8000

F5.6

Overexposure.

Choose a higher aperture value.
If the subject is still overexposed at the higher value, the limits of the
camera metering system have been exceeded. Use a third-party ND
(Neutral Density) filter to reduce the amount of light entering the camera.
Shutter speeds as fast as 1/32000 s are available in

I

(silent) mode.

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“Shooting without shutter sound (Silent

I

)” (P. 106)

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“Performing the

sequential/self-timer shooting” (P. 101)

When [

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ISO] is not set to [AUTO], optimal exposure may be achieved by changing the setting.

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“Changing ISO sensitivity (ISO)” (P. 98)

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Choosing aperture (

A

: Aperture-Priority AE)

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B

B

B