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Shooting movies, Shooting shooting and playback basics – Olympus C-2040ZOOM User Manual

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Shooting movies

Set the Mode dial to "

".

Compose the shot by
looking at the image on
the monitor.

Press the shutter button
down halfway. The camera
locks the focus and exposure
and the green lamp beside
the viewfinder lights.

● To focus on a subject that is

not in the center of the shot,
use focus lock. (P.78)

● If the green lamp blinks, the

focus and exposure are not
locked. See "Focusing on dif-
ficult subjects (subjects not
suited to autofocus)" on P.76.

To begin shooting, press the
shutter button down fully. To
stop shooting, press the
shutter button again.

● The remaining seconds dis-

play on the monitor shows the
available shooting time.

● The bottom of the memory

gauge on the monitor lights
and the camera starts record-
ing the movie to the card.

● Once you have been shooting for

more than 1 second, the the cen-
ter of the memory gauge lights.

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Shooting

Shooting and Playback Basics

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F2.0 1/800 0.0

Memory gauge

Available shooting time

Shutter button

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AF target mark

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