Olympus C-500 Zoom EN - Manual (Page 4)

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Table of Contents
How to use this manual....................................................................... 2
Composition of the manual ................................................................. 3
1 Basic operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -8
How to use the shooting button and playback button ......................... 9
How to use the mode dial.................................................................. 12
How to use the direct buttons............................................................ 13
Using the direct buttons .............................................................. 15
How to use the menus ...................................................................... 16
About the menus ......................................................................... 16
Using the menus ......................................................................... 19
How to read the procedure pages..................................................... 21
2 Tips before you start taking pictures - - - - - - 22
Holding the camera ........................................................................... 23
When to use the monitor and viewfinder..................................... 24
If correct focus cannot be obtained ................................................... 25
How to focus (focus lock) ............................................................ 25
Subjects that are difficult to focus on .......................................... 26
Record mode .............................................................................. 27
Still picture record modes............................................................ 27
Movie record modes.................................................................... 28
Number of storable still pictures/remaining recording time ......... 28
To change the record mode ........................................................ 29
Recording pictures ............................................................................ 30
Relationship between the internal memory and the card ............ 30
Using a card (optional) ...................................................................... 31
Card basics ................................................................................. 31
Inserting a card ........................................................................... 31
3 Basic shooting functions- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34
Selecting a shooting mode according to the situation....................... 35
Selecting scene modes by subject (SCENE SELECT) ............... 37
Zooming in on a distant subject ........................................................ 39
Using the digital zoom................................................................. 40
Taking close-up pictures (macro/super macro) .................... 41
Flash shooting .............................................................................. 42
Adjusting picture brightness (exposure compensation) .................... 44