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Manual shooting – Olympus E-450 User Manual

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The picture looks blurred:

j The possibility of camera shake spoiling your picture increases greatly during macro or ultra-

telephoto shooting. Raise the shutter speed or use a monopod or tripod to stabilize the camera.

The aperture value is blinking:

j The optimum exposure cannot be obtained. For details, see “Exposure warning display” (gP. 117).

Allows you to set the aperture and shutter speed manually. You can check how much it

differs from the appropriate exposure by using the exposure level indicator. This mode gives

you more creative control, allowing you to make whatever settings you like, regardless of the

correct exposure.

Set the mode dial to M and turn the control dial to set the value.
• Shutter speed : Turn the control dial to set the value.

Aperture value: Turn the control dial while holding down the F

button to set the value.

• The range of aperture values available varies with the lens type.
• The shutter speed can be set to 1/4000 - 60 sec. or [BULB].
• The aperture value and shutter speed change in 1/3 EV increments

as the dial is turned.

• In M mode the exposure level indicator will appear on the super control panel screen. It

shows the difference (ranging from -3 EV to +3 EV) between the exposure value calculated

by the currently selected aperture and shutter speed and the exposure value considered

optimum by the camera. If the difference exceeds ±3 EV,

vw will appear in red on both

sides of the indicator.

Noise in images
During shooting at slow shutter speeds, noise may appear on-screen. These phenomena are

caused when current is generated in those sections of the image pickup device that are not

normally exposed to light, resulting in a rise in temperature in the image pickup device or

image pickup device drive circuit. This can also occur when shooting with a high ISO setting

in a high-temperature environment. To reduce this noise, the camera activates the noise

reduction function.

g“Noise reduction” (P. 65)

TIPS

Manual shooting

Open the aperture (f-number is decreased)

Slower shutter speed

Close the aperture (f-number is increased)

Faster shutter speed

F button

Underexposure

Optimum exposure

Overexposure

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Exposure level indicator

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