Olympus E-PM1 - Manual (Page 53)

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Other shooting options
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Choosing aperture and shutter speed (M manual mode)
In mode M, you choose both the aperture and the shutter speed. Select a shutter
speed of [BULB] for long exposures.
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Select M as the shooting mode.
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Press the F button ( F) and use HI to set aperture and FG to
choose a shutter speed.
The shutter speed can be set to 1/4000 - 60 sec. or [BULB].
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Take pictures.
# Cautions
Exposure compensation is not available in M mode.
Choosing when the exposure ends
Use for night landscapes and fi reworks. In M mode, set the shutter speed to [BULB].
[BULB] is displayed on the monitor.
Bulb photography (BULB): The shutter remains open while the shutter button is pressed.
The exposure ends when the shutter button is released.
% Tips
Changing the roles of the control dial. [Dial Function]:
Ending the exposure automatically after a set time. [Bulb Timer]:
To fi x the focus during manual focus shooting. [Bulb Focusing]:
g “Customizing camera settings” (P. 81)
# Cautions
To prevent blur, mount the camera on a tripod and use a remote cable (P. 102).
The following can not be used:
Sequential shooing/self-timer shooting/AE bracket shooting/image stabilizer/
fl ash bracketing
Noise in images
While 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. [Noise Reduct.]:
g “Customizing camera settings” (P. 81)
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