Olympus Stylus 80 - Manual (Page 6)

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Working Distance
Shoot your subject from a distance of 0.6 m (2.0 ft) to infinity.
țIf the green lamp blinks, the shutter cannot be released.
țAlthough the shutter will release when a subject is extremely close to
the camera, the subject will be out of focus.
țIn some cases, the autofocus may be unable to lock onto a subject.
Close-up Correction
The picture area will move lower
in the viewfinder as you get
closer to the subject.
Picture area at infinity
Close-up correction marks
UNLOADING THE FILM
The camera automatically
rewinds the film when you reach
the end of a roll. Make sure the
motor has stopped and that
“
” is blinking; then open the
back cover to remove the film.
Press the mid-roll rewind button
with the protrusion on the strap
buckle. Do not use an
instrument with a sharp tip.
Once the film is removed, it
cannot be reloaded and used
again.
To rewind the film before the end of the roll
FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
Setting the Flash Mode
This camera has seven flash modes. Choose the mode best
suited to the photographic conditions and your requirements.
How to select the mode
Open the lens barrier. Press the flash
mode button ( ). The mode switches
in the order shown below. The selected
mode is displayed on the LCD panel.
ț Do not fire the flash right in front of the eyes of people and
animals.
ț Do not point the camera at a motorist and fire the flash.
Strap buckle
Mode display Flash mode Function
No
display
Automatically fires when needed, like in
conditions with poor lighting, with
backlighting, or under fluorescent lighting.
Significantly reduces the phenomenon
of “red-eye” (when a subject’s eyes
appear red in flash photography).
Use this when you want to prevent the
flash from firing.
Always fires, regardless of available light.
To shoot scenery through a window.
Use this to take pictures of a subject
with a night scene in the background.
Use a tripod to prevent camera-shake.
Use this to take pictures of people with
a night scene background while
reducing “red-eye.”
Use a tripod to prevent camera-shake.
Auto Flash
Red-Eye
Reduction
Flash
Flash-Off
Fill-In
Infinity
Night Scene
Flash
Red-Eye
Reduction
Night Scene
Flash
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