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Olympus E-420 User Manual

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Activating live view ......................................................................................................36

Functions available during live view ............................................................36
The live view mechanism ............................................................................37

Taking a picture using live view...................................................................................37

AF operation during live view ......................................................................38

Using the face detection function ................................................................................39
Taking a picture using manual focus ...........................................................................40
Switching the information display ................................................................................40
Taking a picture while comparing the effect ................................................................41
Enlarged display operation ..........................................................................................41
Panorama shooting .....................................................................................................42

Program shooting ........................................................................................................43
Aperture priority shooting ............................................................................................43
Shutter priority shooting...............................................................................................44
Manual shooting ..........................................................................................................45

Bulb shooting...............................................................................................46

Preview function ..........................................................................................................46
Changing the metering mode ......................................................................................47
Exposure compensation ..............................................................................................48
AE lock ........................................................................................................................49
AE bracketing ..............................................................................................................49
ISO sensitivity setting ..................................................................................................50

AF mode selection.......................................................................................................51

S-AF (single AF)..........................................................................................51
C-AF (continuous AF)..................................................................................52
MF (manual focus) ......................................................................................52
Simultaneous use of S-AF mode and MF mode (S-AF+MF) ......................52
Simultaneous use of C-AF mode and MF mode (C-AF+MF) ......................53

AF target selection.......................................................................................................53
Focus lock

k If correct focus cannot be obtained ......................................................54

Sequential shooting .....................................................................................................55
Self-timer shooting.......................................................................................................56
Remote control shooting..............................................................................................57
Anti-shock....................................................................................................................58

3

Using live view

36

Functions and operations available only during live view will be explained.

4

Exposure

43

Describes functions related to exposure, which is important for shooting. These functions
are for determining the aperture value, shutter speed, and other settings by measuring the
brightness in the picture.

5

Focusing and shooting functions

51

Describes the optimal focusing methods according to the subject and shooting conditions.

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