Olympus E-3 - Manual (Page 31)

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Basic camera operations
It is possible to use the LCD monitor as a viewfinder. You can view the exposure or white
balance effect and the subject’s composition while you take the picture.
Close the eyepiece shutter so the light entering through the viewfinder does not affect the
exposure while shooting with live view.
g“Eyepiece shutter” (P. 58)
1
Press the u button.
• The mirror is raised and the subject is displayed
on the LCD monitor.
• The screen prompting you to close the eyepiece
shutter is displayed.
2
Press the shutter button all the way to take a
picture.
Focusing during live view
• When you press the shutter button all the way
during live view, the focus is locked and a picture
is taken. The image display on the monitor
freezes as the mirror goes down during focusing.
• To focus in advance, hold down the AEL/AFL
button and press the shutter button. When the
focus is locked, the AF confirmation mark lights
up. When the AF confirmation mark is blinking,
the focus is not locked.
• When the AF mode is set to S-AF, the picture
cannot be taken until the focus is locked.
• In MF mode, you can press the AEL/AFL button
to activate the auto focus.
Shooting while changing the angle of the LCD monitor
You can change the angle of the LCD monitor on
the camera. This enables you to shoot at an
awkward angle while checking the subject’s
composition on the LCD monitor.
• Slowly rotate the LCD monitor within the
moveable range.
Using live view
Eyepiece shutter
lever
u button
AEL/AFL button
250 250 F5.6 F5.6 250 F5.6
38 38
L N N
AF confirmation mark
270°
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