Olympus E-PL1 - Manual (Page 13)

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Basic operations
Basic guide
Pressing the shutter button halfway and all the way down
The shutter button has two positions. The act of lightly pressing the shutter button to
the fi rst position and holding it there is called “pressing the shutter button halfway,”
that of pressing it all the way down to the second position “pressing the shutter
button all (or the rest of) the way down.”
Press halfway
Press the rest of
the way down
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Release the shutter.
Taking photographs
Press the shutter button all the way (fully).
The shutter sounds and the picture is
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Press halfway
Press the rest of
the way down
Recording movies
Press the
R (movie) button to begin recording.
Press the R (movie) button again to end recording.
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R (movie) button
% Tips
If no operations are performed for about 8 seconds, the monitor will dim.
If no operations are performed for approximately another minute, the camera will
enter “sleep” (stand-by) mode and all operations will be suspended. The camera
activates again when you touch any button (the shutter button,
q button, etc.).
If no operations are performed for about 5 minutes after the camera enters sleep
mode, the camera will turn off automatically.
g “SLEEP” (P. 74)
# Caution
Bright light sources appear black when framed in the monitor but are recorded
normally in the fi nal picture.
If the camera is used for extended periods, the temperature of the image pickup
device will rise and noise and colored fog may appear in images recorded at high ISO
sensitivities. Choose a lower ISO sensitivity or turn the camera off for a short period.
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