Olympus E-520 User Manual

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Basic operations
[mode1]

For determining the metered exposure while focusing. AE lock is activated while
pressing the

AEL / AFL button, allowing you to adjust the focus and determine

the exposure separately.

[mode2]

For determining the exposure when you press the shutter button fully. This is
useful for shooting scenes with significant changes in lighting, such as on a stage.

[mode3]

For focusing with the

AEL / AFL button instead of the shutter button.

[mode4]

Press the

AEL / AFL button to focus, and press the shutter button fully to

determine the exposure.

AEL / AFL MEMO

You can lock and maintain the exposure by pressing the

AEL / AFL button.

[ON]

Press the

AEL / AFL button to lock and maintain the exposure. Press again to

cancel the maintaining of the exposure.

[OFF]

The exposure will be locked only while the

AEL / AFL button is pressed.

; FUNCTION

You can assign a function to the

< button.

[Fn FACE DETECT]

Press the

< button to set [g FACE DETECT] to [ON] and activate the optimal

settings. Press again to set it to [OFF].

g“Using the face detection function” (P. 39), “g FACE DETECT” (P. 92)

[PREVIEW] / [LIVE PREVIEW] (electronic)

While holding down the

< button, you can use the preview function.

g“Preview function” (P. 46)

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Press the

< button to acquire the WB value.

g“Setting the one-touch white balance” (P. 64)

[

P HOME]

Press the

< button to switch to the registered AF home position. Press again to return

to the original position. If you turn off the camera while it is set to the AF home position,
the original position will not be stored.

g“Registering the AF target position” (P. 54)

[MF]

Press the

< button to switch AF mode to [MF]. Press the button again to switch to the

original AF mode. If you turn off the camera while it is set to [MF], the original AF mode
will not be stored.

[RAWK]

Press the

< button to switch from JPEG to RAW+JPEG or from RAW+JPEG to JPEG

for the record mode.
You can change the record mode by turning the control dial while holding down the

button.

[TEST PICTURE]

Pressing the shutter button while pressing the

< button enables you to check the

picture you have just taken on the monitor without having to record the picture to the
card. This is useful when you want to see how a picture turned out without saving it.

[MY MODE]

While holding down the

< button, you can take pictures using the camera settings

registered in the [MY MODE SETUP].

g“MY MODE SETUP” (P. 90)

[OFF]

Does not allow function allocation.