Olympus E-410 User Manual

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Shooti

ng functions – Exposure, image and color

• If the exposure compensation value exceeds the scale of the exposure compensation indicator,

red

vw will be displayed on the left and right edges of the indicator.

• The exposure compensation indicator will not be displayed when the exposure is compensated by

The metered exposure value can be locked with the

AEL button (AE lock). Use AE lock when

you want a different exposure setting from the one that would normally apply under the current

shooting conditions. Normally, pressing the shutter button halfway locks both AF (auto focus)

and AE (automatic exposure), but you can lock the exposure alone by pressing the

AEL

button.
Press the

AEL button at the position

where you wish to lock the metering
values and the exposure will be
locked. As the exposure will be
locked while the

AEL button is being

pressed, press the shutter button.

• Releasing the

AEL button cancels AE

lock.

• Using the custom menu, you can set AE

lock so that it is not canceled when the

AEL button is released. g “AEL /

AFL memo” (P. 66)

The higher the ISO value, the greater the camera’s light sensitivity and the better its ability to
shoot in low light conditions. However, higher values may give pictures a grainy appearance.

For [AUTO], sensitivity is set automatically according to the shooting conditions and is fixed to

ISO100 when flash is not fired in S or M mode.

p : ISOi

[AUTO], [100] - [1600]

MENU[W][ISO]

x Notes

• Exposure compensation is not possible in M and

g modes.

AE lock – Locking the exposure

ISO – Setting the desired sensitivity to light

Control panel screen

Menu

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Exposure compensation indicator

1/3 EV

Viewfinder

AE lock

AEL button