Take the picture – Olympus E-300 User Manual

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Selecting the right mode f

or shooting conditions

Selecting the right mode for the shooting technique —

and

Rotate the control dial to set the
aperture value.
Press the

(exposure

compensation) button, then rotate the
control dial to set the shutter speed
(30 sec. -1/4000 sec.).

● The aperture value and shutter speed

change in 1/3 EV increments as the dial is

rotated.

● The exposure level indicator appears on the

control panel screen, showing the difference

(ranging from –3 EV to +3 EV) between the

exposure value calculated by the currently

selected aperture and shutter speed

compared to the exposure value considered

optimum by the camera.

Increase the aperture value (F-number)

Decrease the aperture value (F-number)

Slow shutter speed

Fast shutter speed

Control panel screen

If the difference between the currently set exposure and the optimum exposure is outside the
range of available indicator levels, “

” or “

” will blink on the left or right end of the

exposure level indicator.

Exposure level indicator

Underexposure

Overexposure

Optimum exposure

1/320

F5.6

–

0.3

ESP

FOCUS

AUTO
AUTO

ISO

DRIVE

S-AF

AF ILLUMINATOR

2448

3264

RGB