Olympus PEN E-PL8 - Manual (Page 3)

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Quick task index 7
Names of parts 10
Preparation 12
Unpack the box contents ...........12
Charging and inserting the
battery .........................................13
Inserting the card .......................14
Attaching a lens to the
camera .........................................15
Power on .....................................16
Setting the date/time ..................17
Shooting 18
Information displays while
shooting ......................................18
Monitor display when
shooting ....................................18
Switching the information
display ......................................19
Shooting still pictures ................20
Taking high angle and low
angle shots ...............................22
Letting the camera choose the
settings (A) .........................22
Shooting in scene mode
(
SCN) ......................................24
Using art fi lters (
ART) ..............26
Using PHOTO STORY (J) ......28
Letting the camera choose
aperture and shutter speed
(P program mode) ....................30
Choosing aperture
(A aperture-priority mode) .......31
Choosing shutter speed
(S shutter-priority mode) ..........32
Choosing aperture and shutter
speed (M manual mode) ..........33
Shooting with long exposure
time (BULB/TIME) ....................33
Live composite photography
(dark and light fi eld
composite) ................................34
Shooting with touch screen
operations .................................35
Recording movies ......................36
Using movie mode (n) ............37
Taking photographs during
movie recording
(Movie+Photo Mode) ................38
Shooting “My Clips” ..................39
Editing “My Clips” .....................40
Self-portraits ...............................42
Using shooting options .............44
Calling shooting options ...........44
Controlling exposure
(exposure compensation) .........45
Setting the AF target
(AF Area) ..................................46
Using small target and group
target (Setting AF target) ..........46
Face priority AF/pupil detection
AF .............................................47
Zoom frame AF/zoom AF
(Super Spot AF) ........................48
Choosing a focus mode
(AF mode).................................49
Changing the brightness of
highlights and shadows ............50
Choosing how the camera
measures brightness
(metering) .................................50
ISO sensitivity ...........................51
Adjusting color
(white balance) .........................52
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