Olympus PEN E-PL8 - Manual (Page 81)

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Menu functions (Shooting menus)
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Recording multiple exposures in a single image (multiple exposure)
Record multiple exposures in a single image, using the option currently selected for
image quality.
1 Select [Multiple Exposure] in
X Shooting Menu 2.
2 Adjust settings.
Number of
Frames
Select [2f].
Auto Gain
When set to [On], the brightness of each
frame is set to 1/2 and the images are
overlaid. When set to [Off], the images are
overlaid with the original brightness of each
frame.
Overlay
When set to [On], a RAW image recorded
on a card can be overlaid with multiple
exposures and stored as a separate image.
The number of pictures taken is one.
• a is displayed in the monitor while multiple exposure
is in effect.
Multiple Exposure
Number of Frames
Auto Gain
Overlay
Off
Off
Off
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3 Shoot.
• a is displayed in green when shooting starts.
• Press
 to delete the last shot.
• The previous shot is superimposed on the view through the lens as a guide to
framing the next shot.
% Tips
• To overlay 3 or more frames: Select RAW for [K] and use the [Overlay] option to make
repeated multiple exposures.
• For more information on overlaying RAW images:
g “Image overlay” (P. 86)
• The camera will not go to sleep while multiple exposure is in effect.
• Photographs taken with other cameras cannot be included in a multiple exposure.
• When [Overlay] is set to [On], the images displayed when a RAW image is selected are
developed with the settings at the time of shooting.
• To set the shooting functions, cancel multiple exposure shooting fi rst. Some functions
cannot be set.
• Multiple exposure is cancelled automatically from the fi rst picture in the following
situations.
The camera is turned off/The
q button is pressed/The MENU button is pressed/The
shooting mode is set to a mode other than P, A, S, M/The battery power runs out/Any
cable is connected to the camera
• When a RAW image is selected using [Overlay], the JPEG image for the image recorded
in RAW+JPEG is displayed.
• When shooting multiple exposures using bracketing, priority is given to multiple exposure
shooting. While the overlay image is being saved, bracketing is reset to the factory default
setting.