User manual OLYMPUS C-315 ZOOM

[. . . ] DIGITAL CAMERA APPAREIL PHOTO NUMÉRIQUE DIGITALKAMERA CÁMARA DIGITAL C-315ZOOM BASIC MANUAL MANUEL DE BASE EINFACHE ANLEITUNG MANUAL BÁSICO ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH ESPAÑOL CONTENTS/TABLE DES MATIÉRES/INHALT/CONTENIDO ENGLISH . 38 These instructions are only for quick reference. For more details on the functions described here, refer to the "Reference Manual" on CD-ROM. 2 En Before using your camera, read this manual carefully to ensure correct use. We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important photographs. [. . . ] You cannot record movies with sound. En En 23 TAKING STILL PICTURES You can take still pictures using either the monitor or the viewfinder. Both methods are easy as all you have to do is to press the shutter button. 1 Slide the power switch to lock button. , pressing and holding the · The camera turns on in the shooting mode. · The lens extends and the monitor turns on. 2 Decide the composition while looking at the image on the monitor. · You can take pictures using the viewfinder, with the monitor turned off. · When the monitor is off, the green lamp and mark are not displayed. 3 En Press the shutter button gently (halfway) to adjust the focus. · Focus and exposure are locked, when the green lamp lights steadily. (Focus Lock) · When the flash is ready to fire, the mark lights. 4 Press the shutter button all the way (fully). · The camera takes the picture. · The BUSY bar is displayed while the picture is stored on the card. The next shooting is available when the display goes off. 24 En IF CORRECT FOCUS CANNOT BE OBTAINED (FOCUS LOCK) When correct focus cannot be obtained on the subject you want to shoot, you can focus the camera on another point at roughly the same distance (focus lock) and take the picture as explained below. 1 Slide the power switch to lock button. , pressing and holding the · The camera turns on in the shooting mode. · The lens extends and the monitor turns on. 2 Position the AF target mark on the subject you want to focus on. · When shooting a hard-to-focus subject, point the camera at an object about the same distance away as the subject. AF target mark En 3 Press the shutter button halfway until the green lamp lights. · When the green lamp lights steadily, the focus and the exposure are locked. · When the green lamp blinks, the focus and exposure are not locked. Release your finger from the shutter button, re-position your subject and press the shutter button halfway again. 4 Keeping the shutter button pressed halfway, recompose your shot. Green lamp 5 Press the shutter button fully. En 25 RECORDING MOVIES You can record movies with this camera. You can play back the recorded movies with this camera. Sound can not be recorded. 1 Slide the power switch to lock button. , pressing and holding the · The camera turns on in the shooting mode. · The lens extends and the monitor turns on. 2 3 Press Press ( ) to display the virtual dial screen. to select , then press Z. · Movie recording is set and the camera returns to the shooting mode. · On the monitor, the mark and the remaining recording time of the current memory card are displayed. En 4 5 6 Decide the composition while looking at the image on the monitor. Press the shutter button fully to start recording. · When recording a movie, the camera automatically adjusts the focus and exposure according to the moving subject. · During movie recording, lights red. 7 Press the shutter button again to stop recording. · When the remaining recording time has been used up, recording stops automatically. · When there is space in the card, the remaining recording time is displayed, and the camera is ready to shoot. · During movie recording, the flash and super macro mode are disabled. · It takes longer to store movies than still pictures. · The maximum recordable time varies depending on the conditions such as the record mode. Note 26 En ZOOMING IN ON A SUBJECT (OPTICAL ZOOM) Telephoto and wide-angle shooting are possible at 2. 8× magnification (the optical zoom limit, equivalent to 38 mm - 106 mm on a 35 mm camera). By combining the optical zoom with the digital zoom, zoom magnification can be increased to a maximum of approximately 10×. 1 Slide the power switch to lock button. , pressing and holding the · The camera turns on in the shooting mode. · The lens extends and the monitor turns on. 2 3 Push/pull the zoom lever while observing the subject on the monitor. [. . . ] If the problem persists, format the card. If the card cannot be formatted, it cannot be used. Read-only setting is applied to the card by a PC. Replace the card or erase unwanted pictures. [. . . ]