User manual OLYMPUS E-450

[. . . ] DIGITAL CAMERA http://www. olympus. com/ Basic guide Premises: Goods delivery: Letters: Wendenstrasse 14 ­ 18, 20097 Hamburg, Germany Tel. : +49 40 - 23 77 3-0 / Fax: +49 40 - 23 07 61 Bredowstrasse 20, 22113 Hamburg, Germany Postfach 10 49 08, 20034 Hamburg, Germany P. 2 European Technical Customer Support: Please visit our homepage http://www. olympus-europa. com or call our TOLL FREE NUMBER*: 00800 - 67 10 83 00 for Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom. * Please note some (mobile) phone services / provider do not permit access or request an additional prefix to +800 numbers. For all not listed European Countries and in case that you can't get connected to the above mentioned number please make use of the following CHARGED NUMBERS: +49 180 5 - 67 10 83 or +49 40 - 237 73 48 99. [. . . ] F SHUTTER F SHUTTER FNo. Setting % (program shift) j Program shift Exposure compensation Aperture value Exposure compensation Shutter speed Exposure compensation Shutter speed Aperture value F button + j Exposure compensation Program shift Exposure compensation Aperture value Exposure compensation Shutter speed Aperture value Shutter speed DIAL DIRECTION You can select the rotational direction of the control dial and the direction in which the shutter speed/aperture value will increase or decrease. Setting DIAL1 DIAL2 q (rotational direction of the dial) · Slower shutter speed · Open the aperture (f-number is decreased) · Faster shutter speed · Close the aperture (f-number is increased) r (rotational direction of the dial) · Faster shutter speed · Close the aperture (f-number is increased) · Slower shutter speed · Open the aperture (f-number is decreased) AEL/AFL You can use the AEL/AFL button to perform AF or metering operations instead of using the shutter button. Select the function of the button to match the operation when the shutter button is pressed. Select [mode1] to [mode4] in each focus mode. (You can only select [mode4] in C-AF mode. ) Shutter button function Mode [S-AF] mode1 mode2 S-AF S-AF k C-AF start C-AF start k k k k k Locked k Locked Locked k Locked k Locked k Locked k k k Locked Locked Locked Locked k k k k Locked k k Locked k Locked k Locked k k k S-AF k k C-AF start C-AF start k k S-AF Locked Locked k Locked Locked k k Locked Locked k Half-press Focus Exposure Full press Focus Exposure AEL/AFL button function When holding down AEL/AFL Focus Exposure 9 Customizing your camera mode3 [C-AF] mode1 mode2 mode3 mode4 [MF] mode1 mode2 mode3 84 EN Basic operations [mode1] For determining the metered exposure while focusing. AE lock is activated while pressing the AEL/AFL button, allowing you to adjust the focus and determine the exposure separately. [mode2] For determining the exposure when you press the shutter button fully. This is useful for shooting scenes with significant changes in lighting, such as on a stage. [mode3] For focusing with the AEL/AFL button instead of the shutter button. [mode4] Press the AEL/AFL button to focus, and press the shutter button fully to determine the exposure. AEL/AFL MEMO You can lock and maintain the exposure by pressing the AEL/AFL button. [ON] Press the AEL/AFL button to lock and maintain the exposure. Press again to cancel the maintaining of the exposure. [OFF] The exposure will be locked only while the AEL/AFL button is pressed. 7 FUNCTION You can assign a function to the b button (< button). [Fn FACE DETECT] Press the b button to set [g FACE DETECT] to [ON] and activate the optimal settings. g"Using the face detection function" (P. 87) [PREVIEW]/[LIVE PREVIEW] (electronic) While holding down the b button, you can use the preview function. 46) [V] Press the b button to acquire the WB value. g"Setting the one-touch white balance" (P. 63) [TEST PICTURE] Pressing the shutter button while pressing the b button enables you to check the picture you have just taken on the monitor without having to record the picture to the card. This is useful when you want to see how a picture turned out without saving it. [OFF] Does not allow function allocation. [. . . ] 64 Shutter priority shooting S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Shutter speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Single AF (S-AF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Single-frame copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]