User manual OLYMPUS IS-10

[. . . ] INSTRUCTIONS 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. Thank you for purchasing an Olympus camera. MAIN FEATURES Built-in 28mm~110mm approx. 4X zoom lens for increased shooting range. SLR lens ensures that what you see in the viewfinder is what you get on film. [. . . ] Then recompose the frame to take the picture. EXPOSURE the film, and is controlled by a combination of aperture size and shutter speed. Exposure refers to the amount of light which strikes Automatic Exposure Mode Program Chart (FULL AUTO) The following program chart is for 28mm wideangle and 110mm telephoto focal lengths. According to the focal length, the camera's program amount of light, called correct exposure, depends on the film speed (indicated on the film package, The automatic exposure function automatically sets the correct exposure. This camera employs two types of automatic exposure modes: programmed auto-exposure and aperture-preferred autoexposure. With programmed auto exposure, the camera itself changes. When the subject is brightly lit, the F stop and shutter speed change simultaneously. When the lighting is darker, the aperture opens fully and the shutter speed changes to match it. In the standard shooting mode (refer to p. 36), if the built-in flash has been flipped up, it will automatically fire in dark lighting conditions. The shutter speed will be fixed at 1/100-sec. automatically selects the most suitable combination of F stop and shutter speed for the existing lighting conditions. This lets you concentrate on composing your shot and releasing the shutter at just the right time. With aperture-preferred auto, you select the desired F stop, and the camera automatically selects the correct shutter speed. Aperture-preferred auto gives more artistic freedom of expression and creativity by selecting a desired F stop to control the blur of the background. Portrait Mode In this mode, the camera chooses a wide aperture for a shallow depth of field. This results in a softly blurred subject background, against which your subject stands out in sharp focus. This mode also prevents camera-shake from happening because a faster shutter speed is selected. 45 FILM SPEED Night Scene Mode When shooting night scenes you may sometimes be disappointed with the result, usually because the camera's automatic exposure function works on a standard exposure ratio. In such situations a professional photographer would adjust for exposure compensation based on personal experience, or select the manual shooting mode. In the night scene mode, exposure compensation is automatically adjusted for attractive night scene photography. For example, when shooting a subject with a night scene as its background, the use of the flash is often desirable. Should that be the case, the camera performs the most suitable exposure compensation for both the subject and the background. Since the selected shutter speed may be very slow, the camera should be held firmly in position (with a tripod for example) to prevent blurring. This mode is ideal for capturing high-speed photo opportunities such as sports scenes and children at play. A fast shutter speed is automatically selected to "freeze" the action on film. This mode is ideal when you want to focus on both the subject and the background or when you want to shoot natural scenery with low contrast. The camera automatically stops down the aperture to make the range of focus as large as possible. In shooting conditions for this mode, the subjects are likely be at a distance of (infinity), so the autofocus function in this mode starts from the position. 46 Film Speed Film speed is indicated on the back of film packages. ISO 100, ISO 200, and ISO 400 are the most common. [. . . ] Auxiliary flash activation in low light. Focusing range -- 0. 75 m (2. 5 ft) ~ Viewfinder: Single-lens reflex system, magnification ratio 0. 72 (at 50mm). Finder view-field -- 85% of actual view-field. Viewfinder information: Autofocus frame, spot frame, autofocus indicator, flash indicator (to be used as flash warning), overexposure/underexposure indicator. [. . . ]