Olympus Camera E Pl5 Instruction Manual

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Preparing the camera and fl ow of operations
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Watching movies
•  Select a movie and press the  Q button to display the 
playback menu. Select [Movie Play] and press the  Q 
button to begin playback. To interrupt movie playback, 
press MENU.Movie
Movie Play
Erasem
Back Set
Volume
Volume can be adjusted by pressing F or G during 
single-frame and movie playback.
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   Selecting images
Select the image. You can also select multiple images for 
protection or deletion. Press the  R button...

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Basic operations
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2 Basic operations
Basic shooting operations
 Monitor display during shooting
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Switching the information display
  You can switch the information displayed in the monitor during shooting u\
sing the 
INFO button.
INFO
INFOINFO
Image onlyHistogram display
Information display on
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 Histogram display
Display a histogram showing the distribution of brightness in the image.\
 The horizontal axis 
gives the brightness, the vertical axis the number of pixels of each bri\...

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 Using the shooting modes
 “Point-and-shoot” photography (P program mode)
In mode P, the camera automatically adjusts shutter speed and aperture in respons\
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to subject brightness. Set the mode dial to  P.
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Shutter speed Aperture value
•  The shutter speed and aperture selected by the camera are displayed.
•  The shutter speed and aperture displays  fl ash if the camera is unable to achieve 
optimal exposure....

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  Choosing aperture (A aperture-priority mode)
In mode A, you choose the aperture and let the camera automatically adjust shutte\
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speed for optimal exposure. Rotate the mode dial to A.
•  After pressing the F button (F), use FG to 
choose the aperture.
•  Larger apertures (lower F-numbers) decrease  depth of fi  eld (the area in front of or behind the 
focus point that appears to be in focus), softening 
background details. Smaller apertures (higher 
F-numbers) increase depth of...

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  Choosing shutter speed (S shutter-priority mode)
In mode S, you choose the shutter speed and let the camera automatically adjust 
aperture for optimal exposure. Rotate the mode dial to  S.
•  After pressing the F button (F), use FG to 
choose the shutter speed.
•  A fast shutter speed can freeze a fast action  scene without any blur. A slow shutter speed will 
blur a fast action scene. This blurring will give the 
impression of dynamic motion.
Slower shutter speed 2...

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   Choosing when the exposure ends (bulb/time photography)
Use for night landscapes and fi reworks. Shutter speeds of [BULB] and [LIVE TIME] are 
available in mode  M.
Bulb photography (BULB):  The shutter remains open while the shutter button is pressed.
The exposure ends when the shutter button is released.
Time photography (TIME): The exposure begins when the shutter button is pressed all 
the way down. To end the exposure, press the shutter button 
all the way down again.
When...

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  Using art fi lters
1 Rotate the mode dial to  ART.•  A menu of art fi lters will be displayed. Select a 
fi  lter using  FG.
• Press  Q or press the shutter button halfway to 
select the highlighted item and exit the art  fi lter 
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 Types of  art  fi ltersj Pop Art tCross Process
k Soft Focus uGentle Sepia
l Pale&Light Color vDramatic Tone
m Light Tone YKey Line
n Grainy Film ZWatercolor
o Pin Hole uART BKT (ART bracketing)
s Diorama
2 Shoot.
•  To choose a different...

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 Shooting in scene mode
1 Rotate the mode dial to SCN.•  A menu of scene menu will be displayed. Select a 
scene using  FG.
• Press  Q or press the shutter button halfway to 
select the highlighted item and exit the scene 
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 Types of  scene modes
O Portrait rNature Macro
P e-Portrait QCandle
L Landscape RSunset
K Landscape+Portrait TDocuments
JSport sPanorama (P. 30)
G Night Scene(Fireworks
U Night+Portrait gBeach & Snow
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 Taking panoramas
If you have installed the supplied computer software, you can use it to \
join pictures together 
to form a panorama. g “Connecting the camera to a computer” (P. 95)
1 Rotate the mode dial to SCN.
2 Select [Panorama] and press  Q.
3 Use FGHI to choose a pan direction.
4 Take a picture, using the guides to frame the shot.
•  Focus, exposure, and other settings are  fi xed at the 
values for the fi  rst shot.
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5 Take the remaining images, framing...