Olympus ?-7050 User manual

Instruction Manual
μ -7050
DIGITAL CAMERA
●Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you start to use your new camera, please read these
instructions carefully to enjoy optimum performance and a longer service life. Keep this manual in a safe place for
future reference.
●We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important photographs.
●In the interest of continually improving products, Olympus reserves the right to update or modify information
contained in this manual.

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Step 1
Other accessories not shown: Warranty card
Contents may vary depending on purchase location.
Checking the contents of the box
Step 2 Preparing the Camera
“Preparing the Camera” (p. 13)
Step 3 Shooting and Playing Back Images
“Shooting, Playback, and Erasing” (p. 19)
Step 4 How to Use the Camera
“Camera Settings” (p. 3)
Step 5 Printing
“Direct printing (PictBridge)” (p. 55)
“Print Reservations (DPOF)” (p. 58)
or
Digital camera Strap Lithium
Ion Battery
(LI-42B)
USB cable AV cable USB-AC adapter (F-2AC) OLYMPUS Setup
CD-ROM
Contents
Contents
Names of Parts............................................... 9
Preparing the Camera.................................. 13
Shooting, Playback, and Erasing ............... 19
Using Shooting Modes................................ 27
Using Shooting Functions .......................... 32
Menus for Shooting Functions................... 36
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Menus for Playback, Editing, and Printing
Functions...................................................... 41
Menus for Other Camera Settings.............. 46
Printing.......................................................... 55
Usage Tips.................................................... 61
Appendix....................................................... 66
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Camera Settings
UsingtheDirectButtons
UsingtheDirectButtons
Frequently used functions can be accessed using the direct buttons.
Shutter button (p. 20, 61)
Zoom buttons (p. 21, 24)
Movie record button (p. 20)
qbutton (switching between
shooting and playback) (p. 20,
22, 47)
mbutton (p. 6)
Ebutton (camera guide/
menu guide) (p. 26)

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Operation guide
The symbols FGHI displayed for image selections
and settings indicate that the wheel controller is to
be used by pressing, not turning, the wheel controller
sections shown on the right.
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Y/M/DY/M/D
Operation guides displayed at the bottom of the screen
indicate that the mbutton, Abutton, or zoom buttons
can be used.
MENU OK
SEL. IMAGE
ERASE/CANCEL
Operation guide
OK
SET
COMPRESSION NORMAL
SHADOW ADJUST AUTO
AF MODE
ESP/ FACE/iESP
ESP
DIGITAL ZOOM OFF
IMAGE SIZE 14M
MENU OK
SETEXIT
1
2
3
1
2
RESETRESET
Wheel controller
H(left)
G(down) /
Dbutton (erase) (p. 24)
F(up) /
INFO button (changing information
display) (p. 22, 25)
I(right)
Abutton

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UsingtheMenu
UsingtheMenu
Use the menu to change camera settings such as the shooting mode.
There may be menus that are unavailable depending on other related settings or the smode.
Function menu
Function menu
Press the Abutton during shooting to display the function menu. The function menu is used to choose the
shooting mode and provides access to frequently used shooting settings.
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To select the shooting mode
Use HI to select the shooting mode and press the Abutton.
To select the function menu
Use FG to select a menu and use HI to select a menu option. Press the A
button to set the function menu.
Shooting
Selected option
Setup menu
Function menu
Shooting mode

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1Press the mbutton.
The setup menu is displayed.
COMPRESSION NORMAL
SHADOW ADJUST AUTO
AF MODE
ESP/ FACE/iESP
ESP
DIGITAL ZOOM OFF
IMAGE SIZE 14M
MENU OK
SETEXIT
1
2
3
1
2
RESETRESET
2Press Hto select the page tabs. Use FG
to select the desired page tab and press I.
MENU OK
SETEXIT
1
2
2
3
COMPRESSION NORMAL
SHADOW ADJUST AUTO
AF MODE
ESP/ FACE/iESP
ESP
DIGITAL ZOOM OFF
IMAGE SIZE 14M
1
RESETRESET
Page tab
COMPRESSION NORMAL
SHADOW ADJUST AUTO
AF MODE
ESP/ FACE/iESP
ESP
DIGITAL ZOOM OFF
IMAGE SIZE 14M
MENU OK
SETEXIT
1
2
3
1
2
RESETRESET
Submenu 1
3Use FG to select the desired submenu 1
and then press the Abutton.
COMPRESSION NORMAL
SHADOW ADJUST AUTO
AF MODE
ESP/ FACE/iESP
ESP
IMAGE SIZE 14M
MENU OK
SETEXIT
1
2
3
1
2
RESETRESET
DIGITAL ZOOM OFFDIGITAL ZOOM OFF
COMPRESSION
NORMAL
SHADOW ADJUST AUTO
AF MODE
ESP/ FACE/iESP
ESP
IMAGE SIZE
14M
MENU OK
SETBACK
1
2
3
1
2
RESETRESET
DIGITAL ZOOM OFFDIGITAL ZOOM OFF
DIGITAL ZOOM
ON
OFFOFF
Submenu 2
●4Use FG to select the desired submenu 2
and then press the Abutton.
Once a setting is selected, the display returns to
the previous screen.
There may be additional operations. “Menu
Settings” (p. 36 to 54)
COMPRESSION NORMAL
SHADOW ADJUST AUTO
AF MODE
ESP/ FACE/iESP
ESP
IMAGE SIZE 14M
MENU OK
SETEXIT
1
2
3
1
2
RESETRESET
DIGITAL ZOOM ONONDIGITAL ZOOM
5Press the mbutton to complete the
setting.
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Setup menu
Setup menu
Press the mbutton during shooting or playback to display the setup menu. The setup menu provides access
to a variety of camera settings, including options not listed in the function menu, display options, and the time and
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Menu Index
Menus for Shooting Functions
1Shooting mode
P(PROGRAM AUTO)......p.27
M(iAUTO)...................p.19
s(SCENE MODE) .....p.27
P(MAGIC FILTER)....p.28
p(PANORAMA)..............p.29
Q(BEAUTY)...............p.31
2Flash.................................p.32
3Macro ...............................p.32
4Self-timer..........................p.33
5Exposure compensation...p.33
6White balance...................p.34
7ISO...................................p.34
8Drive.................................p.35
9m(Setup) X
z(Shooting)/A(Movie)
RESET..............................p.36
IMAGE SIZE (Still images)
........................................p.37
IMAGE SIZE (Movies)......p.37
COMPRESSION (Still images)
........................................p.37
IMAGE QUALITY (Movies)
........................................p.37
SHADOW ADJUST ..........p.38
AF MODE.........................p.38
ESP/n...........................p.38
DIGITAL ZOOM................p.39
IMAGE STABILIZER
(Still images)/
IS MOVIE MODE (Movies)
........................................p.39
REC VIEW........................p.39
PIC ORIENTATION ..........p.40
ICON GUIDE....................p.40
R(Movies)........................p.40
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COMPRESSION NORMAL
SHADOW ADJUST AUTO
AF MODE
ESP/ FACE/iESP
ESP
DIGITAL ZOOM OFF
IMAGE SIZE 14M
MENU OK
SETEXIT
1
2
3
1
2
RESETRESET
PIC ORIENTATION
ON
ICON GUIDE ON
REC VIEW ON
IMAGE STABILIZER ON
MENU OK
SETEXIT
1
2
3
1
2
IMAGE SIZE VGA
IS MOVIE MODE
OFF
ON
IMAGE QUALITY
NORMAL
MENU OK
SETEXIT
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COPY
STORAGE
q
POWER ON
KEEPzSETTINGS
USB CONNECTION
YES
YES
MENU
OK
MEMORY FORMAT
SETEXIT
INTERNAL/SD
DATA REPAIR
AUTO
1
2
2
3
1
MENU OK
SETEXIT
SLIDESHOW
ERASE
EDIT
PHOTO SURFING
PRINT ORDER
y
R
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2
3
1
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Menus for Playback, Editing, and Printing Functions
1r(Settings 1)
INTERNAL/SD..............p.46
MEMORY FORMAT/
FORMAT.....................p.46
DATA REPAIR .............. p.46
uCOPY................p.47
USB CONNECTION.....p.47
qPOWER ON ...........p.47
KEEPzSETTINGS......p.47
2s(Settings 2)
PW ON SETUP............p.48
SOUND SETTINGS .....p.48
FILE NAME ..................p.49
PIXEL MAPPING..........p.49
s(Monitor)................p.50
TV OUT........................p.50
POWER SAVE..............p.53
3t(Settings 3)
l(Language) ...........p.53
X(Date/time).............p.53
WORLD TIME...............p.54
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Menus for Other Camera Settings
1
1q(Playback)
SLIDESHOW................p.41
PHOTO SURFING........p.41
EDIT.............................p.42
ERASE.........................p.44
PRINT ORDER.............p.45
R(Protect)....................p.45
y(Rotate)....................p.45
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Names of Parts
Names of Parts
Camera unit
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2
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6
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11
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7
1Connector cover.....p. 14, 16
2Multi-connector
..................p. 14, 16, 51, 55
3HDMI micro connector
....................................p. 52
4Strap eyelet..................p. 10
5Flash.............................p. 32
6Battery/card compartment
lock .............................p. 13
7Battery/card compartment
cover...........................p. 13
8Self-timer lamp.............p. 33
9Microphone.............p. 40, 42
10 Lens..............................p. 66
11 Tripod socket
12 Speaker

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1nbutton........p. 17, 19
2Zoom buttons .........p. 21, 24
3Monitor .......p. 11, 19, 50, 61
4mbutton ..............p. 3, 6
5Shutter button.........p. 20, 61
6Indicator lamp.........p. 14, 16
7Movie record button......p. 20
8qbutton (switching between
shooting and playback)
........................p. 20, 22, 47
9Abutton (OK)................p. 4
10 Wheel controller .............p. 4
INFO button (changing
information display)
..............................p. 22, 25
Dbutton (erase).........p. 24
11 Ebutton (camera guide/
menu guide)................p. 26
Attaching the camera strap
Attaching the camera strap
Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose.

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Monitor
Shooting mode display
Shooting mode display
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MENUMENU
1 Battery check..........p. 17, 62
2 Shooting mode.......p. 19, 27
3 Flash.............................p. 32
Flash standby/flash charge
....................................p. 61
4 Macro/super macro ......p. 32
5 Self-timer......................p. 33
6 Exposure compensation
....................................p. 33
7 White balance...............p. 34
8 ISO...............................p. 34
9 Drive.............................p. 35
10 Setup menu............p. 6, 7, 8
11 World time ....................p. 54
12 Image stabilization (still
images)/Digital image
stabilization (movies)
....................................p. 39
13 Metering .......................p. 38
14 Shadow Adjustment
Technology..................p. 38
15 Compression (still images)
..............................p. 37, 69
16 Image size (still images)
..............................p. 37, 69
17 Number of storable still
pictures (still images)
....................................p. 19
18 Current memory ...........p. 68
19 Movie recording icon....p. 20
20 Remaining recording time
(movies)......................p. 20
21 Image size (movies)
..............................p. 37, 70
22 Histogram.....................p. 22
23 AF target mark..............p. 20
24 Camera shake warning
25 Aperture value..............p. 20
26 Shutter speed...............p. 20

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Playback mode display
Playback mode display
Standard display●1Battery check..........p. 17, 62
2Print reservation/number of
prints..................p. 59/p. 57
3Protect..........................p. 45
4Adding sound .........p. 40, 42
5Current memory ...........p. 68
6Frame number/total number
of images (still images)
....................................p. 22
Elapsed time/total
recording time (movies)
....................................p. 23
7Volume ...................p. 23, 48
8Histogram.....................p. 22
9Shutter speed...............p. 20
10 Aperture value..............p. 20
11 ISO ...............................p. 34
12 Exposure compensation
....................................p. 33
13 White balance...............p. 34
14 Compression (still images)
..............................p. 37, 69
Image quality (movies)
..............................p. 37, 70
15 Image size........p. 37, 69, 70
16 File number
17 Date and time.........p. 17, 53
18 Shadow Adjustment
Technology..................p. 38
19 Shooting mode .......p. 19, 27
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Preparing the Camera
Preparing the Camera
Inserting the battery
1
2
Insert the battery by putting in the ▼marked side
first, with the Bmarks toward the battery lock knob.
Damage to the battery exterior (scratches, etc.) may
produce heat or an explosion.
Insert the battery while sliding the battery lock knob in
the direction of the arrow.
Slide the battery lock knob in the direction of the
arrow to unlock, and then remove the battery.
1
2
Battery/card compartment
lock
Battery/card
compartment cover
1
2
Battery/card compartment
lock
Battery/card
compartment cover
Battery lock knobBattery lock knob
Turn off the camera before opening the battery/card
compartment cover.
When using the camera, be sure to close the battery/
card compartment cover.
3
Charging the battery and setting up
using the supplied CD
Connect the camera to the computer to charge the battery
and use the supplied CD for setup.
User registration using the supplied CD and
installation of ib computer software is available on
Windows computers only.
The camera battery can be charged while the camera is
connected to a computer.
The indicator lamp lights during charging and turns
off when charging is complete.
Charging takes up to 3 hours.
If the indicator lamp does not light, the camera is not
correctly connected or the battery, camera, computer,
or USB cable may not be functioning as expected.
We recommend that you use a computer equipped
with Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later), Windows
Vista, or Windows 7. See “Charging the battery with
the included USB-AC adapter” (p. 16) if you are using
a different computer or wish to charge the battery
without using a computer.
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Windows
Windows
1Insert the supplied CD in a CD-ROM drive.
Windows XP
A “Setup” dialog will be displayed.
Windows Vista/Windows 7
AnAutorun dialog will be displayed. Click “OLYMPUS
Setup” to display the “Setup” dialog.
If the “Setup” dialog is not displayed, select “My
Computer” (Windows XP) or “Computer” (Windows
Vista/Windows 7) from the start menu. Double-click
the CD-ROM (OLYMPUS Setup) icon to open the
“OLYMPUS Setup” window and then double-click
“SETUP.EXE”.
If a “User Account Control” dialog is displayed, click
“Yes” or “Continue”.
2Follow the on-screen instructions on your
computer.
If nothing is displayed on the camera screen even
after connecting the camera to the computer, the
battery may be exhausted. Leave the camera
connected to the computer until the battery has
charged, then disconnect and reconnect the camera.
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Connecting the camera
Connecting the camera
Multi-connector
Connector
cover
USB cable
(supplied)
Computer (on
and running)
Indicator lamp
3Register your Olympus product.
Click the “Registration” button and follow the on-
screen instructions.
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4Install OLYMPUS Viewer 2 and ib computer
software.
Check the system requirements before beginning
installation.
Click the “OLYMPUS Viewer 2” or “OLYMPUS ib”
button and follow the on-screen instructions to
install the software.
OLYMPUS Viewer 2
Operating
System Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later)/ Windows Vista/Windows 7
Processor Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or better
RAM 1 GB or more (2 GB or more
recommended)
Free Hard
Drive Space 1 GB or more
Monitor
Settings
1024 × 768 pixels or more
Minimum 65,536 colors (16,770,000
colors recommended)
ib
Operating
System Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later)/ Windows Vista/Windows 7
Processor Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or better (Pentium D 3.0 GHz or better required
for movies)
RAM
512 MB or more (1 GB or more
recommended)
(1 GB or more required for movies—2 GB
or more recommended)
Free Hard
Drive Space 1 GB or more
Monitor
Settings
1024 × 768 pixels or more
Minimum 65,536 colors (16,770,000
colors recommended)
Graphics A minimum of 64 MB video RAM with
DirectX 9 or later.
* See online help for information on using the software.
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5Install the camera manual.
Click the “Camera Instruction Manual” button and
follow the on-screen instructions.
Macintosh
Macintosh
1Insert the supplied CD in a CD-ROM drive.
Double-click the CD (OLYMPUS Setup) icon on
the desktop.
Double-click the “Setup” icon to display the “Setup”
dialog.
2Install OLYMPUS Viewer 2.
Check the system requirements before beginning
installation.
Click the “OLYMPUS Viewer 2” button and follow
the on-screen instructions to install the software.
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OLYMPUS Viewer 2
Operating
System Mac OS X v10.4.11–v10.6
Processor Intel Core Solo/Duo 1.5 GHz or better
RAM 1 GB or more (2 GB or more
recommended)
Free Hard
Drive Space 1 GB or more
Monitor
Settings
1024 × 768 pixels or more
Minimum 32,000 colors (16,770,000
colors recommended)
* Other languages can be selected from the language
combo box. For information on using the software, see
online help.
3Copy the camera manual.
Click the “Camera Instruction Manual” button to
open the folder containing the camera manuals.
Copy the manual for your language to the
computer.
Charging the battery with the
included USB-AC adapter
The included USB-AC adapter (F-2AC) (hereafter
referred as USB-AC adapter) has been designed to
be used only for charging. Make sure that operations
such as shooting, viewing images and so on are not
being used while the USB-AC adapter is connected
to the camera.
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Example: USB-AC adapter with an AC
Example: USB-AC adapter with an AC
cable
cable
1
2
2
1
3
AC outlet
Connector
cover
USB cable
(supplied)
Multi-connector
2
1
3
AC outlet
Connector
cover
USB cable
(supplied)
Multi-connector
Indicator lamp
On: Charging
Off: Charged
Indicator lamp
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The battery is not fully charged at shipment. Before
use, be sure to charge the battery until the indicator
lamp turns off (up to 3 hours).
If the indicator lamp does not light, the USB-AC
adapter is not connected to the camera correctly,
or the battery, camera, or USB-AC adapter may be
broken.
For details on the battery and the USB-AC adapter,
see “Battery and USB-AC adapter” (p. 66).
The battery can be charged while the camera is
connected to the computer. Charging time varies
depending on the performance of a computer. (There
may be cases in which it takes approx. 10 hours.)
When to charge the batteries
When to charge the batteries
Charge the battery when the error message shown below
appears.
Monitor top left Error message
Flashes in red
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When not using a computer
When not using a computer
See the next section under “Date, time, time zone, and
language”
Date, time, time zone, and language
The date and time set here are saved to image file names,
date prints, and other data. You can also choose the
language for the menus and messages displayed in the
monitor.
1Press the nbutton to turn on the
camera.
The date and time setting screen is displayed when
the date and time are not set.
X
Y/M/D
Y M D TIME
-- -- -- --:..
MENU
CANCEL
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Date and time setting screen
2Use FG to select the year for [Y].
-- -- -- --:.
MENU
CANCEL
X
.
Y/M/D
Y M D TIME
20102010
3Press Ito save the setting for [Y].
-- -- --:..2010
X
Y/M/D
Y M D TIME
MENU
CANCEL
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4As in Steps 2 and 3, use FGHI and the
Abutton to set [M] (month), [D] (day), [TIME]
(hours and minutes), and [Y/M/D] (date order).
For precise time setting, press the Abutton as the
time signal strikes 00 seconds.
To change the date and time, adjust the setting from
the menu. [X] (Date/time) (p. 53)
5Use HI to select the [x] time zone and
then press the Abutton.
Use FG to turn daylight saving time ([SUMMER])
on or off.
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Seoul
Tokyo
Seoul
Tokyo
The menus can be used to change the selected time
zone. [WORLD TIME] (p. 54)
6Use FGHI to select your language and
press the Abutton.
The menus can be used to change the selected
language. [l] (p. 53)
Inserting the SD/SDHC memory card
(sold separately)
Always use SD/SDHC memory cards with this
camera. Do not insert other types of memory card.
“Using a SD/SDHC memory card” (p. 67)
Although the camera can store images in internal
memory, SD/SDHC memory cards (sold separately)
can be also used to store pictures.
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1
Insert the card straight until it clicks into place.
Do not touch the contact area directly.
2
“Number of storable pictures (still images)/Continuous
recording length (movies) in the internal memory and
SD/SDHC memory cards” (p. 69, 70)
To remove the SD/SDHC memory card
To remove the SD/SDHC memory card
12
Press the card in until it clicks and comes out slightly,
then remove the card.
Write-protect
switch
Write-protect
switch
2
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Shooting, Playback, and Erasing
Shooting, Playback, and Erasing
In some cases, the camera may not select the
desired shooting mode.
When the camera cannot identify the optimal mode,
Pmode will be selected.
There are some limitations on settings in Mmode.
Press the nbutton again to turn off the camera.
2Hold the camera and compose the shot.
Horizontal grip
Vertical grip
Monitor
When holding the camera, take care not to cover the
flash with your fingers, etc.
Shooting with automatic settings
( M mode)
The camera will automatically select the optimal shooting
mode for the scene. This is a fully automatic mode that
allows you to take a picture suited to the scene by simply
pressing the shutter button.
1Press the nbutton to turn on the
camera. The icon changes depending
on the scene that the camera
automatically selects.
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Number of storable still pictures (p. 69)
Monitor (standby mode screen)
If Mmode is not displayed, press the Abutton
to display the function menu screen and then set the
shooting mode to M. “Using the Menu” (p. 5)
Current shooting mode display
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Shooting movies
1Press the movie record button to start
recording.
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Lights up red when recording
Recording time
Continuous recording length
(p. 70)
The effects of the set shooting mode can be
used when shooting movies (when [FISH EYE]
and [SOFT FOCUS] in Pmode, pmode or
Qmode is set, shooting is performed in Pmode).
2Press the movie record button again to stop
recording.
Sound will also be recorded.
During sound recording, only the digital zoom can be
used. To record a movie with optical zoom, set [R]
(movies) (p. 40) to [OFF].
3Press the shutter button halfway down to
focus on the subject.
When the camera focuses on the subject, the
exposure is locked (shutter speed and aperture
value are displayed), and the AF target mark
changes to green.
The camera was unable to focus if the AF target
mark flashes red. Try focusing again.
1/400 F3.0F3.01/400
AF target mark
Press halfway
Shutter speed Aperture value
“Focusing” (p. 63)
4To take the picture, gently press the shutter
button all the way down while being careful
not to shake the camera.
1/4001/400 F3.0F3.0
Image review screen
Press fully
To view images during shooting
To view images during shooting
Pressing the qbutton enables playback of images. To
return to shooting, either press the qbutton or press the
shutter button halfway down.
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