Olympus FE-5050 User manual

Instruction Manual
FE-5050/FE-4050
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 our products, Olympus reserves the right to update or modify information
contained in this manual.
●The screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced during the development stages and may
differ from the actual product. Unless otherwise specified, the explanation about these illustrations is provided for
FE-5050.

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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
LI-42B Lithium
Ion Battery USB cable OLYMPUS Setup
CD-ROM
F-2AC
USB-AC adapter
or
Step 2 Preparing the Camera
“Preparing the Camera” (p. 12)
Step 3 Shooting and Playing Back Images
“Shooting, Viewing, and Erasing” (p. 19)
Step 4 How to Use the Camera
“Camera Settings” (p. 3)
Step 5 Printing
“Direct printing (PictBridge)” (p. 46)
“Print Reservations (DPOF)” (p. 50)
Contents
Contents
Names of Parts............................................... 8
Preparing the Camera.................................. 12
Shooting, Viewing, and Erasing ................. 19
Using Shooting Modes................................ 26
Using Shooting Functions .......................... 30
Menus for Shooting Functions................... 34
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Menus for Playback, Editing, and Printing
Functions...................................................... 37
Menus for Other Camera Settings.............. 40
Printing.......................................................... 46
Usage Tips.................................................... 53
Appendix....................................................... 58
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AV cableDigital camera Strap

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Camera Settings
UsingtheDirectButtons
UsingtheDirectButtons
Frequently used functions can be accessed using the direct buttons.
Shutter button (p. 20)
Zoom buttons (p. 21)
qbutton (switch between shooting and
playback) (p. 20, 22)
mbutton (p. 5)
Ebutton (menu guide) (p. 25)
Arrow pad
H(left)
G(down) /
Dbutton (erase) (p. 24)
F(up) /
INFO button (change information
display) (p. 22, 25)
I(right)
Hbutton
(p. 4, 17)
The symbols FGHI displayed for image
selections and settings indicate that the arrow pad
is to be used.
N ORM
OK
SINGLE PRINT PRINT
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FILE
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OK
SET
X
YMDTIME
MENU
CANCEL
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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 (p. 26).
Function menu
Function menu
Press the Hbutton 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.
To select the shooting mode
Use HI to select a shooting mode and press the Hbutton.
To select the function menu
Use FG to select a menu and use HI to select a menu option. Press the H
button to set the function menu.
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Shooting
Function menu
Shooting mode
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Selected option
Setup menu (p. 5)

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1Press the mbutton.
The setup menu is displayed.
DIGITAL ZOOM OFF
AF MODE FACE/iESP
MENU OK
SETEXIT
1
2
DATE STAMP
ICON GUIDE ON
OFF
RESETRESET
COMPRESSION NORMAL
2Press Hto highlight the page tabs. Use
FG to select the desired page tab and
press I.
1
MENU OK
SETEXIT
POWER SAVE OFF
VIDEO OUT
WORLD TIME
NTSC
BRIGHT
ENGLISH
2
Page tab
1
MENU OK
SETEXIT
2
POWER SAVE OFF
VIDEO OUT
WORLD TIME
NTSC
ENGLISH
BRIGHTBRIGHT
Submenu 1
3Use FG to select the desired submenu 1
and then press the Hbutton.
1
2
MENU OK
SETEXIT
POWER SAVEPOWER SAVE OFFOFF
VIDEO OUT
WORLD TIME
NTSC
BRIGHT
ENGLISH
1
OK
SET
MENU
BACK
2
POWER SAVEPOWER SAVE OFFOFF
VIDEO OUT
WORLD TIME
NTSC
BRIGHT
ENGLISH
POWER SAVE
ON
OFFOFF
Submenu 2
●4Use FG to select the desired submenu 2
and then press the Hbutton.
Once a setting is selected, the display returns to
the previous screen.
There may be additional operations.
“Menu Settings” (p. 34 to 45)
1
2
MENU OK
SETEXIT
POWER SAVEPOWER SAVE ONON
VIDEO OUT
WORLD TIME
NTSC
BRIGHT
ENGLISH
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
date.

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Menu Index
Menus for Shooting Functions
1Shooting mode
P(PROGRAM AUTO)......p.19
M(iAUTO)...................p.26
N(DIS MODE)..............p.26
s(SCENE MODE) .....p.26
P(MAGIC FILTER)....p.28
~(PANORAMA)..............p.29
A(MOVIE)......................p.20
2Flash.................................p.30
3Macro ...............................p.30
4Self-timer..........................p.31
5Exposure compensation...p.31
6White balance...................p.32
7ISO...................................p.32
8Image size (Still images)..p.33
9#(Setup) X
z(Shooting)/A(Movie)
RESET..............................p.34
IMAGE SIZE (Movies)......p.34
COMPRESSION
(Still images)...................p.34
FRAME RATE (Movies)....p.34
AF MODE.........................p.35
DIGITAL ZOOM................p.35
IS MOVIE MODE
(Movies)..........................p.35
R(Movies)........................p.36
ICON GUIDE....................p.36
DATE STAMP...................p.36
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8
5
1
2
3
7
6
9
1
2
MENU OK
SETEXIT
DIGITAL ZOOM OFF
AF MODE FACE/iESP
DATE STAMP
ICON GUIDE ON
OFF
RESET
COMPRESSION NORMAL
1
2
IMAGE SIZE VGA
IS MOVIE MODE OFF
ON
FRAME RATE 30fps
MENU OK
SETEXIT
R

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Menus for Playback, Editing, and Printing Functions
1r(Settings 1)
MEMORY FORMAT/
FORMAT.......................p.40
BACKUP.......................p.40
qPOWER ON ...........p.40
KEEP KSETTINGS...p.40
PW ON SETUP............p.41
SOUND SETTINGS*1 ...p.41
BEEP*2..........................p.42
PIXEL MAPPING..........p.42
2s(Settings 2)
s(Monitor)................p.42
VIDEO OUT..................p.43
POWER SAVE..............p.44
W(Language)............p.44
X(Date/time).............p.44
WORLD TIME...............p.45
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2
PIXEL MAPPING
MENU
OK
SETEXIT
BACKUP
PW ON SETUP ON
SOUND SETTINGS
KEEP
K
SETTINGS YES
qPOWER ON YES
FORMAT
1
2
Menus for Other Camera Settings
1
2
MENU OK
SETEXIT
SLIDESHOW
EDIT
ERASE
PRINT ORDER
y
0
1
1q(Playback)
SLIDESHOW................p.37
EDIT.......................p.37, 38
ERASE.........................p.38
PRINT ORDER.............p.39
0(Protect)................p.39
y(Rotate)....................p.39
*1 Available in the FE-5050 only.
*2 Available in the FE-4050 only.

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Names of Parts
Names of Parts
Camera unit
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3
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6
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5
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2
3
FE-4050
1Strap eyelet....................p.9
2Multi-connector
..................p.14, 16, 43, 46
3Battery/card compartment
cover...........................p.12
4Self-timer lamp.............p.31
5Flash.............................p.30
6Microphone.............p.36, 37
7Lens........................p.58, 72
8 Tripod socket
9 Speaker

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2
1
5
7
9
10
1 3
FE-4050
1nbutton........p.17, 19
2Indicator lamp...p.13, 14, 16
3Shutter button...............p.20
4Monitor ...................p.19, 53
5mbutton ..................p.5
6Zoom buttons ...............p.21
7qbutton
(switch between shooting
and playback) .......p.20, 22
8Hbutton (OK) .........p.4, 17
9Arrow pad.......................p.3
INFO button
(change information
display) .................p.22, 25
Dbutton (erase) ..........p.24
10 Ebutton (menu guide)
....................................p.25
Attaching the camera strap
Attaching the camera strap
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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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1Battery check................p.16
2Shooting mode.......p.19, 26
3Flash.............................p.30
Flash standby/flash charge
....................................p.53
4Macro ...........................p.30
5Self-timer......................p.31
6Exposure compensation
....................................p.31
7White balance...............p.32
8ISO...............................p.32
9Image size..............p.33, 34
10 Setup menu....................p.5
11 Date stamp...................p.36
12 Recording with sound
(movies)......................p.36
13 World time ....................p.45
14 Digital image stabilization
(movies)......................p.35
15 Compression
(still images)................p.34
16 Number of storable pictures
(still images)................p.19
Continuous recording length
(movies)......................p.21
17 Current memory ...........p.60
18 AF target mark..............p.20
19 Camera shake warning
20 Aperture value..............p.20
21 Shutter speed...............p.20

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Playback mode display
Playback mode display
Normal display●1Battery check................p.16
2Print reservation/number of
prints...................p.50/p.49
3Protect..........................p.39
4Adding sound .........p.36, 37
5Current memory ...........p.60
6Frame number/
total number of images
(still images)................p.22
Elapsed time/
total recording time
(movies)......................p.23
7Shooting mode.......p.19, 26
8Shutter speed...............p.20
9Aperture value..............p.20
10 ISO ...............................p.32
11 Exposure compensation
....................................p.31
12 White balance...............p.32
13 Image size..............p.33, 34
14 File number
15 Date and time...............p.17
16 Compression
(still images)................p.34
Frame rate
(movies)......................p.34
17 Volume*1 .......................p.41
*1 Available in the FE-5050 only.
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Still image Movie
00:12/00:3400:12/00:34
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7
4 6
Detailed display●
1010
4/304/30
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AUTO
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FILE
100 0004
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Preparing the Camera
Preparing the Camera
Inserting the battery and the SD/SDHC
memory card (sold separately)
Always use SD/SDHC memory cards with this
camera. Do not insert any other types of memory
card.
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Battery/card compartment cover
2
Write-protect switch
Battery lock knob
Insert the battery by putting in the ▼marked side
first, with the Cmarks 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.
Turn off the camera before opening the battery/card
compartment cover.
When using the camera, be sure to close the battery/
card compartment cover.
Insert the card straight until it clicks into place.
Do not touch the contact area directly.
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2
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FE-5050 FE-4050
This camera allows the user to take pictures using the
internal memory even when no SD/SDHC memory
card (sold separately) is inserted.
“Using an SD/SDHC memory card” (p. 59)
“Number of storable pictures (still images)/Continuous
recording length (movies) in the internal memory and
SD/SDHC memory cards” (p. 61)

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To remove the SD/SDHC memory card
To remove the SD/SDHC memory card
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Press the card in until it clicks and comes out slightly,
then grab the card and pull it out.
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 supplied USB-AC adapter” (p. 15) 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
An Autorun 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
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Multi-connector
USB cable (supplied)
Computer (on and running)
Indicator lamp
When the camera is connected to another device via
USB, a message will be displayed prompting you to
choose a connection type. Select [STORAGE].
3Register your Olympus product.
Click the “Registration” button and follow the on-
screen instructions.
4Install OLYMPUS Viewer 2 and ib computer
software.
Check the system requirements before beginning
installation.
Click the “OLYMPUS Viewer 2” or “ib” button and
follow the on-screen instructions to install the
software.
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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.
5Install the camera manual.
Click the “Camera Instruction Manual” button and
follow the on-screen instructions.
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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.
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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.
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 supplied
USB-AC adapter
The included F-2AC USB-AC adapter (with an AC
cable or plug-in type; hereafter referred to as USB-AC
adapter) differs depending on the region where you
purchased the camera. If you received a plug-in type
USB-AC adapter, plug it directly into an AC outlet.
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The included 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.
Example: USB-AC adapter with an AC
Example: USB-AC adapter with an AC
cable
cable
1
2
3
1
AC outlet
USB cable (supplied)
Multi-connector
When the camera is connected to another device via
USB, a message will be displayed prompting you to
choose a connection type. Select [CHARGE].
2
Indicator lamp
On: Charging
Off: Charged
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The battery is not fully charged at the time of
purchase. 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 camera is not
correctly connected or the battery, camera, or USB-
AC adapter may not be functioning as expected.
For details on the battery and the USB-AC adapter,
see “The battery and USB-AC adapter” (p. 58).
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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Operation guide
Operation guides displayed at the bottom of the screen
indicate that the mbutton, Hbutton, or zoom buttons
should be used.
MENU OK
SEL. IMAGE
ERASE/CANCEL
Operation guide
OK
SET
1
2
MENU OK
SETEXIT
DIGITAL ZOOM OFF
AF MODE FACE/iESP
DATE STAMP
ICON GUIDE ON
OFF
RESET
COMPRESSION NORMAL
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
MENU
Y M D TIME
CANCEL
--------
Date and time setting screen
2Use FG to select the year for [Y].
X
:..
Y/M/D
MENU
Y M D TIME
CANCEL
20102010
-- -- -- --
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3Press Ito save the setting for [Y].
:..2010
X
Y/M/D
MENU
Y M D TIME
CANCEL
-- -- ------
4As in Steps 2 and 3, use FGHI and the
Hbutton to set [M] (month), [D] (day), [TIME]
(hours and minutes), and [Y/M/D] (date order).
For a more accurate setting, press the Hbutton
when the time signal hits 00 seconds while setting the
minutes.
To change the date and time, adjust the setting from
the menu. [X] (Date/time) (p. 44)
5Use HI to select your home time zone and
press the Hbutton.
Use FG to turn daylight saving time ([SUMMER])
on or off.
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SUMMER
OK
SET
Seoul
Tokyo
Seoul
Tokyo
The menus can be used to change the selected time
zone. [WORLD TIME] (p. 45)
6Use FGHI to select your language and
press the Hbutton.
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Shooting, Viewing, and Erasing
Shooting, Viewing, and Erasing
Shooting with the optimum aperture
value and shutter speed
[PROGRAM AUTO]
In this mode, automatic shooting settings are activated
while also allowing changes to a wide range of
other shooting menu functions, such as exposure
compensation, white balance, etc. as needed.
1Press the nbutton to turn on the
camera. [PROGRAM AUTO] indicator
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Number of storable still pictures (p. 61)
Monitor (standby mode screen)
If the [PROGRAM AUTO] indicator is not displayed,
press the Hbutton to display the function menu and
then set the shooting mode to P.
“Using the Menu” (p. 4)
Current shooting mode display
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Press the nbutton again to turn off the camera.
2Hold the camera and compose the shot.
Horizontal grip
Vertical grip
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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.
PP
1/4001/400 F2.8F2.8
AF target mark
Press halfway
Shutter speed Aperture value
“Focusing” (p. 55)
4To take the picture, gently press the shutter
button all the way down while being careful
not to shake the camera.
PP
1/4001/400 F2.8F2.8
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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Shooting movies [MOVIE]
1Press the Hbutton to display the function
menu screen.
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2Use HI to set the shooting mode to Aand
then press the Hbutton. [MOVIE] indicator
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