Shooting, Preparing the camera and fl ow of operations, Setting the shooting mode – Olympus EPL5 User Manual
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Preparing the camera and
fl ow of operations
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Shooting
Setting the Shooting mode
Use the mode dial to select the shooting mode.
A
A full auto mode in which the camera automatically optimizes settings for the
current scene. The camera does all the work, which is convenient for beginners.
P
Aperture and shutter speed are automatically adjusted for optimal results.
A
You control aperture. You can sharpen or soften background details.
S
You control shutter speed. You can express the motion of moving subjects, or
freeze motion without any blur.
M
You control aperture and shutter speed. You can shoot with long exposures for
fi reworks or other dark scenes.
ART Select an art fi lter.
SCN Select a scene according to the subject.
n
Shoot movies using shutter speed and aperture effects and movie special effects.
Taking photographs
First, try taking photographs in full auto mode.
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Set the mode dial to A.
Monitor
250
250 F5.6
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ISO-A
200
R
R
Number of
storable still
pictures
Available
recording
time
ISO
sensitivity
Shutter speed
Aperture value
Indicator
Mode icon