Olympus E-3 - Manual (Page 34)

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Shooting guides – Improving your shooting skills
To familiarize yourself with the camera, you can start off by taking pictures of surrounding
subjects, such as children, flowers and pets. If the pictures taken are not to your liking, try
adjusting some of the settings below. You can take more satisfying pictures simply by
familiarizing yourself with these basic camera functions.
Focus – Operating the shutter button
A picture can become out of focus when the focus in the picture is
on the foreground, background, or other objects in the picture
instead of on the subject. To prevent out-of-focus pictures, be
sure to focus on the subject you are trying to capture. The shutter
button can be pressed halfway down (half-press) and all the way
down (full press). Once you are able to operate the shutter button
effectively, you can focus accurately even on moving subjects.
g“Shooting” (P. 16), “Focus lock – If correct focus cannot be
obtained” (P. 58)
Even when the subject is in focus, the picture can become blurred
if you move the camera while the shutter button is being pressed.
This is called “camera shake”. Make sure how to properly hold
the camera. The camera is particularly subject to shaking when
using live view to take pictures while viewing the subject on the monitor. You can reduce
camera shake by using the image stabilizer.
g“Holding the camera” (P. 17), “Image stabilizer” (P. 63)
In addition to incorrect focusing and camera shake, movement of the subject can also cause
blurring of the picture. In this case, use a shutter speed that matches the motion of the subject.
You can confirm the actual shutter speed and aperture on the displays of the viewfinder, control
panel, and monitor by pressing the shutter button halfway.
g“Viewfinder” (P. 5), “Control panel” (P. 6), “Super control panel” (P. 7), “LCD monitor (Live
view)” (P. 8)
Basic function guides
Halfway down: All the way
down: