Basic guide, Basic operations, Release the shutter – Olympus E-PL2 User Manual

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Basic operations

Basic guide

Pressing the shutter button halfway and all the way down

The shutter button has two positions. The act of lightly pressing the shutter button to
the fi rst position and holding it there is called “pressing the shutter button halfway,”
that of pressing it all the way down to the second position “pressing the shutter
button all (or the rest of) the way down.”

Press halfway

Press the rest of

the way down

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Release the shutter.

Taking photographs
Press the shutter button all the way
(fully).

The shutter sounds and the picture is
taken.

Press halfway

Press the rest of

the way down

Recording movies
Release the shutter button and press the

R button to begin recording.

Press the

R button again to end recording.

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R button

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Tips

If no operations are performed for a minute, the camera enters “sleep” (stand-by)
mode to turn off the monitor and to cancel all actions. The camera activates again
when you touch any button (the shutter button,

q button, etc.). [SLEEP]: g

“Custom menu” (P. 78)

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Caution

Bright light sources appear black when framed in the monitor but are recorded
normally in the fi nal picture.
If the camera is used for extended periods, the temperature of the image pickup
device will rise and noise and colored fog may appear in images recorded at high ISO
sensitivities. Choose a lower ISO sensitivity or turn the camera off for a short period.

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