Olympus C-300 Zoom EN - Manual (Page 25)

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Record the movie while observing your subject on the
monitor.
Press the shutter button fully to start recording. When you press the
shutter button, the number of seconds remaining for one recording is
displayed. Press the shutter button fully again to stop recording.
To cancel movie mode
Press .
The monitor turns off and the movie mode is canceled.
J ZOOMING IN ON A SUBJECT (OPTICAL ZOOM)
Telephoto and wide-angle shooting are possible at 2.8 × (36 mm - 100 mm on
a 35 mm camera) magnification using the optical zoom. By combining the
optical zoom with the digital zoom, you can obtain a zoom magnification
equivalent to approximately 10
× max.
1
Open the lens barrier fully.
The camera turns on in the shooting mode.
2
Press the zoom lever while looking in
the viewfinder.
Press the zoom lever toward to zoom
in.
Press the zoom lever toward
to zoom
out.
3
Take the picture while looking in the viewfinder.
• During movie recording, the flash is disabled.
• It takes longer to store movies than still pictures.
• The seconds remaining varies depending on the record mode and the
amount of space available on the card.
• You cannot record movies with sound.
Pictures taken with the digital zoom may appear grainy.
Zoom lever
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