Taking still pictures, Chapter 4, Taking still pictures while using the viewfinder – Olympus C-40Zoom User Manual

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Chapter 4

1

Point the camera towards a subject
while viewing through the viewfinder.
Place the subject on the AF target
mark.
● The picture area moves lower in the

viewfinder as you get closer to the subject.
If this happens, use the monitor (P. 77).

2

Press the shutter button halfway.
● When focus and exposure (brightness) are locked, the green lamp lights.

● If the orange lamp lights, the flash fires automatically.

T See “Flash shooting” (P. 87).

3

Press the shutter button all the way.
● The green lamp blinks and the camera begins

storing pictures on the card. When the green lamp
stops blinking, you can take another shot.

● The card access lamp blinks while pictures are

being stored on the card.

● Number of still pictures that can be stored on a 16

MB card T
HQ record mode (2272 x 1704):
Approx. 16
SQ2 record mode (640 x 480 NORMAL):
Approx. 165

Taking still pictures

The camera actually records a wider area than the picture you composed
while viewing through the viewfinder.

Taking still pictures while using the viewfinder

Viewfinder

Orange lamp

Green lamp

Picture
frame

Picture area at
close distance

AF target mark

Flash

Card access lamp

OK

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