Olympus E-M5 - Manual (Page 58)

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Other shooting options
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• Rotate the sub dial to choose exposure compensation.
• Larger apertures (lower f-numbers) decrease depth of
field (the area in front of or behind the focus point that
appears to be in focus), softening background details.
Smaller apertures (higher f-numbers) increase depth
of field.
Aperture value
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A +0.0 +0.0
I S O
400
HD
Preview function
You can preview depth of field (the area behind and in front of the subject that appears to
be in focus). The camera stops aperture down to the selected value while the button to
which [Preview] has been assigned is pressed. [Button Function] (P. 93)
% Tips
Changing the role assigned to the dial. [Dial Function] (P. 87)
Choosing shutter speed (S shutter-priority mode)
In mode S, you choose the shutter speed and let the camera automatically adjust
aperture for optimal exposure. After rotating the mode dial to S, rotate the main dial to
choose the shutter speed.
• Rotate the sub dial to choose exposure compensation.
• A fast shutter speed can freeze a fast action scene
without any blur. A slow shutter speed will blur a fast
action scene. This blurring will give the impression of
dynamic motion.
Shutter speed
250 250 F5.6 01:02:03 01:02:03
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S +0.0 +0.0
I S O
400
HD
% Tips
Changing the role assigned to the dial. [Dial Function] (P. 87)
Choosing aperture and shutter speed (M manual mode)
In mode M, you choose both the aperture and the shutter speed. At a speed of BULB,
the shutter remains open while the shutter button is pressed. After rotating the mode
dial to M, rotate the main dial to choose the aperture and the sub dial to choose the
shutter speed.
• Shutter speed can be set to values between 1/4000 and 60 seconds or to [BULB] or
[LIVE TIME].
# Cautions
• Exposure compensation is not available in M mode.