3 shooting basics 40, 4 advanced shooting 61 – Olympus X-300 EN User Manual

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Contents

3 Shooting basics

40

Shooting mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Taking still pictures

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Taking still pictures using the viewfinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Taking still pictures using the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Comparison of the viewfinder & monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

If correct focus cannot be obtained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Determine the position of the subject after focusing

(Focus Lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Subjects that are difficult to focus on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Night scene mode

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Recording movies

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Using the optical zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Using the digital zoom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Using the flash

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

4 Advanced shooting

61

Macro mode shooting

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Self-timer shooting

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Selecting the metering area

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Sequential shooting

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

PANORAMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Taking two-in-one pictures

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Selecting a record mode

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Varying the image brightness (Exposure compensation)

. . 74

Adjusting the white balance

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

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