Recording sound – Olympus Stylus 500 Digital User Manual
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Recording sound
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Sound can be added to a still picture that you have already taken. (This is
known as “after-recording”.) You can also re-record over the sound that
has already been recorded. Total recording time per picture is
approximately 4 seconds.
Select the still picture to which you want to add sound.
Top menu
[MODE MENU]
[PLAY]
[R]
1
Press
d
to display [START].
2
Aim the camera microphone
toward the sound you want to
record and press
e to start
recording.
• The [BUSY] bar is displayed during
recording.
Note
• Trimming is not possible in the following cases.
Movies, or when there is insufficient memory space on the card.
• If a trimmed picture is printed out, it may appear grainy.
Note
• If the microphone is farther than 1 m (3.3 ft.) from the subject, sound may not
be recorded properly.
• If you re-record the sound, the original sound is erased.
• You may not be able to record sound when there is insufficient card memory
(the “CARD FULL” message is displayed).
• Sound recording may pick up camera noises, such as button operation or
shutter movement.
• Once sound is added to a picture, it is not possible to erase only the sound. In
this case, make a re-recording with silence.
Recording sound
Mode dial
y
<
R
0
INFO
EDIT
CARD
SET
PLAY
START
Microphone