Taking still pictures, Taking still pictures using the viewfinder, P.40 – Olympus C-5050 Zoom User Manual

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Taking still pictures

You can take still pictures using either the viewfinder or the monitor.

Taking still pictures using the viewfinder

The camera actually records a wider area than the picture you compose while
looking through the viewfinder.

1

Set the mode dial to

and turn the camera on.

“Power on/off” (P.31)

2

Position the AF target
mark in the viewfinder
on the subject.

3

Press the shutter
button gently (halfway) to adjust the
focus.

• When the focus and exposure are locked, the

green lamp lights.

• If the orange lamp lights, the flash fires

automatically.

• The shutter speed and aperture value

automatically set by the camera are
displayed on the control panel.

Mode dial

Mode dial

Power switch

Shutter button

Card access lamp

AF target mark

Orange
lamp

Green
lamp

P mode

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