Olympus Stylus 780 - Manual (Page 11)

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AF Lock - Locking the focus position
When the scene is k H, you can lock the focus position by
pressing 2. Press 2 again to cancel the AF lock.
g “ s Shoot pictures by selecting a scene mode
according to the situation” (P. 11)
• AF lock is automatically canceled after one shot.
Recording movies
Set the mode dial to n, and press the shutter button halfway to lock the focus, and then press
the shutter button completely to start recording. Press the shutter button again to stop
recording.
Set the mode dial to the desired shooting or playback mode.
The camera determines the optimum settings for the shooting conditions automatically.
You can shoot pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation.
Select a scene mode/change another scene mode to another one
• Press m to select [SCN] from the top menu, and change it to another scene mode.
• By switching to another scene mode, most settings will be changed to the default settings of
each scene mode.
Follow the shooting guide displayed on the screen to set the
target items.
• Press
m to display the shooting guide again.
• To change the setting without using the shooting guide, set
the shooting mode to another one.
• The content set using the shooting guide will change to the
default setting by pressing m or changing the mode using
the mode dial.
Shoot pictures by comparing previews of different effects
Select one of the [1 Shoot w/ effects preview.] options from the
[SHOOTING GUIDE] menu to preview a live, multi-frame
window on the monitor showing four different levels of the
selected shooting effect. You can use the four preview frames
to compare and select your desired setting/effect.
• Use the arrow pad to select the frame with the settings you
want, and press e. The camera automatically switches to
shooting mode and allows you to shoot with the selected
effect.
Mode dial Switching between shooting and playback modes
K Shooting still pictures
s Shoot pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation
g Follow the shooting guide to take better pictures
HQ HQ 3072 3072 × 2304 2304
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k k
AF lock mark
3
OK SET
4
Shooting into backlight.
5
Brightening subject.
Shoot w/ effects preview.
Set particular lighting.
Blurring background.
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2
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Use 43 to change
the display.
When [High exposure
effects.] is selected
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