Olympus E-420 - Manual (Page 85)

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Customizing your camera
Basic operations
[mode1]
For determining the metered exposure while focusing. AE lock is activated while
pressing the
AEL/AFL button, allowing you to adjust the focus and determine
the exposure separately.
[mode2] For determining the exposure when you press the shutter button fully. This is
useful for shooting scenes with significant changes in lighting, such as on a
stage.
[mode3] For focusing with the AEL/AFL button instead of the shutter button.
[mode4] Press the AEL/AFL button to focus, and press the shutter button fully to
determine the exposure.
AEL/AFL MEMO
You can lock and maintain the exposure by pressing the AEL/AFL button.
[ON] Press the AEL/AFL button to lock and maintain the exposure. Press again to
cancel the maintaining of the exposure.
[OFF] The exposure will be locked only while the AEL/AFL button is pressed.
7 FUNCTION
You can assign a function to the b button (< button).
[Fn FACE DETECT]
Press the b button to set [g FACE DETECT] to [ON] and activate the optimal
settings.
g“Using the face detection function” (P. 39), “g FACE DETECT” (P. 87)
[PREVIEW]/[LIVE PREVIEW] (electronic)
While holding down the b button, you can use the preview function.
g“Preview function” (P. 46)
[ V]
Press the b button to acquire the WB value. g“Setting the one-touch white
balance” (P. 63)
[TEST PICTURE]
Pressing the shutter button while pressing the b button enables you to check the
picture you have just taken on the monitor without having to record the picture to the
card. This is useful when you want to see how a picture turned out without saving it.
[OFF]
Does not allow function allocation.
j FUNCTION
Other functions can be assigned to the </ Y/j button.
[j/</ Y]
g“Sequential shooting” (P. 55), “Self-timer shooting” (P. 56), “Remote control
shooting” (P. 57)
[AF AREA]
g“AF target selection” (P. 53)
[AF MODE]
g“AF mode selection” (P. 51)
[WB]
g“Selecting the white balance” (P. 60)
[METERING]
g“Changing the metering mode” (P. 47)
[ISO]
g“ISO sensitivity setting” (P. 50)
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