Olympus E-P1 - Manual (Page 4)

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Mode dial
The mode dial allows you to change the
camera settings easily according to the
subject.
• For more advanced shooting and greater creative control, you can set the aperture value and
shutter speed.
• The settings made in the advanced shooting modes are retained even if the camera is turned off.
• Select according to the shooting scene. The camera sets the appropriate shooting conditions
automatically.
• When rotating the mode dial or turning off the power in the easy shooting modes, functions
with changes made to their settings are restored to the factory default settings.
P Program shooting
Allows you to shoot using an aperture and shutter speed
that the camera sets. (
gP. 44)
A
Aperture priority
shooting
Allows you to set the aperture manually. The camera
sets the shutter speed automatically. (
gP. 45)
S Shutter priority shooting
Allows you to set the shutter speed manually. The
camera sets the aperture automatically. (
gP. 46)
M Manual shooting
Allows you to set the aperture and shutter speed
manually. (
gP. 47)
A iAuto
The camera automatically selects an optimal shooting mode
from [PORTRAIT], [LANDSCAPE], [NIGHT SCENE],
[SPORT], and [MACRO]. This is a fully automatic mode
which allows you to shoot with the optimal settings for the
scene by simply pressing the shutter button.
ART Art filter
When you select a desired filter or scene, the camera
optimizes the shooting conditions for that filter or scene.
SCN Scene
In SCN mode, most of the functions cannot be changed.
n Movie
Used for shooting movies. Besides using [P] and [A],
you can record a movie with the art filter.
Advanced shooting modes
Easy shooting modes
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