Basic operations – Olympus E-30 User Manual

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Basic operations

There are three ways to operate this camera.

Using the direct buttons to operate the
camera

gP. 21

You can make the function settings with the main
dial or sub dial and the direct buttons assigned to
a function. Setting information is displayed in the
viewfinder and on the control panel and super
control panel while you are setting a function.
This is useful for operating the camera while
composing the subject in the viewfinder and for
quickly operating the camera while checking the
settings on the control panel.

Descriptions in this manual

The operating instructions of the direct buttons, super control panel and menu are
described as follows in this manual.
• “+” indicates operations performed at the same time.
• “ ” indicates you should proceed to the next step.
e.g.: When setting the flash intensity control

Direct button

w k

Super control panel

i

p: [w]

Menu

MENU [X] [w]

Resetting the camera
settings

In P, A, S, and M mode, current camera
settings (including any changes you have
made) are retained when the power is turned
off. To reset the camera to the factory default
settings, set [RESET].

g“Resetting the camera settings” (P. 108)

Setting while looking at the super control
panel

gP. 22

You can make the function settings with the
super control panel on the LCD monitor. You can
use the super control panel to view the current
settings and directly change the settings.

Setting on the menu

gP. 23

You can use the menu to set shooting and
playback settings and customize camera
functions.

k

Sub dial

j

Main dial

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