Olympus E-30 - Manual (Page 96)

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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.
; FUNCTION
You can assign a function to the < button.
[Fn FACE DETECT]
Press the < button to set [g FACE DETECT] to [ON] and activate the optimal
settings. Press again to set it to [OFF].
g“Using the face detection function” (P. 38), “g FACE DETECT” (P. 99)
[PREVIEW]/[LIVE PREVIEW] (electronic)
While holding down the < button, you can use the preview function. When set to
[LIVE PREVIEW], pressing the < button automatically switches the camera to live
view for a preview of the picture on the monitor.
g“Preview function” (P. 45)
[ V]
Press the < button to acquire the WB value.
g“Setting the one-touch white balance” (P. 69)
[ P HOME]
Press the < button to switch to the registered AF home position. Press the button
again to switch to the original AF target mode. If you turn off the camera while it is set
to the AF home position, the original position will not be stored.
g“Registering an AF target mode” (P. 57)
[MF]
Press the < button to switch AF mode to [MF]. Press the button again to switch to
the original AF mode.
[RAWK]
Press the < button to switch from JPEG to JPEG+RAW or from JPEG+RAW to
JPEG for the record mode.
You can change the record mode by turning the dial while holding down the
< button.
[TEST PICTURE]
Pressing the shutter button while pressing the < 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.
[MY MODE]
While holding down the < button, you can take pictures using the camera settings
registered in the [MY MODE SETUP].
g“MY MODE SETUP” (P. 97)
[LEVEL GAUGE]
Press the < button to display the level gauge in the viewfinder and on the control
panel, and press it again to hide the level gauge display.
g“LEVEL GAUGE” (P. 99)
[OFF]
Does not allow function allocation.
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