Basic guide, Names of parts and functions, Mode dial – Olympus E-PL1 User Manual

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Basic guide

Names of parts and functions

Mode dial

Use the mode dial to select the shooting mode. After choosing the shooting
mode, use the shutter button to take photographs and the

R (movie) button to

shoot movies.

■ Easy shooting modes

A iAUTO (P. 6)

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.

ART Art fi lter (P. 16)
SCN Scene (P. 17)

■ Advanced shooting modes

P

Program shooting (P. 36)

A

Aperture priority shooting
(P. 37)

S

Shutter priority shooting
(P. 38)

M

Manual shooting (P. 39)

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.

■ Movie mode

n

Movie (P. 56)

Photo zone

Movie zone

Mode icon

Indicator

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Tips

Resetting camera settings:

g “Resetting the camera settings” (P. 70)

Names of parts and functions

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