Olympus E-PL1 - Manual (Page 50)

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Other shooting options and advanced settings
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Reducing camera shake (the image stabilizer)
You can reduce the amount of camera shake that can occur when shooting in low
light situations or shooting with high magnifi cation.
1
Display the live control (P. 20) and select
the image stabilizer item using
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FOCAL LENGTH INFO
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Select an option with HI and press i.
OFF Image stabilizer is off.
I.S. 1 Image stabilizer is on.
I.S. 2
Image stabilization applies only to vertical ( Y) camera shake. Use when
panning the camera horizontally.
I.S. 3
Image stabilization applies only to horizontal ( Z) camera shake. Use when
panning the camera horizontally with the camera held in portrait orientation.
„ Setting the focal length
Use focal length information to reduce camera shake
when shooting with lenses that are not Micro Four
Thirds or Four Thirds system lenses.
1
Press the INFO button when the image
stabilizer is turned on.
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L F L F
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AUTO
AUTO
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Use HI to choose a focus distance and press i.
Choose a focal length between 8 mm and 1000 mm. g “Focal lengths that
can be set” (P. 102)
Choose the value that most closely matches to the one that is printed on the lens.
# Caution
The image stabilizer cannot correct excessive camera shake or camera shake that
occurs when the shutter speed is set to the slowest speed. In these cases, it is
recommended that you use a tripod.
When using a tripod, set [IMAGE STABILIZER] to [OFF].
When using a lens with an image stabilization function, turn off the image stabilizer
function of either the lens or the camera.
If [IMAGE STABILIZER] is set to [I.S. 1], [I.S. 2] or [I.S. 3] and you turn off the
camera, the camera will vibrate. This is due to the camera initializing the image
stabilizer mechanism. Without this initialization, the image stabilizer may not be able
to achieve the proper effect.
You may notice an operating sound or vibration when the image stabilizer is activated.
The image stabilizer will not activate at shutter speeds of over 2 seconds.
If the internal temperature of the camera exceeds the specifi ed temperature, the
image stabilizer is deactivated and the image stabilizer icon lights red on the monitor.
A blinking icon indicates a malfunction; consult an Olympus Authorized Service Center.
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