Olympus SH-21 - Manual (Page 40)

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Selecting the method for measuring the Selecting the method for measuring the
brightness [ESP/
brightness [ESP/n n]]
I (Shooting menu 1)  ESP/n
Submenu 2 Application
ESP
Shoots to obtain a balanced
brightness over the entire screen
(Meters the brightness at the center
and surrounding areas of the screen
separately).
5 (spot)
Shoots the subject at the center
during backlighting (Meters the
brightness at the center of the
screen).
When set to [ESP], the center may appear dark when
shooting against strong backlighting.
Shooting at higher magnifi cations than Shooting at higher magnifi cations than
optical zoom [Digital Zoom]
optical zoom [Digital Zoom]
J (Shooting menu 2)  Digital Zoom
Submenu 2 Application
Off Disable digital zoom.
On Enable digital zoom.
[Digital Zoom] is not available when [a Super
Macro] (p. 31) is selected.
The option selected for [Digital Zoom] affects the
appearance of the zoom bar.
“To take larger images” (p. 20)
Reducing the blur caused by the Reducing the blur caused by the
camera shake when shooting
camera shake when shooting
[Image Stabilizer] (still images)/
[Image Stabilizer] (still images)/
[IS Movie Mode] (movies)
[IS Movie Mode] (movies)
J (Shooting menu 2) 
Image Stabilizer (still images)/
A (Movie menu) 
IS Movie Mode (movies)
Submenu 2 Application
Off
The image stabilizer is deactivated.
This is recommended for shooting
when the camera is fi xed in place on
a tripod or other stable surface.
On The image stabilizer is activated.
There may be a noise coming from inside the camera
when the shutter button is pressed with [Image
Stabilizer] (still images) set to [On].
Images may not be stabilized if camera shake is too
severe.
When the shutter speed is extremely slow, such as
when taking pictures at night, [Image Stabilizer] (still
images) may not be as effective.