Olympus µ 820 - Manual (Page 56)

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• Panning along the camera central axis reduces picture misalignment. When you shoot close subjects,
panning along the axis of the tip of the lens gives good results.
• In [COMBINE IN CAMERA1] mode, the camera automatically detects its own position except for the
following cases (In such cases, use [COMBINE IN CAMERA 2] or [COMBINE IN PC].):
• when panning the camera in a quick or unsteadily manner.
• when shooting a low contrast subject (blue sky, etc.).
• when shooting a moving subject framed in full screen.
• when panning the camera with no images on-screen.
• When [SHADOW ADJ. ON] is selected, the subject’s face appears brighter even against
backlight and the color of the background is enhanced in the picture. This function can also
be used to shoot a subject inside a home or building from outside.
g “f Brightening the subject against backlight” (P. 17)
• With [ESP/n] set to [n], the picture can be taken based on the brightness at the center
of the monitor without being affected by the light in the background.
g “ESP/n Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject” (P. 26)
• Set the flash to [
#] to activate fill-in-flash. You can shoot a subject against backlight without
the face of the subject appearing dark. [
#] is effective for shooting against backlight and
under fluorescent and other artificial lighting.
g “ 3# button Flash shooting” (P. 16)
• Selecting a [+] exposure value with
1F, is useful in shooting a subject against backlight.
g “ 1F button Changing picture brightness (Exposure compensation)” (P. 16)
• When [AF MODE] is set to [FACE DETECT], the camera determines the exposure by
metering a face and the face in the picture taken will appear brighter even in backlight
conditions.
g “AF MODE Changing the focusing area” (P. 27)
There are two ways to record the pictures you take with this camera.
Recording pictures to the internal memory
• Pictures are recorded to the internal memory, and when the number of storable still pictures
reaches 0, you must connect the camera to a computer to download the pictures, and then
erase the pictures from the internal memory.
Using a card (optional)
• Pictures are recorded to the card when inserted in the camera. When the card is full, you
can download the pictures to a computer, and then either erase the pictures from the card
or use a new card.
• Pictures are not recorded to the internal memory when a card is inserted in the camera.
Pictures in the internal memory can be copied to the card using the [BACKUP] function.
g “BACKUP Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card” (P. 34)
“The card” (P. 65)
Misalignment of panoramic pictures
Taking pictures of a subject against backlight
Additional shooting tips and information
Increasing the number of pictures that can be taken