Olympus E-3 User Manual
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Table of Contents
Names of parts and functions .....................................................................................................2
Camera .....................................................................................................................2
Direct buttons............................................................................................................4
Viewfinder .................................................................................................................5
Control panel.............................................................................................................6
Super control panel...................................................................................................7
LCD monitor (Live view)............................................................................................8
LCD monitor (Playback)............................................................................................9
Unpack the box contents ........................................................................................10
Preparations for shooting.......................................................................................................... 11
Preparing the battery .............................................................................................. 11
Attaching a lens to the camera ...............................................................................12
Loading the card .....................................................................................................13
Power on.................................................................................................................14
Setting the date / time .............................................................................................15
Shooting..................................................................................................................16
Playback / Erasing ..................................................................................................18
Indications used in this manual...............................................................................19
Using the direct buttons ............................................................................................................26
Using the super control panel ...................................................................................................28
Using the menu.........................................................................................................................29
Using live view ..........................................................................................................................30
Switching the information display............................................................................31
Enlarged display operation .....................................................................................32
Resetting to the factory default settings....................................................................................32
Basic function guides................................................................................................................34
Focus – Operating the shutter button .....................................................................34
Brightness – Exposure compensation ....................................................................35
Color – White balance.............................................................................................35
Convenient settings – Customizing functions .........................................................36
A guide to functions for different subjects .................................................................................36
Taking landscape pictures.......................................................................................36
Taking flower pictures .............................................................................................37
Taking night scene pictures.....................................................................................39
Basic guide
2
Identifies the camera part names and describes the basic steps for shooting and playback.
1
Basic camera operations
26
Describes the basic operations of the camera.
2
Shooting guides – Improving your shooting skills
34
Describes shooting methods for various shooting situations.