Olympus E-420 - Manual (Page 31)

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Shooting guides –
Improving your shooting skills
To familiarize yourself with the camera, you can start off by taking pictures of surrounding
subjects, such as children, flowers and pets. If the pictures taken are not to your liking, try
adjusting some of the settings below. You can take more satisfying pictures simply by
familiarizing yourself with these basic camera functions.
Focus – Operating the shutter button
A picture can become out of focus when the focus in the
picture is on the foreground, background, or other objects in
the picture instead of on the subject. To prevent out-of-focus
pictures, be sure to focus on the subject you are trying to
capture. The shutter button can be pressed halfway down
(half-press) and all the way down (full press). Once you are
able to operate the shutter button effectively, you can focus
accurately even on moving subjects.
g“Shooting” (P. 16), “Focus lock – If correct focus cannot
be obtained” (P. 57)
Even when the subject is in focus, the picture can become
blurred if you move the camera while the shutter button is
being pressed. This is called “camera shake”. Make sure
how to properly hold the camera. The camera is particularly
subject to shaking when using live view to take pictures while viewing the subject on the
monitor.
g“Holding the camera” (P. 17)
In addition to incorrect focusing and camera shake, movement of the subject can also cause
blurring of the picture. In this case, use a shutter speed that matches the motion of the subject.
You can confirm the actual shutter speed and aperture on the displays of the viewfinder and
monitor by pressing the shutter button halfway.
g“Viewfinder” (P. 6), “Super control panel” (P. 7), “LCD monitor (Live view)” (P. 8)
Basic function guides
Halfway
down:
All the way
down: