Olympus E-420 - Manual (Page 90)

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7 FUNCTION
You can assign a function to the b button (< button).
[Fn FACE DETECT]
Press the b button to set [g FACE DETECT] to [ON] and activate the optimal settings.
g“Using the face detection function” (P. 41), “g FACE DETECT” (P. 91)
[PREVIEW] / [LIVE PREVIEW] (electronic)
While holding down the b button, you can use the preview function.
g“Preview function” (P. 49)
[ V]
Press the b button to acquire the WB value.
g“Setting the one-touch white balance” (P. 66)
[TEST PICTURE]
Pressing the shutter button while pressing the b button enables you to check the
picture you have just taken on the monitor without having to record the picture to the
card. This is useful when you want to see how a picture turned out without saving it.
[OFF]
Does not allow function allocation.
j FUNCTION
Other functions can be assigned to the < / Y / j button.
[j / < / Y]
g“Sequential shooting” (P. 58), “Self-timer shooting” (P. 59), “Remote control
shooting” (P. 60)
[AF AREA]
g“AF target selection” (P. 56)
[AF MODE]
g“AF mode selection” (P. 54)
[WB]
g“Selecting the white balance” (P. 64)
[METERING]
g“Changing the metering mode” (P. 50)
[ISO]
g“ISO sensitivity setting” (P. 53)
Custom Menu 1c DISP / 8 / PC
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You can turn off the beep sound that is emitted when the focus locks by pressing the shutter
button.
SLEEP
After a specified period of time elapses with no operations being performed, the camera enters
the sleep mode (stand-by) to save battery power. After the super control panel is displayed for a
specified period of time, the backlight turns off. After a specific period of time has further
passed, the camera enters sleep mode. [SLEEP] lets you select sleep timer from [1 MIN],
[3 MIN], [5 MIN], or [10 MIN]. [OFF] cancels the sleep mode.
The camera activates again as soon as you touch any button (the shutter button,
q button,
etc.).