Olympus E-520 User Manual download pdf (Page 111)

Shooting tips and maintenance

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Use

[

HI]

(Spot metering highlight control).

Press the shutter button halfway at the center of the viewfinder where you wish to highlight the

whiteness. The metered part at the center will be set to appear whiter.

“Changing the metering mode” (P. 46)

•

Use the AE bracketing function to take the picture.

If you do not know the amount of exposure compensation, try using AE bracketing. The

compensation value changes a little every time you press the shutter button. If you set a larger

exposure compensation, you can change the compensation value either upwards or downwards

based on that value and shoot the picture.

“AE bracketing” (P. 49)

Taking pictures of a subject against backlight

If the background is too bright compared to the subject, the exposure will be affected at the

bright parts and the subject will appear darker. This is because the camera determines the

exposure from the brightness of the whole screen.

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Set

[METERING]

[

]

(spot metering) to measure the exposure of the subject in the center of the

picture. To change the composition, place the subject in the center of the picture. While holding down

the

AEL

AFL

button, change the composition and press the shutter button.

“Changing the metering mode” (P. 46)

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Activate the flash, set the flash mode to

[

]

(fill-in flash) and shoot the picture. You can shoot a

subject against backlight without the face of the subject appearing dark.

[

]

(fill-in flash) is used for

shooting against backlight and under fluorescent and other artificial lighting.

“Flash mode setting” (P. 68)

Image turns out too bright or too dark

When taking pictures in

mode or

mode, the displayed shutter speed or aperture setting

may blink. A blinking display means that the correct exposure cannot be obtained. If you take

the picture as is, the picture will appear too bright or too dark. If that happens, change the

aperture setting or shutter speed.

“Aperture priority shooting” (P. 43), “Shutter priority shooting” (P. 43),

“Exposure warning display” (P. 122)

Unknown bright dot(s) appear on the subject in the picture taken

This may be due to stuck pixel(s) on the image pickup device. Perform

[PIXEL MAPPING]

. If

the problem persists, repeat pixel mapping a few times.

“Pixel mapping – Checking the image processing functions” (P. 117)

Additional shooting tips and information

Increasing the number of pictures that can be taken

The captured image will be recorded on the card. The following ways describe how to record

more images.

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Change the record mode.

The size of an image varies with the record mode. When you are not sure of the available card

capacity, change the image mode and shoot the picture. The smaller the image size and the higher

the compression, the smaller the size of the image becomes. To make the file size small, combine the

image size and compression rate and register it with

[

SET]

You can further reduce the number of pixels by setting

[PIXEL COUNT]

to fewer pixels for image size

[

]

[

]

“Selecting the record mode” (P. 60), “

SET” (P. 94), “PIXEL COUNT” (P. 94)

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Use a card with large capacity.

The number of recordable images varies with the capacity of the card. Use a card with large capacity.

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