Olympus IS-50 QD - Manual (Page 8)

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1. Direct Mode Select Buttons
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EXPOSURE MODES — 1. Direct Mode Select Buttons
Stop Action
To make it easier to take clear, properly illuminated
photographs under a variety of conditions, four
exposure modes optimized for the most common
shooting conditions are available.
Use this mode to freeze moving subjects.
Press the Direct Mode Select button that best
suits the shooting conditions or desired
effect.
The shutter speed is automatically
set higher to reduce the
“movement” of a moving subject
(1/2000-sec. at max.). Press the button. Compose
your shot, and press the shutter
release button.
How to select the exposure mode
Use this mode to freeze moving subjects.
Use this mode to take a head-and-shoulders
picture with a blurred background.
Use this mode to take pictures with extended in-
focus backgrounds.
Use this mode to shoot a night scene without
artificially illuminating the subject.
Stop Action
Portrait
Landscape
Night Scene
ț The camera continually adjusts focus on the subject as long as the
shutter release button is pressed halfway. The camera beeps twice
the first time the subject comes into focus.
ț When the subject is moving too fast, the shutter will not release.
ț Use the Auto Flash mode in flash photography.
Portrait
Landscape
Use this mode to take a head-and-shoulders picture with a blurred
background.
Use this mode to take pictures with extended in-focus backgrounds.
The blurred background is
particularly useful in telephoto
shooting and when the
background is distant. The flash
is synchronized with the
shutter up to 1/2000-sec. in this
mode. Press the button. Compose
your shot, and press the shutter
release button.
ț The aperture is set wide-open.
ț Use of the flash makes the
subject stand out.
This mode is useful for
shooting landscapes or for
shooting subjects in the
foreground while keeping all
surrounding objects (both near
and far) in sharp focus. Press the button. Compose
your shot, and press the shutter
release button.
For optimum results, use this
mode with the lens set to wide-
angle side.