Shooting; Setting The Shooting Mode; Taking Photographs; Mode Dial - Olympus E-PL5 Instruction Manual

Shooting

Setting the Shooting mode

Use the mode dial to select the shooting mode.
A full auto mode in which the camera automatically optimizes settings for the
A
current scene. The camera does all the work, which is convenient for beginners.
P
Aperture and shutter speed are automatically adjusted for optimal results.
A
You control aperture. You can sharpen or soften background details.
You control shutter speed. You can express the motion of moving subjects, or
S
freeze motion without any blur.
You control aperture and shutter speed. You can shoot with long exposures for
M
fi reworks or other dark scenes.
ART
Select an art fi lter.
SCN
Select a scene according to the subject.
n
Shoot movies using shutter speed and aperture effects and movie special effects.

Taking photographs

First, try taking photographs in full auto mode.
Set the mode dial to A.
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 Monitor
ISO
sensitivity ISO-A
200
250 F5.6 250
Shutter speed
Indicator
R R
Available
recording
time
01:02:03 01:02:03
Number of
38 38
storable still
Aperture value
pictures
Mode icon
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