Olympus E-3 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Table of Contents
Names of parts and functions........................................................................................2
Camera .........................................................................................................2
Direct buttons................................................................................................4
Viewfinder .....................................................................................................5
Control panel.................................................................................................6
Super control panel.......................................................................................7
LCD monitor (Live view)................................................................................8
LCD monitor (Playback)................................................................................9
Unpack the box contents.............................................................................10
Preparations for shooting ............................................................................................11
Preparing the battery...................................................................................11
Attaching a lens to the camera....................................................................12
Loading the card .........................................................................................13
Power on.....................................................................................................14
Setting the date/time...................................................................................15
Shooting......................................................................................................16
Playback/Erasing ........................................................................................18
Indications used in this manual...................................................................19
Using the direct buttons...............................................................................................27
Using the super control panel......................................................................................28
Using the menu ...........................................................................................................29
Using live view.............................................................................................................31
Switching the information display................................................................32
Enlarged display operation..........................................................................32
Resetting to the factory default settings ......................................................................33
Basic function guides...................................................................................................34
Focus k Operating the shutter button........................................................34
Brightness k Exposure compensation.......................................................34
Color k White balance...............................................................................35
Convenient settings k Customizing functions ...........................................35
A guide to functions for different subjects....................................................................36
Taking landscape pictures ..........................................................................36
Taking flower pictures.................................................................................37
Taking night scene pictures ........................................................................38
Basic guide 2
Identifies the camera part names and describes the basic steps for shooting and
playback.
1 Basic camera operations 26
Describes the basic operations of the camera.
2 Shooting guides k Improving your shooting skills 34
Describes shooting methods for various shooting situations.
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