Olympus Stylus Verve: Taking still pictures

Taking still pictures

The following section describes how to take pictures using the monitor.

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For details regarding the display on the monitor, please refer to the

Advanced manual (CD-ROM).

Set the mode dial to K,

then press the POWER

switch.

When power is turned on, the

lens barrier opens, the lens

extends, and the monitor turns

on automatically.

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Green lamp

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Flash stand-by/flash charging

AF target mark

Monitor

Taking still pictures

Confirm on the monitor that the

battery check indication is e

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(green).

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Place the AF target mark on the

subject.

The number of remaining pictures is

displayed on the monitor.

If the monitor is hard to see:

Bright light, such as direct sunlight, may

cause vertical lines to appear on the monitor

screen.

When you point the camera lens toward a bright subject, smears (lines like

beams of light) may appear on the image in the monitor. This does not affect

recorded pictures.

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Battery check

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Battery check

The battery check indication changes as follows.

e Lights (Green) Pictures can be taken.

The battery is running low. Replace with a

f Lights (Red)

charged battery or charge the battery.

[BATTERY EMPTY]

The battery is exhausted. Replace with a

is displayed

charged battery or charge the battery.

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Number of shootable

still pictures

Taking still pictures

Press the shutter button half-way.

When the focus and exposure are

locked, the green lamp lights

steadily.

When the flash is going to fire, the flash standby lamp lights.

If the green lamp blinks, this means that the focus is not yet locked. Press

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the shutter button half-way again.

Press the shutter button all the

way (fully) down to take the

picture.

Lamp

The picture is stored on the card.

The lamp on the camera blinks red while the picture is being stored on the

card.

Never open the card cover, or connect or disconnect the battery, AC adaptor

or power coupler while the lamp on the camera is blinking. The picture just

taken may not be stored and also the data of the pictures stored on the card

may be lost.

Memory gauge

The memory gauge lights up when

you take a picture. While the gauge

is lit, the camera is storing the

picture on the card. When the

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memory gauge is fully lit (as shown

on right), no more pictures can be

taken. Wait until the gauge turns off

before taking the next picture.

Press the POWER switch to turn off the camera.

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Memory gauge