Olympus FX-750 Quick Start Manual

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Getting to know your camera better52 ENHold the camera correctly and press the shutter button gently to shoot thepicture. In addition, turn the mode dial to h when taking a picture to reduceblurring.The factors that can cause the picture to blur are as follows:• When you use the optical zoom, digital zoom, or zoom at such highermagnifications to shoot the picture• When the shutter speed is set low to shoot a dark subject• When the flash cannot be used or a low shutter speed set shooting mode isselected.The flash fires automatically when there is insufficient light or when blurring mayoccur. If the subject is too far away, the flash may have no effect. Here is how totake pictures without the flash in this type of situation.Set the camera to h mode• Because the sensitivity of the CCD increases automatically, you can hold thecamera and take pictures in darker places with the flash off.g “h Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization” (P. 15)There are several factors that can cause the picture to appear grainy.Using the digital zoom to take close-up pictures• With the digital zoom, part of the image is cropped and enlarged. The greaterthe magnification, the grainier the picture appears.Taking pictures with the mode dial set to M or f mode set to W, Sor X• When taking pictures with the above scene modes, noise reduction can beautomatically turned on for clearer pictures of dark subjects. If noise reductiondoes not turn on, the picture may appear grainy.• Often, bright subjects (such as snow) turn out darker than their natural colors.Adjust [EXPOSURE COMP.] toward [+] to make these subjects closer to theirreal shades. Conversely, when you are shooting dark subjects, it can beeffective to adjust toward [–]. Sometimes, using the flash may not produce thebrightness (exposure) that was intended.g “EXPOSURE COMP. Changing picture brightness” (P. 23)• Set the flash to [#] to activate fill-in-flash. You can shoot a subject againstbacklight without the face of the subject appearing dark. [#] is effective forshooting against backlight and under fluorescent and other artificial lighting.g “Y# button Flash shooting” (P. 17)Taking pictures without blurringTaking pictures without the flashThe picture is too grainyTaking pictures of a white beach or snow sceneTaking pictures of a subject against backlight