Olympus SP-550UZ Instruction Manual

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EN 25Menu operationsYou can take a sequence of pictures at one time by holding down the shutter button. The camerawill take pictures continuously until you release the shutter button.• Only [o] is available when record mode is set to [RAW].• Flash cannot be used when [c] or [d(15fps)] is set.• When [c] is set, [IMAGE QUALITY] is limited to below [2048x1536] and the maximum numberof pictures that can be taken for sequential shooting is approximately less than 15.• When [d(15fps)] is set, [IMAGE QUALITY] is limited to below [1280x960] and the maximumnumber of pictures that can be taken for sequential shooting is approximately less than 20. (Thisincludes the 5 pictures stored shortly before shooting if [PRE-CAPTURE] is set to [ON].)• If [FINE ZOOM] or [DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [ON], [c] and [d(15fps)] cannot be set.When [d(15fps)] is selected• When [PRE-CAPTURE] is set to [ON], pressing the shutter button halfway stores 5 frames of apicture shortly before shooting.When [BKT] is selectedDRIVE ............................................................................................ Continuous shootingo Shoots 1 frame at a time when the shutter button is pressed.j Focus and exposure are locked at the first frame. The sequentialshooting speed varies depending on the setting of image quality.c Pictures can be taken at a faster speed than normal sequentialshooting.d(15fps) Sequential shooting at a speed of 15 frames/sec.e Adjusts the focus 1 frame at a time. The shooting speed is slower thanfor normal sequential shooting.BKT Takes pictures sequentially while changing the exposure for eachframe. Focus and white balance are locked at the first frame.PRE-CAPTURE OFF /ONExposure differential ± 0.3 / ± 0.7 / ± 1.0Number of frames x3 / x5• Press the shutter button completely and keep it pressed to shoot thepreset number of pictures. You can stop shooting at any time byreleasing the shutter button.METERING ................................ Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subjectESP Meters the brightness at the center of the monitor and the surroundingarea separately to capture an image with balanced brightness. Whentaking pictures against strong backlight, the center of the picture mayappear dark.n Only the center of the monitor is metered. Recommended for taking apicture against strong backlight.4 Meters the brightness over a wide area with emphasis on the center ofthe screen. This method is used when you do not want to allowsurrounding light to affect the picture.OKSETMENUBACKBKT0.71.00.3 ×3×5ss of a