Olympus Stylus 725 SW Advanced Manual

Also see for M 725 SW: Manual Avanzado Manual

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59Getting to know your camera better5Hold the camera correctly and press the shutter button gently to shoot thepicture. You can reduce the blurring when shooting the picture in h mode.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 when a low shutter speed set s modeis selectedThe flash fires automatically when there is insufficient light. If the subject is toofar away, the flash may have no effect. Here is how to take pictures without theflash 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. 9)Increase the [ISO] setting• Increase the value of the [ISO] setting.g “ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity” (P. 19)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.g “DIGITAL ZOOM Zooming in on your subject” (P. 20)Increasing the ISO sensitivity• When you increase the [ISO] setting, “noise”, which appears as spots ofunwanted color or unevenness in the color, can be introduced and give thepicture a grainy appearance. This camera is equipped with a function to allowshooting at high sensitivity while suppressing noise; however, increasing theISO sensitivity creates grainier pictures than when using a lower sensitivity.g “ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity” (P. 19)Taking pictures without blurringTaking pictures without the flashThe picture is too grainy