Olympus OM-2 - Page 14

SETTING TH E SELECTOR LEVER
The selector lever on top of your camera has four positions
as follows (click stops at AUTO - OFF-MANUAL) :
1) AUTO - Automatic exposure control ; you preset the
F stop and the camera automatically sets shutter speed
for proper exposure (see page 15).
2) OF F - Camera turned completely off to avoid battery
drain . Always store your camera with the selector lever
in this position .
3)
MANUAL - Zero-method exposure operation ; set shut-
ter speed and F stop for proper exposure (see page 17) .
4) CH ECK· RESET - Battery test position simultaneously
with release of mirror lock-up (see page 8).
CA UT ION: Ma ke sure that the selector lever is set at a click
stop position and not in- between two settings .
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VIEWFINDER
Viewfinder
The three - position viewfinder control center allows you to
determine the operating mode of your camera without
checking the position of the selector lever.
NO TE: If you release the shutter with the selector lever at
OFF in normal lighting condition, the built -in exposure
control is automati cally activated to take a properly ·ex·
posed picture, so as not to miss optimum exposure chance, at
any moment . The difference between the automatic expo ·
sures in the OF F position and the AUTO position , however,
is that the OFF mode exposure stops in 1/ 30 sec. maximum
to save battery exhaustion .