Olympus XZ-2 - Framing, Focusing, and Zooming Techniques

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Preparations for shooting
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2
Frame the shot.
• When holding the camera,
take care not to cover the
fl ash, microphone or other
important parts with your
fi ngers, etc.
Horizontal grip Vertical grip
3
Adjust the focus.
• Lightly press the shutter button down to the fi rst position (press the shutter button
halfway).
Press the shutter
button halfway.
125125 F5.6
Shutter speed Aperture value
AF target
• The shutter speed and aperture value that have been set automatically by the
camera are displayed.
Pressing the shutter button halfway and all the way down
The shutter button has two positions. The act of lightly pressing the shutter button to the
fi rst position and holding it there is called “pressing the shutter button halfway,” that of
pressing it all the way down to the second position “pressing the shutter button all (or the
rest of) the way down.”
Press halfway
Press the rest of
the way down
4
Release the shutter.
• Press the shutter button all the way (fully).
• The shutter sounds and the picture is taken.
• The shot image will be displayed on the monitor.
$ Notes
• You can also take photographs using the touch screen. g “Using the Touch screen”
(P. 33)