Olympus E-PL1 Support Question
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Question posted by kerrycayman on June 2nd, 2011
Taking Photos In A Bar Or At Night
I have an Olympus PL-1 - I take alot of photos of our local bands and cannot get the camera to focus and flash quickly - most of the time the camera will not take the picture or if it does take a picture it is black. Please help!
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E-PL1 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 1
....
functions
Other shooting options and
2. Information
Thank you start to a
9. computer 10. Flash shooting 4. Camera setup 7. Printing pictures
Connecting the camera to use your camera before taking important photographs. Before you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera.
The screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced during the development stages and may...
E-PL1 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 10
... choosing the shooting mode, use the shutter button to take photographs and the R (movie) button to
shoot movies...S
Shutter priority shooting (P. 38)
M Manual shooting (P. 39)
Photo zone
• For more advanced shooting and greater creative control, you...% Tips
• Resetting camera settings: g "Resetting the camera settings" (P. 70)
10 EN The camera sets the appropriate shooting conditions...
E-PL1 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 11
...camera adjusts aperture and shutter speed automatically.
• Shoot movies using art filter or aperture and shutter speed effects.
• To take... guide
Shutter button
R (movie) button
Names of parts and functions
Mode
Photos: shutter button
Movies: R (movie) button
P
A S M
A
ART...scene. • Photographs are recorded at a time during movie recording, press the shutter button. ...
E-PL1 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 12
...in the direction of
arrow (4) while sliding the UNLOCK switch (3).
2
1 3
2 Adjust the focus.
• Lightly press the shutter button down to extend the lens (2). AF target AF con&#...not be briefly displayed to show the focus position.
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Lenses that have been set automatically by the camera are displayed.
12 EN Basic guide
Taking photographs/shooting movies
1 Frame the shot.
&#...
E-PL1 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 13
Taking photographs
Press the shutter button all (or the rest of the way down ." Press the rest of ) the way down
Basic operations
R (movie) button
n
2:18
% Tips
• If no operations are recorded normally in the final picture.
• If the camera is
taken. The camera...the picture is used for a short period. g "SLEEP" (P. 74)
# Caution
• Bright light sources appear black ...
E-PL1 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 17
...+PORTRAIT J SPORT G NIGHT SCENE U NIGHT+PORTRAIT G CHILDREN H HIGH... KEY I LOW KEY
q DIS MODE J MACRO r NATURE MACRO & CANDLE
* SUNSET
@ DOCUMENTS s PANORAMA (P. 35) ( FIREWORKS
g BEACH & SNOW
# Caution
• [e-PORTRAIT] can not be applied to RAW images.
• When RAW or RAW+JPEG photos are saved, one from before application of the effect (with set picture...
E-PL1 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 18
... creative adjustments to settings controlling such elements as vividness, hue, brightness, focus, and motion using simple operations and easy-to parameters that can be ...bar/selection
CLEAR & VIVID
FLAT & MUTED
WARM
COOL
BRIGHT
DARK
BLUR
SHARP
BLURRED MOTION
STOP MOTION
• TIPS FOR CHILD PHOTO • TIPS FOR PET PHOTO • TIPS FOR FLOWER PHOTO • TIPS FOR CUISINE PHOTO...
E-PL1 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 19
Level bar
CLEAR & VIVID
CANCEL
FLAT & MUTED
3 Shoot.
• Press the shutter button to shoot. • To clear the live guide...appear grainy at some live guide setting levels. • Changes to live guide setting levels may not be visible in pictures that exceed the limits of the camera exposure meters
may result in the monitor. • The flash can not be used with the live guide....
E-PL1 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 25
... whites come out white and blacks come out black Reducing image noise (mottling)
Optimizing the LCD monitor
Reducing camera shake
Taking pictures while checking the level of the camera Choosing an aspect ratio Displaying guides to aid composition
Playback
Displaying the image after the picture is taken Checking whether the subject is in focus Quickly searching for the desired...
E-PL1 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 26
...camera ...5
Power on 6
Setting the date/time 7
Names of parts and functions.....8
Camera 8
Mode dial 10
Basic operations 12
Taking...in the monitor 22
Shooting 22
Playback 23
Quick task index
24
Basic photography and useful
... 32 Taking pictures using face detection 32
Switching the information display 33
Display magnification 34
Panoramas 35 Taking pictures for ...
E-PL1 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 27
...Focus lock 46
Zoom frame AF 46
Measuring subject brightness (metering 47
Exposure lock (AE lock 47
Varying settings over a series of photographs (bracketing)..........48
Reducing camera shake (the image stabilizer 50
Recording multiple exposures in a single image (multiple exposure 51
Processing options (picture mode 52
Flash...TV 67
Camera setup
69
Setup Menu 69 X (Date/time setting 69...
E-PL1 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 30
...time when the shutter button is
mounted on the card. First, the selftimer lamp lights up for approximately 10 seconds, then it blinks for approximately 2 seconds and the picture is pressed (S-AF or MF selected for self- Press the shutter button halfway to focus...
The camera will take photos at a rate of focus.
30 EN or group-portraits or to reduce camera shake when the camera is pressed...
E-PL1 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 32
... subject in the monitor. Faces
detected by the camera are indicated by
white borders.
2 ISO Press ...ON] is selected, faces detected when [G (Digital ESP metering)] (P. 47) is chosen for...taking pictures
using face detection
1 Frame your preference, you can change the aspect ratio (horizontal-to set the aspect ratio to focus. AUTO
e S-AF
FACE DETECT ON
ISO AUTO
P
OFF ON
Taking pictures...
E-PL1 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 68
... is connected. • Do not connect the camera to other HDMI output devices.
g "HDMI" (P. 73)
5
• You cannot shoot pictures or movies when the HDMI cable is not performed...camera.
3 Turn on the TV and switch "INPUT" to "HDMI INPUT".
4 Turn on the camera.
# Caution
• For details on changing the input source of the digital video signal. Using the TV remote control
The camera...
E-PL1 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 82
... result in the wrong pictures being printed. You can then have the pictures printed at all photo labs. • Print orders can not include RAW images or movies. • When requesting prints without a digital print order, specify the file number. Requesting prints by connecting the camera directly to automatically print pictures.
8 Creating a print order
1 Press...
E-PL1 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 83
... the print reservation data
You can reset all print reservation data or just the data for selected pictures.
1 Press i during playback and select [
The pictures are printed with the shooting time.
6 Select [SET] and press the i button. The pictures are printed with the shooting date. NO
DATE TIME
The pictures are printed without the date and...
E-PL1 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 89
... and time of time and the camera stops operating. The flash is charging
• On the LCD monitor, the #mark blinks when charging is pressed
The camera has turned off .
You can set [NOISE REDUCT.] to focus using the camera. The settings will be cancelled more quickly if the battery was only loaded in images.
No picture...
E-PL1 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 94
... I, then press the i button.
• The [BUSY] bar is displayed when pixel mapping is restored.
# Caution
• If you accidentally turn the camera off during pixel mapping, start again from Step 1.
10
94 EN...The pixel mapping feature allows the camera to ensure that it operates correctly.
1 Select [PIXEL MAPPING] in progress. After using the monitor or taking continuous shots, wait for at ...
E-PL1 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 109
... pictures Movie Audio
Playback
SD memory card/SDHC memory card Digital recording, JPEG (in accordance with interchangeable lens system
Lens
M.Zuiko Digital,...time: 12 sec., 2 sec. of pixels
Shutter
Approx. 230,000 dots
Product type Shutter
Auto focus
Computerized focal-plane shutter 1/2000 - 60 sec., Bulb shooting
Product type Focusing points Selection of the lens
35 mm film camera...
E-PL1 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 115
...This Class B digital apparatus meets all countries such Olympus service station ...PL1
Trade Name
: OLYMPUS
Responsible Party :
Address
: 3500 Corporate Parkway, P.
O. Box 610, Center Valley, PA 18034-0610, USA
Telephone Number : 484-896-5000
Tested To Comply With FCC Standards
FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE
This device complies with this product. "CE" mark cameras are not genuine Olympus...
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