Olympus E-3 User Guide

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S-AF+M and C-AF+M
These modes allow you to enjoy the benefits of single or
continuous AF operation but with immediate manual focus
intervention.
Should you be using this mode and you observe that the main
subject is not in focus, you simply keep your finger lightly
pressed on the shutter button and twist the lens collar to adjust
the focus to your desired position. As long as your finger is still
lightly pressing the shutter, the camera will accord priority to
your focus adjustment and you can then fully depress the button
to take the photograph.
This offers a far faster method of changing the focus target area
than first pressing the target selection button and then navigating
to the correct target with the arrow pad keys. It is especially
useful in sports and wildlife photography where a twig, netting or
other object might appear in front of the camera and cause the
focus target setting to lock on to that subject instead of your
intended motif.
AF TARGET SELECTION
Manual Selection – Single Target mode
The 11 AF targets of the E-3 are visible in the viewfinder as black
squares. They have been positioned after analysis of thousands
of photographs to determine the most common subject location
areas.
Moving an AF target can be accomplished by simply pressing the
AF target function button on the rear of the camera. This will
highlight the currently selected active target in red. Use the input
dials or the arrow pad keys to move the highlight box to the
target area you wish to activate. Pressing the shutter button
confirms your selection.

Olympus E-3 Specifications

General

Megapixel	10.1 MP
Sensor type	CMOS
Image stabilizer	Yes
Image sensor size	4/3 \
Supported aspect ratios	4:3
Maximum image resolution	3648 x 2736 pixels
Digital zoom	0 x
Optical zoom	5 x
Interface	USB
Power source	BLM-1
Video capability	No
Camera shutter speed	1/8000 - 60 s
Display diagonal	2.5 \
Magnification	1.15 x
Product color	Black
Image editing	resizing, rotating
Photo effects	black&white, Sepia
White balance	auto, Cloudy, custom modes, daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten
Camera playback	Slide show
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 60 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	30 - 90 %
Compatible memory cards	xd
Light metering	centre-weighted, spot
Light exposure modes	aperture priority AE, auto, manual, shutter priority AE

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	74.5 mm
Width	142.5 mm
Height	116.5 mm
Weight	810 g