Olympus C-50 - Camedia 5MP Digital Camera, Reference Manual

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Chapter 3
Taking still pictures
Comparison of the viewfinder & monitor
Take pictures with either the viewfinder and monitor (see below for
information on the advantages of each).
Viewfinder LCD Monitor
Advantage:
Camera movement does not occur
easily and subjects can be seen
clearly even in bright places. Little
battery power is used.
Advantage:
You can check the picture area that
the camera actually records.
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The camera records a wider area than the image in
the viewfinder.
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As you get closer to the subject, the actual image
recorded (striped area) becomes lower than the one
in the viewfinder (see left).
Viewfinder
Disadvantage:
When close to a subject, the image
in the viewfinder is a little different
from the picture that the camera
actually records.
Disadvantage:
Camera movement can occur easily
and subjects may be difficult to see
in bright/dark places. The monitor
uses more battery power than the
viewfinder.
Tips:
Use the viewfinder for general
snapshots (landscape pictures,
casual shots, etc.).
Tips:
Use the monitor when you need to
know the exact area the camera
records, or to shoot close-up
pictures of flowers, persons, etc.