Olympus manual To an OM-10 Owner

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To an OM-10 Owner

We appreciate very much that you have acquired an OM-10, a camera designed to allow you to take good pictures automatically and with the greatest ease.

The Olympus OM-10 is a single lens reflex camera of the finest quality in which the automation of photographic functions has been made possible by employing the most advanced electronics. To its acceptability of Olympus interchangeable lens- es, a special film winder, a flash, and a host of

other accessories are added to make it a complete system of photography. With the OM-10 you can gradually widen your enjoyment of the photo- graphic art.

We sincerely wish that it will become for you a source of unending satisfaction. To this effect, please read this instruction manual carefully be- fore using the camera, so that you may be sure of taking correct, beautiful pictures every time you use your OM-10.

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Contents Page To an OM-10 Owner Table of Contents Description of Controls Lens Release Button Body Mount Ring Preparations Before Taking Pictures Mounting and Detaching the Lens Mount the lens Inserting the Batteries Checking the Batteries Loading the Film Insert the film leader in one of the slots Wind the film once Since the automatic ex Posure control built Setting the ASA Film Speed WAY to Automatic Photography Setting the Aperture Aperture guidelineProper shutter speed lights up in the viewfinder Taking Pictures Automatically FocusOut of focus Correct focus Page OM-10 Designed to Save Battery Consumption When the selector dial is turned to the on positionSwitching the Camera OFF Rewinding the Film Unloading the Film USE of the SELF-TIMER Photographic Techniques Controlling the Exposure Photography with SHUTTER-SPEED Priority Exposure Compensation Long Exposures Characteristics of flash photography using the T32T20 Flash PhotographyPage Using the Winder Page Resolving power Telephoto 200mm Making USE of the Depth of Field 33ft Manual Exposure Control When shutter-speed priority is advisable How to apply aperture priority to your photo- graphic needsTable of Interchangeable Lenses SuperPage Parts Care and Storage of the CameraGeneral Page Why cant I move the film advance lever? Questions and AnswersWhy is the field of view dark and the image obscure? Why wont the rewind crank turn?What batteries should I use? Main Specifications Dimensions and weights Body only 135W Flash Photography Using the WinderLong Exposure Olympus Optical CO. Europa Gmbh Olympus America INC