Olympus OM-10 manual Controlling the Exposure

CONTROLLING THE EXPOSURE

When taking pictures in a place which is either too dark or too bright, even if you follow the aperture guidelines given on page 17, there will be a tendency to result in whitish photographs (overexposure), or darkened ones (underex-

When a red light turns on in the red zone at the top of the shutter speed scale in the view- finder it indicates overexposure.

In such a case, turn the aperture ring to the higher f-numbers (toward F16) until the light appears within the proper exposure range, and

posure), or even blurred images. In these circum- stances, make full use of the aperture ring in order to control exposure so as to obtain properly ex- posed photographs.

then proceed to take the picture.

When the light appears below "30" (1/30 of a second), blur may easily occur.

In this case, use a tripod or turn the aperture ring to the lower f-numbers (toward F1.8) until the light goes higher within a range in

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