Olympus E-P2 Mode dial

Mode dial

The mode dial allows you to change the camera settings easily according to the subject.

Advanced shooting modes

•For more advanced shooting and greater creative control, you can set the aperture value and shutter speed.

•The settings made in the advanced shooting modes are retained even if the camera is turned off.

P	Program shooting	Allows you to shoot using an aperture and shutter speed
		that the camera sets. (gP. 37)


A	Aperture priority	Allows you to set the aperture manually. The camera
	shooting	sets the shutter speed automatically. (gP. 38)

S	Shutter priority shooting	Allows you to set the shutter speed manually. The
		camera sets the aperture automatically. (gP. 39)

M	Manual shooting	Allows you to set the aperture and shutter speed
		manually. (gP. 40)

Easy shooting modes

•Select according to the shooting scene. The camera sets the appropriate shooting conditions automatically.

•When rotating the mode dial or turning off the power in the easy shooting modes, functions with changes made to their settings are restored to the factory default settings.

The camera automatically selects an optimal shooting mode from [PORTRAIT], [LANDSCAPE], [NIGHT SCENE],

A iAuto [SPORT], and [MACRO]. This is a fully automatic mode which allows you to shoot with the optimal settings for the scene by simply pressing the shutter button.

ART	Art filter	When you select a desired filter or scene, the camera
ART	Art filter	optimizes the shooting conditions for that filter or scene.
		optimizes the shooting conditions for that filter or scene.
SCN	Scene	In SCN mode, most of the functions cannot be changed.
SCN	Scene

n	Movie	Used for shooting movies. Besides using [P], [A] and
n	Movie	[M], you can record a movie with the art filter.
		[M], you can record a movie with the art filter.