Olympus PEN E–PL1 For Dummies

Unpack big photo power from this little camera and show off your creativity!

The Olympus PEN E–PL1 offers the tools to capture great photos in automatic mode, or you can take full control of the camera′s settings, switch lenses, and shoot like the pros. This friendly, full–color guide helps you get great photos whether you′re shooting a kids′ birthday party, capturing HD movies, or creating a photo worthy of framing.

Go live explore the Live Guide feature and make creative adjustments in color, focus, and brightness before you shoot

Make friends with your lens get acquainted with the kit lens and learn your way around the Micro Four Thirds lens system

Stop and go action learn to switch instantly from shooting stills to movies and back again

Save, print, and share protect images you want, delete those you don′t, transfer photos to your PC, and prepare them for e–mail or printing

Take control explore manual settings and master exposure, color, and depth of field

Open the book and find:

Insight into controlling the exposure trio: f–stop, shutter speed, and ISO

How to use "almost automatic" modes like iAuto

Ways to add special effects in ART mode

Tips for shooting memorable landscapes

Steps for capturing portraits, close–ups, and action shots

Secrets for overriding auto–exposure

Cool ways to control color

How to make audio notes on still images

Learn to:

Understand and use all the camera′scontrols

Manipulate focus, color, and exposure for great shots in any setting

Expand your creativity with special–purpose features

IN FULL COLOR!

Introduction.

Part I: Fast Track to Super Snaps.

Chapter 1: Getting the Lay of the Land.

Chapter 2: Choosing Basic Picture Settings.

Chapter 3: Easy Breezy: Shooting in iAuto, Scene, and Movie Modes.

Part II: Working with Picture Files.

Chapter 4: Playback Mode: Viewing, Protecting, and Erasing Pictures (And Movies).

Chapter 5: Downloading, Printing, and Sharing Your Photos.

Part III: Taking Creative Control.

Chapter 6: Getting Creative with Exposure and Lighting.

Chapter 7: Manipulating Focus and Color.

Chapter 8: Putting It All Together.

Part IV: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 9: Ten Cool Creative (And Practical) Features.

Chapter 10: Ten More Ways to Customize Your Camera.

Index.

Julie Adair King has introduced millions to the joy of digital photography. Along with six editions of Digital Photography For Dummies, she has written For Dummies guides to several Nikon and Canon SLR cameras and instructs beginning digital photographers at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre.