Olympus E-450 User Manual

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For determining the metered exposure while focusing. AE lock is activated while 
pressing the 

AEL/AFL button, allowing you to adjust the focus and determine 

the exposure separately.

For determining the exposure when you press the shutter button fully. This is 
useful for shooting scenes with significant changes in lighting, such as on a 
stage.

For focusing with the 

AEL/AFL button instead of the shutter button.

Press the 

AEL/AFL button to focus, and press the shutter button fully to 

determine the exposure.

You can lock and maintain the exposure by pressing the 

AEL/AFL button.

Press the 

AEL/AFL button to lock and maintain the exposure. Press again to 

cancel the maintaining of the exposure.

The exposure will be locked only while the 

AEL/AFL button is pressed.

7 FUNCTION

You can assign a function to the 

b button (< button).

Press the 

b button to set [g FACE DETECT] to [ON] and activate the optimal 

settings.

g“Using the face detection function” (P. 39), “g FACE DETECT” (P. 87)

While holding down the 

b button, you can use the preview function.

g“Preview function” (P. 46)

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Press the 

b button to acquire the WB value. g“Setting the one-touch white 

balance” (P. 63)

Pressing the shutter button while pressing the 

b button enables you to check the 

picture you have just taken on the monitor without having to record the picture to the 
card. This is useful when you want to see how a picture turned out without saving it.

Does not allow function allocation.

j FUNCTION

Other functions can be assigned to the </

Y/j button.

[j/</

Y]

g“Sequential shooting” (P. 55), “Self-timer shooting” (P. 56), “Remote control 

shooting” (P. 57)

g“AF target selection” (P. 53)

g“AF mode selection” (P. 51)

g“Selecting the white balance” (P. 60)

g“Changing the metering mode” (P. 47)

g“ISO sensitivity setting” (P. 50)

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