Olympus 1040 User Guide

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Shooting with automatic 

settings (G mode)

The camera automatically selects the best 
shooting mode for the scene. This is a fully 
automatic mode that allows the user to take 
pictures using the best mode for the shooting 
scene simply by pressing the shutter button. 
Shooting-related settings are not available in 
G

 mode.

1

 Press the x button.

2 

CE

 to select P or 

FD

select [H (iAUTO)], and press the 
x

To check which shooting mode the camera has 
automatically selected, press the shutter button 
halfway or press the 

g button.

  “Using the FUNC menu” (p. 20)

  To shoot in P mode, use the FUNC menu to 

switch to P.

  The shooting mode changes in the order 

of P (or G) 

h 

s each time the K 

button is pressed. By switching to another 
shooting mode, most settings in G, 

h 

and 

s modes will be changed to the 

default settings of the respective shooting 
mode.

Using the best mode for the 

shooting scene (s mode)

1

K button a few times to 

s.

An explanation of the selected mode is displayed 
while the 

E button is pressed and held.

2 

CE

shooting mode for the scene, and 
press the x button.

  To change to another scene mode, use the 

menu. [

/

s] (p. 26)

Using Shooting Modes

10

M

10

M

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Icon indicating 

the scene mode 

that is set

G

 mode indicator

The indicator changes to the 
icon for the shooting mode 
selected by the camera.

10

M

10

M

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10

M

10

M

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