Olympus Stylus 410 Digital 入門マニュアル

Taking still pictures

S

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Understanding the characteristics of the monitor and viewfinder will help 

you to decide which to use in certain situations.

Even if the subject seems well positioned in the center when viewed through 

the viewfinder, the composition of the resulting picture may differ from the 

intended composition. This phenomenon is what is known as “parallax”. 

Parallax is caused by the difference in the position of the subject seen 

through the viewfinder and the position of the subject captured by the lens.
Here is an example of how parallax works.

 

The closer the subject, the greater the parallax. For macro shooting, 
therefore, we recommend using the monitor.

 

The camera records a wider area than seen in the viewfinder.

 

When shooting, you can turn off the monitor.
g “Turning off the monitor (MONITOR OFF)” (P.51)

Viewfinder

Monitor

Advantages

Camera shake does not occur 
easily and subjects can be seen 
clearly even in dark places.
Little battery power is used.

You can check the picture 
area that the camera actually 
records more accurately.

Disadvantages

When close to a subject, the 
image in the viewfinder is a 
little different from the picture 
that the camera actually 
records.

Camera shake can occur easily 
and subjects may be difficult to 
see in bright/dark places. The 
monitor uses more battery 
power than the viewfinder.

Best use

Use the viewfinder for general 
snapshots (landscape 
pictures, casual shots, etc.).

Use when taking macro 
pictures or close-ups of a 
person or flower.

Subject seen 

through the viewfinder

Subject captured 

by the lens