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REFERENCE MANUAL
Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you
start to use your new camera, please read these instructions
carefully to enjoy optimum performance and a longer service life.
Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.
We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to
your camera before taking important photographs.
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For customers in Europe “CE” mark indicates that this product complies with the European requirements for safety, health, environment and customer protection. “CE” mark cameras are intended for sales in Europe. For customers in North and South America For customers in USA Declaration of Conformity Model Number : C-3020ZOOM Trade Name : OLYMPUS Responsible Party : Olympus America Inc. Address : 2 Corporate Center Drive, Melville, New York 11747-3157 U.S.A. Telephone Number : 631-844-5000 Tested T
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Major features Stores your pictures Picture transfer to a on SmartMedia computer (card). Exposure modes to suit various applications. S-Prg: Scene program P: Program auto A: Aperture priority S: Shutter priority DRIVE M: Manual mode : My mode MODE MENU WB Take sequential shots! Easy menu operation Menus are grouped according to function. Assign a function you use frequently to this button. Record movies! In addition to still pictures, you can also record movies. 3
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Contents Names of parts ............................................................................10 Camera 10 Viewfinder indications 12 Control panel indications 13 Monitor indications — Shooting information 15 Monitor indications — Playback information 18 Still picture playback information 18 Movie playback information 19 How to use this manual ................................................................20 Getting started 23 Attaching the strap ....................................
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Contents Using the menus 45 What are the menus? ............................................................46 Menu basics ..........................................................................46 Top menu ..............................................................................47 MODE MENU........................................................................48 Using tabs ............................................................................49 Selecting, setting and saving functi
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Contents Taking still pictures ................................................................79 Taking still pictures while using the viewfinder 79 Taking still pictures while using the monitor 81 Recording movies ..................................................................84 Zoom — Telephoto/Wide-angle shooting ..............................86 Digital zoom 86 Flash shooting ......................................................................88 Auto-flash 88 Red-eye reduction flash
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Contents Adjusting image quality and exposure 113 Record mode ......................................................................114 Selecting record modes 114 ISO sensitivity ......................................................................118 Exposure compensation ........................................................120 White balance ....................................................................122 AUTO (auto white balance) 122 PRESET (preset white balance) 122 (One-Touch
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Contents Useful functions 145 Custom button......................................................................146 Setting the custom button 147 Using the custom button 147 Shortcut ..............................................................................149 Setting the shortcut menu 150 Using the shortcut menu 151 Self-timer shooting ..............................................................152 All Reset ............................................................................
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Contents Using optional accessories 185 AC adapter ........................................................................186 Miscellaneous 187 Troubleshooting....................................................................188 User maintenance ................................................................195 After use 195 Cleaning the camera 195 Error codes..........................................................................196 Specifications .......................................
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Camera Zoom lever (T/W) (P. 86) Index display/Close-up playback lever ( / ) (P. 135, 136) Control panel (P. 13, 14) Shutter button (P. 71) Self-timer lamp (P. 152) Flash (P. 92) Strap eyelet (P. 24) Lens Diopter adjustment dial (P. 35) DC-IN jack (P. 186) Connector cover (P. 175) Card cover (P. 29) USB connector (P. 175) 10 Names of parts
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Camera (Cont.) Macro/Spot button ( ) (P. 102, 107) Print button ( ) (P. 164) Erase button ( ) (P. 141) Mode dial Flash mode button ( ) (S-Prg, A/S/M/ , P, OFF, ) (P. 92) (P. 30, 64, 65, 69, 130) Viewfinder (P. 12) Arrow pad (ÑñÉí) Monitor (P. 15–19) OK/Menu button (P. 46) Manual focus button ( ) (P. 77) Monitor button AE lock button (AEL) (P. 104) ( ) (P. 81) Custom button ( ) (P. 146) Protect button ( ) (P. 140) Card access lamp (P. 71) Battery compartment lock (P. 25, 26) Battery compartm
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Viewfinder indications 1 2 3 1 Orange lamp (P. 79, 92) ● In some situations, this lamp lights up when you press the shutter button halfway. This indicates that the flash will fire when the picture is taken. ● Lights when you start movie recording and remains lit while it is in progress. ● Blinks if the flash is required for a particular shot and the flash is turned off. ● If this lamp blinks just after you change from the flash override mode to another mode or after you shoot with the flash, it
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Control panel indications 134 2 5 6 0 7 ! 8 @ 9 # $% ^ 1 Flash mode (P. 88–91) ● Displayed when the flash mode is selected by pressing the (flash mode) button. No indication: Auto-flash, : Red-eye reduction flash, : Fill-in flash, SLOW: Slow synchronization flash, : Off (flash override) 2 Manual Focus (P. 77, 78) ● Displayed when locking focus using the Manual focus function. 3 Flash intensity control (P. 95) ● Displayed when the amount of the light emitted by the flash is adjusted. 4 Battery c
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Control panel indications (Cont.) 134 2 5 6 0 7 ! 8 @ 9 # $% ^ 7 ISO (P. 118) ● Displayed when the ISO is set to any mode except AUTO. 8 Exposure compensation (P. 120) ● Displayed when exposure compensation is set to any value except 0. 9 Auto-bracket (P. 99) ● Displayed when the drive mode is set to the Auto-bracket mode. 0 Macro mode (P. 107) ● Displayed when the macro mode is engaged. ! Spot metering mode (P. 102) ● Displayed when the Spot metering mode is set. @ Sequential shooting (P. 98) ●
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Monitor indications — Shooting information The indications vary depending on the shooting mode. The information below is displayed for about 3 seconds after operating The information below is always the buttons/mode dial or closing the displayed in the shooting mode. menus. AEL AEL SLOW1 HQMF HQMF * These illustrations show examples of indications displayed when the mode dial is set to P. 1 Shooting mode (P. 64, 65) ● Displays the shooting mode. S-Prg: Scene program mode ( : Portrait mode, : S
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Monitor indications — Shooting information (Cont.) AEL HQMF MEMO : AE memory ● The exposure is locked and retained in memory even after shooting. This indicator is displayed until the AE memory is turned off. 6 AF target mark (P. 71, 73) ● Place this on the subject in order to focus on it. 7 Record mode (P. 114) (TIFF, SHQ, HQ, SQ) ● Displays the record mode that was selected on the menus. 8 Manual Focus (P. 77, 78) ● Displayed when locking focus using the Manual focus function. 9 Number of st
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Monitor indications — Shooting information (Cont.) AEL SLOW1 HQMF ! Drive mode (P. 98) ● Displayed when the drive mode is set on the menus. : Single-frame shooting, : Sequential shooting, : AF Sequential shooting, : Self-timer shooting, BKT : Auto-bracket @ Spot metering/Macro mode (P. 102, 107) ● Displayed when the Spot metering/Macro mode is selected by pressing the (Macro/Spot) button. No indication: Digital ESP (factory default setting), : Spot metering, : Macro, : Spot metering+Macro # Wh
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Monitor indications — Playback information INFO setting on the Menu allows you to select how much information to display on the menu (P. 134). Still picture playback information x10 x10 HQ HQ SIZE: 2048x1536 F2.8 1/800 +2.0 ISO400 ’01.12.23 21:56 ’01.12.23. 21:56 0020 FILE: 123–0020 When INFO is set to OFF When INFO is set to ON 1 Battery check 7 Time ● The battery check indication 8 Date changes as follows: ● The year 2001 is displayed as ’01. 9 Number of pixels Fully charged Low power 0 Aper
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Monitor indications — Playback information (Cont.) Movie playback information HQ SIZE: 320x240 ’01.12.23 21:56 0020 FILE: 123–0020 When INFO is set to OFF When INFO is set to ON 1 Battery check (P. 18) 6 Record mode 2 Movie mark (P. 130) 7 Number of pixels 3 Protect (P. 140) 8 Time ● Displayed when the picture is 9 File number/Frame number protected. ● During movie playback, the 4 Frame number recording time appears as follows: 5 Date ● The year 2001 is displayed as 0" / 15" ’01. Playing time
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How to use this manual The instructions in this manual use a series of numbers for each operating procedure and button/dial illustration. Follow these numbers in order when operating the camera. Example 1 Set the mode dial to the position shown in the illustration. (In this example, you would set P. ) Date/time setting It is possible to set the date/time of the built-in clock. Since the date/time is saved with recorded pictures, be sure to set it correctly. Set the mode dial to one of Press to d
