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DIGITAL CAMERA
SP-500UZ
ENGLISH 2
FRANÇAIS 28
Basic ESPAÑOL 54
Manual
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d4267_oima_e_basic_00_bookfile_7.book Page 2 Wednesday, August 3, 2005 3:56 PM Table of Contents CAMERA DIAGRAM ...............................................................................3 BEFORE YOU BEGIN...............................................................................4 GETTING STARTED.................................................................................5 Step 1 Get Started .................................................................................... 5 Ste
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d4267_oima_e_basic_00_bookfile_7.book Page 3 Wednesday, August 3, 2005 3:56 PM CAMERA DIAGRAM Strap Eyelet Shutter Button Multi-Connector Microphone Flash Strap Eyelet DC-IN Jack En Card Cover Self-Timer Lamp/ Lens Speaker Connector Cover AF Illuminator Card Slot Zoom Lever POWER Button Mode Dial [ Button/ Custom Button Viewfinder < Button (Print) # Button (Flash pop-up) u Button (Monitor/Viewfinder) DISP./GUIDE Button QUICK VIEW Button # Button (Flash Mode) Z Button (OK/MENU) S Button (Erase
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d4267_oima_e_basic_00_bookfile_7.book Page 4 Wednesday, August 3, 2005 3:56 PM BEFORE YOU BEGIN Gather these items (box contents) En Digital Camera Lens Cap/ Strap Lens Cap String AA (R6) Alkaline Batteries USB Cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master (four) Software CD-ROM Items not shown: Advanced Manual (CD-ROM), Basic Manual (this manual), warranty card. Contents may vary depending on purchase location. 4
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d4267_oima_e_basic_00_bookfile_7.book Page 5 Wednesday, August 3, 2005 3:56 PM GETTING STARTED Step 1 Get Started GET STARTED a. Attach the strap and b. Insert the batteries lens cap 1Unlock 1 2 Lift 3 En Slide 2 4 3 4 Insert c. Set the date and time POWER Button 1 Set the mode dial to h, and press the Mode Dial POWER button to turn the camera on. 2 Press Z to display the top menu, and select [MODE MENU] > [SETUP] > [X]. 3 Press s/r to set an item. Press p/q to select the next field. Z But
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d4267_oima_e_basic_00_bookfile_7.book Page 6 Wednesday, August 3, 2005 3:56 PM Step 2 Take a Picture TAKE A PICTURE a. Zoom Zoom Out: Zoom In: En S SQ1 Q1 1600 1600 1 1200 200 44 S SQ1 Q1 1600 1600 1200 1200 44 × × b. Focus c. Take the picture 1 Using the monitor, place the AF target 1 Press the shutter mark over your subject. button completely to take the picture. Green Lamp (Pressed Halfway) (Pressed Completely) SQ1 SQ1 1 1600 600 1200 1200 44 × Shutter Button Shutter Button AF Target Mar
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d4267_oima_e_basic_00_bookfile_7.book Page 7 Wednesday, August 3, 2005 3:56 PM Step 3 Review or Erase a Picture REVIEW OR ERASE A PICTURE a. Press the QUICK b. Take a closer look VIEW button Pull the zoom lever The last picture taken will be toward T or W to zoom displayed. in or out. Press Z to return to Zoom Lever the original size. En Press the arrow pad (s/r/p/q) to scroll around. QUICK VIEW Button Previous Next Press the QUICK VIEW button again to Picture Picture return to sh
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d4267_oima_e_basic_00_bookfile_7.book Page 8 Wednesday, August 3, 2005 3:56 PM Step 4 Transfer Images TRANSFER IMAGES a. Install the software 1 Insert the OLYMPUS Master CD-ROM. 2 Windows: Click the “OLYMPUS Master” button. Macintosh: Double-click the En “Installer” icon. 3 Simply follow the on-screen instructions. b. Connect the camera to the computer 1 Connect the camera and computer using the USB cable (included). The monitor will turn on automatically. 1 USB Cable 2 2 Select [PC] on t
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d4267_oima_e_basic_00_bookfile_7.book Page 9 Wednesday, August 3, 2005 3:56 PM c. Transfer images to the computer 1 With the camera now connected, [Transfer Images] window open OLYMPUS Master. The [Transfer Images] window is displayed. 2 Select the images you want to transfer, and click the [Transfer Images] button. En [Transfer Images] If the [Transfer Images] window is not button displayed automatically: a. Click the “Transfer Images” icon on the OLYMPUS Master main menu. b. Click
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d4267_oima_e_basic_00_bookfile_7.book Page 10 Wednesday, August 3, 2005 3:56 PM BASIC OPERATION Holding the Camera Pictures can sometimes appear blurred as the result of moving the camera while the shutter button is being pressed. To prevent the camera from moving, hold the camera firmly with both hands while keeping your elbows at your sides. When taking pictures with the camera in the vertical position, hold the camera so that the flash is positioned above the lens. Keep your fingers an
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d4267_oima_e_basic_00_bookfile_7.book Page 11 Wednesday, August 3, 2005 3:56 PM Shooting Mode Buttons While in shooting mode, use these buttons for quick access to some of the more commonly used features. 1 2 3 4 5 En 6 7 1 # button (Flash Pop-up) Opens the flash. The flash does not fire when the flash is closed. 2[ button (AE Lock/Custom) Locks the exposure. Each time you press the button, AE lock is alternately engaged and canceled. In addition, frequently used functions can be assigned t
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d4267_oima_e_basic_00_bookfile_7.book Page 12 Wednesday, August 3, 2005 3:56 PM SCENE Modes 1 Set the mode dial to f. Mode Dial 1 PORTRAIT sr Button Z Button SELECT GO OK En 2 Press s/r to select a scene mode, and press Z. Shooting Scene Modes • PORTRAIT • SELF PORTRAIT • DOCUMENTS • LANDSCAPE • AVAILABLE LIGHT • AUCTION • LANDSCAPE+PORTRAIT PORTRAIT • SHOOT & SELECT1 • NIGHT SCENE • SUNSET • SHOOT & SELECT2 • SPORT • FIREWORKS • BEACH • NIGHT+PORTRAIT • MUSEUM • SNOW • INDOOR • BEHIND GLASS
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d4267_oima_e_basic_00_bookfile_7.book Page 13 Wednesday, August 3, 2005 3:56 PM Flash Modes 1 Press the # button (flash pop-up) to open the flash. 2 Press the # button (flash mode) repeatedly to set the flash mode. If not used for approximately 2 seconds, the camera applies the current settings, and the setting screen disappears. 3 Press the shutter button halfway. When the flash is set to fire, the # mark lights. 4 Press the shutter button completely to take the picture. Flash working ran
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d4267_oima_e_basic_00_bookfile_7.book Page 14 Wednesday, August 3, 2005 3:56 PM MENUS AND SETTINGS Top menu 1 Press Z to display the camera’s menu on the monitor. 2 Use the arrow pad (s/r/p/q) and Z to navigate and select menu items. MODE MENU En RESET RESET O OK K HOLD HOLD Top menu in shooting mode Y Self-timer This function lets you take pictures using the self-timer. The picture is taken 12 seconds after the shutter button is pressed. K Record Mode Choose from several different image qua
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d4267_oima_e_basic_00_bookfile_7.book Page 15 Wednesday, August 3, 2005 3:56 PM Macro Mode & This mode lets you shoot from as close as 7 cm/2.8 in. to your subject (when the optical zoom is at the greatest wide-angle). % This mode lets you shoot from as close as 3 cm/1.2 in. to your subject. 1 Press Z to display the top menu, and select [&] > [&] or [%] and press Z. OFF OFF En OK SELECT GO Self-Timer 1 Press Z to display the top menu, and select [Y] > [ON] and press Z. OFF ON SELECT GO OK
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d4267_oima_e_basic_00_bookfile_7.book Page 16 Wednesday, August 3, 2005 3:56 PM Monitor Symbols & Icons (Monitor – Shooting Mode 19 20 21 22 23 24 19 24 1 1 1 1/200 /200 F F4.0 4.0+ +2.0 2.0 +2.0 +2.0 11 2 2 IIS SO O 400 400 12 3 4 13 4 13 B2 B2 B B2 2 14 5 5 14 + +2 2 + +2 2 15 15 6 6 + +2 2 16 + +2 2 16 7 +2.0 +2.0 + +2 2 17 +2 +2 17 8 8 9 9 18 En S SQ1 Q1 1 1600 600 1 1200 200 44 H HQ Q 00:36 000:36 0:36 10 × 10 25 26 27 2829 25 27 28 29 Still picture Movie Item Indications 1 Battery check
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d4267_oima_e_basic_00_bookfile_7.book Page 17 Wednesday, August 3, 2005 3:56 PM Item Indications 23 Aperture value F2.8 – F8.0 24 Exposure compensation -2.0 – +2.0 25 Record mode RAW, SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 26 Image size 2816 × 2112, 1600 × 1200, 640 × 480, etc. 27 AF target mark [ ] 28 Current memory [IN] (internal memory), [xD] (card) Number of storable still pictures 4 29 Remaining recording time 00:36 (Monitor – Playback Mode 1 234 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 En 10 10 10 10 10 10 - - 7 1 100 00 0 0004 004
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d4267_oima_e_basic_00_bookfile_7.book Page 18 Wednesday, August 3, 2005 3:56 PM CONNECTING THE CAMERA Playback on a TV Use the AV cable provided with the camera to play back recorded images on your TV. Both still pictures and movies can be played back. 1 Make sure that the TV and camera are turned off. Connect the multi-connector on the camera to the video input terminal on the TV using the AV cable. Connector Cover Multi-Connector En Connect to the TV’s video input (yellow) and audio inp
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d4267_oima_e_basic_00_bookfile_7.book Page 19 Wednesday, August 3, 2005 3:56 PM Direct printing (PictBridge) Using the provided USB cable, you may connect your camera directly to a PictBridge compatible printer such as the Olympus P-11 to make prints. You can print a picture with simple operations. 1 In playback mode, display the picture you wanto to print out on the monitor. 2 Connect one end of the provided USB cable into the camera’s multi-connector and the other end into the printer’s
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d4267_oima_e_basic_00_bookfile_7.book Page 20 Wednesday, August 3, 2005 3:56 PM OLYMPUS Master SOFTWARE OLYMPUS Master Software: Use this software to download pictures from the camera, view, organize, retouch, e-mail and print your digital pictures and movies and more! This CD also contains the complete software reference manual in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. (System Requirements En OS Windows 98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP or Mac OS X (10.2 or later) CPU Pentium III 500MHz/Power PC G3, or
