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DIGITAL CAMERA
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Detailed explanation for each function such
Advanced
as camera buttons and menus is separately
provided.
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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How to use this manual Search for a topic Table of Contents gP. 3 Contents How to use this manual............................................................................... 2 Contents...................................................................................................... 3 1 Button operations.................................................8 Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following the illustrations and actually trying them out on the camera. o button.........
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Contents How to use this manual............................................................................... 2 Contents...................................................................................................... 3 1 Button operations.................................................8 Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following the illustrations and actually trying them out on the camera. o button.....................................Turning the camera on and off 8 Shutte
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CAMERA MENU................................................................................. 19 WB ...............................................Adjusting the color of a picture 19 ISO..................................................Changing the ISO sensitivity 19 DRIVE ......................................................... Continuous shooting 20 ESP/n....Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject 20 DIGITAL ZOOM ................................Zooming in on your subject 20
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W.............................................. Selecting a display language 32 K/q.......Using Shooting button / Playback button to turn on the camera 32 PW ON SETUP............... Setting the startup screen and volume 32 SCREEN SETUP ..... Registering a picture as the startup screen 32 COLOR ............................ Setting the color of the menu screens 32 BEEP...... Adjust the volume of beep when the button is pressed 32 8 ..........................Adjust the volume of camera warning soun
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4 Connecting the camera to a computer .............46 Learn how to transfer pictures to a computer and save them. Flow ........................................................................................................... 46 Using OLYMPUS Master........................................................................... 46 What is OLYMPUS Master? ............................................................... 46 Install the OLYMPUS Master software ............................................
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Selecting the optimal record mode............................................... 63 To return the settings of functions to default settings................... 63 Playback help...................................................................................... 64 The red-eye cannot be fixed ........................................................ 64 The picture cannot be registered in the album............................. 64 Playback tips........................................................
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POWER 1 Button operations Button operations 1 Shooting mode 12 P 3 [ ] 1 [IN IN] H HQ Q 3072 3072 2304 2304 × 44 1o button Turning the camera on and off Power on: The camera is turned on in the shooting mode. • Monitor turns on • The lens cover opens. 2 Shutter button Shooting pictures Shooting still pictures Press the K/h/ s button to select the shooting mode from P, AUTO, h or s, and lightly press the shutter button (halfway). The green lamp lights when the focus and exposure are locked (fo
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Button operations Recording movies Press the K/h/ s button to set the shooting mode to s and select n from the shooting scene. The sound is recorded at the same time. Lightly press the shutter button to lock the focus, and then press the shutter button to start recording. Press the shutter button again to stop recording. A This lights red during movie recording. 1 The remaining recording time is displayed. When the remaining recording time reaches 0, 00:36 00:36 00:36 recording stops. 3 K/h/
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POWER 4 8 6 5 7 1 4q button (Playback) Viewing still pictures/Selecting playback mode The last picture taken is displayed. • Press the arrow pad ( 43) to view other pictures. • Use the zoom button to switch among close-up playback, index display and calendar display. g Movie playback “MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies” (P. 23) • The camera is turned on only by pressing the q button. g “K/q Using Shooting button / Playback button to turn on the camera” (P. 32) 5 Arrow pad ( 1243) Use the arrow pa
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Button operations 7 m button (MENU) Displays the top menu. 8 Zoom button Zooming while shooting/close-up playback Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject 1 Optical zoom: 3× Zoom out: Zoom in: Press W on the Press T on the zoom button. zoom button. H HQ Q 3072 3072 2304 2304 444 H HQ Q 3072 3072 2 2304 304 444 × × Playback mode: Switching the picture display Single-frame playback • Use the arrow pad (1243) to browse pictures. [IIN N] HQ HQ W T '06.03.26 '06.03.26 1 12:30 2:30 T W 100-0004 100-
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POWER Flash mode 9 P Self-timer 0 [ ] Macro mode/ [ ] IN IN b a Super macro mode H HQ Q 3 3072 072×2 2304 304 c 44 1 9 1F button Changing picture brightness Press the 1F button in shooting mode to adjust the P exposure. + + 2.0 2.0 2.0 • Adjustable from - 2.0EV to +2.0 EV OK SET 3: Brighten 4: Darken Activate the setting contents. 0 3# button Flash shooting Press the 3# button in shooting mode to select the flash mode. Press o for setting. AUTO (Auto-flash) The flash fires automatically in low
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Button operations Erasing pictures Display the picture you want to erase one by one in the playback mode and press the 2Y/S button. • Once erased, pictures cannot be restored. Check each picture before erasing to avoid accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep. g“0 Protecting pictures” (P. 26) • A single image cannot be erased during the close-up playback / index playback. 1 b 4& button Shooting pictures close to the subject Press the 4& button in shooting mode to select the macro mode.
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POWER 2 Menu operations Menu operations 2 o Arrow pad (1243) m 2 button About the menus Press the m button to display the top menu. The items displayed on the top menu differ according to the mode. Top menu in the Top menu in the shooting mode playback mode P PRINT PRINT RINT S SLIDE- SLIDE- LIDE- P IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE EDIT E EDIT DIT ORDER ORDER ORDER SHOW S SHOW HOW QUALITY QUALITY QUALITY PLA P PLA LAYBACK Y YBACK BACK CAMERA CAMERA CAMERA SETUP SETUP S E T U P R RESET RESET ESET CALENDAR C
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Menu operations Using the menus Use the arrow pad (1243) and o to set menu items. This explains how to use the menus with the [AF MODE] setting as an example. Select the shooting mode or playback mode. •Press the K/h/ s button to set the shooting mode to P. 1 Press the m button to 2 Press 12 to select a setting, display the top menu, and and press o. 2 then press o. • [AF MODE] is the sixth menu item, so press 2 five times, and • [AF MODE] is on a menu in [CAMERA MENU]. Press o. then press o
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3 Press 12 to select a setting, and press o. 2 • Select the [AF MODE] from [iESP] and [SPOT] and then press o. • The menu item is set and the previous menu is displayed. CAMERA MENU o 1 AF MODE iESP 2 R SPOT PANORAMA o MENU BACK SET OK Page display When there are more menu items on the next CAMERA MENU 1 WB AUTO page, press 4 on the procedure 2 screen to 2 ISO AUTO move the cursor to the page display. DRIVE o ESP Press 12 to change the page. DIGITAL ZOOM OFF To return to the previous page,
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Menu operations Shooting mode menu K h s 1 CAMERA MENU WB DIGITAL ZOOM IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE QUALITY QUALITY QUALITY 4 ISO AF MODE 2 CAMERA CAMERA CAMERA S SETUP SETUP E T U P R RESET RESET ESET DRIVE R M MENU MENU ENU *1 ESP/n PANORAMA S SCN S SCN SCN C CN N MENU EXIT SET OK 2 *1 An Olympus xD-Picture Card is required. *2 *2 3 s can be selected when the shooting mode is set to s. g “SETUP menus” (P. 31) • Some menu cannot be selected according to the shooting mode. g “Functions available in shooti
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2 RESET Change the shooting functions back to default settings NO /YES Restore shooting functions back to default settings. Functions for returning the settings to the original when the reset function is executed Function Factory default setting Ref. Page Flash AUTO P. 12 2 YYOFF P. 12 F 0.0 P. 12 & OFF P. 13 IMAGE QUALITY HQ P. 17 WB AUTO P. 19 ISO AUTO P. 19 DRIVE o P. 20 ESP/n ESP P. 20 DIGITAL ZOOM OFF P. 20 AF MODE SPOT P. 21 R OFF P. 21 3 s (Scene) Shooting pictures by selecting a scene a
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Menu operations [e SHOOT & SELECT1] / [f SHOOT & SELECT2] • Press and hold the shutter button to shoot sequential pictures. After shooting pictures, select the ones you want to erase, put the R to them, and press 2Y/S button to erase them. ee Selected picture Press 43 to scroll through the pictures. MENU BACK OK GO S 2 Pictures with a R mark are erased. Select the pictures to be erased. 4 CAMERA MENU WB ......................................................................... Adjusting the col
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DRIVE.................................................................................... Continuous shooting o Shoots 1 frame at a time when the shutter button is pressed. j Focus, exposure and white balance are locked at the first frame. The sequential shooting speed varies depending on the record mode setting. i Pictures can be taken at a faster speed than normal sequential shooting. You can take a sequence of pictures at one time while holding down the shutter button. The camera will tak
