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DIGITAL CAMERA
XZ-1
Instruction 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.
● In the interest of continually improving our products, Olympus reserves the right to update or modif
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Step Checking the contents of the box 1 or Lens cap and LI-50B lithium F-2AC Strap lens cap strap ion battery USB-AC adapter Digital camera USB cable AV cable OLYMPUS Setup CD-ROM Other accessories not shown: warranty card Contents may vary depending on purchase location. Step Preparing the Camera Step Shooting and Playing Back Images 2 3 “Preparing the Camera” (p. 13) “Shooting, Viewing, and Erasing” (p. 20) Step How to Use the Camera Step Printing 4 5 “Camera Settings” (p. 3) “Direct printing
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Camera Settings Using the Direct Buttons Using the Direct Buttons Frequently used functions can be accessed using the direct buttons. Zoom lever (p. 22, 26) Shutter button (p. 21) R button (record movies) (p. 21) q button (switch between shooting and playback) (p. 21, 23) m button (p. 6) INFO button (change information display) (p. 23, 26, 36, 38, 40, 44) Mode dial Mode dial Use the mode dial to select the shooting mode. A iAUTO (p. 28) P Program Auto (p. 20) A Aperture Priority (p. 29) S Shu
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Wheel controller Wheel controller F (up) / F (exposure compensation) button (p. ) 38 G (down) / jY (sequential shooting/Self-timer) button (p. 38) / D button (erase) (p. 25) H (left) / & (macro) button (p. 36) / P (AF target) button (p. 37) I (right) / A button (p. 4, 5) # (fl ash) button (p. 37) Operation guide Operation guides displayed at the bottom of the screen The symbols FGHI displayed for image selections and settings indicate that the wheel controller (see indicate that the m button,
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Using the Live Control Using the Live Control To display the live control, press A during shooting. The live control can be used to adjust shooting functions while previewing their effects in the monitor. The live control is not displayed in A mode. See “Menus for Shooting Functions” (p. 7) for a list of the functions that can be adjusted. ISO ISO AUT AUTO O h WB WB AUT AUTO O Functions 4:3 L N HD WB Auto WB Auto WB WB P AUT AUTO O Options Live control display Cursor 1 Press A to display the
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Using the Menus Using the Menus The menus can be used to adjust a variety of settings. Press the m button during shooting or playback to display the menus. The menus provide access to a variety of shooting and playback functions as well as to other camera settings, including display options and the time and date. 1 Press the m button. 3 Use FG to select the desired option in submenu 1 and then press A. ● The menus are displayed. Submenu 2 Camera Menu 1/2 Reset Photo Mode Picture Mode Natural
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Menu Index Menus for Shooting Functions ISO .........................................p. 39 Flash ....................................... p. 37 ISO ISO AUT AUTO O Picture mode .........................p. 39 Flash compensation ...............p. 43 h White balance .........................p. 40 Metering..................................p. 43 WB WB AUT AUTO O Sequential shooting/ ND fi lter ...................................p. 44 4:3 Self-timer ................................p. 38 AF mode ......
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Menus for Playback, Editing, and Printing Functions Slideshow ...............................p. 52 Playback Menu 1/1 Slideshow Edit ...................................p. 52, 54 Edit Print Order ..............................p. 55 Print Order Erase Erase ......................................p. 55 ? ? (Protect) ..............................p. 56 Rotate Rotate .....................................p. 56 Exit Set Playback menu Menus for Other Camera Settings Custom Mode Setup ...............p.
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N Names of ames of P Par arts ts Camera unit 1 5 1 2 6 7 10 3 4 8 9 11 1 Strap eyelet...................................................p. 13 The Control Ring The Control Ring 2 Connector cover ...................p. 15, 17, 60, 61, 64 Rotate the control ring to adjust settings during shooting. 3 Multi-connector ...........................p. 15, 17, 60, 64 4 HDMI micro connector ..................................p. 61 5 Self-timer lamp..............................................p. 38 AF
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7 8 1 9 2 10 3 11 4 12 5 13 6 14 15 16 17 1 Flash .................................................p. 37, 43, 48 14 Wheel controller ..............................................p. 4 2 Hot shoe .......................................................p. 80 F (exposure compensation) button ..........p. 38 3 Hot shoe cover jY (sequential shooting/Self-timer) 4 Flash switch ..................................................p. 37 button ........................................................p.
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Monitor Shooting mode display Shooting mode display 123456 7 8 RC RC ON ON ISO ISO ISO ISO 29 AUT AUT AUT AUTO O O O 9 - - 2.0 2.0 h 28 10 WB WB 27 AUT AUTO O 11 26 OFF OFF 12 AF AF 4:3 25 13 24 L N 14 HD 15 01:02:03 01:02:03 16 P 23 1/100 1/100 F5. F5.0 0 +2.0 +2.0 1 1 22 21 20 19 18 17 1 Battery check ................................................p. 18 17 Number of storable pictures (still images) 2 Writing data to card .......................................p. 78 .......................
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Playback mode display Playback mode display Normal display Detailed display 123456 123456 10 10 4/30 10 10 4/30 R R G G 7 20 B B 19 18 17 P 1/100 1/100 F1.8 F1.8 +2.0 +2.0 ISO400 ISO400 8 WB WB 16 L N 4:3 -2.0 -2.0 AUT AUTO O A A± ±00G G± ±0 0 9 15 NATURAL 100-0004 10 ’11/02/26 ’11/02/26 12:30 12:30 11 ’11/02/26 ’11/02/26 12:30 12:30 11 141312 1 Battery check ................................................p. 18 10 File number 2 Print reservation/number of prints........p. 68/p. 66 11 Date and
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Pr Preparing the Camer eparing the Camera a Attaching the camera strap and lens Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose. cap Inserting the battery and the SD/SDHC/ SDXC memory card (sold separately) 1 2 Use only SD, SDHC, or SDXC memory cards with this camera. Do not insert any other types of memory card. 1 2 3 1 1 Battery/card Battery/card compartment cover compartment lock 2 4 Battery lock ● Repeat for the second knob eyelet. 5 Write-protect switch EN 13
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T To remove the SD/SDHC/SDXC memory o remove the SD/SDHC/SDXC memory Insert the battery as shown, with the B terminal toward the battery lock knob. Damage to the battery card card exterior (scratches, etc.) may produce heat or an explosion. 12 Insert the battery while sliding the battery lock knob in the direction of the arrow. Slide the battery lock knob in the direction of the arrow to unlock, and then remove the battery. Turn off the camera before opening the battery/card compartme
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W Wiindows ndows C Connecting the camera onnecting the camera Indicator lamp Insert the supplied CD in a CD-ROM drive. 1 Windows XP ● A “Setup” dialog will be displayed. Connector cover Windows Vista/Windows 7 ● An Autorun dialog will be displayed. Click “OLYMPUS Setup” to display the “Setup” dialog. Multi-connector USB cable (supplied) Computer (on and running) If the “Setup” dialog is not displayed, select “My Register your Olympus product. 3 Computer” (Windows XP) or “Computer” (Windows
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Install OLYMPUS Viewer 2 and [ib] computer Install the camera manual. 4 5 software. ● Click the “Camera Instruction Manual” button and follow the on-screen instructions. ● Check the system requirements before beginning installation. M Macintosh acintosh ● Click the “OLYMPUS Viewer 2” or “OLYMPUS ib” button and follow the on-screen instructions to Insert the supplied CD in a CD-ROM drive. install the software. 1 ● Double-click the CD (OLYMPUS Setup) icon on OLYMPUS Viewer 2 the desktop. O
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E Example: USB-AC adapter with an xample: USB-AC adapter with an AC AC Install OLYMPUS Viewer 2. 2 cable cable ● Check the system requirements before beginning installation. 1 ● Click the “OLYMPUS Viewer 2” button and follow the on-screen instructions to install the software. Connector cover OLYMPUS Viewer 2 2 Operating Mac OS X v10.4.11–v10.6 System Processor Intel Core Solo/Duo 1.5 GHz or better 1 GB or more (2 GB or more RAM Multi-connector recommended) Free Hard USB cable (supplied) 1
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The battery is not fully charged at the time of Date, time, time zone, and language purchase. Before use, be sure to charge the battery The date and time set here are saved to image fi le names, until the indicator lamp turns off (up to 3 hours). date prints, and other data. You can also choose the If the indicator lamp does not light, the camera is not language for the menus and messages displayed in the correctly connected or the battery, camera, or USB- monitor. AC adapter may not be fu
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Press I to save the setting for [Y]. 3 X YM D Time 2011.. -- -- -- -- Y/M/D Cancel As in Steps 2 and 3, use FGHI to set 4 [M] (month), [D] (day), [Time] (hours and minutes), and [Y/M/D] (date order). For a more accurate setting, press A when the time signal hits 00 seconds while setting the minutes. The menus can be used to change the selected date and time. [X] (Date/time) (p. 62) Use HI to select your home time zone and 5 press A. ● Use FG to turn daylight saving time ([Summer]) on
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Shooting, V Shooting, Viewing, and Er iewing, and Erasing asing Shooting with the optimum aperture Hold the camera and compose the shot. 3 value and shutter speed [Program Auto] Monitor In this mode, automatic shooting settings are activated while also allowing changes to a wide range of other shooting menu functions, such as exposure compensation, white balance, etc. as needed. Horizontal grip Remove the lens cap. 1 Rotate the mode dial to P and press the 2 n button to turn on the came
