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Olympus C-750 Reference Manual

1. Functions that can Default Ref Functions that can Default Ref be set in MY MODE setting Page be setin MY MODE setting Page P A S M S Prg P P44 FULLTIME AF OFF P 73 F No F28 P 68 AF MODE iESP P 72 SHUTTER 1 1000 P 69 OFF P 85 0 0 P 105 PANORAMA OFF P 92 LCD 1 OFF 21N1 OFF P 94 ZOOM 2 38mm FUNCTION OFF P 96 FLASH MODE AUTO P 55 INFO OFF P 150 w e OFF P 79 84 OFF P 114 O a OFF P 86 87 lt HQ P 99 DRIVE o P 89 WB AUTO P 106 AF MF AF P 77 WBY 0 P 109 ISO AUTO P 104 SHARPNESS 0 P 110 57 0 P 62 CONTRAST 0 P 111 g SLOW E SLOW1 P 61 SATURATION 0 P 112 NOISE OFF P 113 still pictures OFF P 97 REDUCTION DIGITAL ZOOM OFF P 54 1 This will set the monitor to ON or OFF when the camera is turned on 2 n the v mode available zoom positions are 38 mm 50 200 mm and 380 mm these numbers are based on the 35 mm camera mm 100 mm ocal length of a el suonounj jnjasp an suonounj jnjesp E MY MODE SETUP 1 Inthe top menu select MODE ide a gt QV fu a gu wei MENU gt SETUP gt MY MODE SETUP and press f V3 How to use the menus P 33 2 Press Z c to select the type of setting then press f PRESENT Saves the current camera settings RESET Restores the factory default settings CUSTOM Saves settings one by one The MY MODE SETUP screen appears Select a MY MODE number Press to selec
2. soiseq Buljoous E soiseq Bunoous m If correct focus cannot be obtained 4 Press the shutter button fully z e Shutter button The frame in which you focus on a subject is different from the frame in which you lock the exposure US AE LOCK Locking the exposure P 82 Fix the focus position D gt AF LOCK Locking the focus P 75 Focus on the subject in the center of the frame US AF MODE Changing the focus range P 72 Subjects that are difficult to focus on Under certain types of conditions the auto focus may not work properly If this happens focus on an object with high contrast at the same distance as the intended subject focus lock recompose your shot and then take the picture If the subject has no vertical lines hold the camera vertically and focus the camera using the focus lock function by pressing the shutter button halfway then return the camera to the horizontal position while keeping the button pressed halfway and take the picture If the subject still cannot be focused on use the manual focus I amp Manual focus P 77 The green lamp blinks The subject cannot be brought into focus Subject with an Subject without extremely bright area vertical lines in the center of the frame The green lamp lights butthe subject cannot be brought into focus Subjects at different Fast moving subject The subject to be dis
3. TIFF 2288 x 1712 SHQ 2288 x 1712 HQ 2288 x 1712 SQ1 1280 x 960 NORMAL SQ2 640 x 480 NORMAL WB AUTO wey 0 SHARPNESS 0 CONTRAST 0 SATURATION 0 REC VIEW ON SLEEP 3 MIN FILE NAME RESET m ft m SHORT CUT A E B CUSTOM BUTTON AE LOCK SHUTTER SOUND 1 LOW still pictures OFF movies OFF snoeuejJa2siIN List of factory default settings Playback mode INFO OFF OFF On OFF 0 ni OFF 9 D OFF VOLUME 3 e Others ALL RESET ON es ENGLISH PW ON OFF SETUP 1 NORMAL e Y M D 2003 01 01 00 00 VIDEO OUT z 21 1 LOW Settings differ according to the region where the camera is sold snoeuej a2siIN BH Modes and Shooting Functions In M mode available functions vary depending on the modes set in the MY MODE SETUP menu Mode Cs fa AISIM Function AUTO Aa ies A S M P gn AISIM un Zoom Y DIGITAL ZOOM n AF MODE Y FULLTIME AF Y AF AREA Y Manual focus v _ AUTO v Y i Y v 815 7 7 T z g SLOW1 Y 2 sSLow ES Y Y sLow2 Y v BA 4 SLOW 9 J v MULTI METERING Y Y AEL v AF LOCK v zs v E ay v 191 snoauejJaosiI
4. Top view Do not hold this part of the lens Clear pictures cannot be obtained if the camera moves as the shutter button is pressed Hold the camera correctly and press the Note shutter button gently pauejs Sumo Ed snu w y Buisp m 2 Using the menus About the menus When you turn on the camera and press the top menu is displayed on the monitor or viewfinder The functions of this camera are set from the menus This chapter explains how the menus work using the P mode screens Pa Press a Use the arrow pad to select a menu Take you directly to the setting Lets you access the menu selections screens to set the ISO sharpness etc Display operational buttons at the bottom of the screen Categorizes the settings into 4 tabs Press amp to select a tab and The functions registered in the display the associated menu items shortcut menus can also be There is no mode menu in PNIA accessed from the MODE MENU mode The shortcut menus can be replaced in modes other than MAS e 08 gt Setting the shortcut menu P 143 n CRVE MC _ D NUM GN Cum Crp Gap f C06 SLOW S How to use the menus I Press to display the top 2 Press to select menu Press f a tab then press fJ Top menu CAMERA tab 9 K Woe MENU gt t 8 D Press G to
5. 107 Focus HOCK eo jek ee eee eee 49 Formatting 148 Front curtain SLOW1 59 Front curtain with red eye reduction sSLOW1 60 Full auto shooting Ai 42 FULLTIME AF 73 Fully pressed 47 FUNCTION 0 96 G Green lamp 47 H Halfway pressed 47 High quality 100 High speed sequential shooting HIC 89 Histogram display ul 144 Hot shoe 10 63 Hot shoe cover 63 FlQia toeea 99 l ESP Lue e enun er a DEG 72 Index Creating an index 124 Index display E 119 Information display INFO 150 ISO sensitivity 104 L Landscape shooting Aa 43 Landscape Portrait shooting amp 8 43 Language setting 5 26 2 LL ER 10 Lens Capa iue ataroni oe 17 202 Lens cap string 17 Lithium battery pack 20 M Macro spot button 79 84 Macro mode shooting W 84 Manual focus 77 Manual shooting M 45 70 Measurement units m ft 161 Memory gauge 15 Metering e 79 Microphone 10 97 130 Mode suse x Sows a sgae he 42 Mode dial 42 MODE MENU 32 Monitor 46 116 Monitor brightness adjustment 151 Monitor butten Mov
6. The camera is in the Set the mode dial to any position except gt P 42 playback mode The flash has not Remove your finger from the shutter button and P 57 finished charging wait until the g flash standby indication stops blinking Press the shutter button again The card is full Erase unwanted pictures or insert a new card P 22 135 Before erasing download important images to a PC The batteries ran out Replace the batteries with new ones If images P 18 of power during shooting or while the images were being written to the card Monitor turns off or the battery check indicator blinks are being recorded on the card wait until recording is finished 175 snoeuejJa2siIN snoeuej a2siIN Troubleshooting Possible cause Corrective action Ref Page The memory gauge Wait until there is room in the memory gauge P 15 is full There is a problem Refer to Error codes P 174 with the card The flash does not fire The flash is Push the flash lever up to make the flash pop up P 55 retracted The subject is If you want the flash to fire on a brightly P 55 illuminated illuminated subject set the flash to fill in mode Auto bracketing is The flash does not fire in the auto bracketing P 89 set mode Set anoter mode in the DRIVE menu The camera is in the The flash does not fire in the movie mode Set a P 51 movie mode different shooting mo
7. When using rechargeable AA R6 batteries charge them before use Loading the batteries a Close the battery compartment cover then press it down and slide it in the direction shown Press the center of the cover as it may be difficult to close properly by pressing the edge Make sure the cover is closed securely 6 Slide the battery compartment lock from Q to payes Burneo E T f the camera is left for about 1 hour with the batteries removed some of the internal settings may revert to the factory default Note settings r Precautions when using batteries The amount of power consumed varies considerably depending on the operations performed on the digital camera If you use exhausted batteries or alkaline batteries the camera may turn off without displaying the battery level warning P 15 7 peuejs Dunes s Loading the batteries Selecting optional batteries or an AC adapter In addition to the batteries provided with the camera the following types of battery or AC adapter can be used Choose the power source best suited to the situation e CR V3 lithium battery packs Not rechargeable Since the CR V3 lithium battery pack has a long service life it is convenient when traveling NiMH batteries Rechargeable Olympus NiMH batteries are rechargeable and economical However if the batteries are repeatedly recharged before they are completely
8. S SATURATION sess 112 SCREEN SETUP 158 Seconds remaining 51 Self portrait shooting 8 43 Self timer 0000005 86 Self timer Remote control button a 11 86 87 Self timer Remote control lamp 10 86 87 SEPIA EISE SII QuTIS 96 Sequential shooting 3j 89 SHARPNESS 110 Shooting mode 12 Shooting mode menu 42 SHORT CUT 142 SHQu iie D eA ited 99 Shutter button 10 47 Shutter priority shooting S 44 69 SHUTTER SOUND 155 Shutter speed 69 Single frame erase f 135 Single frame playback 116 Single frame reservation 167 Single frame shooting 46 89 SLEEP II ae ly 153 Slideshow iJ iliius 121 Slow synchronization SLOW 59 61 Speaker 10 156 Specifications 195 Sports shooting 3 amp 42 Spot metering 79 SQ cagnna ae them Medidas pase Strap oszaca REO Strap eyelet Sunny day 3 Super macro mode shooting S 85 Index T MEF 2b Lebe Ere EA 99 Top menu 35 25 56 naay ein 32 Trimming T 132 Tripod socket 11 Troubleshooting 175 Tungsten light 107 Two in one pictures 2 IN 1 94 U USB connector 10 V VIDEO OUT 162 Viewfind
9. etc are saved even when ALL Note RESET is set to ON ma suonounj Injesn EJ suoljouny jnjasp m ALL RESET Saving the camera s settings eFunctions that All Reset affects E E Function defaut Ln Function default us setting setting F No F2 8 P 68 FULLTIME AF OFF PT3 SHUTTER 1 1000 P 69 AF MODE iESP P 72 0 0 P 105 amp still pictures OFF P 97 FLASH MODE AUTO P 55 amp movie OFF P 98 BA 0 P62 OFF P 85 AF MF AF P 77 FUNCTION OFF P 96 w e OFF ae INFO OFF P150 Oa OFF P OFF P114 LCD OFF HQ P 99 OPTICAL ZOOM WIDE P 53 WB AUTO P 106 DRIVE oO P 89 ME 0 P 109 BKT MM P90 SHARPNESS 0 P10 ISO AUTO 50 P 104 CONTRAST 0 P 111 AISIM A P 67 SATURATION 0 P 112 SLOW SLOW1 P 61 TIFF SHQ HQ 2288 x 1712 P 101 NOISE OFF sai 1280 x 960 REDUCTION P413 NORMAL P 101 meterne P NORMAL P101 DIGITAL ZOOM OFF P 54 INFO OFF P 150 This sets whether the monitor turns on or not when the camera is turned on CUSTOM BUTTON Functions listed in the table below can be assigned to the custom button on the camera This makes it easy to jump to frequently used functions simply by pressing the custom button without having to select a shortcut menu or MODE MENU from the top menu AEL ES button Available
10. Rotation button 1 ES P 129 Card cover L3 P 22 Card access lamp IS P 46 L Arrow pad x c Gf IF P 32 OK Menu button I3 P 32 Monitor button QUICK VIEW icr I P 46 117 Power switch IS P 24 Monitor IS P 12 46 Battery compartment cover IS P 18 Battery compartment lock IS P 18 Tripod socket I Names of parts Viewfinder and monitor indications INFO setting allows you to select how much information to display on the screen Screens with the Information display set to ON are shown below V3 Information display P 150 e Shooting modes 5 eias 10900 F2 Pied 2 3 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 Still picture Movie Item Indications Ref Page 1 Shooting modes P A S M E eg 9 du A E mE P 42 EN mM 2 Shutter speed 16 1 1000 P 69 3 Aperture value F2 8 F8 0 P 68 4 Exposure compensation 2 0 2 0 P 105 Exposure differential 3 0 3 0 P 70 5 Battery check wa d m P 15 6 Green lamp o P 47 7 Flash stand by Lights Camera movement Blinks P 57 warning Flash charge 8 Macro mode SA P 84 Super macro mode eu P 85 Manual focus MF P 77 9 Noise reduction NR P 113 Names of parts Item
11. si I FUNCTION WB CARD SETUP SHARPNESS CONTRAST SATURATION CARD SETUP ALL RESET I PW ON OFF SETUP I FILE NAME PIXEL MAPPING T S 5 I VIDEO OUT L m WB Setting AUTO 50 100 200 400 OFF ON OFF ON OFF BLACK amp WHITE SEPIA OFF ON 7 47 5 15 5 35 5 35 YES NO OFF ON ENGLISH FRANCAIS DEUTSCH ESPANOL OFF 1 2 RESET AUTO NTSC PAL OFF 1 2 OFF ON HQ SQ AUTO PRESET e ma Ref Page P 104 P 73 P 85 P 96 P 98 P 109 P 110 P 111 P 112 P 148 P 137 P 26 P 157 P 159 P 160 P 151 P 28 P 162 P 154 P 54 P 99 P 106 ss snoeuejJa2siIN snoeuej a2siIN List of menus e mode still pictures Top menu Tab Function Setting r MODE MENU PLAY START EDIT Bal 640 x 480 pH NEW FILE CANCEL CARD CARD SETUP ALL ERASE FORMAT SETUP ALL RESET OFF ON re ENGLISH FRANCAIS DEUTSCH ESPANOL PW ON OFF SETUP OFF 1 2 t SCREEN SETUP Io t t VIDEO OUT NTSC PAL r E 4 9 16 L m OFF 1 2 VOLUME Fi H INFO uli 320 x 240 CANCEL Ref Page P 130 P 131 P 132 P 136 148 P 137 P 26 P 157 P 158 P 151 P 28 P 162 P 120 P 154 P 156 P 121 P 150 P 114 List of menus e mode movies Top menu r MODE MENU
12. mE Editing movies Use the arrow pad to select the first frame of the index and press Jumps to the first frame of the movie Jumps to the last frame of the movie Displays the next frame The movie can be played continuously by holding the button down 8 Displays the previous frame The movie can be played continuously in reverse by holding the button down OK OK As in Step 4 use the arrow pad to select the last frame of the index and press Press to select OK then press The 9 frames extracted from the movie appear as an index display then the camera returns to the playback mode The index is stored as a new picture If you want to select different frames select RESET and press and repeat the procedure from Step 4 To quit the editing function select CANCEL and press M TIPS eroe n n n The index is stored as a still picture in a different record mode from the original movie Record mode Record mode when the movie was shot when stored as an index HQ SQ2 1024 x 768 pixels HIGH SQ SQ2 640 x 480 pixels HIGH tes yoeqheld m Editing movies p The interval between the frames that are automatically picked out varies depending on the length of the movie Note An index consists of 9 frames You cannot create an index if there is insufficient memory space on the card EDIT Edi
13. Bunoous pa ueApy El Bunoous pesueapy m FUNCTION Adding special effects to pictures This feature lets you add special effects to your pictures during shooting 4 effects are available BLACK amp WHITE Takes pictures in black and white SEPIA Gives pictures a sepia tone WHITE BOARD Pictures are in black and white with black letters on a white background emphasized to make them easier to read BLACK BOARD Pictures are in black and white with white letters on a black background emphasized to make them easier to read DLEO 1 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU gt CAMERA gt FUNCTION then select a mode and press V3 How to use the menus P 33 WHITE BOARD and BLACK BOARD are not available in amp mode Press amp again to exit the menu Arrow pad OK button Letters do not show clearly with WHITE BOARD or BLACK BOARD gt Use exposure compensation I gt Exposure compensation P 105 1 When WHITE BLACK BOARD is selected the flash is automatically set to off Note WB and SATURATION cannot be used in Function shooting Recording sound with still pictures Sound can be recorded when taking still pictures Recording starts about 0 5 seconds after the shutter is released and lasts about 4 seconds When this function is enabled sound is recorded automatically every time you take a picture ioe a gt QV fu a gu wei 1 Inthe top menu select MODE Shutt
14. I Metering CJ There are three ways of measuring the brightness of a subject Digital ESP metering Meters the center of the subject and the surrounding area separately Spot metering Exposure is determined by metering within the AF target area In this mode a subject can be shot with optimal exposure regardless of the background light ES P 79 Multi metering Meters the brightness of the subject at up to 8 different points to set the optimal exposure based on the average brightness This method is useful with a high contrast subject 3 P 80 Spot metering ode aia 0 Pu a pg GP wen 1 Select or amp by repeatedly pressing W If no operation is performed for about 3 seconds the selected mode is set and the mode selector screen is automatically exited D is not available in manual focus mode B amp Manual focus P 77 Y CJ Macro Spot button P 1 1000 F2 8 0 0 01 1600x1200 ao d Bunoous pesueapy Ed Bunoous pesueapy m Metering MULTI METERING EID N Co A When using the camera in the W amp C Macro Spot button AIS M mode multi metering is AEL E4 not available in the M mode Set to AEE Custom Button any mode except M I A S M mode P 67 If a function other than AE lock is registered on AEL Efi set AE lock to the button V3 Setting the custom button P 140 Press repeatedly to set Arrow pad OK butt
15. Macintosh Using Mac OS 9 X Make sure that Your computer is turned on and Mac OS is running f you are running any applications quit them all You are recommended to power the camera using the optional AC adapter If the battery power runs out while the computer is accessing the card in the camera the camera will turn off in the middle of the operation and this could destroy image files data If you are using batteries make sure that there is sufficient remaining battery power If you are running Mac OS X the connection to the computer and downloading the image data are verified Restrictions such as the following may occur due to the OS The image file properties are not displayed correctly Images in the camera cannot be opened without first downloading them etc For more details visit the Olympus web site Connecting the camera to the computer 24 Downloading images to your computer Disconnecting the camera from your computer C 5 SN S 23 Connecting the camera to the computer I Insert the marked end of the USB cable into the USB port on your computer as shown below Look for this mark e ears USB port Terminal The location of the USB port varies depending on the computer For details refer to your computer s manual 2 After making sure that the came
16. Press again to exit the menu 151 suonounj Injesn E suonounj Injesn E REC VIEW You can choose whether or not to display the picture you have just taken on the monitor ON The picture being recorded to the card is displayed This is useful for making a brief check of the picture you have just taken Pressing the shutter button halfway during Rec View lets you resume shooting immediately OFF The picture being recorded to the card is not displayed This is useful when you want to prepare for your next shot while the previous picture is being recorded ERED Aaa HHP In the top menu select MODE MENU gt SETUP gt REC VIEW gt OFF or ON and press V3 How to use the menus P 33 Press again to exit the menu Arrow pad OK button SLEEP Sleep Timer The camera automatically enters the sleep mode and stops the operation when the preset time has elapsed with no operations performed The camera activates again as soon as you touch the shutter button or arrow pad wes A exa aa MSH In the top menu select MODE MENU gt SETUP gt SLEEP gt 30 SEC 1 MIN 3 MIN 5 MIN or 10 MIN and press V3 How to use the menus P 33 Press again to exit the menu Arrow pad OK button The sleep mode is not activated when using the AC adapter In gt mode the sleep mode is activated after 3 minutes regardless Note of the setting and the monitor t
17. 9 SLOW SLOW2 and press V3 How to use the menus P 33 Press again to exit the menu Arrow pad OK button v xs pen Flash intensity control You can adjust the amount of light emitted by the flash In some situations you may get better results by adjusting the light emission Examples include small subjects distant backgrounds or situations when increased contrast is desired You can adjust the exposure in the range of 2 0 in 1 3 EV steps ide a gt Pu a ala wei 1 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU gt CAMERA gt 6 and press f V3 How to use the menus P 33 Arrow pad OK button usel4 n 2 Press to select a setting X Light emission is increased by 1 3EV each time you press the button EV Exposure Value G5 Light emission is decreased by 1 3 EV each time you press the button Press amp again to exit the menu The flash adjustment effect may not be sufficient if the shutter speed is too fast Note External flash optional Using the external flash Various types of flash shooting are possible with the FL 20 or FL 40 external flash If an external flash is used the flash mode and exposure compensation will be detected automatically by the camera like the built in flash You cannot use the built in flash and the external flash together ED LETE 1 Slide the shoe cover off in the dire
18. 3 a A cP Removable Disk F computer and connect again or proceed to Confirming the USB driver is installed E p 15 to make sure that the USB driver is fully installed Confirming the USB driver is installed If the computer does not recognize the camera as a Removable Disk follow the procedure below to check whether the USB driver has been fully installed I Open My Computer and double click the Control Panel icon For users running Windows XP open Control Panel from the Start menu 2 Double click the System icon 3 The System window will appear Click the Device Manager tab E OK Cangal 15 Confirming the USB driver is installed E 16 4 Confirm that OLYMPUS Digital Camera is in the Universal Serial Bus Controller category If you cannot find the OLYMPUS Digital Camera turn the camera off disconnect the camera from the computer and start again Users running Windows 98 98 SE start again from Confirming the USB driver is installed and Users running Window Me 2000 XP start from Connecting the camera to the computer Syston Geneia Devi View devices by bpe lanager Haars Piles Patamarce View devices by conection 5 88 Network adapters 2 Other cos Ponts COH 8 LPT psum Retesh Sound video and gane co
19. 4 128 B Batteries 18 Battery check 15 Battery compartment cover 11 18 Battery compartment lock 11 18 Beep sound m 154 BRC vest nh dee beccarm ese eed 90 BLACK amp WHITE 96 BLACK BOARD 96 Cc Camera movement warning 57 Card ss sd e Mite iy oa eee 22 Card access lamp 11 46 Card chieck as oo esse 25 Card cover 11 22 CARD SETUP 148 Close up playback Q 118 Cloudy day amp 107 Connector cover 10 128 CONTRAST usssss 111 CUSTOM BUTTON 139 D Date time setting 28 DC N jack sesse 10 20 DIGITAL ZOOM 54 Diopter adjustment dial 30 DPOF 0005 163 DRIVE xc ostro bade wad ies 89 E Editing movies 124 ENLARGE SIZE 103 Erasing pictures 135 Errorcodes 174 ESP metering 79 Exposure compensation 105 Exposure differential 70 F FILE NAME 159 File number 159 Fill in flash 58 Flashss 222 22 29444 4 55 5500 a 55 Flash charge 12 57 Flash intensity control 7 62 Flash mode 2005 55 Flash mode button g 55 Index Flash off 59 Flash stand by 12 57 Fluorescent lamp amp 3
20. CAMERA tab abs Press to select a tab and display the DRIVE Selects a shooting mode from CI single frame shooting sequential shooting HI y high speed sequential shooting AF Ll AF sequential shooting and BKT auto bracketing P 89 ISO Selects the ISO sensitivity from AUTO 50 100 200 and 400 P 104 A S M Selects the shooting mode from A Aperture priority shooting S Shutter priority shooting and M Manual shooting P 67 Iw 1 2 3 4 Selects a mode to be activated when taking pictures in m mode BA Adjusts the amount of light emitted by the flash SLOW Selects from L2 SLOW1 1st curtain Xo 5SLOWA 1st curtain with red eye reduction and SLOW2 2nd curtain when the flash mode is set to SLOW slow synchronization NOISE REDUCTION Reduces the noise that affects pictures during long exposures P 113 MULTI METERING Meters the brightness of the subject at up to 8 different points to set the optimal exposure based on the average brightness P 80 snuaui y Burst sd snuew y Buisf M Mode Menus DIGITAL ZOOM Extends the maximum optical zoom P 54 making possible up to approx 40x zoom Keeps the image in focus at all times FULLTIME AF without having to press the shutter P 73 button halfway Selects the auto focus met
21. MOVIE PLAY INFO Tab Function Setting CARD CARD SETUP ALL ERASE FORMAT SETUP ALL RESET OFF ON ENGLISH FRANCAIS DEUTSCH ESPA OL t PW ON OFF SETUP OFF 1 2 c oD t VIDEO OUT NTSC PAL I E2 4 9 16 I OF 1 2 L_ VOLUME r MOVIE PLAYBACK PLAYBACK FRAME BY FRAME EXIT I INDEX OK RESET CANCEL EDIT OK RESET CANCEL Ref Page P 136 148 P 137 P 26 P 157 P 151 P 28 P 162 P 120 P 154 P 156 P 122 P 124 P 126 P 150 s7 snoeuejJa2siIN snosue a2s IN B List of factory default settings The functions are set as follows when the camera leaves the factory Shooting mode F No F2 8 SHUTTER 1 1000 ZOOM WIDE LCD OFF 0 0 FLASH AUTO S M 4 SLOW1 Q 8 2 OFF AF ME AF Dm OFF DRIVE CJ BKT 1EV 3 ISO AUTO A S M 50 AISIM A e 1 2 3 4 MY MODE 1 BA 0 SLOW 4SLOW1 NOISE REDUCTION OFF J fixed on ON MULTI METERING OFF DIGITAL ZOOM OFF FULLTIME AF OFF Q9 ON AF MODE IESP QQ fixed on iESP E OFF PANORAMA OFF 21N 1 OFF FUNCTION OFF AF AREA CENTER INFO OFF OFF lt HQ 2288 x 1712 Q9 320 x 240 M List of factory default settings
22. Replace with new batteries 181 snoeuejJa2siIN snoeuej a2siIN List of menus eii mode Top menu Setting Ref Page DRIVE C3 Sy HI i AF CD P 89 SHQ 2288 x 1712 HQ 2288 x 1712 P 99 SQ1 1280 x 960 SQ2 640 x 480 D P 28 CARD SETUP YES NO P 148 List of menus esta NI saa A S M P mode Top menu r MODE MENU To the next page Tab Function CAMERA PICTURE DRIVE ISO I AISIM I was 1 2 3 4 3 m EB I SLOW NOISE REDUCTION 4 MULTI METERING 5 DIGITAL ZOOM 6 FULLTIME AF AF MODE a E PANORAMA 7 21N 1 FUNCTION I AF AREA INFO I mW L still pictures L CARD lt r WB Mez SHARPNESS CONTRAST SATURATION CARD SETUP Setting Sy HIC AF Cay BKT S AUTO 50 100 200 400 A SIM MY MODE 1 MY MODE 4 2 0 2 0 4 SLOWI amp SLOW SLOW2 OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON iESP SPOT OFF ON OFF BLACK amp WHITE SEPIA WHITE BOARD BLACK BOARD OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON TIFF SHQ HQ SQ1 SQ2 AUTO PRESET e 2 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 YES NO Ref Page P 89 P 104 P 67 P 71 P 62 P 61 P 113 P 80 P 54 P 73 P 72 P 85 P 92 P 94
23. White balance adjustment This function lets you make fine changes to the current white balance setting nove tet DI Ss 2m ASM P In the top menu select MODE MENU gt PICTURE gt Wey and press f V3 How to use the menus P 33 The white balance adjustment indicator appears on the screen Arrow pad OK button 2 Thecolor becomes bluer each time you press z and redder each time you press depending on the original white balance conditions Press to save your adjustment The white balance can be adjusted in 7 increments in both red and blue directions After saving the adjustment press again to exit the menu eunsodxe pue Ajijenb eBeui y Bunsn py Ka eunsodxe pue Ajijenb eBeui ay Bunsn py mM SHARPNESS This function adjusts the sharpness of the image poong amp 9 uf A SIM P In the top menu select MODE MENU gt PICTURE gt SHARPNESS and press f V3 How to use the menus P 33 Arrow pad OK button Press to adjust the sharpness between 5 and 5 To increase the sharpness Press The image contours are emphasized making the image appear sharper and more vivid Use this setting when you want to print pictures To reduce the sharpness Press The image contours are softened Use this setting when you want to edit images on a PC When you have finished setting the sharpness press Pre
24. amp me sound to a still picture already P 130 1 The PLAY tab is not displayed during movie playback EDIT tab 2 Makes the file size smaller and saves it EJ as a new file Peis H Crops part of a picture and saves it as a P 132 new file 2 The EDIT tab is not displayed during movie playback CARD tab Erases all image data stored on the card P 136 GARD SETUP or format the card 148 SETUP tab Selects whether to keep the current ALL RESET camera settings when you turn off the P 137 power Selects a language for on screen ec display dd PW ON OFF SETUP Sets the picture and sound that come on P 157 when the power is turned on and off Registers a stored picture for use as the SCREEN SETUP picture displayed when the power is P 158 turned on and off Ia Adjusts the brightness of the monitor P 151 Mode Menus Sets the date and time VIDEO OUT Selects NTSC or PAL according to your TV s video signal type TV video signal types differ depending on the region P 162 Selects the number of frames in the index display P 120 Sets the beep sound used for button operations and warnings and adjusts the volume P 154 VOLUME Adjusts the sound volume during playback Also adjusts the volume of the sound selected in PW ON OFF SETUP P 156 snuew y Buisn Ed soiseq Bunoous m 3 Shooting basics Shooting modes The shooting modes include m
25. amp j GO OK 2003 01 01 00 00 SELECT P SET E GO OK Power switch T Note The current settings are retained even when the power is turned off unless they are readjusted The date and time settings will be canceled if the camera is left without batteries for approximately 1 hour The settings will be canceled more quickly if the batteries were only loaded in the camera for a short time before being removed Before taking important pictures check that the date and time settings are correct payes Burneo Ed peuejs bumeo 2 Adjusting the viewfinder To make the camera easier to use adjust the viewfinder to match the eyesight visual acuity of the person using the camera 1 Set the mode dial to N9 and Power switch press the power switch Mode disi The camera and the viewfinder turn on N While looking through the viewfinder slowly turn the diopter adjustment dial Viewfinder Diopter adjustment dial 3 Turn the dial until the AF target mark can be seen clearly AF target mark Holding the camera Hold the camera firmly with both hands while keeping your elbows at your sides to prevent the camera from moving When taking pictures in the vertical position hold the camera so that the flash is higher than the lens Keep your fingers and the strap away from the lens and flash Horizontal grip Vertical grip
26. it will not fire Contact the manufacturer of the flash for more information 3 Exposures when using an external flash require that adjustments be made on the external flash unit If an external flash is used in the auto mode match it with the F value and ISO sensitivity settings on the camera 4 Even if the auto F value and ISO sensitivity of the external flash are set to the same conditions as those on the camera depending on the photographic conditions it is possible that the correct exposure may not be obtained anyway In such a case adjust the auto F value or ISO value on the external flash unit or calculate the distance in the manual mode and use it that way Generally however the auto F value and ISO value can only be adjusted 1 step and beyond that exposure compensation cannot be made Exposure compensation in the camera is made invalid in external flash photography 5 Use a flash which is capable of covering an illumination angle for a 38 mm or larger lens when calculated for 35 mm film However in close up photography with the lens on the wide setting the bottom of the image may not expose correctly The ideal is to have a wide angle adapter to fit on the flash and spread the illumination angle so it is wider 6 Use a flash unit with a flash time of 1 200 sec or less when using the flash at full strength For devices with a long flash time such as a ring flash a portion of the light emitted will not contribute to the
27. low Remaining power level Remaining power level Ready new batteries exhausted high Replace with new batteries I How to use this manual Set the mode dial to any of the marks shown here Follow the arrows to perform menu operations For details on operating procedures see How to use the menus P 33 SHARPNESS This function adjusts the sharpness of the image V5 f da sa 2 P ASM P 1 In the top menu select MODE MENU gt PICTURE gt SHARPNESS and press f T How to use the menus P 33 ge contours are g the image ijenb aBew y Guysnipy Mizz This represents the arrow pad Only arrows applicable to the operation are shown This sample page is only for your reference It may differ from the actual page in this manual 16 1 Getting started Attaching the strap 1 Pass the lens cap string through the hole in the lens cap then pass the other end through the loop and pull tight 2 Pull the ends of the strap out of the stopper and ring 3 Thread one end of the strap through the string loop attached to the lens cap in step 1 Then thread it through the strap eyelet on the camera 4 Thread the end of the strap back through the ring and stopper as indicated by the arrows Adjust the strap to the desired length 5 Pull the strap through the stopper to make sure it is fastened securely 6 Attach the strap to the other eye
28. or NiCd batteries AC adapter optional Manganese zinc carbon batteries cannot be used Dimensions 107 5 mm W x 66 mm H x 68 mm D 4 2 x 2 6 x 2 7 excluding protrusions Weight 305 g 0 7 Ib without batteries or card SPECIFICATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT ANY NOTICE OR OBLIGATION ON THE PART OF THE MANUFACTURER xx Glossary of terms A Aperture Priority Mode You set the aperture yourself and the camera automatically varies the shutter speed so that the picture is taken with the best exposure AE Automatic Exposure The camera automatically sets the exposure The 3 AE modes available on this camera are P mode in which the camera selects both the aperture and shutter speed A mode in which the user selects the aperture and the camera sets the shutter speed and S mode in which the user selects the shutter speed and the camera sets the aperture In M mode the user selects both the aperture and the shutter speed Aperture The adjustable lens opening which controls the amount of light that enters the camera The larger the aperture the shorter the depth of field and the fuzzier the background The smaller the aperture the greater the depth of field and the sharper the background Aperture is measured in f stops Larger aperture values indicate smaller apertures and smaller aperture values indicate larger apertures CCD Charge Coupled Device This converts light passing through the lens
29. power switch ENGLISH SELECT 5 GO Power switch button 7 payes Bue ll peuejs bumeo A 1 Setthe mode dial to P and press the power switch to turn the camera on N Press The top menu is displayed wo MODE MENU 4 Press DO to select the SETUP tab then press f SETUP tab 5 Press QO to select then press f The green frame moves to the selected item Power switch Press f on the arrow pad to select eda r Setting the date and time o N 10 To turn the camera off press the Press to select one of the following date formats Y M D Year Month Day M D Y Month Day Year D M Y Day Month Year Then press f Move to the year setting The following steps show the procedure used when the date and time settings are set to Y M D Press to set the year then press f to move to the month setting To move back to the previous setting press Q The first two digits of the year are fixed Repeat this procedure until the date and time are completely set Thetime is displayed in the 24 hour format Consequently 2 p m is displayed as 14 00 Press For a more accurate setting press when the time signal hits 00 seconds The clock starts when you press the button power switch 2003 01 01 Ly M D 00 00 SELECT P SET
30. speed and aperture V3 Manual shooting P 70 Remember that a slow shutter speed can produce blurred images For the best results we recommend that you set the shutter speed from 1 200 to 1 300 seconds 3 Turnon the external flash Be sure to attach the flash to the camera before turning the flash on 4 Setthe mode that automatically controls the amount of light emitted by the external flash Also set the ISO sensitivity and aperture on the external flash to match the camera s settings Refer to the user s manual for the external flash to select its mode T The camera s flash mode will have no effect on the external flash The external flash will fire even when the camera s flash mode is set Note to off Confirm in advance that the external flash you are using is synchronized with the camera External flash optional Compatible commercially available external flashes When selecting an external flash use products which meet the following basic conditions 1 Some flashes available on the market operate with a high voltage synchro terminal If one of these is used it may damage the camera and or the camera may not function normally Contact the manufacturer of the flash you are using concerning the specifications of the flash s synchro terminal 2 Some flashes available on the market have the polarity of the synchro terminal reversed In this case even if the flash is connected
31. 132 640 x 480 NORMAL 248 331 HIGH uses low compression NORMAL uses normal compression Movie Record Modes 32MB Record mod Resoluti PEE OUR itd With sound Without sound HQ 320 x 240 15frames sec 93 sec 96 sec SQ 160 x 120 15frames sec 374 sec 424 sec bi Record mode s The card memory capacity listed in the table is approximate The number of remaining pictures may change according to the Note subject or factors like whether print reservations have been made or not In certain instances the number of remaining pictures does not change even when you take pictures or stored images are erased f movies are shot with VIDEO OUT set to PAL and the AV cable connected the movie recording time will differ from the time listed in the Movie Record Modes table Selecting a record mode EIL SZ In the top menu select MODE MENU gt PICTURE gt lt and press f V3 How to use the menus P 33 If is displayed on the top menu as a shortcut menu press the arrow pad in the same direction as the arrow shown next to amp I amp S SHORT CUT P 142 AUTO In the top menu press G to select amp and choose SHQ 2288 x 1712 HQ 2288 x 1712 SQ1 1280 x 960 or SQ2 640 x 480 I Go to Step 4 Mode dial 5 Q In the top menu press G to select DIGITAL Zoot then press Co to select HQ or SQ rz Go to Step 4 Arrow pad OK button eunsodxe pu
32. 2000 XP Make sure that Your computer is turned on and Windows is running f you are running any applications quit them all You are recommended to power the camera using the optional AC adapter If the battery power runs out while the computer is accessing the card in the camera the camera will turn off in the middle of the operation and this could destroy image files data If you are using batteries make sure that there is sufficient remaining battery power C p Installing the USB driver for Windows 98 When using Windows 98 98 SE Connecting the camera to the computer Confirming the computer recognizes the camera Confirming the USB driver is installed Downloading images to your computer Disconnecting the camera from your computer 20 Installing the USB driver for Windows 98 When using Windows 98 98 SE If your OS is Windows 98 98 SE you must install the USB driver Follow the instructions below to install the USB driver in your computer Once it is fully installed you do not need to repeat the procedure again If your OS is Windows Me 2000 XP you do not need to install the USB driver Proceed to Connecting the camera to the computer f amp gt p 11 I Insert the provided software CD into your CD ROM drive 2 The Olympus Windows Installer p O should automatically launch Click E me USB Driver If the USB driver is
33. 4 2 0 107 White balance adjustment WBY 109 SHARPNESS One er a isses d en 110 CONTRAST 2 0 00 0 cc cece cece esee 111 SATURATION RGB isis etie ened ean dun 112 NOISE REDUCTION ssesssse esee 113 Histogram display liliis 114 Contents 7 Playback 116 Viewing still pictures A 2 eee 116 QUICK VIEW 2 4 5th a ey 117 Close up playback Q 2 2 eee eee 118 Index display Bg e e ette orca E 119 Selecting the number of pictures 120 Slideshow 4 amp llis 121 Viewing movies e seselenB Bn 122 Editing movies llli 124 INDEX Creating an index 2 00 124 EDIT Editing a movie 00055 126 Playback oh a IV eed t oem Eee Rees 128 Picture rotation 4 eee 129 Recording sound amp ssusslsslssslsssssss 130 Editing still pictures l l 131 Resizing Dg 2o et odd v teed ed 131 Trimiming ET 2e cb eeepc ara fer DES Y Urea 132 Protecting pictures On lese eese 134 Erasing pictures Po iiie 135 Single frame erase Po ee 135 All frame erase ff 00000000 c eee eee 136 8 Useful functions 137 ALL RESET Saving the camera s settings 137 CUSTOM BUTTON 9 0 2 2 eee 139 Setting the custom button 2000 140 Using the custom button 00 55 141 SHORT CUT tx kien EE Lee ghee Sake Rind 142 Setting the sh
34. CAMERA gt W gt ON and press V3 How to use the menus P 33 Press again to exit the menu Arrow pad OK button The subject is in shadow When taking pictures close to the subject shadows may become conspicuous and the auto focus may not be able to maintain correct focus If this happens use the manual focus I amp Manual focus P 77 Bunoous pesueapy E During super macro shooting zoom is not available During super macro shooting the built in flash is not available You Note can use an external flash but vignetting may occur Check the recorded image on the monitor Bunoous pesueapy m Self timer shooting This function lets you take pictures using the self timer Fix the camera securely on a tripod for self timer shooting This function is useful for taking pictures where you want to be included in the photograph de a gt E Qf i us o 1 Select by repeatedly pressing am Self timer Remote Da control button If no operation is performed for about 3 seconds the selected mode is set and the mode selector screen is automatically exited Shutter button 01 1600x1200 ao N Press the shutter button fully to take the picture Pressing the shutter button halfway locks the focus and exposure The self timer remote control lamp lights for approximately 10 seconds then starts blinking After blinking for approximately 2 f seconds the pictur
35. For all not listed European Countries and in case that you can t get connected to the above mentioned number please make use of the following CHARGED NUMBERS 49 0 180 5 67 10 83 or 49 0 40 23 77 38 99 Our Technical Customer Support is available from 9 am to 6 pm MET Monday to Friday 2003 OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO LTD VT422301 OLYMPUS AMED DIGITAL PERSONAL CAMERA COMPUTER DIGITAL CAMERA PC CONNECTION OPERATION MANUAL How to use your PC to get the most from images taken with your digital camera Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera This manual provides instructions on how to install the USB driver To ensure correct installation refer only to these installation procedures Introduction This manual explains in detail how to connect your Olympus digital camera to a computer Read it carefully and keep it in a safe place for future reference About this manual The information contained in this manual may be subject to change without notice For the latest information on the product please consult your local Olympus representative The information contained in this manual has been compiled by taking all possible measures to ensure its accuracy However if you find any errors or incomplete information please contact your local Olympus representative It is prohibited by copyright laws to duplicate in part or in whole the information contained in this
36. Indications Ref Page 10 Flash mode 5 9 amp SLOWI1 ES e 5sLow1 SLow2 i 11 Flash intensity control 2 0 2 0 P 62 12 Drive C3 Cy H AF Cl BKT P 89 13 Self timer P 86 Remote control P 87 14 Sound record U P 97 98 130 15 Record mode TIFF SHQ HQ SQ1 SQ2 P 99 16 Resolution 2288 x 1712 1280 x 960 Boo 640 x 480 320 x 240 etc 17 AF target mark P 46 18 Number of storable still 30 P 100 pictures Seconds remaining 36 P 51 19 AE lock AEL BIS AE memory 20 Spot metering Cf P 79 21 ISO ISO 50 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 P 104 22 White Balance XX cO A S4 So 235 C3 P 106 23 White balance B1 B7 R1 R7 P 109 compensation 24 Saturation RGB 5 5 P 112 25 Sharpness 5 5 P 110 26 Contrast 5 5 P 111 27 Memory gauge LEGS P 15 Names of parts Playback mode 1 2 34 1 234 2x10 gy 5 Ha 5 6 SIZE 5 6 7 Sec 10 01 08 06 17 18 90 12 q 12 FILE 100 0080 13 020A 13 Still picture Movie Item Indications Ref Page 1 Battery check wa d P 15 2 Print reservation d x10 E P 165 Number of prints p 425 Movie go 3 Sound record CI P 97 4 Protect Oz P 134 5 Record mode TIFF SHQ HQ SQ1 SQ2 P 99 6 Resolution 2288 x 1712 1280 x 960 P106 640 x 480 320 x 240 etc 7 Aperture value F2 8 F8 0 P 68 8 S
37. Remove the USB cable from the camera Remove the USB cable from your computer A s ooo saw e Windows Me 2000 XP 1 Make sure that the lamp on the right Lamp of the viewfinder or the card access lamp is not blinking Some camera models have either a lamp on the right of the viewfinder or a card access lamp and the location varies depending on the model Refer to your camera s reference manual Disconnecting the camera from your computer 2 A Caution 22 Click the lt Unplug or Eject Hardware icon on the task bar The message saying that the drive has been stopped appears Click on the message The Unplug or Eject Hardware window appears When a message appears click OK Remove the USB cable from the camera Stop USB Mass Storage Device Drive G Safe To Remove Hardware The USB Mess Storage Device device can now be safely removed from the system Problem Ejecting USB Mass Storage Device If the window returns the following message when you click Unplug or Eject Hardware first make sure that no image data is being downloaded from the camera and then remove the USB cable xi N The device Generic volume cannot be stopped right now Try stopping the device again later E
38. SETUP gt FILE NAME gt RESET or AUTO and press V3 How to use the menus P 33 Press again to exit the menu Arrow pad OK button Se suonounj Injesn EJ suonounj Injesn m PIXEL MAPPING p When the File No reaches 9999 the file number returns to 0001 e and the folder number changes Note When both the Folder and File No reach their respective maximum number 999 9999 the number of storable pictures becomes 0 even if the card is not full No more pictures can be taken Replace the card with a new one PIXEL MAPPING The Pixel Mapping feature allows the camera to check and adjust the CCD and image processing functions It is not necessary to operate this function frequently Approximately once a year is recommended Wait a few minutes after the monitor is used or continuous shots are taken to allow for proper performance of the Pixel Mapping function wes A exa a In the top menu select MODE MENU gt SETUP gt PIXEL MAPPING and press f V3 How to use the menus P 33 START appears Arrow pad OK button N Press The BUSY bar is displayed during Pixel Mapping When Pixel Mapping is finished the screen returns to the mode menu Measurement units If you accidentally turn the camera off during Pixel Mapping start again from Step 1 Note Measurement units The measurement unit can be selected from either meters or feet in the
39. Taking still pictures llle 46 B Contents If correct focus cannot be obtained 0 49 Using the Focus Lock function 49 Subjects that are difficult to focus on 50 Recording movies Q 0 ccc eee eee eee 51 ZOOM rei os tse eure watt ete reto art ne egeot e recu hea ange 53 Using the optical zoom 2 2 2 0 00 0 53 DIGITAL ZOOM Using the digital zoom 54 4 Flash 55 Flash Shooting e 52 eth gone p ete 55 Using the slow synchronization flash stow 61 Flash intensity control 6 000000 00 e eee 62 External flash optional llle 63 Using the external flash llle esee 63 Using commercially available external flashes 65 Compatible commercially available external flashes 66 5 Advanced shooting 67 ASIM m de mrene eai AE OO eb oet eee are odora 67 Aperture priority shooting A lsllsslesssss 68 Shutter priority shooting S 000 cee ee eee 69 Manual shooting M sese 70 Using My Mode iP eee ee eee 71 Focusing applications 0 000 c eee eee 72 AF MODE Changing the focus range 72 FULLTIME AF A reliable time saving way to focus 73 AF AREA Changing the position of the AF target mark 74 AF LOCK Locking the focus 0 75 Manual PO Cus 3c s eA RC ents iat ned bn Pen Re RN RE
40. a backlight situation or for correcting the color shift produced by artificial lighting especially fluorescent light C The fill in flash may not have the desired effect under excessively bright light Note Flash shooting Flash off The flash does not fire even in low light conditions Use this mode in situations where flash photography is not desired or is prohibited such as in an art museum You can also use this mode when you want to shoot a natural looking twilight or night scene s Since a slow shutter speed is automatically selected in low light situations when in the flash off mode the use of a tripod is Note recommended to prevent your pictures from being blurred by camera movement Slow Synchronization amp SLOW1 SLOW2 9 SLOW The slow synchronization flash is designed for slow shutter speeds Normally when shooting with a flash shutter speeds cannot go below a certain level to prevent camera movement But when shooting a night scene background fast shutter speeds can make the background too dark Slow synchronization flash allows both a slow shutter speed for the background and a flash for the subject Since the shutter speed is slow make sure you stabilize the camera by using a tripod Otherwise camera movement may cause the picture to be blurred a I 7 T tote 1st curtain front curtain SLOW1 Usually regardless of the shutter speed the flash fi
41. cases Movies pictures that have been edited on a PC or when there Note is insufficient memory space on the card If the size of the selected picture is 640 x 480 you cannot select 640 x 480 131 yoegfeld E Editing still pictures Trimming st 3 Select pt then press f 4 Press vc to select ft then press 5 Use the arrow pad and zoom lever to decide the trimming position and size Press DOR to move the trimming frame Use the zoom lever to decide the trimming size The trimming frame changes from horizontal to vertical and vice versa when the maximum or minimum size is reached 6 Press T Press to select OK then press The BUSY bar is displayed during trimming After the image is saved the camera returns to the playback mode The trimmed picture is stored as a separate picture from the original If you want to trim the picture again select RESET and press and repeat the procedure from Step 5 To quit the trimming function select CANCEL and press SELECT 3 GO 0K Editing still pictures Ts Trimming is not possible in the following cases Movies when there is insufficient memory space on the card Note or when the picture was taken with the record mode set to ENLARGE SIZE t may not be possible to trim pictures taken with another camera If pictures recorded in 3 2 are trimmed the image proportions are changed to the standar
42. exposure 7 If a flash unit or other accessory TTL flash that has additional communications functions other than the FL 20 or FL 40 is used it may not only fail to function normally but may also cause damage to the camera s circuitry Do not use such a device usel4 FS 5 Advanced shooting A S IM mode Select the shooting mode to be used when the mode dial is set to A S M Mode dial A S M 1 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU gt CAMERA gt A S M gt A S or M and press V3 How to use the menus P 33 Press again to exit the menu I Bunoous p sueapy Ed Bunoous pesueapy Aperture priority shooting Mode dial A S M 1 Select A mode V3 A S M mode P 67 2 Press to set the aperture value X The aperture value increases The aperture value decreases If the aperture value is displayed in red the aperture setting is unsuitable for the conditions Take the following steps When the aperture value is displayed in green the setting will provide optimum exposure Aperture value MJ Ae F8 0 0 0 us 180100 S01 1600x1200 appears The image is overexposed appears The image is underexposed Press to increase the aperture Press to decrease the aperture value value Aperture range Toward W 12 8 to f8 0 Toward T f3 7 to f8 0 When the flash is set to the auto flash mode the shutter speed is fixed at
43. in 1 3 steps When the setting is changed you can check the result on the monitor or viewfinder EDET OA si 1 Press G to select a setting Adjust toward Press 9 to adjust up to 2 0 in 1 3 steps Adjust toward Press 8 to adjust up to 2 0 in 1 3 steps Often bright subjects such as snow will turn out darker than their natural colors Adjusting toward makes these subjects closer to their real shades For the same reason adjust toward when shooting dark subjects Ts You can set the aperture by pressing 8 9 in M mode E3 Manual shooting P 70 Note Ifthe flash is used the image brightness exposure may differ from the intended brightness Exposure compensation cannot correct the image if the surroundings of the subject are extremely bright or dark s eunsodxe pue Ajijenb eBeui y Bunsn py EJ eunsodxe pue Ajijenb eBeui y Bunsn py E White balance Color reproduction differs depending on the light conditions For instance when daylight the setting sun or tungsten lighting are reflected on white paper the shade of white produced will be slightly different for each By setting the WB white balance you can achieve more natural looking colors em Qs Axa Aes MSH e In the top menu select MODE MENU gt PICTURE gt WB and press f V3 How to use the menus P 33 If WB is displayed on the top menu as a shortcut menu press the arrow pad in the same dir
44. manual except for personal use Reproduction without permission of the copyright owner is prohibited The PC screens shown in this manual may differ slightly from the actual displays on some PC models Trademarks Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc All other company and product names are registered trademarks and or trademarks of their respective owners Flowchart Identifying the OS Windows 98 Me 2000 XP Macintosh OS 9 X Downloading image files using other OS For other OS users By connecting the camera to a computer with the provided USB cable images on a card can be transferred to the computer Some OS s operating Systems may need a special setup before connecting to the camera for the first time Follow the chart below Identifying the OS p 6 Vv Y Y Windows 98 MacOS 9 0 9 1 0S X 98 SE Second Edition Windows Me 2000 XP Eor OS 8 6 see below Y Installing the USB driver for Windows 98 p 9 Y Y v Connecting the camera to the computer using the provided USB cable Windows p 11 Mac p 24 Y Y Confirming the computer recognizes the camera p 14 v Y Y Downloading image files Windows p 17 Mac p 26 Y Y Y Disconnecting the USB cable Windows p 20 Mac p 30 Even if your computer has a USB connector data transfer may not
45. manual focus mode m Atlong ranges the camera measures in meters and at shorts ranges in centimeters ft At long ranges the camera measures in feet and at short ranges in inches ee A Nias Bras e In the top menu select MODE MENU gt SETUP gt m ft gt m or ft and press V3 How to use the menus P 33 Press amp again to exit the menu Arrow pad OK button 161 suonounj Injesn EJ suonounj Injesn m VIDEO OUT Video output selection You can select NTSC or PAL according to your TV s video signal type Select the video signal type before connecting the AV cable If you select the wrong video signal type you will not be able to play back the recorded pictures properly on the TV sess D Quasi ER In the top menu select MODE MENU gt SETUP gt VIDEO OUT gt NTSC or PAL and press V3 How to use the menus P 33 Press again to exit the menu The factory default setting varies depending on the area where you purchased this camera Arrow pad OK button 3 TIPS n nu n j TV video signal types amp main regions Check the video signal type before using the camera NTSC Japan Taiwan Korea North America PAL European countries China 9 Print setting How to print pictures m Several different printing options are available when you want to print out pictures e Printing at a photo lab that s
46. of the USB port varies depending on the computer For details refer to your computer s manual 2 After making sure that the camera is turned off connect the end of the USB cable to the USB connector on the camera The location of the USB connector or multi connector varies depending on the camera model Refer to the camera manual for details Camera with a USB connector Computer Rectangular terminal Smaller terminal USB port USB cable Computer Smaller terminal Rectangular terminal Ji USB cable 11 Connecting the camera to the computer mumumummummmmumummummmummmmummmmmummmmmmmmummmmEEMENHNEHENENEENHN 3 Turn the camera on Camera with a lens barrier The power turns on automatically with the exception of some models which require you to press the monitor button When the camera is turned on the lamp on the right of the viewfinder lights up Camera with a x mode Set the mode dial to If the camera has a power switch as well as a mode dial turn the power Switch to ON switch e Camera with a mode Camera setup connection mode Set the mode dial to v to turn the camera on 12 Connecting the camera to the computer ee a a 4 The computer recognizes the camera as a new device When you connect the camera to the computer for the first ti
47. of the batteries may vary according to the type of battery manufacturer shooting conditions etc Power is consumed continuously during the conditions described below This could shorten the life of the batteries When the monitor is turned on When the monitor is in the playback mode for an extended period of time Repeated zoom adjustments Repeated auto focus by depressing the shutter button halfway When the FULLTIME AF mode is turned on When the camera is connected to a PC When using an AC adapter power is supplied to the camera by the AC adapter even if batteries are loaded in the camera The AC adapter does not charge batteries in the camera Carefully read the AC adapter s instructions before use payeys Bunjeo Inserting a card Card in this manual refers to the xD Picture Card The camera uses the card to record pictures Card basics The card corresponds to normal camera film for recording the pictures you have taken Pictures recorded and stored on the card can easily be erased overwritten and or edited on a PC Index area 9 You can write down the card s contents OLYMPUS Contact area Comes into contact with the camera s signal read contacts o E 5 e a o S a 2 Compatible cards xD Picture Card 16 256MB This camera may not recognize a non Olympus card or a card that was formatted on another device such as a PC etc Before use N
48. return to the PICTURE tab tab selection Screen continued overleaf el ge CARD tab Q SETUP tab C Do C ce DENGLISH Arrow pad OK Menu button Gps um continued overleaf m snuew y Burst snuaui y Burst m How to use the menus 3 Press to select an item then press The green frame moves to the selected item 4 Press amp to select a 8 or amp To return to select an item press 8 or setting Press to complete setting Press again to exit the menu and return to shooting status arve Can ex ce son J 400 Not all items can be selected depending on the status of the camera and the settings performed Note Inthe shooting modes you can take pictures by pressing the shutter button even when menus are displayed If you want to save the settings after the camera is turned off set ALL RESET to OFF IIS ALL RESET Saving the camera s settings P 137 Shooting modes mode fa A m A SIM modes g Ut B amp 9 mode A eS a ICE CARD SETUP D C O NODE MENU gt KC MODE MENU gt v DRIVE Factory default setting Selects a shooting mode from J single frame shooting y sequential shooti
49. to select rt trimming and press V3 Single frame reservation P 167 If trimming has already been set the FTt screen appears Press to select RESET then press TM 5 RESET Use the arrow pad and zoom lever Zoom lever to decide the trimming position and size Press XORI to move the trimming frame Use the zoom lever to decide the trimming size The trimming frame changes from horizontal to vertical and vice versa when the maximum or minimum size is reached Arrow pad OK button Press Nos GO p Trimming Press C to select OK then press OK Saves the current trimming size and returns to the single frame reservation screen de A N au RESET Sets anew trimming size 2 Goto ces d Step 2 mam CANCEL Cancels the current trimming setting and returns to the single frame reservation screen Press to complete the print reservations and return to the picture selection screen Press again Press Qj to select END The D PRINT ORDER screen appears Press 8 repeatedly until the playback Screen appears Es afi SINGLE PRINT The size of the printed picture varies depending on the printer settings If the trimmed picture size is small printing magnification Note increases accordingly resulting in a printed picture with lower resolution For best results with trimmed pictures you are recommended to use the TIFF SH
50. to a PC see DIGITAL CAMERA PC CONNECTION OPERATION MANUAL on the CD ROM dl Bumes juud Ed Bumes zud m How to print pictures Picture size and printing The resolution of a computer printer is generally based on the number of dots pixels per square inch This is called dpi dots per inch The higher the dpi value the better the printed results Keep in mind however that the dpi of the picture does not change This means that when you print an image with a higher resolution the size of the printed picture will be smaller Although you can print magnified images picture quality will decrease If you want to print large high quality pictures set the record mode as high as possible when taking the pictures Sr Record mode P 99 Note DPOF reservations set by another device cannot be changed by this camera Make changes using the original device If a card contains DPOF reservations set by another device entering reservations using this camera may overwrite the previous reservations You may not be able to enter print reservations if there is insufficient memory space available on the card The CARD FULL message is displayed You can print up to 999 images from one card using the DPOF reservation function Even if an image appears with the message PICTURE ERRORS it may be possible to make print reservations In this case the print reservation icon i1 does not appear when an image is displayed f
51. 1 30 sec in the maximum wide angle or 1 320 sec in the Note maximum telephoto and will not go slower I Shutter priority shooting 1 Se I amp S A S M mode P 67 2 Press DQO to set the shutter speed Sets a faster shutter speed lect S mode Sets a slower shutter speed If the shutter speed is displayed in red the setting is unsuitable for the conditions Take the following steps When the shutter speed is displayed in green the setting will provide optimum exposure Shutter speed appears The image is overexposed Press to set a faster shutter speed Sh S O11600x1200 speed utter speed range 1 to 1 1000 sec v appears The image is underexposed Press to set a slower shutter Y Note Shutter speeds that can be set differ according to the flash setting Bunoous pesueapy E Bunoous pesueapy m Manual shooting Mode dial A S M 1 Select M mode Vx A S M mode P 67 2 Use the arrow pad to set the aperture value and shutter speed f The aperture value increases AEL ES Arrow pad G The aperture value decreases pt Sets a faster shutter speed EE Sets a slower shutter speed When the shutter button is halfway Exposure differential pressed the difference ranging from 3 0 to 3 0 EV between the exposure M 1 1000 F2 8 43 0 1 0100 determined by the currently selecte
52. 100o0lymp folder He Eat Mow Go Formes deb Image files JPEG files with files ra a mee de I d names such as P1010001 jpg are UN Ww a displayed Honea etus Poe POS gs POODI E The camera automatically assigns folder names and file names according Note A to the following rules Folder name File name Example Example 1000lymp P1010001 jpg Serial number Month Day Serial number Serial numbers of image files run from 0001 to 9999 Serial numbers of folders run from 100 to 999 When file number 9999 is reached a new folder is created and assigned the next number Months January through September are expressed by the numbers 1 through 9 October by the letter A November by B and December by C 5 Double click the My Documents icon on the desktop If you cannot find the icon on the desktop select Explorer on the Start menu and double click the My Documents icon My Documents Downloading images to your computer ee a The My Documents window is displayed essi ocu Z 6 Drag amp drop the image you want to save in the computer in this case P1010012 jpg to the My Documents window The image is saved in the P1010012 ipg computer in My Documents folder To select all files choose Edit gt Select all When the image file has been downloaded to the computer you can view images by double clicking the image files d
53. 2 Mode dial DIAA Pa Aa su mP Asm P 1 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU gt CAMERA gt INFO gt ON or OFF and press V3 How to use the menus P 33 Mode dial 3 gt Pressing Ri in the top menu displays the full amount of shooting information on the monitor ON To turn INFO off press to display the top menu and press G again Arrow pad OK button Ex Playback mode Fes 2x1 OLE ea 1 OLDIE S 1 Son SIZE 7190005120 0 e I P29 TO00 2 0 mem ee ee amp 9100 eem E i 03 06 17 15 30 Se FILE 100 0080 7083 06 17 49 90 30 When INFO is ON When INFO is OFF If the picture has been taken with a different camera setting INFO to ON in gt mode may still not display all the information Note If is set the histogram is displayed regardless of whether INFO is set to ON or OFF I Monitor viewfinder brightness Adjustment This function lets you adjust the brightness of the monitor and viewfinder respectively Mode dial DAA f Aa se 2 am A S P 1 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU gt SETUP gt C3I and press V3 How to use the menus P 33 Arrow pad OK button 2 Press to adjust the brightness while looking in the monitor or viewfinder and when you have set the desired level press Pressing brightens the monitor or viewfinder and pressing darkens it
54. AD 77 Metering fret Dg etiaro anamin ewi Te EI Dy aetna E ete qr 79 Spot metering 0000 eee eee 79 MULTI METERING lesse esee eee eee 80 AE LOCK Locking the exposure AEL 82 Contents Macro mode shooting W 00 cece eee eee 84 Super macro mode shooting Wy 0 000 ee 85 Self timer shooting S 0 cece ee eee eee ees 86 Remote control shooting sees 87 Sequential shooting Gay HIG AF BKT 89 Sequential shooting high speed sequential shooting and AF sequential shooting J HIGQy AFGY 89 Auto bracketing BKT 2 000000200 90 PANORAMA Panorama shooting 55 92 2 IN 1 Taking two in one pictures 2IN1 94 FUNCTION Adding special effects to pictures 96 Recording sound with still pictures 97 Recording sound with movies amp 2 00055 98 6 Adjusting the image quality and exposure 99 Record mode 2 0 0 0 ccc sss 99 Selecting a record mode lliilsllssus 101 3 2 Resolution aeree tees tede iE 103 ENEARGESIZE 5 12 dz to eere bx Eo pss 103 ISO sensitivity a oo eein eda a araid aeii ard ady 104 Exposure compensation 24 l una anaana aaa aaa 105 White balance WB 0 00 ccc anaana 106 Auto white balance lille else 106 Preset white balance 0000 eee eee 107 One touch white balance
55. Changing the position of the AF target mark You can select the area you want to focus on by changing the position of the AF target mark wes AAD MHF Set the AF MODE to SPOT V3 AF MODE Changing the focus range P 72 2 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU gt CAMERA gt AF AREA and press f o Use the arrow pad to move the AF target mark to the area you want to focus on The AF target mark at the center of the Screen can be moved vertically or horizontally SELECT CANCEL A Take the picture To restore the AF target mark to its original position at the center press Press again to exit AF target mark selection mode AF target mark AF AREA is not available when the digital zoom is set to ON The location of the AF target mark cannot be saved Note Focusing applications AF LOCK Locking the focus Registering the AF lock function on the AEL E4 in advance enables easy locking of the focus Mode dial DIAA f da 9 sg a5 Asm P 1 Register the AF lock function on AEL EB V3 Setting the custom button P 140 2 Position the AF target mark on the subject you want to focus on and press AEL E5 Shutter button AEL 4 AEL Custom button The focus is locked and the AF LOCK mark is displayed To reset the AF LOCK press AEL amp 4 again to cancel the AF LOCK Each time you press AEL E4 AF LOCK is alternately engaged an
56. DIGITAL ZOOM Using the digital zoom P 54 In amp mode the flash and manual focus MF cannot be used Notes for recording movies over a long time Recording will continue until the card is full unless stopped by pressing the shutter button A long recorded movie cannot be edited P 124 If a single movie recording uses up all of the card s memory create space on the card by deleting the movie or downloading it to a PC Telephoto and wide angle shooting are possible at 10x magnification the optical zoom limit equivalent to 38 mm 380 mm on a 35 mm camera When taking still pictures you can increase zoom magnification to a maximum of approximately 40x by combining the optical zoom with the digital zoom During movie recording the digital zoom magnification is 2 5x Camera movement is likely to occur at higher magnifications Stabilize the camera with a tripod etc to avoid camera movement Using the optical zoom de gt E Q fen E us o 1 Pushor pull the zoom lever Zoom lever Wide angle Telephoto Push the zoom lever Pull the zoom lever toward toward W to zoom out T to zoom in SEN I soiseq Buljoous Ed E EID soiseq Bunoous DIGITAL ZOOM Using the digital zoom EI In the top menu select MODE Zoom lever MENU gt CAMERA gt DIGITAL ZOOM gt ON and press V3 How to use the menus P 33 Press again to exit the m
57. F SQ2 1024 x 768 pixels TIFF SQ2 640 x 480 pixels TIFF SQ2 No of storable pictures When using a 32 Approx 2 frames TIFF 2288 x 1712 MB card Without Approx 11 frames SHQ 2288 x 1712 sound Approx 32 frames HQ 2288 x 1712 Approx 99 frames SQ1 1280 x 960 NORMAL Approx 331 frames SQ2 640 x 480 NORMAL No of effective 4 000 000 pixels pixels Image pickup 1 2 5 CCD solid state image pickup 4 220 000 device pixels gross Lens Olympus lens 6 3 mm to 63 mm f2 8 to f3 7 11 elements in 7 groups equivalent to 38 mm to 380 mm lens on a 35 mm camera Photometric system Digital ESP metering Spot metering system Aperture 2 8 to 8 0 Shutter speed 16 to 1 1000 sec Shooting range 0 6 m to co W 2 m to co T NORMAL 0 07 m to co W 1 2 m to co T macro mode Viewfinder 0 44 TFT color LCD display 180 000 pixels T snoeuejJa2siIN snoeuej a2siIN B Specifications Monitor 1 5 TFT color LCD display 114 000 pixels Auto focus TTL system autofocus Contrast detection system Outer connector DC IN jack USB connector mini B A V OUT jack Automatic calendar Up to 2099 system Operating environment Temperature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F operation 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F storage Humidity 30 to 90 operation 1096 to 90 storage Power supply 2 CR V3 lithium battery packs or 4 AA R6 alkaline batteries lithium batteries NiMH batteries
58. N E snoeuej a2siIN Modes and Shooting Functions Mode Function AUTO Cy H AF C BKT PANORAMA 21N1 BLACK amp WHITE SEPIA WHITE BOARD FUNCTION BLACK BOARD A lt 1 lt lt 4 8 movie s DAE O sS WB WB SHARPNESS CONTRAST SATURATION NISISISIS NOISE REDUCTION INFO s mm ALL RESET X 3 PW ON OFF SETUP REC VIEW SLEEP MY MODE SETUP S S SIS S Modes and Shooting Functions Mode Function AUTO G amp AISIM FILE NAME PIXEL MAPPING IOI D m ft VIDEO OUT SHORT CUT CUSTOM BUTTON m SHUTTER SOUND NN NINN III SP Y Available Not available 1 Cannot be selected in 2 Cannot be selected in 3 Cannot be selected in mode mode m mode 193 snoeuejJa2siIN snoeuej a2siIN BH Camera maintenance e After use Turn off the power and fit the lens cap on the lens If you are not going to use the camera for a long time remove the batteries e Cleaning the camera 1 Turn off the camera rz P 24 2 Remove the batteries t amp P 18 If you are using an AC adapter unplug the AC adapter from the camera first before removing the
59. OLYMPUS CAMEDIA DIGITAL CAMERA C 750 Ultra Zoom REFERENCE MANUAL Click Here CAMERA OPERATION MANUAL Explanation of digital camera functions and operating instructions DIGITAL CAMERA PC CONNECTION OPERATION MANUAL Explanation of how to download images between your digital camera and PC OLYMPUS CAMEDIA DIGITAL CAMERA C 750 Ultra Zoom 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 In the interest of continually improving products Olympus reserves the right to update or modify information contained in this manual For customers in North and South America For customers in USA Declaration of Conformity Model Number C 750 Ultra Zoom 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 To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interf
60. P 96 P 74 P 150 P 114 P 97 P 99 P 106 P 109 P 110 P 111 P 112 P 148 snoeuejJa2siIN snoeuejJa2siIN List of menus es Pai Aa C2 e3 0 A SIMIPmode cont Top menu Tab Function Setting r MODE MENU SETUP ALL RESET amp OFF ON e ENGLISH FRANCAIS DEUTSCH ESPA OL PW ON OFF SETUP OFF 1 2 REC VIEW OFF ON SLEEP 30 SEC 1 MIN 3 MIN 5 MIN 10 MIN MY MODE SETUP PRESENT RESET CUSTOM FILE NAME RESET AUTO PIXEL MAPPING cM oD mift m ft VIDEO OUT NTSC PAL I SHORT CUT A B C CUSTOM BUTTON m OF 1 2 L SHUTTER SOUND OFF 1 2 t DRIVE amp Functions set as S shortcuts WB 1 Not available in 9 mode 2 Only available in A S M modes 3 Only available i 4 Not available in fV s Am da 5 Not available in 6 Not available in n m mode M mode mode e e modes 7 Not available in 23 A S M modes 8 Not available in s mP mode Ref Page P 137 P 26 P 157 P 152 P 153 P 145 P 159 P 160 P 151 P 28 P 161 P 162 P 142 P 139 P 154 P 155 List of menus 2 mode Top menu r MODE MENU DIGITAL ZOOM L Tab Function CAMERA PICTURE ISO FULLTIME AF
61. Q or HQ mode The original picture is not trimmed If your printer does not have the trimming function the picture will be printed untrimmed Do not rotate pictures that have been trimmed otherwise the cropped area will change If images recorded in 3 2 are trimmed the ratio is fixed at 4 3 171 Bumjes zud Ed Bumes zud P Resetting print reservation data fj This function allows you to reset the print reservation data for pictures stored on the card There are two ways to reset print reservation you can reset all print reservation data or you can reset the print reservation data for only the frames you do not need Mode dial 5 gt J 1 Play back a still picture with D D Print button 2 Press D If print reservation data is already stored on the card the Q PRINT ORDER SETTING screen appears Arrow pad OK button 3 Toreset all print reservation data press amp to select RESET then press Press G to return to the KRN ORUERER playback screen To reset only the print reservation KEEP data for the frames that you do not EIET need press to select KEEP then press If there is no print reservation data stored on the card the D PRINT ORDER SETTING screen does not appear Press to select J on the O PRINT ORDER screen then press A Resetting print reservation data 5 Press Z c2 f to display the frame whose print reservation data you want to res
62. Specifications 0 a a ee 195 Glossary of terms i ronas riaria 0000 cece eee 197 Index 135r te urhe em Da a nes Re ene 201 Contents Indications used in this manual Important information on factors which may lead to a s malfunction or operational problems Also warns of operations Note that should be absolutely avoided 5 Useful information and hints that will help you get the most out No of your camera IF Reference pages describing details or associated information Names of parts Camera Zoom lever W T E ZO l3 P 53 118 119 Shutter button IS P 46 Mode dial IS P 42 Self timer Remote control lamp Remote control receiver 35 P 86 87 Flash I P 55 Hot shoe L3 P 63 Strap eyelet S gt P 17 Microphone E gt P 97 98 130 Speaker IS P 156 AN OUT jack MONO I3 P 128 USB connector DC IN jack ISF P 20 Connector cover ISF P 20 128 Names of parts Viewfinder L3 P 12 30 46 r Diopter adjustment dial L3 P 30 Self timer Remote control button ca US P 86 87 Erase button 7 I P 135 Macro Spot button W CJ Ux P 79 84 L Print button L gt P 165 Flash lever I P 55 Flash mode button 4 E P 55 L Protect button Om Ex P 134 AEL Custom button AEL E5 E gt P 80 82 139
63. To obtain the optimum sound the microphone should be placed no farther than 1 m 3 3 ft away from the subject Note f you re record the sound the original sound is erased You may not be able to record sound when there is insufficient card memory the CARD FULL message is displayed Sound recording may pick up camera noises such as button operation or shutter movement Once sound is added to a picture it is not possible to erase only the sound In this case make a re recording with silence Editing still pictures This function lets you edit still pictures and store them as new pictures The following editing operations are possible Resizing gj Changes the picture size to 640 x 480 or 320 x 240 and stores the picture as a new file Trimming t Crops part of a picture and saves it as a new file Mode dial 3 1 Use the arrow pad to select the Zoom lever still picture you want to edit 2 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU gt EDIT then choose each item V3 How to use the menus P 33 Select Bg U P 131 Select H ES P 132 Resizing Ba 3 Select E then press f 4 Press XO to select the picture size then press The BUSY bar is displayed during resizing After the image is saved the d atf camera returns to the playback mode I OK To quit the resizing function select mm CANCEL then press nu iM Ts Resizing is not possible in the following
64. V the black frame may be printed Picture rotation Pictures taken with the camera held vertically are displayed horizontally This function lets you turn such pictures 90 degrees counterclockwise or clockwise so that they are displayed vertically Mode dial J gt 1 Inthe single frame playback mode press Each pressing rotates the image in the following sequence 90 degrees counterclockwise 90 degrees clockwise and back to the original 1 Rotation button s The following pictures cannot be rotated Movies protected pictures pictures that have been edited on a Note PC and pictures taken with another camera New picture orientations are saved even when the power is turned off 129 id M yoeqheld m Recording sound Sound can be added to a still picture that you have already taken This is known as after recording You can also re record over the sound that has already been recorded Total recording time per picture is approximately 4 seconds Mode dial 3 gt 1 Use the arrow pad to select the still picture you want to add sound to 2 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU gt PLAY gt amp V3 How to use the menus P 33 Arrow pad OK button Co Press f to display START A Turn the camera microphone toward the sound you want to record and press 9 to start recording The BUSY baris displayed during recording s
65. a are recorded onto the card in JPEG format when the Record mode is set to SHQ HQ SQ1 or SQ2 By downloading these images to a personal computer users can edit them using graphics application software or view the images using an Internet web browser M Manual Mode The user sets both the aperture and shutter speed NTSC National Television Systems Committee PAL Phase Alternating Line Television formats NTSC is mainly used in Japan North America and Korea PAL is mainly used in Europe and China P Program Mode Also called Program AE mode The camera automatically sets the best shutter speed and aperture for the shot Pixels A pixel is the smallest unit dot used to make up an image Clear large sized printed images require millions of pixels Ring Flash A flash unit that uses a circular xenon fluorescent tube as its light source It is used for taking close ups S Shutter Priority Mode Also called Shutter Priority AE mode The user selects the shutter speed and the camera automatically varies the aperture so that the picture is taken with the best exposure Sleep Mode A mode designed to save battery life The camera automatically enters the sleep mode if you do not operate it for a certain time To get out of the sleep mode use any button on the camera shutter button arrow pad etc Synchro Terminals Terminals on an external flash unit for connecting it to the camera TIFF Tagged Image File Format An
66. already installed in Senrt meii your computer this option will not appear C Reference Manual This option will not appear if you are using Windows Me 2000 XP EEEE Gan If the installer is not automatically launched select Run on the Start menu and then execute drive letter Information exe The drive letter of the CD ROM varies depending on the computer To identify the drive letter double click My Computer on the desktop Installing the USB driver for Windows 98 When using Windows 98 98 SE 3 10 Click Continue The installation of the USB driver will start Press Continue to install the USB driver for Olympus digital cameras Cancel Click OK to restart your computer and the installation is complete Your computer must be restarted to complete installation Cancel When the computer has restarted installation is complete If the Olympus Windows Installer screen appears click Close and remove the CD ROM from the CD ROM drive Connecting the camera to the computer Users running Windows 98 98SE need to install the USB drive before connecting the camera to your computer for the first time ISS p 9 I Insert the marked end of the provided USB cable into the USB port on your computer as shown below Look for this mark Terminal ae ESE USB port The location
67. an optional floppy disk adapter or PC card adapter Does your computer have a USB interface Is there a a marked on your computer Is your OS one of the following Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows XP Mac OS 9 X Connect the camera directly to your computer using the provided USB cable Use the optional USB reader writer Certain card readers may not be compatible with Mac OS X Check the Olympus website for the most up to date compatibility information d Does your computer have a built in PC card slot l Q Use the optional PC card adapter Not supported by Windows NT4 0 or lower Does your computer have a built in floppy disk drive Consult your nearest Olympus representative S Use the optional FlashPath floppy disk adapter For SmartMedia only i OLYMPUS http www olympus com OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO LTD Customer support Japanese language only Tel 0426 42 7499 Tokyo OLYMPUS AMERICA INC Two Corporate Center Drive Melville NY 11747 3157 U S A Tel 631 844 5000 Technical Support USA 24 7 online automated help http support olympusamerica com Phone customer support Tel 1 888 553 4448 Toll free Our phone customer support is available from 8 am to 10 pm Monday to Friday ET E Mail distec olympus com Olympus software updates can be obtained at http oly
68. ards This function lets you format a card Formatting prepares cards to receive data Before using non Olympus cards or cards which have been formatted on a PC you must format them with this camera All existing data including protected pictures are erased when the card is formatted Make sure that you save or transfer important data to a PC before formatting a card vers eo In the top menu select MODE MENU gt CARD gt CARD SETUP and press f V3 How to use the menus P 33 The t FORMAT screen is displayed Arrow pad OK button AUTO In the top menu press 8 to select CARD SETUP IH Mode dial 3 gt suonounj Injesn In the top menu select MODE MENU CARD CARD SETUP and press Press to select H FORMAT then press CARD SETUP Formatting Cards 2 Press to select YES then press The BUSY bar is displayed and the card is formatted A CAUTION ERASING ALL YES SELECT 3 GO OK Never do the following during formatting as they may cause the card to malfunction Note Open the card cover Remove the battery Connect or disconnect the AC adapter 149 suonounj jnjesp LJ suonounj Injesn E Information display This function lets you display detailed shooting information on the monitor for approx 3 seconds in the playback mode For details of the information displayed see Viewfinder and monitor indications P 1
69. aved in the computer in the Hard disk To select all images click Edit gt Select all When the image file has been copied to the computer you can view images Note by double clicking the image files in the Hard Disk folder The files will be opened in the default image viewer of the operating system If you want to view the image a different size or process it you will need to open the image with software that supports JPEG or TIFF images files such as Paint Shop Pro Photoshop or CAMEDIA Master software the image is being copied Never open the card cover on the camera load or remove the batteries or connect or disconnect the AC adapter while the lamp is blinking as the image files may be destroyed The lamp on the right of the viewfinder or the card access lamp blinks while Caution 28 Downloading images to your computer e Mac OS X Malfunctions such as the following may occur due to the OS If the camera is not connected correctly a malfunction occurs in the computer Date and time information of image files is not accurately displayed If the card cover of the camera is opened while connecting to the computer the untitled icon does not disappear from the desktop etc When the computer has recognized the camera the Apple Image Capture software dialog appears 1 From the Download To menu ee 21007 cx0202 select a destination folder F pannat PA ETT OBTUSE A A
70. blink after pressing the shutter button on the remote control device The remote control device may be too far from the camera Move closer to the camera and press the shutter button on the remote control device again There is signal interference Change the channel as described in the remote control device s instruction manual How to operate the zoom using the remote control device gt Point the remote control device at the remote control receiver on the camera For zooming press the W or T button on the remote control device During operation the self timer remote control lamp blinks How to cancel the remote control mode The remote control mode is not canceled automatically after shooting Perform step 2 and set the mode to OFF Note Ifthe remote control receiver is exposed to strong light the effective signal distance may be reduced or shooting may not take place To shoot sequential shots using the remote control device press and hold the shutter button on the remote control device If the camera does not receive the remote control signal properly sequential shooting may stop Read the remote control device s instruction manual for information on playback by remote control device Sequential shooting There are 4 sequential shooting modes sequential shooting high speed sequential shooting AF sequential shooting and auto bracketing Sequential shooting modes can be selected from the DRIVE mode menu Se
71. ct it Flash shooting 3 Press the shutter button halfway In conditions where the flash will fire lights 4 Press the shutter button fully to take the picture Flash working range W max Approx 0 3 m to 4 5 m 1 0 ft to 14 8 ft T max Approx 1 2 m to 3 5 m 3 9 ft to 11 5 ft Function restrictions according to mode Mode AIS M ON ery 89 A ur P Flash mode 4A 9 ig A S M Auto Y v Y v Y v v ye ese o gt B v v vy v SLOW1 y Yivil v Iv SLOW2 z v dw ve Qo SLOW1 Y viv Y v v v v v Y Available Not available Factory default setting The factory default settings and available modes vary depending on the selected mode Flash shooting The flash standby indication blinks The flash is charging Wait until goes off Camera movement warning Auto flash red eye reduction flash fill in flash When 5 camera movement warning lights the shutter speed locks at its current level This helps prevent camera shake problems shutter speeds that are too slow can cause blur However if the zoom magnification is increased the camera will increase the locked shutter speed accordingly Zoom position Shutter speed W max 1 30 sec T max 1 320 sec e The flash does not fire in the following situations a In the movie record m
72. ction of the arrow and attach the external flash For instructions on how to attach the flash refer to the manual for the KZ external flash jd Keep the shoe cover in a safe place to DRE prevent it getting lost and replace it on the camera when you have finished using the external flash 2 Turnon the external flash When using the FL 20 set the mode dial to TTL AUTO When using the FL 40 the external flash begins communicating with the camera and automatically switches to TTL AUTO During communication TTL AUTO is displayed Be sure to attach the flash to the camera before turning the flash on usel4 a External flash optional 3 Press to set the flash mode 0 Flash shooting P 55 A If close up pictures are overexposed try using the built in flash by t itself Note External flash optional Using commercially available external flashes Provided that the flash can be connected to the hot shoe a commercially available external flash may be used Unlike the FL 20 and FL 40 the amount of light emitted cannot be adjusted on commercially available external flashes For details on compatible commercially available external flashes refer to the next page Mode dial A S M 1 Attach the external flash to the hot shoe and connect it to the camera For instructions on how to attach the flash refer to the manual for the external flash 2 Select M mode Adjust the shutter
73. cus F When the focus and exposure are locked the green lamp lights focus lock The AF target mark moves to the focused position The shutter speed and aperture value automatically set by the camera are displayed except in M mode g blinks to warn of camera movement Push the flash lever up to make the flash pop up P 55 Green lamp When 5 lights after the flash has popped up the flash is ready to fire The flash fires automatically when the shutter button is pressed all the way Press the shutter button all the way fully p The camera takes the picture The card access lamp blinks while the picture is stored on the card The subject cannot be focused on Ls If correct focus cannot be obtained P 49 The green lamp blinks You are too close to the subject Take the picture at least 7 cm 2 8 wide angle 1 2 m 3 9 ft telephoto away from the subject If you use the super macro mode you can take pictures as close as 3 cm 1 2 from the subject P 85 Depending on the subject the focus and exposure may not be locked I gt Subjects that are difficult to focus on P 50 blinks when the shutter button is pressed halfway The flash is charging Wait until the lamp goes off To check the picture you have just taken immediately Set Rec View to ON E REC VIEW P 152 soiseq Buljoous id soiseq Bunoous m Taking still pictures To
74. d canceled When AEL ES is pressed When focus is locked P 1 1000 72 8 0 0 3 Press the shutter button fully pP 1 1000 F2 8 0 0 Bunoous peoueApy Ed Buljooys pasueapy PN Focusing applications MIL ILE How to save the locked focus after AF MEMORY mark shooting AF MEMORY EOS TZSS 0 0 gt Hold down AEL E for more than 1 second The AF MEMORY mark appears When the mark appears the locked focus is memorized To cancel AF MEMORY press AEL E4 again AF LOCK was canceled Do not operate any of the buttons or the mode dial after performing AF LOCK AF LOCK will be canceled gt The camera had emerged from sleep mode or the power was turned off Note The focus may be compromised by operating the zoom after setting the AF LOCK Complete zoom operations before setting the AF LOCK AF LOCK is not available when a menu is displayed on the screen Exit the menu I amp How to use the menus P 33 Focusing applications Manual focus If auto focus is unable to focus on a subject use manual focus PES aat a e Hold down for more than 1 second When the focus distance selection screen appears on the monitor press o to select MF Arrow pad OK button P 1 1000 72 8 0 0 MIF4AF 2 Press to set the focus P 1 1000 FAS 0 0 distance During operation the area you are focusing on is enlarged This lets you check whether the f
75. d aperture and shutter speed compared to the exposure level considered optimal by the camera is displayed If the exposure differential appears in red it indicates that the exposure differential is less than 3 0 EV or more than 3 0 EV When you press AEL 9 the screen on iM 1 1000 2 8 the right appears with the bar indicating 180400 current exposure settings SQ1 1600x1200 Aperture value f2 8 to f8 0 W f3 7 to f8 0 T Shutter speed 16 to 1 1000 sec Y To avoid camera movement you are recommended to use a tripod when taking pictures requiring a slow shutter speed Note Using My Mode When you use m mode the settings you selected with the menus in My Mode are activated Saving the shooting mode or function settings you want to use in advance lets you shoot with your favorite settings straightaway You can also save the settings you are currently using You can create and save up to 4 different patterns IS MY MODE SETUP P 145 Mode dial 5 wj 1 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU gt CAMERA gt MY MODE gt MY MODE 1 to MY MODE 4 and press V3 How to use the menus P 33 Press amp again to exit the menu Only the settings in MY MODE 1 have already been saved You cannot select MY MODE 2 to MY MODE 4 if no settings have been saved in them US MY MODE SETUP P 145 Arrow pad OK button Although the settings you are using can be saved th
76. d 4 3 aspect ratio If a trimmed picture is printed out it may appear grainy 3 EJ yoegfeld E Protecting pictures You are recommended to protect important pictures to avoid accidentally erasing them Protected pictures cannot be erased by the single frame all frame erase function Mode dial gt 1 Use the arrow pad to display the Om Protect button picture you want to protect V3 Viewing still pictures P 116 Arrow pad OK button 2 Press On To cancel protection press O n again Displayed when a picture is protected Protected pictures cannot be erased by the single frame all frame erase function but they are all erased by formatting Note Erasing pictures This function erases recorded pictures Pictures can be erased either one frame at a time or all the pictures in the card You cannot erase protected pictures Cancel protection before erasing such pictures Once erased pictures cannot be restored Check each picture before erasing to avoid accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep I amp Protecting pictures P 134 Note Single frame erase iG Mode dial gt 1 Use the arrow pad to display X Erase button the picture you want to erase US Viewing still pictures P 116 Arrow pad OK button x M 2 Press gg The ff ERASE screen is displayed 3 Press DO to select YES then press The pict
77. de FUNCTION is set to The flash does not fire in the BLACK WHITE P 96 BLACK WHITE BOARD mode BOARD Super macro modeis The flash does not fire in the super macro mode P 85 set Set the super macro mode to OFF Panorama mode is The flash does not fire in the panorama mode P 92 set Cancel the panorama mode The viewfinder does not turn on The monitor is turned Press to switch to the viewfinder P 46 on The camera is in the Operate the camera press the shutter button or P 24 sleep mode the zoom lever The monitor does not turn on The viewfinder is Press to turn the viewfinder off P 46 turned on The camera is in the Operate the camera press the shutter button or P 24 sleep mode the zoom lever 176 Troubleshooting Possible cause Corrective action Ref Page The viewfinder or monitor is hard to see The diopter is not Adjust the diopter so that the AF target mark is P 30 adjusted properly clearly visible The brightness of the Select C2 in the mode menu and adjust the P 151 viewfinder or monitor brightness is not adjusted properly The monitor is Block the sunlight with your hand or use the exposed to direct viewfinder sunlight Vertical lines appear Bright light such as direct sunlight may cause on the image in the vertical lines to appear on the image This is nota viewfinder or malfunction monitor Pictures
78. displayed when the power is turned on or off SELECT CE GO OK press f Press XO to select OFF or ON then press 3 SCREEN 8 CDC OFF There is no startup shutdown sound ON ON Factory default setting SELECT EE GO OK The volume level is the same as that set for the playback volume Ds VOLUME Playback Volume P 156 When you have made all the settings you want press Press repeatedly until the menu disappears di suonounj Injesn E suonounj Injesn m SCREEN SETUP You can register your favorite picture to be displayed when the power is turned on and off The desired picture can be registered from the card Make the POWER ON OFF SETUP to display the registered picture I amp S POWER ON OFF SETUP Power on off display sound setting P 157 Mode dial 5 J 1 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU gt SETUP gt SCREEN SETUP and press f V3 How to use the menus P 33 If a picture is already registered the IMAGE EXISTING screen is displayed asking if you want to cancel the currently registered picture and register a new one To register a new picture select RESET and press amp If you select KEEP the Screen returns to the menu Arrow pad OK button IMAGE EXISTING CANCEL 4 SELECT GO OK 2 Selectthe picture you want to register using the arrow pad and press 3 Press DO to select OK then press The picture
79. do not turn off the camera when the camera is connected to a computer If the camera is connected to the computer via a USB hub operation may not be stable if there are any compatibility problems between the computer and the hub In such cases do not use the hub and connect the camera directly to the computer You can view images using graphics applications that support the JPEG file format Paint Shop Pro Photoshop etc Internet browsers Netscape Communicator Microsoft Internet Explorer etc CAMEDIA Master software or other software For details on using commercial graphics applications refer to their instruction manuals QuickTime is needed for playing back movies QuickTime is included on the provided software CD If you want to process images make sure to download them to your computer first Depending on the software image files may be destroyed if the images are processed rotated etc while they are on the card Identifying the OS Identify the OS on your computer before connecting the camera How to identify the OS depends on the computer e Windows I Double click the My Computer icon on your desktop LE My Computer When the My computer icon is not on your desktop click Control Panel from the Start menu 2 Double click the Control Panel icon 3 Double click the System icon Control Panel The way the
80. e Ajijenb eBeui y Bunsn py EJ eunsodxe pue Ayyjenb abew ay Bunsnfpy m Record mode 2 Press DO to select the desired record mode from TIFF SHQ HQ SQ1 and SQ2 then press f o A Press to select the resolution If you have selected SQ1 or SQ2 press after choosing the resolution then choose HIGH or NORMAL by pressing zc Press CANCELA lt SELECTAE GO OK 228951712 3 2 228831520 Press again to exit the menu p Resolution The number of pixels horizontal x vertical used when saving an image If the image will be printed higher resolutions larger numbers are recommended so that the image will be clearer However higher resolutions make the file size amount of data larger so the number of pictures that can be saved will be fewer Resolution and picture size on a computer screen When a picture is transferred to a computer the size of the picture on the computer screen varies depending on the computer s monitor setting For instance a picture taken in 1024 x 768 resolution is the same size as the screen if you set the picture to 1x when the monitor setting is 1024 x 768 However if the monitor setting is over 1024 x 768 such as 1280 x 1024 the picture only takes up part of the screen Compression rate In record modes other than TIFF image data are compressed The higher the compression rate the less clear the image will be File format Thi
81. e is taken Self timer To stop shooting while in Q9 mode press Remote control lamp the shutter button fully again To cancel the self timer press S cm The self timer mode is automatically canceled after one shot C If sequential shooting is attempted in self timer mode the camera shoots max 5 frames regardless of the setting Note Remote control shooting Shooting is possible using the remote control device This is useful when you want to take a picture with yourself in it or a night scene without touching the camera c5 IIS a ta Mount the camera on a tripod or place it on a stable flat surface 2 Select i by repeatedly pressing Oa If no operation is performed for about 3 seconds the selected mode is set and the mode selector screen is automatically exited You can operate the zoom on the camera using the remote control device IS P 88 3 Press the shutter button on the remote control device The focus and exposure are locked The self timer remote control lamp blinks for about 2 seconds before taking the picture ea amp 9 MP ASM P am Self timer Remote control button P 1 1000 F2 8 0 0 01 1600x1200 all f Self timer Remote control lamp Remote control receiver Bunoous pesueapy El Bunoous pa ueApy m Remote control shooting TIPS eere ee The self timer remote control lamp does not
82. e saved zoom position may not be the same as the one being used Note Bunoous pesueapy El Bunoous pesueapy m Focusing applications AF MODE Changing the focus range This function allows you to select the focus range of your subject IESP Focus selection is based on the entire picture on the screen Even when the subject is not in the center of the screen focusing is possible SPOT Focus selection is based on the subject within the AF target mark DL Dae n In the top menu select MODE MENU gt CAMERA gt AF MODE gt iESP or SPOT and press V3 How to use the menus P 33 Press again to exit the menu Arrow pad OK button In Ei and Q mode the AF MODE is fixed at iESP and canno be changed Note Focusing applications FULLTIME AF A reliable time saving way to focus FULLTIME AF keeps the subject in front of the lens in focus at all times without having to press the shutter button halfway When ON is selected the focusing time is reduced letting you take successive snapshots DLE VE 1 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU gt CAMERA gt FULLTIME AF gt ON and press Press again to exit the menu V3 How to use the menus P 33 Arrow pad OK button Y Note Battery life is reduced when FULLTIME AF is used Bunoous pesueapy EI Buljooys pasueapy N Focusing applications AF AREA
83. e the lens cap Press the power switch The power turns on and the lens extends when the mode dial is set to any mode other than gt The viewfinder turns on When the mode dial is set to gt the camera turns on in the playback mode and the monitor turns on POWER C 3 To turn the camera off press the power switch again TIPS eee eere eurer urruhhhhhnnr To save battery power the camera automatically enters the sleep mode and stops the operation after about 3 minutes of non operation The camera activates again as soon as you operate the shutter button or zoom lever The sleep time interval can be set in any shooting mode except x Ex SLEEP Sleep Timer P 153 Power on off Startup Shutdown screen You can register a picture that will be displayed on the monitor and sound that will be played when turning the camera on or off P 157 You can also adjust the volume of the sound P 156 Startup Shutdown screen Factory default setting If the card is not recognized card check When the power is turned on the camera checks the card automatically If there is no card in the camera or a card that is not supported by this camera is inserted the following screen is displayed All data stored on the card is erased when the card is formatted Note Monitor indication Corrective action There is no card in the camera or the card is not IJ inserted prope
84. e top menu V3 How to use the menus P 33 Gi gos The histogram is displayed Ee asta pn To return to the normal playback screen B press amp again to display the top menu 180100 and press 03 06 17 15 30 30 Playback mode The histogram is not displayed in the following situations even if histogram display is set to ON Note During M mode panorama shooting 2 IN 1 shooting and multi metering The histogram displayed during shooting may differ from the histogram displayed during playback A histogram may not appear when you play back pictures shot on another camera eunsodxe pue Ajijenb eBeui y Bunsn py EJ 7 Playback Viewing still pictures Mode dial 5 1 Set the mode dial to x and press Power switch the power switch Mode dial V3 Power on off P 24 The monitor turns on and displays the last picture taken Single frame playback Arrow pad 2 Use the arrow pad to play back other pictures Jumps to the picture 10 frames back Displaysthe previous Displaysthe next picture C picture Jumps to the picture 10 frames ahead yoegfeld E f the camera is not used for over 3 minutes the camera enters the sleep mode and the monitor turns off Note Viewing still pictures QUICK VIEW This function lets you play back pictures while the camera is in the shooting mode This is useful when you want to check shooting results and re
85. ection as the arrow shown next to WB IS SHORT CUT P 142 Press to select AUTO PRESET or C according to the shooting conditions Arrow pad OK button N AUTO Press Press again to exit the menu PRESET Press 9 to display the next selection screen V3 Preset white balance P 107 Oo Press to display the next selection screen 0 One touch white balance P 107 Auto white balance Automatically adjusts the white balance for any light source I White balance Preset white balance Select a preset white balance setting according to the type of light Press to select one of the following settings then press Press again to exit the menu For shooting on a sunny day For shooting on a cloudy day For shooting under a tungsten light C od 2 3000K 8 amp 4 For shooting under a daylight fluorescent lamp 6700K This type of lamp is used mainly in homes amp 5 For shooting under a neutral white fluorescent lamp 5 000K This type of lamp is generally used in desk lamps etc amp For shooting under a cool white fluorescent lamp 4 200K This type of lamp is generally used in offices etc t i The color temperature values K are approximate They are not an accurate indication of color You can also preview different color tones by trying the different PRESET WB settings under the actua
86. ed images on your TV You can play back both still pictures and movies on your TV Mode dial 5 gt 1 Make sure that the TV and camera are turned off Connect the A V OUT jack on the camera to the Video input terminal on the TV using the AV cable Connectto the TV s video input yellow and audio input white terminals AV cable AN OUT jack MONO 2 Turn the TV on and set it to the video input mode For details of switching to video input refer to your TV s instruction manual Co Set the mode dial to gt and turn the camera on The last picture taken is displayed on the TV Use the arrow pad to select the picture you want to display The close up playback index display and slideshow functions can also be used on a TV screen You are recommended to use the optional AC adapter when using the camera with a TV s Make sure that the camera s video output signal type is the same as the TV s video signal type Ir VIDEO OUT Video output Note selection P 162 The camera s monitor or viewfinder turns off automatically when the AV cable is connected to the camera Be sure to use the AV cable provided to connect the camera to the TV The picture may appear off center on the TV screen Playback on a TV When pictures are compressed in order to fit the entire picture on the TV screen a black frame appears around the picture If the picture is output to a video printer via the T
87. elect NO DATE or TIME then press NO The pictures are printed without the date and time DATE All the pictures are printed with the shooting date TIME All the pictures are printed with the shooting time After completing all the print reservations press to return to the playback screen s Single frame reservation Use this feature to print only selected pictures Display the picture to be printed and select the desired number of prints Mode dial 5 J 1 Play back a still picture You cannot make the print reservation for pictures with Q 2 Press id The O PRINT ORDER screen appears Press to select 1 then press If data is already stored on the card the D PRINT ORDER SETTING screen appears giving you the choice of resetting the data or keeping it 3 Select the frame you want to print using the arrow pad and press d Print button Arrow pad OK button EXIT 4 SELECT GOs OK Bumes zud Ed Bumes zud re Single frame reservation 4 Select the appropriate item using the arrow pad MORE Sets the number of prints date time and trim size gt Go to Step 5 SINGLE PRINT Sets single frame print The date time and E trimming settings are not Single frame available reservation menu gt Go to Step 8 CANCEL Cancels the print reservation for the displayed picture V3 Resetting print reservation data P 172 END Completes t
88. enu Arrow pad In the top menu select DIGITAL ZOOM gt ON and press OK button N Pull the zoom lever toward T The white area of the zoom indicator indicates the optical zoom If the digital zoom is set to ON a red area appears on the zoom indicator When you reach the limit of the optical zoom the digital zoom is enabled The cursor moves up and down on the zoom indicator according to the zoom magnification The cursor turns orange when inside the digital zoom field Pictures taken with the digital zoom may appear grainy Note 4 Flash Flash shooting Select the flash mode best suited to the light conditions and the effect you want to achieve You can also adjust the amount of light emitted using the flash intensity control de gt 9 8 1 Push the flash lever up The flash pops up 2 Setthe flash mode by repeatedly pressing 5 RE I 7 Es The flash mode changes in the sequence shown below when all modes are available 5 Flash mode button Pa Red eye P 1 1000 F2 8 0 0 reduction flash Fill in flash Auto Auto flash gt SLOW SLOW Slow coe synchronization lt S 1 1600x1200 l If no operation is performed for about 3 seconds the flash mode is set and the mode selector screen is automatically exited To prevent the flash from firing press down on the top of the flash to retra
89. er 11 30 VOLUME 156 Ww White balance WB 106 White balance adjustment WEY 12er 109 WHITE BOARD 96 X xD Picture Card 22 Z Zoom lever 54 118 119 204 OLYMPUS http www olympus com OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO LTD Customer support Japanese language only Tel 0426 42 7499 Tokyo OLYMPUS AMERICA INC Two Corporate Center Drive Melville NY 11747 3157 U S A Tel 631 844 5000 Technical Support USA 24 7 online automated help http support olympusamerica com Phone customer support Tel 1 888 553 4448 Toll free Our phone customer support is available from 8 am to 10 pm Monday to Friday ET E Mail distec olympus com Olympus software updates can be obtained at http olympus com digital OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO EUROPA GMBH Premises Goods delivery Wendenstrasse 14 18 20097 Hamburg Germany Tel 49 0 40 23 77 30 49 0 40 23 77 33 Letters Postfach 10 49 08 20034 Hamburg Germany European Technical Customer Support Please visit our homepage http www olympus europa com or call our TOLL FREE NUMBER 00800 67 10 83 00 for Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Luxemburg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Please note some mobile phone services provider do not permit access or request an additional prefix to 800 numbers
90. er push the zoom lever toward W Esa Use the arrow pad to select the picture G Moves to the previous frame f Moves to the next frame Jumps to the previous index display the frames before the top left frame Jumps to the next index display the frames following the bottom right frame Toreturn to the single frame playback pull the zoom lever toward T iM ie E yoegfeld E Index display Selecting the number of pictures This function lets you select the number of pictures in an index display from 4 9 and 16 Mode dial 9 gt 1 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU gt SETUP gt 22 4 9 or 16 and press Press again to exit the menu V3 How to use the menus P 33 Slideshow This function displays still pictures stored in the card one after another Only the first frame of movies is played back Mode dial 3 1 Selecta still picture then press to display the top menu 2 Press to start the slideshow 3 Press 9 to stop the slideshow The slideshow will not stop until you cancel it by pressing m Os 08 06 17 15 30 90 You are recommended to use the optional AC adapter when running a slideshow for a long period of time If batteries are used the Note camera will enter the sleep mode after about 30 minutes and stop the slideshow automatically 121 ii M Viewing movies Mode dia
91. er button MENU gt CAMERA gt amp gt ON and press V3 How to use the menus P 33 Press again to exit the menu 2 When recording starts turn the camera microphone towards the source of the sound you want to record The BUSY bar is displayed during recording J appears on all still pictures and movies that have recorded sound During playback sound is output from the speaker The volume can be adjusted I amp VOLUME Playback Volume P 156 Sound can be added later to still pictures Recorded sound can also be changed I amp Recording sound P 130 I Bunoous pesueapy E Bunoous pesueapy m Recording sound with movies If the camera is more than 1 m 3 3 ft away from the source of the sound sound may not be recorded clearly Note tis not possible to take another picture during sound recording Sound recording is not possible in the following cases the record mode is set to TIFF the drive mode is set to sequential shooting Cy HI AF Gy BKT Sound recording may also pick up camera noises such as button operations shutter movement etc Sound can be recorded while shooting a movie Mode dial 3 Q 1 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU gt CAMERA gt amp gt ON and press V3 How to use the menus P 33 N Recording starts at the same time as shooting Arrow pad OK button s When is set to ON the optical zoom positi
92. era When auto bracketing is set the exposure is changed automatically for each frame when you start shooting The exposure differential and number of frames can be selected in the menus The focus and white balance are locked atthe first frame Ex When BKT is set to 1 0 x3 1 0 Bunoous pesueapy m ide a gt ral 1 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU gt CAMERA gt DRIVE gt BKT and press f V3 How to use the menus P 33 Arrow pad OK button Sequential shooting N Select the exposure differential Press to select 0 3 0 7 or 1 0 then press 8 ex x3 CANCEL 4 SELECT EJ GO Co then press Press repeatedly until the menu disappears A Take the picture Select the number of shots Press amp to select x3 or x5 Press the shutter button fully and keep it pressed to shoot the preset number of pictures You can stop shooting at any time by releasing the shutter button Auto bracketing is not possible in M mode Sequential shooting L2 HI AF Gy BKT is not possible in the Note following situations When the TIFF or SHQ record mode is set to ENLARGE When NOISE REDUCTION is set to ON The built in flash and external flash do not fire in BKT mode SIZE If there is not enough space available on the card for the number of frames you have set during auto bracketing you cannot continue shoot
93. erence received including interference that may cause undesired operation For customers in Canada This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations For customers in Europe CE mark indicates that this product complies with the European C requirements for safety health environment and customer protection CE mark cameras are intended for sales in Europe Trademarks IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc All other company and product names are registered trademarks and or trademarks of their respective owners The standards for camera file systems referred to in this manual are the Design Rule for Camera File System DCF standards stipulated by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association JEITA Introduction of the camera s functions Basic Photography Advanced Photography To get that particular shot using various effects or for fine tuning the settings For playing back and editing pictures Settings that make the camera easier to operate Printing pictures Troubleshooting and other information Contents Names of parts Getting started Using the menus Shooting basics Flash Advanced shooting Ad
94. ess f 3 Press DO to select a function then press The shortcut menu is set Press again to exit the menu Arrow pad OK button Be SELECTA EP GO C XC oc ap CD SELECT Ej ci OK 143 suonounj Injesn EJ suonounj Injesn m SHORT CUT Using the shortcut menu When you have set a shortcut menu you can use it to jump to the setting screen for that function ioe a gt fu a sud Si v 1 Press to display the top menu The shortcut menu you have set appears on the top menu Arrow pad OK button 2 Press c or to select the shortcut menu a The monitor jumps directly to the setting screen for that function AF MODE MODE MENU gt Ex When is set in shortcut menu A Top menu es Press QAF MODE MODE MENU D Lo deae RED sra COOK Pressing takes you directly to screen You cannot set the custom button separately in each mode Y Note MY MODE SETUP You can set shooting related functions in MY MODE When the camera is in P A S or M mode you can also save the current settings in MY MODE v your customized settings are activated You can save up to 4 different settings in MY MODE 1 to 4 Only MY MODE 1 has When the mode dia a factory default se lis set to tting Functions affected by MY MODE SETUP
95. et then press The single frame reservation menu is displayed 6 Press to select CANCEL Print reservation is canceled and the Screen in step 5 is restored 7 if you are finished resetting print reservation data press to display the single frame reservation menu Press 8 Press G repeatedly until the playback screen appears d Bumes zud Ed snoeuejJa2siIN 10 Miscellaneous Error codes Corrective action Insert a card or insert a different card Wipe the gold contacts with a commercially available cleaning paper and insert the card again If the problem persists format the card If the card cannot be formatted it cannot be used Use a different card Insert a new card The recorded image has been protected read only on a PC Download the image to a PC and cancel the read only setting 3 Monitor Possible cause indication p The card is not inserted NO CARD or it cannot be recognized p There is a problem with CARD ERROR the card Writing to the card is WRITE prohibited PROTECT p The card is full CARD FULL No more pictures movies or information such as print reservation can be recorded Replace the card or erase unwanted pictures Before erasing download important images to a PC There are no pictures on The card contains no pictures Record NO PICTURE the card pictures T The reco
96. exhausted the working time will gradually be reduced AA R6 alkaline batteries When you need batteries in a hurry you can use AA R6 alkaline batteries which are easy to obtain anywhere However the number of pictures that you can take may vary considerably depending on the battery manufacturer shooting conditions etc When taking pictures use the viewfinder and turn off the monitor whenever possible to save power AC adapter An AC adapter is useful for time consuming tasks such as image downloads An optional Olympus CAMEDIA brand AC adapter allows you to power your digital camera from a common AC wall outlet Be sure to use the specified AC adapter Use an AC adapter designed to operate on the AC voltage in the area the camera is being used Consult your nearest Olympus dealer or Service center for details AC wall outlet op Power plug AC adapter DC IN jack black Connection cord plug l Loading the batteries Note If the battery power runs out while the camera is connected to a PC the image data may be lost or damaged You are recommended to use the AC adapter when transferring images to a PC Do not connect or disconnect the AC adapter while the camera is communicating with the PC Do not remove or load the batteries or connect or disconnect the AC adapter while the camera is turned on Doing so could affect the camera s internal settings or functions The life
97. file icons inside the folder appear may vary depending on your version of Windows If you don t see the icon you are looking for click on view all Control Panel options on the left of the window Identifying the OS A System Properties window will appear Note and record the System information 40998 Confirm that your system is Windows 98 98 SE Me 2000 Professional or Windows XP then press OK to close tun the window ovanan E3 Cancel If your OS is Windows 98 98 SE proceed to Installing the USB driver for Windows 98 iS p 9 Users running Windows Me 2000 XP E gt p 11 Users running other OS Ex p 31 Mac OS Macintosh Select About This Computer from the Apple menu on the menu bar A window appears with the name of the computer s OS Confirm that the OS is OS 9 0 9 1 or OS X O __ About This Computer BB LJ file Edit View Special C This Computer Apple System Profile E catcufator fe Chooser Q Control Panels gt don Mac E fj Favorites gt e Ai amp Apple Computer In 1983 1999 Key Caps SimpleTest seok IB Network Browser Recent Applications gt Qj Recent Documents SLO S Recent Servers E Remote Access Status Scrapbook 49 Sherlock 2 Q Stickies Users running Mac OS 9 X I p 23 Users running other OS Ux p 31 Windows Using Windows 98 Me
98. function correctly if you are using one of the operating systems listed below or if you have an add on USB connector extension card etc Windows 95 NT 4 0 Windows 98 98 SE upgrade from Windows 95 Mac OS 8 6 or lower except Mac OS 8 6 equipped with USB MASS Storage Support 1 3 5 installed at the factory Data transfer is not guaranteed on a home built PC system or PCs with no factory installed OS Flowchart AC Caution When connecting the camera to the computer make sure that there is sufficient remaining battery power When connected transmitting to the computer the camera does not enter the sleep mode nor will the camera s power turn off automatically Depending on the camera model when the battery power runs out or the internal temperature rises the camera may stop operating automatically This could cause the computer to malfunction and any image data file being transmitted may be lost Be careful when downloading files for a long period of time Use the AC adapter optional when downloading files If you connect or disconnect the AC adapter when the camera is connected to the computer and is running on battery power it may result in the loss of image data on the card or cause a malfunction in the computer Before connecting or disconnecting the AC adapter disconnect the camera from the computer and make sure that the camera is turned off To avoid computer malfunctions
99. functions Settings e e defaultseting T p 82 AF LOCK P 75 DRIVE C3 Sy H AF BKT P 89 ISO AUTO 50 100 200 400 P 104 A S M A S M P 67 SLOW SLOW1 X9 5SLOW1 SLOW2 P 61 NOISE REDUCTION OFF ON P 113 DIGITAL ZOOM OFF ON P 54 FULLTIME AF OFF ON P 73 AF MODE iESP SPOT P 72 E OFF ON P 85 FUNCTION OFF BLACK amp WHITE SEPIA WHITE P96 BOARD BLACK BOARD INFO OFF ON P 150 OFF ON P 114 lt TIFF SHQ HQ SQ1 SQ2 P 99 WB k P 106 still pictures P 97 suonounj Injesn EJ suonounj Injesn E CUSTOM BUTTON Setting the custom button 55 Qs as i e In the top menu select MODE MENU gt SETUP gt CUSTOM BUTTON and press f V3 How to use the menus P 33 Arrow pad OK button 2 Press Z c to selecta function then press f ea Press again to exit the menu DRIVE erm SELECT 3 GO OK s CUSTOM BUTTON Using the custom button ise a gt fu a gud oi v 1 Press AEL E4 The monitor turns on and the function currently set to the custom button appears Ex When DRIVE is set on the custom button P 1 1000 72 8 0 0 ase Sia o gt a S 1 1600x1200 30 TIPS se When ISO is set to the custom button but you want to use AE lock The AE lock function cannot be used when a different function is set to the custom button Reset AE lock to the custom button by following Setting the cu
100. g mode using QUICK VIEW BS QUICK VIEW P 117 The card access lamp blinks while the camera is reading the movie from the card Reading of movies may take considerable time Do Note not open the card cover while the card access lamp is blinking as this may cause not only the data on the card to be damaged but may also render the card unusable 123 M yoegfelg m Editing movies This function lets you create indexes as well as edit movies However you cannot edit movies of the following lengths Movies without sound Longer than approximately 30 seconds in HQ mode Longer than approximately 150 seconds in SQ mode Movies with sound Longer than approximately 30 seconds in HQ mode Longer than approximately 130 seconds in SQ mode INDEX 9 frames extracted from a movie are displayed as an index to show the movie at a glance Indexes can be stored on the card as a still picture EDIT This function lets you erase parts of the movie that you do not want Mode dial X dial Mode dial DO Use the arrow pad to select a picture with Q9 Arrow pad OK button N In the top menu select MOVIE PLAY then choose each item V3 How to use the menus P 33 Select INDEX I P 124 Select EDIT I P 126 INDEX Creating an index 3 Press DO to select INDEX then press When there is insufficient card memory a warning screen appears and the display returns to the setting screen
101. h as a landscape the picture comes out darker than the actual colors The colors of pictures taken indoors look unnatural Indoor lighting can Set the white balance according to the lighting P 106 affect the picture s colors No white in frame Include something white in the picture or shoot P 55 using the fill in flash mode The white balance Adjust the white balance according to the light P 106 setting is wrong source 179 snoeuejJa2siIN snoeuejJa2siIN Troubleshooting Possible cause Corrective action Ref Page The picture has obscured edge s The lens was partly Hold the camera correctly keeping your fingers P 31 blocked by your and the strap away from the lens finger or the strap The picture is out of focus The camera moved Hold the camera correctly and press the shutter P 31 when the shutter button gently button was pressed The subject was too Move further away from the subject To take P 84 85 close pictures closer than 7 cm 2 8 with the zoom in the maximum WIDE position use the super macro mode The flash was not Push the flash lever up to make the flash pop up P 55 enabled in a lighting Camera movement occurs easily with slower condition requiring shutter speeds Use a tripod or hold the camera use of the flash firmly The lens was dirty Clean the lens Use a commercially available P 194 blower blush and then wipe with a lens cleaner to remove dust Mold
102. he print reservation gt Go to Step 10 E KE SINGLE PRINT diis cu WO V v irr 5 Press D amp O to select x number of prints date time or Fr trimming then press 6 Perform each setting e Set the number of prints Press to set the number of prints then press Increases the number Decreases the number e Set the date time printing data Press to select NO DATE or TIME then press NO The pictures are printed without the date and time E x DATE Allthe pictures with print reservation are S 1 s nm EXT 9SELECT GO 9 OK printed with the shooting date TIME Allthe pictures with print reservation are printed with the shooting time Single frame reservation Trim the picture Eg Trimming P 170 T After setting all the print reservations press to complete the reservations The screen in Step 3 is restored and D appears on the displayed picture 8 Press 9 to display the single frame reservation menu aA SINGLE PRINT 9 Press to select END The D PRINT ORDER screen appears 10 Press G repeatedly until the playback screen appears dil Bumes zud Ed Bumes zud E Trimming m This function enables you to crop part of a recorded picture and print out the enlarged section only Mode dial 3 J 1 C Press on the single frame reservation screen
103. hen press AEL E The exposure is memorized If you want to lock a different exposure press AEL E4 again to cancel AE lock Each time you press AEL 4 AE lock is alternately engaged and canceled AE LOCK Locking the exposure 3 Position the AF target mark on the P 1 1000 F2 8 0 0 subject you want to focus on and press the shutter button halfway The green lamp lights AE lock cannot be canceled while the shutter button is pressed halfway sa jeooz1a00 30 I 4 Press the shutter button fully AE lock is automatically canceled after one shot During AE lock AEL is displayed P 1 1000 F2 8 0 0 wW T 200 30 eo Oe P S01 1600x1 TIPS un nunssusunuuusnnun D To save the locked metered value exposure after shooting AE a memory gt After step 2 or 3 hold down AEL E for more than 1 second appears While is displayed the exposure is saved Press AEL E again to cancel the AE memory AE lock was canceled gt Do not operate any of the buttons or the mode dial after performing AE lock Doing so will cancel AE lock The camera had emerged from sleep mode or the power was turned off Bunoous pasueapy rm AE lock is not available when multi metering is enabled Turn multi B metering off Sr MULTI METERING P 80 Note AE lock is not available when a menu is displayed on the screen Exit the menu amp How to use the
104. hether to keep the current camera P 137 Settings when you turn off the power es Selects a language for on screen display P 26 PW ON OFF SETUP Sets the picture and sound that come on P 157 when the power is turned on and off REC VIEW Selects whether to display pictures on P 152 the monitor while saving them to a card SLEEP Sets the sleep timer P 153 MY MODE SETUP Customizes settings which are activated P 145 in the m mode FILE NAME Changes how file names are assigned P 159 PIXEL MAPPING Checks the CCD and image processing P 160 functions for errors io Adjusts the brightness of the monitor or P 151 viewfinder D Sets the date and time P 28 mift Sets the measurement unit m ft used P 161 during manual focus Selects NTSC or PAL according to your VIDEO OUT TV s video signal type TV video signal P 162 types differ depending on the region SHORT CUT Assigns frequently used functions as P 142 shortcut menus CUSTOM BUTTON Assigns a frequently used function to the P 139 camera s custom button Sets the beep sound used for button 2 operations and warnings and adjusts P 154 the volume SHUTTER SOUND Sets the sound made when the shutter P 155 button is pressed and adjusts the volume 39 snuew y Burst s snuew y Buisf N Mode Menus ePlayback mode PLAY tab Es EDITiab CARD tab SETUP tab 9 PLAY tab 1
105. hod iESP or AF MODE SPOT P 72 y Allows pictures to be taken as close as 3 P 85 Si cm 1 2 from the subject i Allows panorama pictures to be taken PANORAMA with Olympus CAMEDIA brand cards E Combines two still pictures taken in 21N1 succession and stores them as a single P 94 picture Adds special effects to pictures BLACK FUNCTION amp WHITE SEPIA WHITE BOARD P 96 BLACK BOARD AF AREA Changes the position of the AF target P74 mark using the arrow pad Selects whether to display all the INFO information such as shutter speed and P 150 white balance or only the minimum g information Displays a histogram showing the luminance distribution of still pictures Paa amp still pictures Sound can be recorded when taking still P 97 pictures amp movies Selects whether to record sound when P 98 shooting a movie PICTURE tab Sets the image quality and resolution Still picture TIFF SHQ HQ SQ1 SQ2 P 99 Movie HQ SQ WB Sets the appropriate white balance P 106 according to the light source WEZ Makes fine changes to the white P 109 balance SHARPNESS Adjusts the sharpness of the image P 110 l Mode Menus CONTRAST Adjusts the contrast of the image P 111 SATURATION Adjusts the level of color depth without P4112 changing the tint CARD tab CARD SETUP Formats a card P 148 SETUP tab ALL RESET Selects w
106. hutter speed 16 1 1000 P 69 9 Exposure compensation 2 0 2 0 P 105 10 White Balance WB AUTO XX cO 6 4 CL P 106 11 ISO ISO 50 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 P 104 12 Date and time 03 06 17 15 30 P 28 13 File number Frame FILE 100 0030 30 number Playing time 0 20 palag total recording time Names of parts T The indications that appear on a movie picture that has been 5 selected and displayed from the index display are different from Note those that appear when the movie picture is displayed using the movie playback function Memory gauge Battery check The memory gauge lights up when you take a still P 1 1000 F2 8 0 0 picture While the gauge is lit the camera is storing the picture on the card The memory gauge indication changes as shown below depending on the shooting status The indication is not displayed during movie recording Memory gauge Shoot Shoot E e gt Wait Before One picture More than No more pictures shooting taken two taken can be taken Gauge is off Lit Lit Fully lit Wait until the gauge returns to the status onthe left to take the next shot Battery check If the remaining battery power is low the battery check indication changes as follows when the camera is turned on or while the camera is in use wal _ __ gt a No indication Lights green Blinks red Goes off after a while Remaining power level
107. ie Q MOVIE PLAY MULTI METERING MY MODE SETUP My mode shooting m N Night scene shooting 43 NiMH battery 20 NOISE REDUCTION 113 No of storable still pictures 100 Normal quality 100 NTSG en duode ar psidite 162 198 o OK Menu button 11 32 One touch white balance 107 Optical ZOOM oaaae 53 Index P PAL leer REID 162 198 PANORAMA 5 92 Picture rotation 1 129 PIXEL MAPPING 160 Playback mode 14 Playback volume 156 Playing back movies 122 Playing back pictures ON TM urs ouod 128 Portrait shooting 42 Power switch 24 Preset white balance 107 Print button 165 Print reservation 165 167 Program shooting P 44 Protect button Om 134 Protecting 134 PW ON OFF SETUP 157 Q QUICK VIEW ssss 117 R Rear curtain SLOW2 60 REC VIEW 152 Rechargeable batteries 20 Recording movies Q 51 Recording sound amp 130 Recording sound with still pictures 97 Recording sound with movies amp 98 Red eye reduction flash XQ 58 Remote control 87 Remote control Receiver 10 87 Resizing Psi 131 Resolution 100 Rotation button 4 129
108. ing If the battery power is low and the battery check blinks during sequential shooting shooting stops and the camera starts saving the pictures you have taken Whether or not all of the shots are saved depends on how much battery power remains Since the shutter speed is set to max 1 30 sec exposure is decreased when shooting a dark subject Tousethe external flash during sequential shooting set the external flash so that it fires for each frame Bunoous pesueapy Bunoous pesueapy m PANORAMA Panorama shooting You can take advantage of panorama shooting with Olympus CAMEDIA brand cards xD Picture Card Panorama shooting lets you connect pictures with overlapping edges into a single panoramic picture using the CAMEDIA Master software DLE OOE 1 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU gt CAMERA gt PANORAMA and press f V3 How to use the menus P 33 The PANORAMA mode is set Arrow pad OK button N Use the arrow pad to choose at which edge you want to connect the pictures The next picture is connected at the right edge Q The next picture is connected at the left edge Connects pictures from left to X The next picture is connected at the right top The next picture is connected at the C bottom es Connects pictures from bottom to top PANORAMA Panorama shooting Make sure that the edges of the pictures overlap then take pict
109. into electrical signals On this camera light is picked up and converted into RGB signals to build a single image Contrast Detection Method This is used to measure the distance to the subject The camera determines if the image is focused by the level of contrast in the subject Conventional Photograph This refers to recording images using silver halide the method for recording images in conventional non digital photography This system is in contrast to still video and digital photography DCF Design rule for Camera File system A standard for image files by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association JEITA Digital ESP Electro Selective Pattern Light Metering This determines the exposure by metering and calculating the light levels in the center and other areas of the image separately 197 snoeuejJa2siIN snoeuej a2siIN Glossary of terms DPOF Digital Print Order Format This is for saving desired print settings on digital cameras By entering which images to print and the number of copies of each the user can easily have the desired images printed by a printer or print lab that supports the DPOF format Eclipsing Vignetting This refers to when an object obscures part of the field of view so that the whole subject is not photographed Vignetting also refers to when the image seen through the viewfinder does not exactly match the image shot through the objective lens so the phot
110. is registered and the screen SET AS PWON orr SCREEN returns to the menu Press again to exit the menu CANCEL CANCEL 4 SELECT j GO OK You cannot register pictures and movie frames that cannot be played back on this camera Note FILE NAME The camera automatically creates file names and folder names for images to be stored in Files can be numbered from 0001 to 9999 and folders can be numbered from 100 to 999 Examples are shown below Folder name File name l l DCIM OLYMP Pmdd jpg sum please Folder No Month File No 100 999 1 C 0001 9999 Day 01 31 Month Jan Sep 1 9 Oct A Nov B Dec C There are two settings from which you can choose RESET or AUTO Choose the one that is best for you when transferring images to a PC File name settings RESET The file number and folder number are reset every time a new card is inserted in the camera The folder number returns to No 100 and the file number returns to No 0001 This method is useful when grouping files on separate cards AUTO Even if a new card is inserted the folder number and file number are retained from the previous card so the same file number is not used on different cards This helps you to manage multiple cards This method is useful when you want to manage all your files with sequential numbers wove dol SPA SUR uf A SIM P In the top menu select MODE MENU gt
111. justing the image quality and exposure Playback Useful functions Print setting Miscellaneous Specifications Glossary of terms Index PA P 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 P 195 P 197 P 201 Content eser teh ns oi Hae DR CA SEAT UC eng 4 Names of parts 0 0000 c cee eA 10 Camera Sect ecu dah a ee ee t nee fleet athlete A ta 10 Viewfinder and monitor indications 12 How to use this manual sells 16 1 Getting started 17 Attaching the strap 0002 esee 17 Loading the batteries anaua 0 000002 eee 18 Selecting optional batteries or an AC adapter 20 Inserting a card 2 0 0 cee eee 22 Card DASICS 15 d eden aie teria Cecen etti rere he eta es 22 Removing the card 00000 e cece 23 Power on off o 3 esu cadet diebiedesg e RES 24 Startup Shutdown screen liiis llslslsus 25 If the card is not recognized card check 25 Selecting a language 5 62 eee eee 26 Setting the date and time 020 5 28 Adjusting the viewfinder liliis lessen 30 Holding the camera llillells llle 31 2 Using the menus 32 About the menus aiene cei eR rt meet heh 32 How to use the menus lesse eese ees 33 Shortcut menus scere rep Rhe b hee 35 Mode MENUS 3 eer Ret tes or IRSE Rn 37 3 Shooting basics 42 Shooting modes 0 0c cee eee eee 42
112. l 5 J 1 yoegfeld E o N A Use the arrow pad to display the picture with amp you want to play back V3 Viewing still pictures P 116 Arrow pad OK button go mark Press The top menu is displayed Press to select MOVIE PLAY Press to select MOVIE PLAYBACK then press The movie is played back When playback ends the display automatically returns to the beginning of the movie Fast forward fast rewind functions are available during playback f Fast forward Each press switches the speed between x1 x2 and x20 Q Fastrewind Each press switches the speed between x1 x2 and x20 HCaNceL 9 SELECTS GO OK Viewing movies Press again after playback ends to display the menu PLAYBACK Plays back the entire movie again FRAME BY FRAME Plays back the movie DES manually one frame at a ET GO OK time EXIT Leaves the movie playback mode Press to select PLAYBACK FRAME BY FRAME or EXIT then press e When FRAME BY FRAME is selected Displays the first frame of the movie Displays the last frame of the movie Displays the next frame The movie can be played continuously by holding the button down Displays the previous frame The movie can be played continuously in reverse by holding the button down Displays the MOVIE PLAYBACK menu Movies can also be played back in the shootin
113. l light source and checking the result on the monitor One touch white balance This function is useful when you need a more precise white balance than PRESET WB can provide To set the optimum white balance for the shooting conditions point the camera at a white object under the light source you want to use and adjust the white balance 1 Display C3 screen and point the camera at a sheet of white paper Position the paper so that it fills the screen making sure there are no shadows CANCEL 4 GO nsodx pue Ajijenb eBeui y Bunsn py LE White balance 2 Press 9 The white balance is set and the screen returns to the mode menu To cancel one touch white balance press Gg button SO71 1600x1200 One touch white balance 3 Press repeatedly to exit the menu When setting the white balance by pointing the camera at a sheet of BU white paper the correct setting may not be obtained if the light Note reflected by the paper is too bright or too dark White balance may not be effective under some special light Sources After setting a white balance other than AUTO play back the picture and check the colors on the monitor When the flash is fired with a white balance setting other than AUTO colors may appear different in the resulting picture from the colors you see on the monitor eunsodxe pue Ajijenb oBeui y Bunsn py E White balance
114. large format paper HQ A high quality mode with medium compression Because the compression rate is higher than SHQ file sizes are smaller so more images can be saved to a card Like SHQ resolution can be changed by using or the ENLARGE SIZE function SQ1 SQ2 The most compressed modes For each resolution you can choose HIGH to reduce noise or NORMAL to save more images Select the best setting for your purpose printing Internet pages etc Clearer Normal Larger Smaller l nsodx pue Ajijenb eBeui y Bunsn py Ed eunsodxe pue Ajijenb oBeui y Bunsn py Record mode Still Picture Record Modes Memory capacity in no of shots Record File Resolution Compression 32MB mode format With sound Without sound 2288 x 1712 2 2288 x 1520 3 2048 x 1536 3 TIFF 1600 x 1200 Uncompressed TIFF 5 1280 x 960 8 1024x 768 13 640x 480 33 2288 x 1712 11 11 SHO 2288 x 1520 Low 12 12 ENLARGE SIZE compression 5 5 3200 x 2400 2288 x 1712 31 32 HQ 2288 x 1520 NORMAL 34 36 ENLARGE SIZE 16 16 3200 x 2400 HIGH 17 17 2048 x1536 A NORMAL JPEG 39 40 HIGH 22 22 SQ1 1600 x 1200 Q NORMAL 60 64 HIGH 33 34 1280 960 ORMAL 90 99 HIGH 51 53 Sab 1024 768 ORMAL 132 153 HIGH 117
115. let following steps 3 to 5 Strap eyelet Note catch on stray objects causing injury or damage Be careful with the strap when you carry the camera as it can easily Attach the strap correctly as shown above so that the camera does not fall off If the strap is attached incorrectly and the camera falls off Olympus is not responsible for any damages I payeys Bump El Loading the batteries This camera uses two CR V3 lithium battery packs or four AA R6 NiMH batteries NiCd batteries alkaline batteries or lithium batteries r Important CR V3 lithium batteries cannot be recharged Do not peel off the label from a CR V3 lithium battery pack Manganese zinc carbon batteries cannot be used 1 Make sure the camera is turned off The monitor is off The viewfinder is off The lens is not extended o o 3 amp 2 Slide the battery compartment lock from S e to amp Battery A 5 compartment 2 cover Battery compartment lock 3 Slide the battery compartment cover in the direction of amp then lift in the direction of B Use the ball of your finger to slide the cover Do not use your fingernail as this could result in injury 4 Insert the batteries making sure that they are correctly oriented as shown in the illustration When using AA R6 batteries When using CR V3 lithium battery packs The is indicated on the bottom of the camera
116. may form on the lens surface if the lens is left dirty The picture was out Focus the camera on an object at the same P 49 of focus even though he green lamp was it distance as the intended subject using the focus lock function before composing your shot Halation produces unnatural colors in the picture This may be caused by excessively bright ultraviolet light on the subject such as sunlight shining hrough the leaves of rees window frames in bright light at night reflection of metal in direct sunlight etc Use a UV filter As this may upset the overall color balance it should only be used in the conditions described on the left Process the picture on a PC using a graphics application Photoshop Paint Shop Pro etc For example after picking up unnatural colors with a syringe tool etc you can select color areas and try color conversion or saturation adjustment For details refer to the manual for the graphics application you are using 180 Troubleshooting Possible cause Corrective action Ref Page The batteries soon run down The camera is being Battery performance deteriorates in low used in a cold temperatures Keep the camera warm by putting environment it inside your coat or clothing The camera misread When the power consumption fluctuates greatly P 15 the remaining battery the camera may turn off without displaying the low power battery warning
117. me the computer automatically recognizes the camera Click OK when the message saying that the installation is completed appears The computer recognizes the camera as a Removable Disk e Windows XP You can download image files from the camera easily Select Copy pictures to folder on my computer using Microsoft Scanner and Camera Wizard then follow the on screen instructions You may also select take no action to bypass the Microsoft Scanner and Camera Wizard You may then use a more advanced image viewing editing program such as Olympus CAMEDIA Master Software For detailed instructions on downloading refer to the CAMEDIA Master software user s guide When the camera is connected to the computer none of the camera buttons are functional Caution 13 14 Double click the My Computer icon on the desktop For users running Windows XP click My Computer from the Start menu Make sure the Removable Disk icon appears in the window There may already be other Removable Disk icons for other devices such as a removable media drive or USB SmartMedia Reader Writer In this case the digital camera is recognized as another Removable Disk If you cannot find the icon the camera and computer are not connected properly Turn the camera off disconnect the camera from the Confirming the computer recognizes the camera me 8j J o meii deti Dei My Computer
118. menus P 33 Macro mode shooting Focusing is usually slow when you get close to a subject W 7 cm 2 8 to 60 cm 2 0 ft T 1 2 m 3 9 ft to 2 m 6 6 ft However in the W mode focusing is performed quickly When the optical zoom lever is at the maximum wide position and you are as close as 7 cm 2 8 to your subject you can fill the entire frame with your subject If the center of the frame within the AF target mark is metered when you are close to the subject and you shoot with the optimal exposure the picture will turn out well spot metering macro mode P 79 Normal shooting With the macro mode E Mode dial gt BUT CV S Pa Aa 5 cm SP o A s P Bunoous pesueapy 1 Select 9 or amp C by repeatedly pressing amp The selected mode is set If no operation is performed for 3 seconds the mode selector screen is automatically exited You cannot select W and M CJ in manual focus mode Set to AF V3 Manual focus P 77 amp C Macro Spot button P 1 1000 2 8 0 0 sariseoxize 30 B Super macro mode shooting K This mode lets you shoot from as close as 3 cm 1 2 to your subject Subjects measuring up to approximately 4 x 3 cm 1 6 x 1 2 can be captured on the monitor In the s mode normal shooting is also possible but the position of the zoom is fixed automatically and cannot be changed EDA Nas Bi n In the top menu select MODE MENU gt
119. mera the Apple Image Capture software automatically launches Ex p 29 When the camera is connected to the computer none of the camera buttons are functional Caution 25 Downloading images to your computer e Mac OS 9 You can download images from the camera and save them in your computer in this case in the Hard Disk I Double click the Untitled icon displayed on the desktop when the camera is connected to the untitled computer wae If you cannot find this icon or if an error message appears when you double click the icon there may be a problem with one of the following the camera s power source the AC adapter is not properly connected or the battery power is low Q the card there is no card in the camera or there is a problem with the card Check that you can play back pictures on the monitor of your camera G the USB cable the camera is not properly connected to the computer by the USB cable G amp Apple File Exchange extension is not enabled Please refer to your Apple operating system manual for instructions on how to enable this extension Double click the a untitled HBH Dcim folder 1 item 28 4 MB available 3 Double click the 1000LYMP folder D y 0M 1 item 28 4 MB available 1000LYMP 26 Downloading images to your computer Image files JPEG files
120. mpus com digital OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO EUROPA GMBH Premises Goods delivery Wendenstrasse 14 18 20097 Hamburg Germany Tel 49 0 40 23 77 30 49 0 40 23 77 33 Letters Postfach 10 49 08 20034 Hamburg Germany European Technical Customer Support Please visit our homepage http www olympus europa com or call our TOLL FREE NUMBER 00800 67 10 83 00 for Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Luxemburg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Please note some mobile phone services provider do not permit access or request an additional prefix to 800 numbers For all not listed European Countries and in case that you can t get connected to the above mentioned number please make use of the following CHARGED NUMBERS 49 0 180 5 67 10 83 or 49 0 40 23 77 38 99 Our Technical Customer Support is available from 9 am to 6 pm MET Monday to Friday 2003 OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO LTD VT422301
121. ng HI high speed sequential shooting AF AF sequential shooting and BKT auto bracketing P 89 DIGITAL ZOOM Extends the maximum optical zoom making possible up to approx 40x zoom Sets the image quality and resolution Still picture TIFF SHQ HQ SQ1 SQ2 Movie HQ SQ P 99 WB Sets the appropriate white balance according to the light source P 106 Sets the date and time P 28 CARD SETUP Formats a card P 148 snuew y Burst Ed snuaui y Buisf m Shortcut menus ePlayback mode Still picture Movie A a im QC INFO MODE MENU gt C INFO MODE MENU gt SA Runs through all saved pictures one after another P 121 MOVIE PLAY MOVIE Plays back movies PLAYBACK P 122 INDEX Creates an index picture of a movie in 9 P 124 frames EDIT Edits a movie P 126 INFO Displays all the shooting information on the monitor P 150 Displays a histogram showing the luminance distribution of still P114 pictures B The functions registered in the shortcut menus can also be accessed from the MODE MENU The shortcut menus can be replaced in modes other than AGP 0 Setting the shortcut menu P 143 Mode Men us The MODE MENU has 4 associated menu items e Shooting modes CAMERA tab PICTURE tab CARD tab SETUP tab
122. ntrollers meae Cancel Device Manager Serial Bus Controller category If the USB driver was successfully installed you can find the following in the the name of the camera you have connected listed under Disk drives OLYMPUS Digital Camera listed as one of the items in the Universal Downloading images to your computer I Double click the My Computer icon on the desktop For users running Windows XP click EE Control Panel from the Start menu My Computer 2 Double click the Removable Disk icon sies E mae A new Removable Disk icon appears when the camera is connected to the kfara peti BI Pas computer as the digital camera is w s A recognized as a Removable Disk i cdi CAE If an error message appears when you double click the icon there may be a problem with one of the following the camera s power source the AC adapter is not properly connected or the battery power is low Make sure that the AC adapter is correctly connected or that the batteries are not running low Q the card there is no card in the camera or there is a problem with the card Check that you can play back pictures stored on the card on the monitor of your digital camera 3 Double click the Dcim folder oie seed CEEA 17 Downloading images to your computer 18 4 Double click the
123. ocus is in the right position The distance indicator on the left of the monitor is for reference only When the indicator is moved to less than 2 m 6 6 ft the display automatically switches to the 7 cm 2 8 to 2 m 6 6 ft display 3 Hold down for more than 1 second to save the setting MF is displayed in red on the monitor 77 Bunoous pesueapy Ed Bunoous pa ueApy m Focusing applications 4 Take the picture The focus is locked at the distance you have set e To cancel manual focus 1 Hold down for more than 1 p i9 FE 0 0 second to display the focus distance selection screen 2 Press Is to select AF then press Manual focus is canceled o How to shoot while keeping the same focus distance at all times gt The focus can be fixed at the same distance as when you perform focus lock 1 Position the AF target mark on a subject at the desired distance and press the shutter button halfway 2 Keeping the shutter button half pressed press The distance indicator is displayed MF is selected and the focus is locked at the same distance as when you performed focus lock Even if you move the cursor to the top of the distance indicator focusing is not possible at co gt Adjust the cursor position by pressing while watching the monitor If the zoom lever is pressed after performing manual focus the saved focus distance may be changed Perform setting again Note
124. ode during auto bracketing during super macro shooting when FUNCTION is set to WHITE BOARD BLACK BOARD and during Panorama shooting The flash may not give you the optimum result in macro mode especially with wide angle shooting Check the resulting picture on the monitor If a conversion lens is attached to the camera do not use the flash Note Usel4 Flash shooting Auto flash No indication The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions To shoot a subject with backlight position the AF target mark over the subject Red eye reduction flash The light from the flash may make the subject s eyes appear red in the picture The red eye reduction flash mode significantly reduces this phenomenon by emitting pre flashes before firing the regular flash This helps accustom the subject s eyes to the bright light and minimizes the red eye phenomenon The subject s eyes appear red After the pre flashes it takes about 1 second before the shutter is released Hold the camera firmly to avoid camera movement Note Effectiveness may be limited if the subject is not looking directly at the pre flashes or if the shooting range is too far Individual physical characteristics may also limit effectiveness eFill in flash The flash fires regardless of the available light This mode is useful for eliminating shadows on the subject s face such as shadows from tree leaves in
125. odes and drive modes can be adjusted manually AIS M Aperture priority Shutter priority Manual shooting When the mode dial is set to A S M the following items can be set with the menus ES A S M mode P 67 A Aperture priority shooting Allows you to set the aperture manually The camera sets the shutter speed automatically By decreasing the aperture value F number the camera will focus within a smaller range producing a picture with a blurred background Increasing the value forces the camera to focus over a wider range in the forward and backward directions resulting in increased depth of field in which both the subject and the background are in focus V3 Aperture priority shooting P 68 Aperture F number is decreased increased S Shutter priority shooting Allows you to set the shutter speed manually The camera sets the aperture automatically Set the shutter speed according to the subject and the type of effect you want 0 Shutter priority shooting P 69 Shooting modes Setting the shutter speed higher Setting the shutter speed lower lets you capture fast moving blurs a moving subject giving the action without blur impression of movement The subject will be clear and sharp as if it is not moving M Manual shooting Allows you to set the aperture and shutter speed manually To check the exposure refer to the exposure differential This mode gives you more creative cont
126. odes where the optimal settings for the situation are automatically selected and modes where you can select the settings best suited to the shooting conditions and the effect you wish to achieve You can change the shooting mode before and after turning the camera on Mode dial S Setting related modes Situation related modes Playback mode I amp S P 116 Situation related modes Full auto shooting Allows you to take still pictures using no special functions or manual adjustments The camera sets the optimal focusing and exposure This is the simplest of all shooting modes Q Portrait shooting Suitable for taking a portrait style shot of a person This mode features an in focus subject against a blurred background The camera automatically sets the optimal shooting conditions SA Sports shooting Suitable for capturing fast moving action such as sports without blur Even a fast moving subject will be clear and sharp as if it is not moving enabling Shooting modes you to capture facial expressions and detailed activity The camera automatically sets the optimal shooting conditions A Landscape Portrait shooting Suitable for taking pictures of both your subject and the landscape The picture is taken with the background as well as the subject in the foreground in focus You can take pictures of your subject against a beautiful sky or landscape The camera automatically sets the op
127. ographed image includes objects not seen through the viewfinder In addition vignetting can occur when an incorrect lens hood is used causing shadowing to appear in the corners of the image Effective Pixel Resolution The number of pixels used in the CCD to create the image EV Exposure Value A system for measuring exposure EVO is when the aperture is at F1 and the shutter speed is 1 second The EV then increases by 1 each time the aperture increases by one F stop or the shutter speed increases by one increment EV can also be used to indicate brightness and ISO settings Exposure The amount of light used to capture an image The exposure is determined by the time the shutter is open shutter speed and the amount of light that passes through the lens aperture Flash Bracket A mount used to attach an external flash to the camera Shadows on the subject can be changed by detaching the flash The flash is used in combination with the flash cable Gross Pixel Resolution The total number of pixels in a CCD Not all pixels are used to create the image ISO A method for indicating film speed by the International Organization for Standardization ISO e g ISO100 Higher ISO values indicate greater sensitivity to light so images can be exposed even in low light conditions Glossary of terms JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group Acompression format for color still images Photographs images shot using this camer
128. on V3 Spot metering P 79 In the top menu select MODE MENU gt CAMERA gt MULTI METERING gt ON and press V3 How to use the menus P 33 Press again to exit the menu Position the AF target mark on the P 1 1000 2 8 area you want to meter and press j AEL j The brightness is metered at up to 8 different points Multi metering bar appears Brightness meter readings are ignored after the 9th reading To perform metering again press AEL E for more than 1 second to display memo Press AEL E4 again to cancel the metering values Metering Ex When metering 2 points pressing AEL E4 twice The aperture and shutter speed as calculated from the average values obtained by metering at 2 points These values are recalculated every time another metering point is added The average for the 2 P 111008 2 8 Indicates how much metering points The the present exposure average is always 4 e you are metering shown at the center of differs from the the bar average exposure value The present exposure can be fixed by pressing the shutter button halfway The present exposure is not added to the average value unless you press AEL E4 When moves more than 3 from the center of the bar the average reading red 1 gt appear The reading with AEL E j was pressed indicates the number of times you have pressed the button Q indica
129. on is locked during movie recording If you wish to use the zoom during movie Note recording set DIGITAL ZOOM to ON If amp is setto OFF you can use both the optical zoom and digital zoom during movie recording If the camera is more than 1 m 3 3 ft away from the source of the sound sound may not be recorded clearly 6 Adjusting the image quality and exposure Record mode You can select a record mode in which to take pictures or shoot movies Choose the best record mode for your purpose printing editing on a PC ing etc For details of the different record modes resolutions and number of pictures storable on the card refer to the table on the next page The numbers in the table are approximate website edi Record mode Description Quality File size TIFF The highest quality mode As the images are saved as uncompressed data this is the best mode for printing or image processing on a PC This mode has different resolutions to choose from depending on your purpose Selecting lets you print the entire image without losing its borders almost the same image size as that used by photo labs SHQ A high quality mode using the JPEG format Because the compression rate is very low high quality can be maintained Selecting lets you print the entire image without losing its borders almost the same image size as that used by photo labs The ENLARGE SIZE function is useful when printing on
130. onditions or subjects As the shutter speed is relatively slow the use of a tripod is recommended nsodx pue Ajijenb eBeui ay Bunsn py E eunsodxe pue Ajijenb eBeui y Bunsn py E Histogram display During shooting and playback you can display a histogram showing the brightness and contrast of your subject in the monitor or viewfinder Checking the histogram enables precise exposure control when taking pictures During playback you can display a histogram showing the brightness and contrast of recorded pictures The histogram display can be set separately for shooting mode and playback mode Ex When a histogram is displayed in P mode The part indicated in green in the histogram shows the luminance distribution within the AF target mark When the image is bright When the image is dark i TAY RE SAGE t r If the peak fills too If the peak fills too much of the left much of the right frame the image will appear mostly white frame the image will appear mostly black Histogram display ide a gt QV fu a ala wei 1 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU gt CAMERA gt gt ONor OFF and press V3 How to use the menus P 33 Arrow pad OK button When ON is selected the histogram is displayed Press again to exit the menu Mode dial 9 gt Press in th
131. ooting the camera cancels the panorama mode and returns to normal shooting The camera itself cannot connect panorama pictures The CAMEDIA Master software is necessary to connect the pictures Bunoous pesueapy pes Bunoous pesueapy m 2 IN 1 Taking two in one pictures This function allows you to combine two pictures taken in succession and store them as a single picture You can combine two different subjects in one picture Picture when played back ves A ata MSH In the top menu select MODE MENU gt CAMERA gt 2 IN 1 and press f V3 How to use the menus P 33 The 2 IN 1 picture mode is set Arrow pad OK button Take the first shot PIRPRIO E2 8 0 0 The subject will be positioned on the left in the combined picture N 1st 3 Take the second shot The subject will be positioned on the right in the combined picture The BUSY bar is displayed during processing After the image is saved the camera returns to the mode menu Image when shot I 2 IN 1 Taking two in one pictures rs During 2 IN 1 picture shooting the panorama and sequential shooting modes are not available Note Tocancelthe 2 IN 1 picture mode after the first shot has been taken press The first shot will not be saved Operating the mode dial will exit 2 IN 1 picture mode If the camera enters sleep mode after the first shot 2 IN 1 picture mode will be canceled
132. or full view Q appears when multiple images are displayed index display allowing you to confirm the print reservation Not all functions may be available on all printers or at all photo labs Some TIFF images cannot be printed Print reservation may take considerable time when saving printing data to a card All frame reservation Use this feature to print all the pictures stored on the card Select the desired number of prints and whether you want the date and time included Mode dial 5 J 1 Play back a still picture You cannot make the print reservation for pictures with Q 2 Press i The O PRINT ORDER screen appears Press to select 4 then press If print reservation data is already stored on the card the Q PRINT ORDER SETTING screen appears giving you the choice of resetting the data or keeping it E Print button Arrow pad OK button XE 3 Press to select x number of prints or date time then press f bg Bumes zud dl Bumes zud All frame reservation 4 Perform each setting as illustrated Select Kx d ED CDa gt am 0 CER DATE EXIT 4 4 SELECT E GO OK arr SELECT SET C GO OK Ce TIME E Select e Set the number of prints Press to set the number of prints then press 2 Increases the number Decreases the number e Set the date time printing data Press to s
133. ore intense To reduce the saturation Press Colors become lighter When you have finished setting the saturation press Press again to exit the menu pa NOISE REDUCTION This function reduces the noise that is generated during long exposures When shooting night scenes shutter speeds become slower and noise tends to appear on images When noise reduction is set to ON the camera automatically reduces noise to produce clearer images However shooting time is approximately twice as long as usual Noise reduction can only be used when the shutter speed is set slower than 1 2 sec Noise Reduction OFF Noise Reduction ON The purpose of these pictures is to illustrate the effects of noise reduction They are not actual pictures Mode dial mP A S M P 1 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU gt CAMERA gt NOISE REDUCTION ON or OFF and press V3 How to use the menus P 33 Press again to exit the menu Noise reduction is always enabled in the 9j mode When noise reduction is set to ON the camera implements noise Note reducing processes after each shot to produce clearer images However shooting time is approximately twice as long as usual During this time the next shot cannot be taken When noise reduction is set to ON sequential shooting Ll HI Cay AF BKT and 2 IN 1 are not possible This function may not work effectively with some shooting c
134. ortcut menu 0 000005 143 Using the shortcut menu 020 00055 144 MY MODE SETUP lluna 145 CARD SETUP Formatting Cards D 148 Information display INFO een 150 Contents Monitor viewfinder brightness Adjustment II 2 2 151 REC VIEW sis tos nira ote ee aa aa at T a bade bess 152 SLEEP Sleep Timer nananana naana 0c c eee ee eeee 153 B86p i oo O se ede dc ete ar edi e alsa e e 154 SHUTTER SOUND 0 00 ee eee eee 155 VOLUME Playback Volume 002000000 156 POWER ON OFF SETUP Power on off display sound setting 157 SCREEN SETUP n bu teg debe lcs 158 FILE NAME T 2 Ee RV du eg ee e EA EE 159 PIXEL MAPPING 1 0 0 0 h n eee eee 160 Measurement units m ft 02 0000 eee ee eee 161 VIDEO OUT Video output selection 162 9 Print setting 163 How to print pictures 00000 c eee eee 163 All frame reservation E 2 165 Single frame reservation Lh 0 cece eee 167 Trimming El 2 1 Inr he ai ti eR 170 Resetting print reservation data Tl 05 172 10 Miscellaneous 174 Error CODES a rv ot See ar V 174 Troubleshooting 0 00 0c cece eee eee 175 Eistof menus serere coerente tetova ie Oe Rb 182 List of factory default settings 0005 188 Modes and Shooting Functions 2 5 191 Camera maintenance 0 0 0 0 0 eee eee 194
135. ote be sure to format the card on this camera E CARD SETUP Formatting Cards P 148 1 Make sure the camera is turned off The monitor is off The viewfinder is off The lens is not extended 2 Open the card cover Card cover Inserting a card 3 Insert the card in the appropriate direction Insert the card while keeping it straight The card will stop with a click when it is inserted all the way to the end Inserting the card the wrong way or at an angle could damage the contact area or cause the card to jam If the card is not inserted all the way data may not be written to the card payieys Bumeo zi Card inserted correctly 4 Close the card cover securely until it clicks Removing the card 1 Push the card all the way in to unlock it then let it return slowly The card is ejected a short way and then stops Hold the card straight and pull it out Note Releasing your finger quickly after pushing the card all the way in may cause it to eject forcefully out of the slot Ys Do not press on the card with hard or pointed items such as ballpoint pens Never open the card cover or remove the card or the batteries while Note the camera is turned on Doing so could destroy the data stored on the card Once destroyed data cannot be restored payeys Burjeo B Power on off N Press the tabs on the lens cap as indicated by the arrows and remov
136. ownloaded to your computer The files will be opened in the default image viewer of the operating system If you want to view the image a different size or process it you will need to open the image with software that supports JPEG or TIFF images files such as Paint Shop Pro Photoshop or CAMEDIA Master software The lamp on the right of the viewfinder or the card access lamp blinks while IN the image is being copied Never open the card cover on the camera load or Caution remove the batteries or connect or disconnect the AC adapter while the lamp is blinking as the image files may be destroyed 19 Disconnecting the camera from your computer If your OS is Windows Me 2000 proceed to Windows Me 2000 XP Is p 21 e Windows 98 I Make sure that the lamp on the right of the viewfinder or the card access lamp is not blinking Some camera models have either a lamp on the right of the viewfinder or a card access lamp and the location varies depending on the model Refer to your camera s reference manual 2 Double click the My Computer icon and right click the Removable Disk to display the menu 3 Click Eject on the menu Open Remoy Disk Explore Eind Copy Disk Properties Disconnecting the camera from your computer 4 Make sure that the lamp on the right Lamp of the viewfinder or the card access lamp is not blinking E
137. plug from the AC outlet 3 Exterior Wipe gently with a soft cloth If the camera is very dirty soak the cloth in mild soapy water and wring well Wipe the camera with the damp cloth and then dry it with a dry cloth If you have used the camera at the beach use a cloth soaked in clean water and well wrung Monitor and viewfinder Wipe gently with a soft cloth Lens Blow dust off the lens with a commercially available blower then wipe gently with a lens cleaning paper Card Wipe gently with a soft dry cloth 1 Do not use strong solvents such as benzene or alcohol or chemically treated cloth Note Cleaning should be done only after the batteries have been removed or the AC adapter has been disconnected Mold may form on the lens surface if the lens is left dirty Specifications Product type Digital camera for shooting and displaying Recording system Still picture Digital recording TIFF non compression JPEG in accordance with Design rule for Camera File system DCF Exif 2 2 Digital Print Order Format DPOF and PRINT Image Matching II Sound with still Wave format pictures Movie QuickTime Motion JPEG support Memory xD Picture Card 16 256 MB Resolution 3200 x 2400 pixels ENLARGE SIZE SHQ HQ 2288 x 1712pixels TIFF SHQ HQ 2288 x 1520pixels 3 2 TIFF SHQ HQ 2048 x 1536 pixels TIFF SQ1 1600 x 1200 pixels TIFF SQ1 1280 x 960 pixels TIF
138. press W Press again to exit the menu SELECT CE GO OK suonounj Injesn EJ suonounj Injesn E VOLUME Playback Volume You can adjust the volume when playing back a still picture with sound or a movie as well as the volume of the sound generated when the power is turned on or off There are 5 levels to choose from Mode dial 3 gt 1 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU gt SETUP gt VOLUME and press f V3 How to use the menus P 33 Arrow pad OK button 2 Press co to set the volume then press Press again to exit the menu Selecting this level will mute the sound completely I Y POWER ON OFF SETUP Power on off display sound setting ou can select a picture and or sound to be displayed output when the power is turned on and off It is also possible to register your favorite picture IS SCREEN SETUP P 158 Mode dial gt V amp f Aa s G9 f A SIM P De 1 In the top menu select MODE MENU gt SETUP gt PW ON OFF SETUP and press f V3 How to use the menus P 33 Arrow pad OK button 2 Press DO to select SCREEN then press f Press c2 to select OFF 1 or 2 then press Q scREEN El GEND eu 3 Press DO to select SOUND then OFF No picture is displayed 1 Factory default setting 2 Selects a picture already registered If there is no picture registered nothing is
139. quential shooting cannot be performed when the record mode is set to TIFF Drive mode L3 Shoots 1 frame at a time when the shutter button is pressed Normal shooting mode single frame shooting C Focus exposure and white balance are locked at the first frame Approx 8 frames at 1 3 frames sec in HQ mode HI Pictures can be taken at a faster speed than normal sequential shooting The sequential shooting speed varies depending on the record mode setting 2 frames at 1 8 frames sec AF Focus is individually locked for each frame The AF sequential shooting speed is slower than for normal sequential shooting BKT 0s Auto bracketing BKT P 90 Sequential shooting high speed HAE shooting 5 and AF sequential shooting Bi AF EI Sa HP A SIM P In the top menu select MODE MENU gt CAMERA gt DRIVE gt Ty HI C3 or AF Gy and press V3 How to use the menus P 33 Bunoous peoueApy Press again to exit the menu Arrow pad OK button Sequential shooting 2 Take the picture Press the shutter button fully and keep it pressed The camera will take pictures in sequence until you release the button During sequential shooting the subject does not appear on the viewfinder and monitor Auto bracketing BKT Under some conditions you may obtain better results shooting with exposure compensation than by using the exposure setting considered optimal by the cam
140. ra is turned off connect the end of the USB cable to the USB connector on the camera The location of the USB connector or multi connector varies depending on the camera model Refer to the camera manual for details Camera with a USB connector Computer l Rectangular terminal E Smaller terminal USB cable Camera with a multi connector Camera s multi connector USB A V OUT Computer Smaller terminal Rectangular terminal L la zi USB cable Connecting the camera to the computer ee a a 3 Turn the camera on Camera with a lens barrier The power turns on automatically with the exception of some models which require you to press the monitor button When the camera is turned on the green lamp on the right of the viewfinder lights up monitor button 5 Mode dial e Camera with a x mode Set the mode dial to If the camera has a power Switch as well as a mode dial turn the power switch to ON e Camera with a mode Camera setup connection mode Set the mode dial to to turn the camera on 4 The computer recognizes the camera as a new device The computer recognizes the camera untitled T automatically and an Untitled icon appears on the desktop If you cannot find this icon turn off the camera and connect again Mac OS X When the computer has recognized the ca
141. rded image Use image processing software to view PICTURE cannot be played back the picture on a PC If that cannot be ERROR with this camera done the image file is damaged The card cover is open Close the card cover CARD COVER OPEN The card is not Format the card formatted D FORMAT 174 Troubleshooting The camera does not work Possible cause Corrective ac age The camera does not turn on or function buttons do not respond The power is off Press the power switch and turn on the camera P 24 The batteries are Reload the batteries correctly P 18 loaded incorrectly The batteries are Replace the batteries with new ones P 15 exhausted The batteries are Warm the batteries by putting them in your pocket temporarily unable to for a while function because of the cold The camera is in the Operate the camera press the shutter button or P 24 sleep mode he zoom lever There is Wait until the camera dries before turning it on condensation inside again the camera The camera is connected to a PC The camera will not operate while it is connected toa PC Condensation When itis cold outside the water vapor in the air is rapidly cooled and turns to droplets of water Condensation occurs when the camera is suddenly taken from a cold place into a warm room No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed
142. record sound with the picture You can record sound when taking still pictures Set amp to ON V3 Recording sound with still pictures P 97 You can also add sound to a picture that has already been taken I amp Recording sound P 130 The viewfinder or monitor turns off automatically If the camera is not used for over 3 minutes the viewfinder and monitor turn off automatically Operate the shutter button or zoom lever to turn the viewfinder or monitor on I amp SLEEP Sleep Timer P 153 To adjust the brightness of the viewfinder or monitor Go to Monitor brightness Adjustment and adjust the brightness ES Monitor viewfinder brightness Adjustment P 151 The viewfinder or monitor is hard to see Bright light such as direct sunlight may cause vertical lines smears to appear on the image in the viewfinder or monitor This does not affect recorded pictures To check the area the camera is focusing on If you press while pressing the shutter button halfway the area you are focusing on is enlarged Pressing once more returns the size to normal This function is not available in the digital zoom range gt DIGITAL ZOOM Using the digital zoom P 54 Note Press the shutter button gently using the ball of your finger If it is pressed hard the camera may move and pictures may come out blurred Recorded pictures will be saved on the card regardless of whether the camera is t
143. res right after the shutter fully opens This is called 1st curtain Unless you change it this is how the flash always fires The slow synchronization factory default setting is SLOW1 Flash shooting 2nd curtain rear curtain SLOW2 With 2nd curtain the flash fires just before the shutter closes Changing the flash timing can create interesting effects in your picture such as expressing the movement of a car by showing the tail lights streaming backwards The slower the shutter speed the better the effects turn out The slowest possible shutter speed depends on the shooting mode M mode 16 sec P A S mode 4 sec When the shutter speed is set to 4 sec usel4 n rear curtain 4sec x Oo front curtain 2nd curtain 1stcurtain flash fires flash fires Shutter closes Shutter fully opens 1st curtain with red eye reduction Q5 SLOW1 This mode is for when you want to use slow synchronization yet also reduce the red eye phenomenon For instance when shooting a person against a brightly lit night background A normal flash might make the person s eyes red but 1st curtain with red eye reduction lets you capture the background correctly and reduce the red eye phenomenon at the same time 2nd curtain with red eye reduction is not available I 1 Using the slow synchronization flash QS fa Ma 7 ee i A S M P In the top menu select MODE MENU gt CAMERA gt SLOW gt 4 SLOW1
144. rly NO CARD Insert a card If a card is already inserted remove it and insert it again correctly The card cannot record play back or erase pictures Format the card or replace it with a new one GE Tu Press to select POWER OFF then press amp Replace the card with a new one Format the card Press 22 to select T FORMAT then press AN CAUTION ERASING ALL to display the confirmation screen Select Cows 7 YES and press GL NN Formatting starts If the card was successfully formatted the camera is ready to take pictures 7 pauejs Bumoo Inl peuejs bDumeo EA Selecting a language You can select a language for on screen display This reference manual shows the English on screen display in the illustrations and explanations Available language vary depending on the area where you purchased this camera 1 Setthe mode dial to P and press Power switch the power switch to turn the Mode dial camera on Arrow pad OK button 2 Press The top menu is displayed a ipn 3 Press f on the arrow pad to select MODE MENU C lt lt ODE MENU D Top menu 4 Press DO to select the SETUP tab then press f z SETUP tab I L Selecting a language 5 Press DO to select 5 then press f 6 Press to selecta language then press 7 Press again to exit the menu 8 To turn the camera off press the
145. rol allowing you to make the settings you need to get the type of picture you want regardless of optimum exposure V3 Manual shooting P 70 m My Mode Allows you to save your favorite settings as your own personal mode and use these customized settings when taking pictures Current settings can also be saved for retrieving by this mode II MY MODE SETUP P 145 V3 Using My Mode P 71 amp 9 Movie record Allows you to record movies The camera sets the aperture and shutter speed automatically Even if the subject moves during recording or the distance to the subject changes correct focusing and exposure are maintained continuously If amp is set to ON soud is recorded at the same time V3 Recording movies P 51 Ys The available settings vary depending on the mode I amp Modes and Shooting Functions P 191 Note soiseq Buljoous Ld soiseq Bunoous Taking still pictures You can take still pictures using either the viewfinder or the monitor de gt S QV fe 9 8 1 Set the mode dial to Mi S Shutter button fa Aa 9 9 v A S M P and Mode dial press the power switch Flash lever Us Power on off P 24 The viewfinder turns on To shoot using the monitor press to turn the monitor on 2 Decide the composition of the picture AF target mark Taking still pictures Co Press the shutter button gently halfway LI to adjust the fo
146. s camera saves images in either TIFF or JPEG format In record modes other than TIFF images are compressed in the JPEG format The compression rate also varies in each mode Movies are in Motion JPEG format mov Record mode 3 2 Resolution The image aspect ratio is normally 4 3 If the aspect ratio is changed to 3 2 the image can be printed at a photo lab without losing the image borders When is activated the resolution is 2288 x 1520 pixels resolution can be selected in the TIFF SHQ or HQ mode resolution is not available in or Q mode Monitor display when is set ENLARGE SIZE When ENLARGE SIZE is selected the actual 4 million pixels used by this camera can be increased to the equivalent of approx 8 million pixels 3200 x 2400 This allows you to make quality prints in larger sizes such as A3 297 mm x 420 mm 11 7 x 16 5 However file sizes also become larger ENLARGE SIZE can be selected in the SHQ or HQ mode ENLARGE SIZE is not available in the or Q mode T If the SHQ record mode is set to ENLARGE SIZE sequential shooting modes Gy HI AF Gy BKT are not available Note 3 nsodx pue Ajijenb oBeui y Bunsn py LE eunsodxe pue Ajijenb eBeui ay Bunsn py mM ISO sensitivity The higher the ISO value the greater the camera s light sensitivity and the better its ability to shoot in low light conditions However higher values also introduce electrical noise into the re
147. ss again to exit the menu Note If you adjust the sharpness too far toward noise may become conspicuous in the picture This function adjusts the contrast of images For example you can make images with marked differences in light and shadow softer and those with less differences more vivid Mode dial DIAA ft Aa se 2 ma asm P 1 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU gt PICTURE gt CONTRAST and press f V3 How to use the menus P 33 Arrow pad OK button 2 Press DO to adjust the contrast between 5 and 5 To increase the contrast Press The light and dark areas are defined more clearly making the image look crisper To reduce the contrast Press The light and dark areas become less defined giving the image a softer impression Use this setting when you want to edit images on a PC When you have finished setting the contrast press Press again to exit the menu 111 eunsodxe pue Ajijenb oBeui y Bunsn py kd eunsodxe pue Ajijenb eBeui y Bunsn py E SATURATION This function adjusts the color depth Mode dial DAA Pa Aa ce 2 o A SM P 1 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU gt PICTURE gt SATURATION and press f V3 How to use the menus P 33 Arrow pad OK button 2 Press Z c to adjust the saturation between 5 and 5 To increase the saturation Press Colors become darker and m
148. stom button P 140 gt AEL E 4 Set by repeatedly pressing the button P 1 1000 F2 8 0 0 Sj 01 1600x1200 xl Ts You cannot set the custom button separately in each time Note suonounj Injesn Fi 141 suonounj Injesn m SHORT CUT You can set three shortcut menus A B C on the top menu in a still picture shooting mode except XU This is useful when you want to go quickly to frequently used functions B CBRIVE A KC HODE MENU Default setting wy e se y C WB Top menu Functions that can be set Ref Functions that can be set Ref in the shortcut menu Page in the shortcut menu Page DRIVE P 89 PANORAMA P 92 ISO P 104 21N 1 P 94 A S M P 67 FUNCTION P 96 MiP 1 2 3 4 P 71 AF AREA P 74 BA P 62 INFO P 150 SLOW P 61 P 114 NOISE REDUCTION P 113 P 99 MULTI METERING P 80 WB P 106 DIGITAL ZOOM P 54 MBZ P 109 FULLTIME AF P 73 SHARPNESS P 110 AF MODE P 72 CONTRAST P 111 e P 85 SATURATION P 112 still pictures P 97 SHORT CUT Setting the shortcut menu You can set the three shortcut menus designated by A B and C on the diagram shown a right xac CB wo wew D v ERED A aaa sn In the top menu select MODE MENU gt SETUP gt SHORT CUT and press f V3 How to use the menus P 33 2 Press DO to select A Bor C then pr
149. sulting image which may give them a grainy appearance AUTO Sensitivity is automatically adjusted according to the light conditions and the subject brightness 50 100 200 400 With a lower ISO setting you can shoot clear sharp images in daylight With a higher ISO setting you can use faster shutter speeds with the same amount of light G5 Qa Ed ann In the top menu select MODE MENU gt CAMERA gt ISO then choose the most suitable ISO sensitivity and press V3 How to use the menus P 33 AUTO is not available in A S M mode Press amp again to exit the menu Arrow pad OK button s Higher ISO settings produce more electrical noise SO is standardized based on the sensitivity of normal camera film Note The scale is approximate When ISO is set to AUTO and you are shooting in dark conditions without a flash the sensitivity automatically increases otherwise the shutter speed will be reduced possibly resulting in camera movement and blurred images If the subject is too far away for the flash illumination to reach when ISO is set to AUTO the sensitivity is automatically increased p Exposure compensation This function allows you to make fine changes to the present exposure setting using the arrow pad In some situations you may get better results when the exposure that the camera sets is compensated adjusted manually You can adjust the exposure in the range of 2 0
150. sume shooting quickly Functions available in normal playback mode are also available in QUICK VIEW de a gt E Q fn i s o 1 Press twice quickly double Shutter button Click while in the shooting mode The camera immediately enters the playback mode and displays the last picture taken Single frame playback 2 Press the shutter button halfway to return to the shooting mode t TES E yoegfeld ei Close up playback Pictures displayed on the monitor can be enlarged 1 5 2 2 5 3 3 5 or 4 times Mode dial 9 Select the still picture you want to 1 enlarge You cannot enlarge pictures with QQ Pull the zoom lever toward T Q Each time you pull the zoom lever the picture is enlarged gradually By using the arrow pad while the enlarged picture is displayed you can shift the picture in the desired direction enabling you to view a different portion toward W Zoom lever To return the picture to the original size 1x push the zoom lever ae a nita cime 08 06 17 15 30 90 woe A q D CIN ae mS adH Pictures cannot be stored in an enlarged state Note I Index display This function lets you show several pictures at the same time on the monitor The number of pictures shown can be 4 9 or 16 IS Selecting the number of pictures P 120 Mode dial 3 gt 1 Inthe single frame playback mode Zoom lev
151. t MY MODE number from 1 to 4 then press C e When selecting PRESENT in Step 2 4 Press DO to select SET then press The current camera settings are saved in the selected MY MODE ik Arrow pad OK button wi CANCEL SELECTAE GO OK ah SET CANCEL SELECT E GO MY MODE SETUP When selecting RESET in Step 2 4 Press DO to select ALL RESET then press es The settings in the selected MY MODE are reset If no settings are saved MY MODE settings cannot be selected en SELECT 5 GO 0K When selecting CUSTOM in Step 2 4 Press XO to select the item you want to save in MY MODE then FIAISMIS Prg P press 8 C DP2 8 Forthe available items see Functions Cun pis1000 affected by MY MODE SETUP P 145 a Co borr Press to change the setting then press CHRD The setting is saved CFNo r2 8 You can also change the other custom SHUTTER settings ac 5 When you have made all the settings you want press The screen displayed in Step 2 appears Press again to exit the menu Although the settings you are using can be saved the zoom position you are currently using may not be saved The zoom position will be Note currently being used the closest of the 5 zoom settings in MY MODE to the position 147 suonounj Injesn LJ CARD SETUP Formatting C
152. tances focused onis not in the center of the frame Recording movies This function allows you to record movies If amp is set to ON sound is recorded atthe same time Mode dial y amp 1 Setthe mode dial to amp 9 and press Shutter button the power switch Mode dial V3 Power on off P 24 The viewfinder turns on The available recording time on the card that you are using is displayed 2 Decide the composition of the picture You can use the zoom lever to enlarge your subject 3 Press the shutter button fully to start recording You can adjust the zoom during movie recording The card access lamp blinks while the movie is stored on the card During movie recording lights red Seconds remaining 4 Press the shutter button again to stop recording When the remaining recording time has been used up recording stops automatically When there is space in the card memory the remaining recording time is displayed and the camera is ready to shoot 51 soiseq Buljoous Ed soiseq Bunoous m Recording movies p Depending on the card the remaining recording time may drop rapidly during recording Try using the card again after formatting it Note with your camera I amp CARD SETUP Formatting Cards P 148 When is set to ON the position of the optical zoom cannot be changed during movie recording To use the zoom during recording set DIGITAL ZOOM to ON US
153. tes the difference between the metered and average readings B To save the locked multi metering exposure after shooting AE memory gt After metering in step 4 hold down AEL 4 for more than 1 second appears While is displayed the exposure is saved Press AEL Ef again to cancel the AE memory The multi metering exposure is canceled gt If you operate any of the buttons or the mode dial after metering in step 4 the multi metering exposure is canceled Bunoous pesueapy El Bunoous pesueapy il AE LOCK Locking the exposure This function is suitable for situations when optimal exposure is difficult to achieve such as when there is excessive contrast between the subject and the surroundings For example if the sun is in the frame and shooting with automatic exposure results in a dark subject recompose your shot so that the sun is not in the frame Then press AEL ES to lock the metered value exposure temporarily Next compose your shot again with the sun in the frame and take the picture ves asa o When using the camera in the AIS M mode AE lock is not available in the M mode Set to any mode except M Ux A S M mode P 67 If a function other than AE lock is registered on AEL Efi set AE lock to the button V3 Setting the custom button P 140 N AEL amp 4 AEL Custom button Compose the picture where you want to lock the metered value exposure t
154. the SETUP tab in the mode menu and set P 137 ON ALL RESET to OFF No picture is displayed on the TV when connected to the camera The video output Set the video output signal according to the region P 162 signal is incorrect where used The TV video signal Set the TV to the video input mode P 128 setting is incorrect Troubleshooting The image quality is poor Possible cause Corrective action Ref Page The picture is too bright The flash was setto Select a flash mode other than fill in flash P 55 the fill in flash mode The subject was Adjust the exposure compensation toward minus P 105 excessively or change the camera position illuminated The picture is too dark The flash was Hold the camera correctly keeping your fingers P 31 blocked by your away from the flash finger The subject was out Shoot within the flash working range P 56 of the working range of the flash The flash was not Push the flash lever up to make the flash pop up P 55 enabled The subject was too Set the flash to fill in mode or use the spot P 55 79 small and was metering mode backlit The sequential Higher shutter speeds are used when the P 89 shooting mode was sequential shooting mode is selected which may used result in pictures that are darker than usual Select CJ in the DRIVE menu When shooting a Adjust the exposure compensation toward plus P 105 bright subject suc
155. timal shooting conditions a Landscape shooting foreground and the background are in focus Since blues and greens are vividly reproduced in this mode it is excellent for shooting natural scenery The camera automatically sets the optimal shooting conditions C Suitable for taking pictures of landscapes and other outdoor scenes Both the g Gq Night Scene shooting Suitable for shooting pictures in the evening or at night The camera sets a slower shutter speed than is used in normal shooting For example if you take a picture of a street at night in mode the lack of brightness will result in a dark picture with the background underexposed and without details In the Night Scene shooting mode the true appearance of the street is captured The camera automatically selects the optimal settings for this type of shooting condition Since the shutter speed is slow make sure you stabilize the camera by using a tripod soiseq Bunoous Self Portrait shooting Enables you to take a picture of yourself while holding the camera Point the lens towards yourself and the focus will be locked on you The camera automatically sets the optimal shooting conditions The zoom is fixed in the wide position and cannot be changed soiseq Buljoous m Shooting modes Setting related modes P Program shooting Allows you to take still pictures The camera sets the aperture and shutter speed Other functions such as flash m
156. ting a movie 3 Press DO to select EDIT then press 4 Usethearrow pad to select the first frame of the part you want to keep and press X Jumps to the first frame of the movie Jumps to the last frame of the movie 8 Displays the next frame The movie can be played continuously by holding the button down 8 Displays the previous frame The movie can be played continuously in reverse by holding the button down oa As in Step 4 use the arrow pad to select the last frame of the part you want to keep and press LC UIT NETS Editing movies 6 Press to select OK then press If you want to select different frames select RESET and press and repeat the procedure from Step 4 To quit the editing function select CANCEL and press T Press to select NEW FILE or OVERWRITE then press NEW FILE Stores the edited movie as a new movie OVERWRITE Stores the edited movie with the same name as the original The original movie is not stored CANCELA 4 SELECT E GO OK The edited movie is stored and the screen returns to the playback mode You cannot edit movies with sound which were taken with another digital camera Note You cannot select NEW FILE if there is insufficient memory space 7 on the card yoeqheld 127 yoegfelg m Playback on a TV Use the AV cable provided with the camera to play back record
157. uncompressed format used for saving highly detailed black and white or color image data TIFF image files can be handled by software programs for scanners and graphics applications 199 snoeuej a2siIN snoeuej a2siIN B Glossary of terms TFT Thin Film Transistor Color Monitor A color monitor constructed using thin film transistor TTL Through The taking Lens System To help adjust exposure a light receptor built into the camera directly measures the light passing through the lens TTL AUTO For use with an external flash Light emitted by the flash is measured by the light receptor in the camera as it passes through the lens A signal is then sent to adjust the external flash intensity 200 A AN OUT jack 10 128 AC adapter 20 AE lock AE 02 eee 82 AE memory MEMO 83 AEL custom button AEL E4 80 82 139 AFAREA sss 0005 74 AFLOCK 04 75 AF MODE 72 AF sequential shooting AFG 89 AF target mark 46 74 Alkaline battery 20 ALL RESET 137 All frame erase 4f 136 All frame reservation 165 Aperture priority shooting A 44 68 Aperture value 68 Arrow pad 11 32 116 Auto bracketing BAT 90 Auto flash 0005 58 Auto focus 00005 50 Auto white balance 106 AV cable
158. upports DPOF or printing on a DPOF compatible printer Store the print reservation data on the card Print reservation allows you to save printing data number of prints date time information etc with the pictures stored on the card What is DPOF DPOF is short for Digital Print Order Format DPOF is the format used to record automatic print information from digital cameras If a card containing print reservation data is taken to a photo lab that supports the DPOF format the pictures can be printed according to the DPOF reservations Or pictures can be printed out at home on a personal DPOF compatible printer e Printing on an Olympus CAMEDIA P 400 or P 200 digital printer Printing is possible directly from a card containing print reservation data without using a PC For more details refer to the printer s instruction manual The xD Picture Card cannot be inserted directly into the printer Use the card adapter sold separately e Transferring pictures to a PC and printing them from a printer connected to the PC If your PC has software applications installed that support JPEG images internet browser Paint Shop Pro Photoshop etc you can print out your pictures on a printer connected to the PC Printing is also possible using CAMEDIA Master software Check your software before printing For details refer to the application software s instructions For instructions on how to transfer images or connect the camera
159. ure is erased and the menu is closed yoegfeld E Erasing pictures All frame erase 40 This function erases all the pictures on the card Mode dial 3 gt 1 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU gt CARD gt CARD SETUP and press f V3 How to use the menus P 33 Arrow pad OK button 2 Press DO to select f ALL ERASE then press ALL ERASE CANCEL 4 SELECT E GO OK 3 Press DO to select YES then press All the pictures are erased AX CAUTION ERASING ALL YES SELECT cie OK 8 Useful functions ALL RESET Saving the camera s settings This function lets you choose whether or not to save the current camera settings after the power is turned off The settings affected by ALL RESET are listed on the next page The All Reset setting ON OFF applies to all the modes If ALL RESET is set to OFF in one shooting mode this setting applies to all the other modes both shooting and playback ON All settings are returned to the factory default settings after the power is turned off OFF The settings made before the power is turned off are saved vers A Axa an E In the top menu select MODE MENU gt SETUP gt ALL RESET gt OFF or ON and press V3 How to use the menus P 33 Press again to exit the menu Arrow pad OK button rm My Mode settings and the settings in the SETUP tab in the MODE MENU ALL RESET
160. ures Focus exposure and white balance are set by the first picture Do not select an extremely bright subject such as the sun for the first picture You cannot adjust the zoom after the first picture Panorama shooting is possible for up to 10 pictures C ved E The part of the previous picture where it will be joined to the next picture does not remain in the frame on the edge of the screen You have to remember what the part in the frame looked like and take the next picture so it overlaps Compose your shots so that the right edge of the previous picture overlaps with the left edge of the next picture if you are connecting pictures from left to right or vice versa if you are connecting pictures from right to left When you have taken 10 pictures a warning mark appears 4 Press to finish panorama shooting The frame on the screen disappears and the camera returns to the normal shooting mode The panorama mode is only available with Olympus CAMEDIA brand cards Note Your computer s memory may be insufficient if you take too many panorama pictures in HQ or SHQ mode You are recommended to use SQ mode for panorama shooting During panorama shooting the flash and sequential shooting are not available Images are saved in JPEG format when panorama shooting is done in the TIFF mode The size of the image does not change If the mode dial is operated during panorama sh
161. urned off or the batteries are replaced or removed Never open the card cover remove the batteries or disconnect the AC adapter while the card access lamp is blinking Doing so could destroy stored pictures and prevent storage of pictures you have just taken When taking pictures against strong backlight the area of the picture in shadow may appear colored If correct focus cannot be obtained When the subject cannot be focused on you can focus the camera on another point at roughly the same distance focus lock and take the picture as explained below Using the Focus Lock function Mode dial gt EIS V A f Aa se io A S M P 1 Position the AF target mark on the subject you want to focus on When shooting a hard to focus subject or a fast moving subject point the camera at an object about the same distance away as the subject p 1000 02 8 0 0 01 160051290 ai AF target mark 2 Press the shutter button halfway cu until the green lamp lights When the focus and exposure are locked ES the green lamp lights The AF target mark moves to the focused position When the green lamp blinks the focus and exposure are not locked Release your finger from the shutter button re position your subject and press the shutter button halfway again Shutter button 3 Keeping the shutter button 1000 F2 8 99 0 pressed halfway recompose your e shot NE 1 ret Ve S Ww T38
162. urns off Ifa slideshow lasts more than 30 minutes the camera automatically enters the sleep mode and the monitor turns off suonounj Injesn LJ suonounj Injesn E You can set the kind of beep sound used for button operations or warnings You can also set the volume of each kind of sound to LOW or HIGH The factory default settings are 1 for the kind of sound and LOW for the volume You can turn the sound off completely by setting OFF Mode dial y QV amp f da s 59 i asm P e 1 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU gt SETUP gt and press V3 How to use the menus P 33 Arrow pad OK button 2 Select 1 or 2 and press f Then select LOW or HIGH and press To turn off the beep sound select OFF OFF and press Ca Mw a Ci Press again to exit the menu SELECT CE GO SHUTTER SOUND You can select from 2 kinds of sound for the shutter button You can also set the volume of each kind of sound to LOW or HIGH The factory default settings are 1 for the kind of sound and LOW for the volume You can turn the sound off completely by setting OFF ioe a gt Pa a la wei 1 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU gt SETUP gt SHUTTER SOUND and press f V3 How to use the menus P 33 Arrow pad OK button 2 Select 1 or 2 and press f Then select LOW or HIGH and press To turn off the shutter sound select OFF OFF and
163. utomatic Task Nor 2 To download all images click ee Download All To selectively download images click Download Some and highlight the desired images Download Some Download All The images are transferred from the camera to your computer Note If you are operating Mac OS X and you want to download images using the pie same procedure as for Mac OS 9 select File gt Close and exit the Apple Image Capture software At this time the camera is indicated as unlabeled computer and transferred back to a card may not play back on the camera or If you use the Apple Image Capture software images downloaded to your may have other problems Caution 29 Disconnecting the camera from your computer I Make sure that the lamp on the right of the viewfinder or the card access lamp is not blinking 2 Drag the untitled icon on the desktop to Trash 3 Make sure that the lamp on the right Lamp of the viewfinder or the card access lamp is not blinking 4 Remove the USB cable from the camera 5 Remove the USB cable from your computer 30 Downloading image files using other OS For other OS users Users running other OS cannot connect the camera directly to a computer Windows 95 Windows NT Mac OS before OS 9 You can download images directly to your computer using
164. with files a names such as P1010001 JPG are 6 items 28 4 MB available displayed idi a Cj 1000LYMP EB p1010012 JPG P1010013 PG zu tz P 1010014 JPG P1010015 JPG Q cz tz P1010016 P6 P1010017JPG 4 D 4 Double click the Macintosh HD icon on the desktop The camera automatically assigns folder names and file names according to the following rules Folder name File name Example Example 1000LYMP P1010001 jpg Serial number Month Day Serial number Serial numbers of image files run from 0001 to 9999 Serial numbers of folders run from 100 to 999 When file number 9999 is reached a new folder is created and assigned the next number Months January through September are expressed by the numbers 1 through 9 October by the letter A November by B and December by C Macintosh HD 27 Downloading images to your computer mumumummmmmmummummummmummmmummmmmummummmmmHEmmmEEMENHEHNHNHNHEHHNHNHNEENH The Hard Disk window is displayed jm Macintosh HD BB 13 items 8 22 GB available Apple Extras Adobe Fonts olympus bs ATH Deluxe Late Bresking News g ig Applications Interne a System Folder Utilities g S Installer Logs Assistants g 5 Drag amp drop the image you want to save in the computer in this case P1010012 JPG to the Hard Disk window The image is s
165. you have taken do not appear on the monitor The power is off Set the mode dial to gt before pressing the P 116 power switch to turn the camera on The camera is in the Press twice quickly or set the mode dial to P 116 117 shooting mode Bb There are no pictures NO PICTURE appears on the monitor Record on the card pictures There is a problem Refer to Error codes P 174 with the card The camera is The monitor does not function when the AV cable P 128 connected to a TV is connected to the camera The date recorded with the image data is wrong The date time is not Set the date time The clock adjustment is not P 28 set factory preset The batteries are When the batteries run out the date time setting P 18 28 exhausted may be canceled Replace the batteries with new ones and set the date time again The camera has If the camera is left for several hours with the P 18 28 been left with the batteries removed the date time setting is batteries removed canceled Set the date time again Single frame erase or all frame erase cannot be performed The picture you want Display the protected image with On and press P 134 to erase is protected O n to cancel the protection 177 snoeuejJa2siIN snoeuej a2siIN Troubleshooting Possible cause Corrective action Ref Page The settings are returned to the factory default settings when the camera is turned off ALL RESET is setto Select

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