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1. Use the optional SmartMedia Reader Writer Does your PC have a built in floppy disk drive J Cno e Use the optional I FlashPath flo disk adapter gp i Does your PC have a built in PC card slot PC card adapter MoN Cannot be used with Windows NT eo Use the optional Gaal Consult your local Olympus representative 7 OLYMPUS http www olympus com m OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO LTD San Ei Building 22 2 Nishi Shinjuku 1 chome Shinjuku ku Tokyo Japan Customer support 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 WendenstraBe 14 18 20097 Hamburg Germany Tel 040 237730 Letters Postfach 10 49 08 20034 Hamburg Germany Hotline Numbers for customers in Europe Tel 01805 67 10 83 for Germany Tel 00800 67 10 83 00 for Austria Belgium Denmark France Netherlands Norway Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Te
2. 3 Select SETUP using the buttons and press the E button 4 Select OU using the buttons and press the 6 button 5 Adjust the brightness of the monitor using the buttons and press the button makes the monitor brighter and makes it darker d ZO CO m SU d 6m 27 n 6 Press the button The monitor brightness setting is now complete Press the button again to to exit the menu Note The monitor brightness setting remains when the camera is turned off 78 PRINT RESERVE This function enables you to set and store the desired print setting of the images recorded on the SmartMedia card for printing at photoshops with DPOF compatible printer Note e The image to be printed is marked with the Lk symbol When one print is reserved for printing the EL symbol appears green When there are two or more prints reserved for the image the CL symbol appears red e This function can not be used for movies 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button The camera turns on in the Play mode 2 Press the button The monitor shows the Play menu 3 Select PLAY using the buttons and press the E button 4 Select DO using the buttons and press the button 5 Select whether or not to PRIN ORDERED cancel the print reserve using RESET the buttons and press K
3. button 5 Select HOLD using the buttons and press the ok T button By selecting HOLD 29 you can keep the current a T settings amp Press the button again to exit the LAA EECHER menu Note The clear settings remains when the lens barrier is closed 75 CLEAR SETTINGS p CLEAR SETTINGS VALUE RESET When the camera is turned off the shooting related settings are deleted and the camera reverts to the defaults default settings HOLD The settings remain even if the camera is turned off Settings for the Record mode RESET HOLD Default Refer to Digital tele Default Keep Off 1 0x p 35 Exposure compensation Default Keep 0 0 p 36 Flash Default Keep Auto p 30 Drive Default Keep Single p 38 40 57 Focus Default Keep Auto p 33 42 Metering Default Keep ESP p 43 White balance Default Keep Auto p 44 Image quality Default Keep HQ p 46 59 Sharpness Default Keep Normal p 48 Contrast Default Keep Normal p 50 LCD monitor for the Record mode Default Keep Off p 20 Settings for the Play mode RESET HOLD Default Refer to Image information Default Keep Off p 77 Settings for other functions RESET HOLD Default Refer to Rec view Keep Keep Off p 74 a Beep tone Keep Keep On p 71 S g Index playback Keep Keep 9 p 52 3 D Monitor brightness Keep Keep 0 p 78 Ka 76 DISPLAYING IMAGE INFORMATION This fun
4. 3 Select CAMERA using the lt amp buttons and press the 6 button SET 4 Select FUNCTION using the amp buttons and press the 6 button DRIVE he ae w Ter UNCTION SNOILONNA YAHLO 5 Select PANORAMA using the ae amp buttons and press PANORAMA the button CANCEL The Panorama mode is now set The monitor turns on automatically CANCEL 9 GO gl PANORAMA MODE 6 Specify the desired direction for merging using the 2 amp amp buttons The arrows indicating the direction for merging are displayed on the monitor 7 Take pictures so that the edges overlap A maximum of 10 images can be connected Take pictures with the edges slightly overlapping 8 Press the button to finish taking pictures in the Panorama mode Note The Panorama mode is cancelled when the lens barrier is closed You can only use the Panorama mode with cards which Caution support Panorama function e Because the exposure and white balance are determined by the first picture taken do not shoot overly bright or dark images such as the sun in the first frame e If you take a lot of panorama pictures in HQ SHQ mode and join them together on a PC you may find that there is not enough available memory on your PC You are recommended to take panorama pictures in SQ mode The flash the Sequence mode and t
5. E MACRO This mode is for taking close up pictures at distance of 10cm 50cm 4in 1 6ft Open the lens barrier and press the button to display the current setting OFF Press the lt button again to set the Macro W mode Take a picture by looking at the monitor E DIGITAL TELE This mode enables you to take pictures in six magnifications 1 6x 2x 2 5x 3 2x 4x and 5x Open the lens barrier and press the lt gt button to turn the monitor on The image is magnified in the sequence 1 6x 2 0x 2 5x gt 3 2x gt 4 0x gt 5 0x each time the gt button is pressed The image is zoomed out in the sequence 4 0x 3 2x gt 2 5x gt 2 0x gt 1 6x gt OFF each time the button is pressed Take a picture by looking at the monitor The image quality needs to be set to SQ2 to magnify 3 2x 4x or 5x E SELF TIMER Press the Q button with the lens barrier open to display the Camera menu Select CAMERA using the buttons and press the 6 button Select DRIVE using the buttons and press the GI button Select SELF TIMER using the amp buttons and press the button Press the Q button again to exit the menu Press the shutter button The self timer lamp on the front of the camera lights up for 10 seconds and then blinks for 2 seconds before the picture is taken E SEQUENCE MODE 2y E ERASING AN IMAGE Press the butto
6. Select the Removable Disk icon in the My Computer window and right click on it to display the pull down menu 3 Click on Eject in the menu Create Shortcut Properties 4 Check that the green lamp on Green lamp should be off the camera goes off f Tol ro 5 Remove the USB cable from the camera KS Remove the USB cable from the PC DISCONNECTING YOUR CAMERA FROM THE PC FOR Windows Me 2000 USERS 1 Orange lamp should be off Check that the orange lamp on the camera is not blinking E Ka E Click on the SS Unplug or Eject Hardware icon displayed on the task bar Then the message to stop the drive is displayed bei 2 fe n Click the message The Safe To Remove Hardware window is displayed Click on OK when the window is displayed Remove the USB cable from the camera A ESA GR S te Remove the USB cable from the PC If the Windows returns the following message when attempting to disconnect camera close all applications and try again DN The device Generic volume cannot be stopped right now Tr stopping the device again later ES E FOR Macintosh os9 USERS CHECKING e Turn the PC on and check that Mac OS is running e Quit all applications that may be running e It is recommended that you conne
7. Standard Quality 160 x 120 pixels 1 The recording time for a movie varies according to the remaining card memory 7 The term pixel stands for picture element 1 Select Movie mode and press the button The monitor shows the Camera menu Select PICTURE using the lt amp buttons and press the 6 button Select using the buttons and press the button Select HQ or SQ using the lt gt 1 buttons and press the button The image quality setting is now completed Press the button again to exit the menu 5 Record a movie ba O N O x m D C 2 O O Z ao Note e The image quality of still pictures remains the same even when the quality of movies change The image quality setting of movies retruns to HQ default setting when the clear settings value is RESET and the lens 59 barrier is closed See Clear settings rs p 75 O E E m D F C Z O a O Z ao 60 RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK MOVIES PLAYING BACK MOVIES 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button The camera turns on in the Play mode 2 Press the D buttons to display the movie you want to see indicated by a amp symbol and press the button The monitor shows the Play menu 3 Select PLAY using the buttons and press the 6 button
8. 2 Press the 6 button The monitor shows the current flash mode ca 68 oS ou aS 3 To change the setting press the button until the appropriate flash mode is displayed The mode changes in the following sequence each time 18 the button is pressed ONY YO 4 Take a picture 30 USING THE ARROW PAD Note You can set the flash mode by selecting on the Camera menu EXIT amp SET The flash working distance is approximately 0 2 m 3 5 m 0 7 ft 11 5 ft e All the flash settings returns to AUTO mode default setting when the clear settings value is RESET and the lens barrier is closed See Clear settings CS p 75 The orange lamp blinks while the flash is charging You can take a Caution picture at this time but the flash will not fire To use the flash wait until the orange lamp goes off before pressing the shutter button e When taking pictures at close range using the flash the appropriate brightness may not be achieved and there may be pronounced shadows as a result The flash can not be used in the Sequence mode the Panorama mode and the Movie mode AUTO AUTO z SE QO AD Ste EE The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions To shoot a backlight subject position the AF target mark over the subject in the viewfinder RED EYE lt gt The light from the flash may make the subject s eyes app
9. SAVING IMAGES FROM YOUR CAMERA ON THE PC e Note e The camera automatically creates the folder name and the file name according to the following rules Example of folder name Example of file name 100 OLYMP Wty Folder number Month Day Image number Images are assigned serial numbers from 0001 to 9999 When the image number 9999 has been reached the folder is assigned the next number e The month included in the file name is indicated by the numbers 1 to 9 for January to September and A B and C for October November and December respectively 4 Double click on the Hard Disk Double click e Q icon on the desktop and open 2 the window Le g The Hard Disk window opens GEESS ER EE E Adobe Fonts olympus G i D i Wabo Latent evs 17 2 Si CO Hd kg 18 SAVING IMAGES FROM YOUR CAMERA ON THE PC 5 Drag the P1010012 JPG icon to the Hard Disk window The image in the camera is saved on the PC in the Hard Disk Caution Doe You can view the image by double clicking the image file saved in the hard disk To view the image in different sizes or to process or manipulate the image separate JPEG image processing software such as CAMEDIA Master is required To display movies on the PC QuickTime must be installed in your PC QuickTime is contained in the software CAMEDIA Master Be sure to download ima
10. SET WHITE BALANCE D Select AUTO ISL IS or 5 using the buttons and press the ok button The white balance setting is now completed CANCEL ag SET Gx Press the button again to exit the menu 6 Take a picture Note The white balance setting returns to AUTO default setting when the clear settings value is RESET and the lens barrier is closed See Clear settings n gt p 75 s Under a combination of artificial and natural lighting or under fluorescent lighting natural hues may be difficult to achieve on the AUTO mode To obtain an image coloring that resembles what you see under incandescent lighting set the white balance mode to Feil 1D cm ZQ OO 4D oy maA Ke s Under special light source conditions the white balance Caution control circuitry may not work completely as intended When the flash is fired with a white balance setting other than AUTO be sure to check the color tone on the monitor to check if the white balance value set is optimal When the flash is fired with a white balance setting other than AUTO colors may appear different in the resulting images from the colors you see on the monitor 45 IMAGE QUALITY Set the image quality before shooting Note Image quality settings e Select this mode if you wish to print a high quality or large size print of the image or if you want to retouch it on a PC
11. To cancel the self timer after the shutter button has been pressed press the button SE OO oda og a Kb 39 SEQUENCE MODE The Sequence mode allows you to take a rapid succession of still images by pressing and holding the shutter button up to 8 images at approx 1 2 frames per second You can choose the best image from a series of sequential shots When you have found your best shot you can also erase the rest of the images See Erasing an image ES p 27 1 Open the lens barrier The camera turns on in the Record mode 2 Press the button The monitor shows the Camera menu Select CAMERA using the lt amp buttons and press the Q button SES cm ZQ OO 3D og ZZ DG 4 Select DRIVE using the buttons and press the Q button 5 Select Sy SEQUENCE using the D buttons and press the button The sequence mode setting is now completed Press the button again to exit the menu e Ss 0 0 AUTO DRIVE tod PICTURE IFQCUS AUTO SETUP EH EXIT SELECT zm DRIVE LO PICTUREIIF OCUS AUTO SETUP h i Al SET DRIME SINGLE __ SELF TIMER SEQUENCE amp MOVIE J CANCEL _SET x SEQUENCE MODE a_i Take pictures Press the shutter button and keep it pressed Recording will stop when the shutter button is released j Note The sequence mode is canceled whe
12. buttons and then proceed to the next figure using the button Repeat the above procedure until the date and time settings are adjusted Press the button when the clock reaches 00 seconds Press the button to turn the monitor off E TAKING PICTURES To turn the camera on Open the lens barrier You are now ready to take pictures To turn the camera off Close the lens barrier Never attempt to open the card cover or remove the card or batteries while the orange lamp is blinking Otherwise the image data on the card may be destroyed Remember that it is impossible to restore image data once it has been destroyed Press the shutter button halfway and then press it fully Ai Se Caution a gt E FLASH vo Open the lens barrier Check the current flash mode by pressing the button To change the setting press the Q button until the appropriate flash mode is displayed Setting of the flash mode is completed Flash mode settings Auto AUTO Automatically fires in low light or backlight conditions Red eye lt Reduces the phenomenon of the subject s eyes appearing red in the image Fill In 4 Fires regardless of the light conditions Flash Off Does not fire even in dark conditions Night Scene 2 For taking pictures at night Night Scene Red eye E For taking pictures of people against a night background
13. buttons and press the 6 button Select T using the S buttons and press the 6 button FORMATTING A NEW CARD 5 Select T FORMAT using the gt amp buttons and press the button ALL ERASE FORMAT 9 CANCEL 9 G0O gt 6 Select T FORMAT using the ISORNA amp buttons and press FORMAT the button te CANCEL The card is formatted Once started any UO formatting can not be cancelled ERASING ALL CANCEL 9 G0 gt Note You can also format a card from the Camera menu e Formatting erases all images on the SmartMedia card Caution including those which are protected When formatting a previously used card check each image before formatting to avoid accidentally erasing image you want to keep Once a card is formatted images previously stored on that card can not be restored Do not open the card cover or remove the batteries during formatting as this may cause a card malfunction e Acard with a write protect seal attached can not be formatted Remove the seal before formatting it Do not reuse the removed write protect seal d ZO CO KE om 27 n 73 d ZO CO m 4x om 27 n REC VIEW After each picture is taken the image is displayed on the LCD monitor for a few seconds for you to view 1 Open the lens barrier The camera turns on in the Record mode Press the button The monitor show
14. 4 Select amp using the D Q buttons and press the button 5 Select START using the buttons and press the Gei button When the movie playback ends the first frame of the movie will be displayed To play it back again press the button To stop playing back and cancel the Movie playback mode press the Gi button RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK MOVIES DE PAUSING MOVIE PLAYBACK AND REVIEWING SPECIFIC MOVIE FRAMES You can temporarily stop a movie at any frame during playback by pressing LD any button on the Eed arrow pad pause status The following operations are possible while the movie is paused Press button Forward playback resumes from paused frame Press and hold button Fast forward playback Press button Reverse replays starts from paused frame Press and hold button Fast rewind playback Press lt Q button First movie frame is displayed Press YS button Last movie frame is displayed Note To play back another movie first press the Q button twice to cancel the Movie playback mode Then select the desired movie indicated by the 4 symbol and select V i again from the menu to view R ZO lon KE On E n 61 RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK MOVIES CREATING AN INDEX OF SEPARATE MOVIE FRAMES The Movie index mode allows 9 image frames to be selected automatically a
15. BATTERIES If the battery power runs out you can replace it with AA alkaline batteries which are easily available anywhere The number of recordable images varies depending on the brand of battery and the conditions of use Turn the monitor off whenever possible to save the batteries AC ADAPTER The optional Olympus CAMEDIA AC AC adapter Li adapter enables you to power the GI camera from a household electrical de e outlet ower source Camera LJ e age EI dei e Ifthe batteries run out while the camera is connected to another Ssanon device such as a computer the data may be damaged Olympus recommends that you use an AC adapter when the camera will be turned on for long periods of time However do not disconnect or plug in the AC adapter while the camera is connected to a PC Do not connect or disconnect the batteries or the AC adapter when the camera is turned on as this may affect the camera settings Do not use manganese or commercially available lithium batteries P 9 D I gt ZS ei 2 NOILWdVdadd INSERTING THE SMARTMEDIA CARD Pictures taken by the camera are stored on a SmartMedia card 1 Check the following 2 Open the card cover 3 Insert the SmartMedia card in the direction shown in the figure There is a mark inside the card cover indicating the direction in which the card should be inserted Card insertion direction marking 4 Close the cover secur
16. By 5 Green lamp e Subject is not in focus You can take a picture but 2 blinks half pressed it may not be infocus e Problem with card You can not take a picture Card not inserted No Check the SmartMedia space on card Card card cover is open Write protect seal on card frn Image is being You can not take a picture processed Resume shooting after the green lamp goes off Orange lamp Flash is charged You can take a picture goes off Orange lamp Flash is ready to fire If you press a shutter lights half pressed button the flash will fire Orange lamp e Flash is charging You can take a picture but blinks slowly the flash will not fire If you want the flash to fire wait for the orange lamp to e Ll0DDIDEe steady a e Warning of camera You can take a picture but movement it may be blurred or too e The flash is setto OFF dark EE in the low light Hold the camera firmly or situation set the flash to AUTO half pressed Orange lamp Reading or writing to card Do not open the card cover blinks quickly in progress or remove the batteries Green and orange Batteries are exhausted Change the batteries lamps blink simultaneously 22 THE FUNCTION OF THE GREEN LAMP AND THE ORANGE LAMP If the green lamp or the orange lamp on the right of the viewfinder lights goes off or blinks it indicates the following FOCUS LOCK If your subject is not within the AF
17. and the orange lamp CS p 22 When the memory gauge is full no more images can be taken Wait a few seconds until the memory gauge goes off before taking any more pictures See The function of memory gauge IS p 21 Pleae use the close up playback to check for details such as hand shake or focusing See Close up playback IS p 54 It takes longer to record a picture when the monitor is used e Always press the shutter button gently If you press too hard Caution the camera may move and the image will be blurred EN TAKING PICTURES ss e Never attempt to open the card cover or remove the AC adapter or batteries while the orange lamp is blinking Otherwise the image you have just shot will not be saved Existing data on the SmartMedia card may also be destroyed e When alkaline batteries are used the number of recordable images varies widely depending on the brand and operation environment Turn the monitor off whenever you are not taking pictures or when you are using the viewfinder to compose your shot WHEN TO USE THE VIEWFINDER AND THE MONITOR Choose the shooting method according to the subject or the shooting situation Caution 2a CH SE ES EE pZ mo n Viewfinder Monitor Applications Easy shooting of multiple When taking close ups snapshots or landscape of people flowers etc images etc approx 1 5 m ce approx 10 cm 50 cm 4 9 ft oo 4 in 1 6 ft Advantages Le
18. button with the lens barrier closed Display the movie with the amp symbol indicated Press the Q button to display the Play menu Select PLAY using the W buttons and press the button Select ECH using the buttons and press the S button Select START using the X button and press the button The movie is played back E MUTING THE BEEP TONES Press the Q button with the lens barrier open to display the Camera menu Select SETUP using the buttons and press the button Select D using the X buttons and press the Q button Select OFF using the lt G buttons and press the button Press the button again to exit the menu 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 WendenstraBe 14 18 20097 Hamburg Germany Tel 040 237730 Letters Postfach 10 49 08 20034 Hamburg Germany Hotline Numbers for customers in Europe Tel 01805 67 10 83 for Germany Tel 00800 67 10 8300 for Austria Belgium Denmar
19. mark over the subject in the viewfinder and take a picture MENUJE er Note The metering mode returns to ESP default setting when the clear settings value is RESET and the lens barrier is closed See Clear settings a gt p 75 1D cm ZQ OO 3D og mA Ke 43 SES cm ZQ OO 3D og ZZ DG 44 3 Select PICTURE using the 4 Select using the WHITE BALANCE This camera incorporates electronic circuitry to automatically adjust color hues so that they appear more natural auto white balance control circuit If the auto white balance does not produce accurate results due to weather or lighting conditions you can control the white balance manually Note White balance settings Auto AUTO The white balance is controlled automatically No mark is displayed on the LCD monitor Clear Sky CC Outdoors under a clear sky Cloudy Sky gt Outdoors under a cloudy sky Incandescent Lamp 28 Under incandescent lighting Fluorescent Lamp Lea Under fluorescent lighting 1 Open the lens barrier The camera turns on in the Record mode Press the button The monitor shows the Camera menu lt amp buttons and press Gs AUTO J w HQ J the button Gs NORNA gt NORMAL EXIT GELECT zeg butt d th AUTO J buttons and press e 6 Ga AUTO J button ef HO s gt NORMAL es NORMAL
20. of the strap through the loop Pull tight and check that it is securely attached E LOADING THE BATTERIES Check that the lens barrier is closed and both the monitor and the orange lamp are Caution off i Slide the battery compartment cover toward and lift it up in the direction of Insert the batteries as shown making sure that they are correctly oriented Push down the battery compartment cover in the direction of the arrow and close firmly in the direction of until it clicks E INSERTING THE SMARTMEDIA CARD Check that the lens barrier is closed and both the monitor and the orange lamp Caution are off ft insertion direction marking Open the card cover Insert the card in the direction shown in the figure There is a mark inside the card cover indicating the direction in which the card should be inserted Close the card cover securely until it clicks E SETTING THE DATE AND TIME Press the button to turn the monitor on Press the button to display the menu Select SETUP using the buttons and press the Q button Select using the buttons and press the button Select the date format Y M D Year Month Day M D Y Month Day Year or D M Y Day Month Year using the buttons and press the button Set the first figure using the
21. screen Close up playback is not possible for movies Select a still picture The menu is not displayed by pressing the Ge button during Close up playback To display the menu return to normal view 1 0x of the single image playback 54 AUTO PLAYBACK You can view images stored on the card automatically in their stored order as a slide show This function is useful when you want to view images in sequence 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button The camera turns on in the Play mode 2 Press the button The monitor shows the Play menu 3 Select PLAY using the V buttons and press the button 4 Select LS using the SETUP V buttons and press the ee button 5 Select START using the buttons and press the el button Auto Playback starts by displaying each image for 3 seconds To cancel Auto playback press the button Press the button again to exit the menu SNOILONN 4 MOVEAV 1d Note e If you display the Play menu while the monitor shows a movie ECH appears instead of SI L Auto playback can only be started when a still picture is displayed e If the camera is powered by the batteries on the Auto Playback mode it will turn off automatically if left unoperated for about 30 minutes 55 ERASING ALL IMAGES 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button The camera turns on i
22. target mark you can bring it into focus by following the focus lock procedure below 1 Open the lens barrier The camera turns on in the Record if Ee Le mode SAYNLOId ONIMVL 2 Look into the viewfinder and position the AF target mark over the subject 3 Press the shutter button halfway The focus is adjusted and locked together with the exposure and the green lamp on the right of the viewfinder lights 4 Recompose your shot keeping the shutter button pressed halfway 5 Press the shutter button down fully SS Note If the green lamp blinks when the shutter button is pressed halfway focus may be incorrect Release your finger from the shutter button hold the camera securely again and half press the button again is SE CH ak c pz mo n 24 FOCUS LOCK SUBJECTS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO FOCUS ON USING THE AUTOFOCUS The autofocus may not work properly for the following subjects If this happens lock the focus on an object with high contrast that is at the same distance from the camera as the subject then aim at the subject to take the picture If the subject has no vertical lines hold the camera vertically to lock the focus then return it to the horizontal position to take the picture The green lamp on the right of the viewfinder blinks and the subject can not be brought into focus The green lamp on the rig
23. the Camera menu e E O ei E o SNIGHOOSY Select PICTURE using the I buttons and press the button 4 Select using the buttons and press the 6 button 48 Note SHARPNESS Select HARD NORMAL or SOFT using the D Q buttons and press the button The sharpness setting is now completed CANCEL SET 6x Press the button again to exit the menu Take a picture The sharpness setting returns to NORMAL default setting when the clear settings value is RESET and the lens barrier is closed See Clear settings na p 75 1D cm ZQ OO 3D og maA Ke 49 CONTRAST Use this function when you want to emphasize or alternatively reduce the contrast between the bright areas and the dark areas of the subject Note Contrast settings HIGH The difference between the bright and dark areas is enhanced to give the image a higher contrast effect NORMAL This is the standard setting for taking pictures LOW The difference between the bright and dark areas is reduced to give the image a flatter effect This setting is ideal for processing images on a PC 1 Open the lens barrier The camera turns on in the Record mode Press the button The monitor shows the Camera menu m e E O ei E o SNIGHOOSY Select PICTURE using the I V buttons and press the button 4 Sele
24. the camera are displayed below the menu eters REC VIEWLOFF J ON SELECT 60 Note The menus displayed in the Record mode and the Play mode are different e The current setting of each menu is displayed in the bracket at the right side of its respective menu bar e Some items can not be selected depending on the settings This is not a malfunction e When the shutter button is pressed while the Camera menu is displayed the picture can be taken with the currently selected highlighted menu settings 15 NOUNUN d 16 SETTING THE DATE AND TIME 1 Press the button The monitor turns on Press the ei button The monitor shows the Play menu eS on OFF J INFO OFF Select SETUP using the buttons and press the Q button 01 01 01 00 Select using the buttons and press the 6 button SETTING THE DATE AND TIME 5 Select the date format Y M D Year Month Day M D Y Month Day Year or D M Y Day Month Year using the amp buttons and press the 9 D m gt py ei E button CANCEL ag SET gt EN The monitor shows date setting screen 6 Set the first figure using the amp buttons and press A 7 01 01 01 the button F The cursor moves to the next figure 00 00 CANCEL e _SET x 7 Repeat until the date and time settings are set 8 Press the button w
25. to duplicate in part or in whole the information contained in this 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 2001 OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO LTD CAUTION Operation on all PCs mentioned is not guaranteed Operation may not be performed correctly in the following circumstances and is not guaranteed e When the PC and camera are connected via a HUB adapter for connecting multiple peripheral equipment e When the PC has been upgraded from Windows 95 to Windows 98 98SE e When the PC is running an upgraded MacOS or MacOS USB MASS Storage Support e When the OS was not preinstalled in the PC at the time it left the factory or when the PC is self constructed by the user e When the PC has a USB expansion card TRADEMARKS Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States of America and in other countries Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computers Inc Other brand names and product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners INDEX FLOW 4 FOR Windows 98 Me 2000 USERS 5 a S FOR Macintosh OS9 USERS 14 3 FINDING PC CONNECTION METHOD 20 FOR OTHER OS USERS FLOW Checking Connecting Saving Disconnecting e il t Check your camera a
26. E E da Composite Mage EE Editing images Monochrome black and white images Sepia IMAGeS sacs eae he ie ae PRES IAIN E Rotating Muting the beep tones fi Formatti gia New DE EITE ERAT EES Ee CONTENTS Clear settings Displaying image information Monitor brightness Print reserve TROUBLESHOOTING 83 Error Messages nti ieee eet a ioe atlas Problems Specifications IND OX EE About symbols used in this manual Indicates important precautions that may lead to failure or e trouble and operations that should be absolutely avoided Caution Indicates items that are useful to know for effective use of Note the camera VS Indicates the reference pages in this manual PREPARATION NAMES OF PARTS Shutter button Flash 9 D I E ZS ei 2 Lens Self timer lamp Lens barrier Turns the camera ON OFF Card cover Strap eyelet Viewfinder Orange lamp Green lamp AF target mark Monitor 2 Arrow pad Menu navigation e 0k Menu button Monitor button Turns the monitor ON OFF Battery compartment cover Tripod socket USB connector DC IN jack Connector cover 0 a GI gt J 3 el 2 MONITOR INDICATIONS RECORD MODE PLAY MODE i
27. EEP the button If print reserve data is already stored on the card the PRINT ORDERD screen appears Select RESET to CANCEL GO gt cancel the entire current setting and select KEEP to see the current settings If no print reserve is stored the screen shown in step 6 appears O E T m D T Z O fal O Z o 79 PRINT RESERVE 6 Select the print reserve item using the amp buttons and press the Q button 7 Press the E button to exit the print reserve menu and press the ei button Note e Print reserve items Checks the current print reserve data Also allows print reserve settings to be changed Ch Sets the number of prints while checking the images frame by frame d Sets the print reserve for all images The number of prints is set to 1 fe Cancels all print reserve settings 2h Sets the date and time to be imprinted dek and TS can not be selected if no print reserve is set dh and d imprint the date and time according to the present date setting CONFIRM CHANGE SETTINGS 7 You can check the print setting data by pressing the buttons The monitor only displays the images for which print reserve is set d ZO od om 27 n 8 Press the amp buttons to change the date time imprint setting or cancel the print reserve a PRINT RESERVE 9 When you finish che
28. For best print quality HQ 1600 x 1200 For good print quality with small print size SQ1 1024 x 768 For e mail attachments or small print size SQ2 640 x 480 For e mail or web use E PLAYING BACK IMAGES To turn the monitor on Press the button with the lens barrier closed to turn the monitor on To turn the monitor off Press the button again to turn the monitor off Q button Displays the previous image button Displays the next image button Displays several images Press the button to return to display an image If you press the H button in the index playback the green frame moves to the previous image and if you press the Q button it moves to the next image button Magnifies the image 1 5x 2x 2 5x 3x Press the button to return to 1x If you press the ei button while magnifying the image scroll mode is enabled Press the X buttons to move the image up down left or right Press the button again to exit scroll mode Display the image you want to erase Press the button for more than 1 second to display the Erase menu Select 43 ERASE using the buttons and press the button The selected image is erased E ERASING ALL IMAGES Press the button with the lens barrier closed Press the button to display the Play menu screen Select SETUP using the buttons and press the button Select T u
29. ION button Ee SET gt 5 Select co using the V buttons and press the ok button The fixed focus setting is now completed Press the button again to exitthe MNE menu 6 Take a picture The fixed focus is canceled after 1 picture is taken and the Focus mode returns to AUTO default setting Si SPOT METERING MODE Your subject may appear dark when it is against a bright background In this case change the metering setting to SPOT The camera calculates the exposure using only the lighting information at the center of the viewfinder without it being affected by the background light a fF WA N Metering settings ESP mm The light in the center of the viewfinder and in the surrounding area are measured separately to obtain the optimum exposure No mark is displayed on the LCD monitor SPOT SCH Only the light in the center of the viewfinder is measured to obtain the correct exposure for the subject Open the lens barrier The camera turns on in the Record mode Press the button The monitor shows the Camera menu Select CAMERA using the ol buttons and press the 6 button Select 2 using the buttons and press the button Select 2 SPOT using the gt amp buttons and press EXIT ab SET the button The spot metering setting is now completed Press the button again to exit the menu Position the AF target
30. OLYMPUS CAMEDIA DIGITAL CAMERA C 2 D 230 REFERENCE MANUAL Click Here CAMERA OPERATION CONNECTING THE CAMERATO A PC QUICK START GUIDE OLYMPUS CAMEDIA DIGITAL CAMERA C 2 oer D 230 OPERATION MANUAL OLYMPUS S Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera Please read this manual carefully before using your camera We recommend that you become familiar with your camera by taking a number of test shots before performing important shooting INTRODUCTION This manual explains the correct operating procedures for your camera 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 manual except for personal use Reproduction without permission of the copyright owner is prohibited Olympus will not assume any liability for damages loss of profit or claim from a third party due to improper use of this product Olympus will not assume an
31. SHQ Super High Quality Excellent image quality but the number of recordable images is reduced It takes a longer time to record the image 1600 x 1208 pixels e This mode is ideal when you need to print out images after viewing them on HQ your PC screen High Quality e Standard image quality This is the default image quality setting 1600 x 1200 pixels e Select this mode when you want to attach the image to e mail simply view it SO on your PC screen e Lesser image quality but the number of Standard Quality recordable images is increased SO 1024 x 768 pixels SQ2 640 x 480 pixels The term pixel stands for picture element The image is comprised of up to 2 million pixels nD cm ZQ OO 3D og ZZ nA 1 Open the lens barrier The camera turns on in the Record mode 2 Press the button The monitor shows the Camera menu 3 Select PICTURE using the lt amp buttons and press the S button 4 Select using the buttons and press the Q button EXIT as SET IMAGE QUALITY D Select SHQ HQ SQ1 or lt i SHA 1600x1208 ee HO 1600x1200 buttons and press the 91 1024x768 02 640x480 button PACEDEZ EM zeg Note The image quality setting is now completed CANCEL SET 6x Press the button again to exit the menu Take a picture The image quality set
32. SmartMedia card Check that you can review recorded images on the camera s monitor There is a problem with the connectivity between the camera and the PC via the USB cable fe em Double click on the Dcim Eiere icon and open the folder CAE CUELA ZI SMOpUIM 10 4 Double click on the SAVING IMAGES FROM YOUR CAMERA ON THE PC on Gp Faces Beb z a yaja sk oea Go 1000lymp icon and open the Soom ZE zi folder LR S SR The image files JPEG files are displayed and you can view the icons P1010012 jpg etc za eI e The camera automatically creates the folder name and the file name according to the following rules Example of folder name Example of file name q Ir Folder number Month Day Image number e Images are assigned serial numbers from 0001 to 9999 When the image number 9999 has been reached the folder is assigned the next number e The month included in the file name is indicated by the numbers 1 to 9 for January to September and A B and C for October November and December respectively Double click Double click on the My Documents icon on the desktop and open the window When the My Documents icon is not found on the desktop select Windows Explorer from the Start EENG a menu display the Exploring window and then double click on My Documents The My Documents window ope
33. a in a different direction and lock the exposure When the image is too dark Cause Remedy See You blocked the flash with Hold the camera correctly taking p 18 your finger etc care not to cover the flash surface The subject was out of Shoot the subject from a distance p 30 reach of the flash of less than 3 5 m 11 5 ft You shot a dark subject Set the flash mode to the Fill in p 32 against backlight mode When the colors in an image shot indoors are abnormal Cause Remedy See The picture is affected by Set the flash mode to the Fill in p 32 the color temperature of mode artificial lighting The subject does not Shoot the subject with something p 44 contain any white white in the field of view or set eo the white balance according to Q Q the current lighting conditions z fr The white balance is set Adjust the white balance to suit p 44 improperly the lighting conditions and confirm with the monitor PROBLEMS When part of image is cut off the subject was too close Cause Remedy See The lens was blocked by Hold the camera correctly p 18 your fingers or the strap The shooting distance to Shoot the image by using the p 20 monitor When the image is out of focus the Flash Off mode ina low light situation where the flash is required Cause Remedy See The camera moved at the Hold the camera securely and p 18 moment you pressed th
34. a on Batteries are inserted the wrong way Remove and insert the batteries correctly p 10 The battery power has run out Replace the batteries with new ones p 10 Battery performance has Warm the batteries by putting p 10 dropped temporarily due to them in your pocket before cold retrying operation The camera turned off Close the lens barrier and then p 14 The camera is connected to a PC Camera operation is not possible while the camera is connected to a PC Dew condensation has formed inside the camera Let the camera dry without turning it on Once it is completely dry turn it on When the flash does not emit light charging blinking to take a picture Cause Remedy See The subject is too bright If you want to use the flash set the p 32 flash mode to the Fill in mode The Sequence mode the Flash does not fire in the p 30 40 Movie mode or the Sequence mode the Movie 57 63 Panorama mode is set mode or the Panorama mode Flash has not finished Wait until the orange lamp stops p 22 Cause The monitor brightness is set improperly Remedy Adjust the brightness When the monitor is not clearly visible See p 78 You are watching the monitor under sunlight Shade the sunlight with your hand etc PROBLEMS Although the shutter button is pressed the camera does not take a picture attached to the card Cause Remedy See The c
35. ables you to save images icon displayed on the desktop on the PC the Hard Disk is used in this manual by connecting the camera to untitled SAVING IMAGES FROM YOUR CAMERA ON THE PC 1 Double click on the untitled the PC and open the window Note If the untitled icon is not displayed or if an error message is displayed when you double click on the untitled icon one of the following may have occurred There is a problem with the power supply to the camera the AC adapter is not connected properly or the batteries are exhausted There is no SmartMedia card in the camera or there is a problem with the SmartMedia card Check that you can review images recorded on the SmartMedia card on the camera s monitor There is a problem with the connectivity between the camera _ and the PC via the USB cable Apple File Exchange extension is not enabled 8 Double click on the DCIM a EE ae Ei icon and open the folder 1 item 28 4 MB eva Wd a gt Double click Double click on the 3 1000LYMP icon and open F aes the folder P big The image files JPEG files are a y oome ER displayed and you can view the icons 6 items 28 4 MB available P1010012 JPG etc Ji P1010012 uPG P1010013 JPG a ta P1010014 ue6 P1010015 PG a P1010016 eG P1010017 uPG 16 8
36. amera power is off Open the lens barrier to trun the p 14 camera on Previous picture is being Release the shutter button and p 22 processed wait until the green lamp stops blinking The card is full Replace the card or erase p 12 27 unwanted image frames Or download images to a PC and then erase all image frames on the card The battery power has run Replace the batteries with new p 10 out during shooting or card ones If the orange lamp is writing blinking wait until it stops A write protect seal is Insert new card or remove the p 12 13 write protect seal When the monitor can not display images on the card in use Cause Remedy See The camera power is off Close the lens barrier press the p 14 button and turn the monitor on No image has been saved Take pictures and then playback p 19 Cause A write protect seal is attached to the card When image protection single image erasure all image erasure or formatting is impossible Remedy Remove the seal Note that the removed seal should not be reused See p 13 o I 8 a Z O gq18NO0HYL 85 PROBLEMS IF IMAGE QUALITY IS POOR When the image is too bright Cause Remedy See The flash mode is set to Set the flash mode to Auto or p 32 the Fill in mode Flash Off The subject was too Correct the exposure or shoot the p 36 brightly illuminated subject from a different angle or point the camer
37. and DPOF industry standards QuickTime Movie and JPEG standard SmartMedia card 4MB 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB SHQ Approx 11 HQ Approx 32 SQ1 Approx 58 SQ2 Approx 90 When using 16MB card Approx 1 2 frames sec 8 or more HQ Single frame erase All frames erase Approx 1 960 000 pixels 1 2 7 inch CCD solid state image pickup device Approx 2 140 000 pixels gross 1600 x 1208 pixels SHQ mode 1600 x 1200 pixels HQ mode 1024 x 768 pixels SQ1 mode 640 x 480 pixels SQ2 mode Full auto TTL with preset Clear Sky Cloudy Sky Incandescent Lamp Flourescent Lamp Olympus lens 5 5mm f2 8 5 elements in 4 groups equivalent to 36mm lens with 35mm camera Digital ESP metering system with imager Spot Metering Programmed auto exposure 2 8 f5 6 f9 1 2 to 1 800 sec used with mechanical shutter Manual setting is not available 0 5 m to 1 6 ft to Standard mode 0 1 m to 0 5 m 0 4 ft to 1 6 ft Macro mode Optical real image viewfinder with AF target mark and LCD monitor 1 5 inch TFT color LCD monitor No of monitor screen pixels Approx 114 000 pixels SPECIFICATIONS On screen display Flash recharging time Flash working range Flash modes Focus Self timer External connector Date and time Auto calendar Calendar power source Card function Operating environment Temperature Humidity Power supply Dimensions Weight Date Time frame number protect imag
38. brightness in the range of 2 stops in 0 5 stop steps Note e Use this function to obtain correct brightness exposure when there is significant contrast difference in brightness in the image e Seta value to make the image brighter and a value to make it darker 1 Open the lens barrier The camera turns on in the Record mode Press the button The monitor shows the Camera menu ca 68 3 ou aS Select CAMERA using the Ir buttons and press the button 4 Select gj using the buttons and press the 6 Loo AUTO DRIVE CO button PICTUREIIF OCUS AUTO SETUP a K UN EXIT amp SET gt 36 EXPOSURE COMPENSATION 5 Adjust the exposure compensation setting using the V buttons and press the button Press to darken image or to brighten image CANCEL gt Q SET gt EN The exposure compensation setting is now completed Press the button again to exit the menu 6 Take a picture Note e The setting of exposure compensation returns to 0 0 default setting when the clear settings value is RESET and the lens barrier is closed See Clear settings ES p 75 e When the exposure is corrected the brightness of the image displayed on the monitor also changes However the variation may be less noticeable when the subject is dark In this case check the recorded image to conf
39. cking the settings or making any necessary changes press the button 0 Press the 0 button to exit the print reserve menu and press the button SINGLE IMAGE Specify the image and the number of prints Select the image using the 1 Q buttons and specify the number of prints from 1 9 using the buttons When the number of prints is 0 no print reserve is set When you finish making the settings press the button Press the button to exit the print reserve menu and press the button ALL IMAGES 7 Select 4 using the buttons and press the fare ALL button Press the button to exit the print reserve menu and press the e button CANCEL CANCEL zl GO cK SNOILONNA YAHLO PRINT RESERVE CANCELING ALL PRINT RESERVE SETTINGS 7 Select 5 RESET using the gt amp buttons and press the e button 8 Press the button to exit the print reserve menu and press CANCEL oa ett Mea the e button IMPRINTING THE DATE TIME 7 Select the item using the buttons and press the button OFF The date and time of shooting are not printed DATE The date of shooting is printed TIME The time of shooting is printed CANCEL zl GO eK The setting for all the images for which pri
40. ct using the buttons and press the E Ge AUTO J HQ J button ona NORMALS fey INOPMAL SET 50 Note CONTRAST Select HIGH NORMAL or LOW using the D Q buttons and press the button The contrast setting is now HIGH 4 NORMAL completed CANCEL al SET x Press the button again to exit the menu Take a picture The contrast setting returns to NORMAL default setting when the clear settings value is RESET and the lens barrier is closed See Clear settings Is p 75 1D cm ZQ OO 3D og ZZ Ke 51 PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS INDEX PLAYBACK The playback can be changed from the Single image playback to the Index playback This mode is useful when you are looking for a particular image 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button The monitor turns on in the Play mode and shows the last picture taken Single image playback 2 Press the button to display the Index playback Press the S button to move the green frame to the next image and the Q button to move the frame to the previous image SE EK ES EE 96 aw 4 Press the button The monitor goes back to the Single image playback mode 52 INDEX PLAYBACK CHANGING THE NUMBER OF IMAGES IN INDEX PLAYBACK Select the number of images in the Index playback you can select 4 9 or 16 images 1 tee Note Close th
41. ct the optional AC adapter to the camera If battery power runs out while the PC is accessing the SmartMedia card in the camera the camera turns off in mid operation and this could destroy image files data 2 Si CO Hd kg Plugging or unplugging the AC adapter when the camera is 3 connected to a PC and the batteries are loaded could destroy Ganton image data stored on the SmartMedia card and or cause the connected PC to malfunction Connecting your camera to the PC sessirnir 15 Saving images from your camera on the PC eee 16 Disconnecting your camera from the PC 19 14 CONNECTING YOUR CAMERA TO THE PC Insert the connector on one end of the USB cable into the USB port of the PC This mark is engraved on the connector eo eas USB port Connector tee Note The location of the USB port varies depending on the PC Refer to the operation manual for the PC 2 Make sure that the lens barrier of the camera is closed S 3 CO d wf the camera Connector cover 3 Open the connector cover on 4 Insert the connector on the other end of the USB cable into the USB connector on the camera Be Ge 5 The green lamp lights up The camera is now connected to the PC All the camera functions are disabled when it is connected to the Caution PC 15 This procedure en
42. ction enables you to display or not to display the image information on the monitor while the image is played back If you select ON the information is displayed for 3 seconds For details of the information displayed see Monitor indications Is p 8 Image information display ON Image information display OFF 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button The camera turns on in the Play mode Press the button The monitor shows the Play menu Select PLAY using the buttons and press the button Select INFO using the buttons and press the button Select ON using the S buttons and press the OK a A Q N button z The image information is displayed 39 on the image a i Press the button again to exit the E menu Note The image information display setting returns to OFF default setting when the clear settings value is RESET and the camera is turned off See Clear settings n gt p 75 e Only and Oo are displayed after 3 seconds regardless of whether image information display setting is set to ON or OFF 77 MONITOR BRIGHTNESS If the monitor is hard to see you can adjust it to suit the surrounding brightness 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button The camera turns on in the Play mode 2 Press the button The monitor shows the Play menu
43. e quality battery level file number print reserve menu etc Approx 9 sec or less at normal temperature with new batteries 0 2 m to 3 5 m 0 7 ft to11 5 ft Auto automatic flash activation in low light and backlight red eye flash off fill in night scene night scene red eye Auto focus Approx 12 sec delay DC input terminal USB interface storage class Auto connect Recorded simultaneously with image data Automatic adjustment in range of 1981 to 2031 Backup by a built in capacitor DPOF compatible print reservation Panorama assembly Olympus CAMEDIA brand only 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F operating 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F storage 30 to 90 operating 10 to 90 storage Two AA alkaline batteries AA nickel metal hydride batteries or AA NiCd batteries Or one CR V3 lithium battery pack LB 01 manufactured only by Olympus or optional AC adapter AA manganese batteries or commercially available AA lithium batteries can not be used 110 W x 62 H x 35 D mm 4 3 W x 2 4 H x 1 5 D in excluding protorusions 165g 0 36lb without batteries and card Design and specifications are subject to change without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer 89 90 INDEX A AC adapter s s s 11 AF target mark cee eee 7 Alkaline batteries 0 000100neenee 11 Arrow padis 22 eines 7 29 Auto playback ee 55 B Batteries 10 Battery compart
44. e PC E Make sure that the camera lens barrier is closed Open the connector cover on the camera Insert the connector on the other end of the USB cable into the USB connector on the camera da ORN Green lamp lights 5 The green lamp lights up The camera is now connected to the PC ie OO All the camera functions are disabled when it is connected to the PC Caution INSTALLING THE DRIVER FIRST TIME ONLY If you are using Windows 98 install the driver software required by following the procedures explained below If you are using Windows Me 2000 these procedures are not necessary as the driver will be installed automatically Proceed to Saving images from your camera on the PC Is p 9 1 Click on Next e This wizard ssaiches ren vee for DEEM SMOpUIM 2 Select Search for the best driver for your device Recommended and click on Next 3 Insert the CD ROM supplied with the camera into the CD ROM drive of the PC If the CAMEDIA window automatically launches click on Close INSTALLING THE DRIVER FIRST TIME ONLY ardin any ofthe ilwhg selected 4 Select CD ROM drive and e click on Next Click on Next when the driver is detected Installation of the driver starts Do not turn the PC off or disconnect the camera from the PC during installation Be J zeg Windowse d
45. e instructions accompanying the provided TU SmartMedia card for details on how to handle it Le Dit Q Write protect seal 13 NOIlvHydJHd 14 TURNING THE CAMERA ON OFF WHEN TAKING PICTURES Turning the camera on Open the lens barrier lf The camera turns on in the Record ovm mode Turning the camera off Close the lens barrier The camera turns off WHEN PLAYING BACK PICTURES Turning the monitor on Press the button with the lens barrier closed The camera turns on in the Play mode and the monitor turns on Turning the monitor off Press the button The camera and the monitor turn off When the camera is powered by batteries it turns off automatically when no operation has been performed for 1 minute You need to turn the camera on again MENU SCREEN FLOW Press the button when the camera is turned on v D m gt py ei E Displaying The monitor shows the Camera menu or the Play menu Select the menu using the El arrow pad menus DRIVE O J OCUS AUTO UNCTION gier Gane Sd SES The selected menu will be highlighted and the Ju mark will be displayed on the menu bar Press the or buttons in the corresponding direction of NORMA the lt gt mark geg The buttons operable on
46. e lens barrier and press the button The camera turns on in the Play mode Press the button The monitor shows the Play menu Select SETUP using the buttons and press the button Select Fag using the buttons and press the button Select the number of images 4 9 or 16 using the buttons and press the button Setting the number of images in the Index playback is now completed Press the button again to exit the menu The set number of frames remains when the camera is turned off a Se EK SES 55 S nx 53 CLOSE UP PLAYBACK Images can be played back in 4 levels of magnification 1 5x 2x 2 5x and 3x This function is convenient when you want to check details in the picture taken 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button The camera turns on in the Play mode 2 Press the button The image will be magnified in the sequence 1 5x 2 0x gt 2 5x gt 3 0x each time the lt gt button is pressed 3 Press the button on the close up playback screen to enable scroll mode Scroll up down left or right using the OO buttons to display the area you want to see Press the button again to exit scroll mode cz EK O2 EE 96 aw 4 Press the button after exiting scroll mode to return to normal view 1 0x of the single image playback
47. e press the shutter button gently shutter button camera shake The subject being focused Focus on the subject in the center p 42 on diverges from the AF of the viewfinder or use the fixed target mark focus setting then take a picture The lens is dirty Use a commercially available lens blower to get rid of the dust on the lens and then wipe the lens gently with lens cleaning paper commercially available The Macro mode was used Use the Macro mode only when p 33 improperly the working distance is between 10cm 50cm 4 in 1 6 ft In other cases use the Auto mode In the self timer shooting Do not stand in front of the p 38 you pressed the shutter camera Press the shutter button button while in front of the while using the viewfinder camera The flash mode was set to Since shutter speed decreases p 18 32 and exposure time increases in this mode use a tripod or hold the camera securely o Ba Q a Z O a1EanowdL 87 88 SPECIFICATIONS Product type Recording system Still images Movie Recording medium No of recordable frames Sequence mode Erasure No of Effective pixels Image pickup device No of Recording pixels White balance Lens Photometric system Exposure control system Aperture Shutter speed Shooting range Viewfinder LCD monitor Digital camera for recording and playback Digital recording compatible with JPEG based on DCF
48. ear red in images The red eye mode reduces this phenomenon In this mode the flash emits pre flashes few times before actually firing and minimizes the red eye phenomenon Eyes may appear red 31 m F OO 37 og E 0S 32 USING THE ARROW PAD Because of the pre flashes it takes about 2 seconds before Caution the shutter is actually released Hold the camera securely during this period to prevent camera shake e The effectiveness of the red eye reduction mode may be reduced depending on the distance to the subject or if the subject is not looking directly at the flash or the pre flash It may also vary from person to person FILL IN 4 Use this mode to fire the flash with every image This mode is suitable when you need to minimize shadows around the subject such as the shade of tree leaves on the subject s face in backlight conditions or under artificial lighting such as a fluorescence lamp A The fill in flash effect may not be noticeable under very bright Caution light FLASH OFF E Use this mode in situations where flash photography is prohibited The flash will not fire even in low light situations NIGHT SCENE 42 Use this mode when taking photographs at night The flash fires first then the shutter remains open to capture the background details USING THE ARROW PAD NIGHT SCENE RED EYE S Use this mode when photographing people against a night backgr
49. ely until it clicks INSERTING THE SMARTMEDIA CARD REMOVING THE SMARTMEDIA CARD To remove the card hold the card with your fingertips and pull it out in the direction of the arrow 9 D I E ZS ei 2 NUMBER OF RECORDABLE IMAGES The approximate number of recordable images is shown in the table below See Image quality n gt p 46 Gei H SHQ HQ sai SOS memory capacity i i 8MB S pdg 29 47 16MB 1 32 58 90 32MB 23 1 6 117 180 64MB 466 18 234 362 128MB 2 257 469 725 Note This camera may not be able to recognize a SmartMedia card that is not manufactured by Olympus or a card which has been formatted on another device such as a PC To avoid problems you should format each card before using it on this camera See Formatting a new card e p 72 e Never attempt to open the card cover or remove the SmartMedia Caution card or batteries while the camera power is on Otherwise the image data on the card may be destroyed Remember that it is impossible to restore image data once it has been destroyed e A SmartMedia card is a precision device Do not apply excessive force or shock to it Hold the card by the edges Do not touch the gold colored metallic parts Some of the camera functions are disabled if a write protect seal is attached to the SmartMedia card When you use these functions remove the seal from the card e Refer to th
50. ers Postfach 10 49 08 20034 Hamburg Germany Hotline Numbers for customers in Europe Tel 01805 67 10 83 for Germany Tel 00800 67 10 83 00 for Austria Belgium Denmark France Netherlands Norway Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Tel 49 180 5 67 1083 for Finland Italy Luxemburg Portugal Spain Czech Republic Tel 49 40 237 73 899 for Greece Croatia Hungary and the Rest of Europe Our Hotline is available from 9 am to 6 pm Monday to Friday E Mail di support olympus europa com OLYMPUS CAMEDIA DIGITAL CAMERA C 2 ao E CAMERA D 230 Wr OPERATION MANUAL e OLYMPUS Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera Follow the procedures in this manual to install the USB driver Following other procedures may result in incorrect installation INTRODUCTION This manual explains in detail how to connect your camera to a personal 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
51. es can be protected against accidental erasure 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button The camera turns on in the Play mode 2 Press the 5 6 buttons to display the image you want to protect See Checking recorded images pas p 25 Press the button for more than 1 second The selected image is protected and the Gn symbol is displayed at the top right of the image To cancel protection display the image with the Gn symbol and press the button for more than 1 second T me az ka es cq me ane Ka Note Protection is also possible by pressing the Ge button while the image you want to protect is displayed and selecting T on the Play menu e The protect setting is saved even after the camera is turned off e Protected images can not be erased by Erasing an image or Erasing all images but they can be erased by formatting the card Images on a SmartMedia card with a write protect seal attached can not be protected Caution ei RECORDING FUNCTIONS USING THE ARROW PAD As well for selecting a menu and checking images during playback the arrow pad allows you to perform various other functions The same button can have different functions depending on whether it is pressed during recording or during playback Certain buttons have different functions depending on whether they are pressed normally or pressed and held for more than 1 sec
52. ges onto the PC before processing them Depending on the type of software image files may be lost if processed rotated etc while still stored on the SmartMedia card The orange lamp on the camera blinks while downloading is in process Do not under any circumstances open the card cover on the camera remove the battery or connect or disconnect the AC adapter while the lamp is blinking as this may result in damage to the file 1 Check that the orange lamp on the camera is not blinking Select the untitled icon on the desktop and drag it to the Trash can Check that the green lamp on the camera goes off Remove the USB cable from the camera Remove the USB cable from the PC DISCONNECTING YOUR CAMERA FROM THE PC Orange lamp should be off f gt D Trash untitled Green lamp should be off ex C S 9 E CO d w LEE 19 FINDING PC CONNECTION METHOD The USB cable supplied with the camera cannot be used with the following OSs Windows 95 Windows NT Mac OS other than Mac OS9 By using a supplied SmartMedia card and a floppy disk adapter or PC card adapter optional you can transfer image data to the PC your PC ES your PC have a USB interface is there a USB port marked Ze on Use the USB cable supplied Is your OS one of the following Windows 98 Windows Me Windows 2000 Mac OS9
53. he autofocus will not work properly even though the shutter button is pressed e In macro shooting shadows may be conspicuous or correct exposure may not be achieved Always check the images on the monitor after macro shooting USING THE ARROW PAD DIGITAL TELE MODE This mode enables you to enlarge the image to magnifications 1 6x 2x 2 5x 3 2x 4x and 5x The image quality needs to be set to SQ2 to magnify 3 2x 4x or 5x See Image quality IS p 46 1 Open the lens barrier The camera turns on in the Record mode 2 Press the lt gt button The monitor automatically turns on and the image is displayed in size of 1 6x 3 Press the buttons looking at the monitor The image can be magnified in the sequence 1 6x 2 0x gt 2 5x gt 3 2x gt 4 0x gt 5 0x each time the lt button is pressed and the image is zoomed out in the sequence 4 0x gt 3 2x gt 2 5x gt 2 0x gt 1 6x No display 1 0 each time the button is pressed 4 Take a picture by looking at the monitor Note Press the gc button to turn the monitor off and cancel the Digital tele mode e The image may be of a lower resolution and appear grainy when the Digital tele mode is used The Digital tele mode can not be used in the Movie mode SNOILONNA SNIGHOOSY 35 EXPOSURE COMPENSATION Although the camera s exposure is set automatically you can vary it to change the image
54. he self timer can not be used in the Panorama mode ei E E m D C Z O a O Z ao 64 COMPOSITE IMAGES You can compose an image from two images taken in succession and save it as a single image 1 Open the lens barrier The camera turns on in the Record mode 2 Press the button The monitor shows the Camera menu 3 Select CAMERA using the amp buttons and press the 6 button 4 Select FUNCTION using the amp buttons and press the Q button A DRIVE O GE FOCUS AUTO P dck UNCTION HILSE GELECT aw i 0 0 J s AUTO DRIVE J SNOILONNA YAHLO 65 COMPOSITE IMAGES 5 Select 2 IN 1 using the BUNCTION buttons and press the PANORAMA De 2 IN 1 3 button CANCEL The composite mode is now set The monitor turns on automatically CANCEL 9 GOE 6 While viewing the monitor take the first image The subject is positioned on the left 7 Take the second image The subject is positioned on the right 8 Press the button to finish taking pictures in the composite mode IS Positioned on the right side Note The composite mode is cancelled when the lens barrier is closed The sequence mode and the self timer can not be used when making a composite image The Digital tele mode does not allow you to change the magnification between 1st and 2nd shots Inthe case the ba
55. hen the clock shows 00 seconds The date and time setting is completed 9 Press the 6 button The monitor turns off If the camera is left for about 1 hour with the batteries removed Caution the date and time settings may be canceled and revert to the default settings Make sure that the date and time settings are correct before taking an important picture Note The date and time can be set both in the Record mode and the Play mode using the same procedure 17 TAKING PICTURES HOLDING THE CAMERA Hold the camera with both hands and tuck your elbows tightly into your body Horizontal position Vertical position ae O ak c pz mo n Incorrect way to hold the camera Make sure not to block the lens or the flash with your fingers or the camera strap Note Clear images can not be obtained if the camera shakes when the shutter button is pressed Hold the camera correctly and press the shutter button gently 18 TAKING PICTURES You can use either the viewfinder or the monitor Whichever you choose you can take pictures simply by pressing the shutter button When you take pictures the images are recorded on the SmartMedia card in the camera TAKING PICTURES USING THE VIEWFINDER 1 Open the lens barrier Slide the lens barrier open until it clicks za CH SE Gia kb mo n 2 Determine the image composition by po
56. ht of the viewfinder lights but the subject can not be brought into focus Subjects with low contrast at the center of the image Subjects at different distance Subjects without vertical lines Subjects including an extremely bright area at the center of the image The subject to be focused is not located at the center of the image PLAYING BACK PICTURES CHECKING RECORDED IMAGES PLAYBACK You can play back images one by one on the monitor 1 Press the button with the EE lens barrier closed a Sy The monitor turns on in the Play mode and shows the last picture you took Single image playback vu 15 EE KK cO me 25 Ka 2 Press the Q buttons Press the E button to play back the previous image and the Q button to play back the next image Press the button to stop playing back the image The monitor and the camera turn off tee Note When the camera turns on the monitor may light for an instant and show an image for a short time This is not a malfunction 25 T me EE 25 Dw WE 26 Ka 26 CHECKING RECORDED IMAGES PLAYBACK QUICK VIEW DOUBLE CLICK PLAYBACK IN THE RECORD MODE You can play back the image you have just taken with the lens barrier open After you check the image you can return immediately to the Record mode 1 Press the button twice double clicking This switches the camera to the P
57. ion of Insert the batteries as shown making sure that they are correctly oriented Push down the battery compartment cover in the direction of and close firmly by pressing the lt gt mark in the direction of until it clicks Note s If the camera is left for about 1 hour with the batteries removed all the settings will revert to the default settings When powering the camera by batteries if the batteries start to run low the battery indication will be displayed in red When the batteries are close to exhaustion the LCD monitor turns off and the green lamp and the orange lamp blink simultaneously Battery status CEQ No display Lights green Blinks red Green and orange lamps blink Adequate power Batteries are running Batteries are completely remaining low Replace with new exhausted Replace with batteries new batteries SELECTING COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE BATTERIES OR THE AC ADAPTER The following batteries or AC adapter can be used in addition to the included battery Choose the battery that fits your purpose LITHIUM BATTERY PACK NON RECHARGEABLE The CR V3 lithium battery pack features a long service life which is convenient when traveling NiMH BATTERIES RECHARGEABLE The NiMH batteries from Olympus are rechargeable and economical You can recharge them overnight and their high low temperature resistance makes them effective in cold areas AA ALKALINE
58. irm that exposure is satisfactory SE CO aD os a EE e Ifthe flash is used the image brightness exposure may Caution differ from the intended brightness exposure e The exposure compensation can not correct the image brightness if the surroundings of the subject are extremely bright or dark 37 SELF TIMER You can shoot images using the self timer function Fix the camera securely on a tripod etc before shooting The self timer is useful for taking commemorative pictures including the photographer 1 Open the lens barrier The camera turns on in the Record mode 2 Press the button The monitor shows the Camera menu 3 Select CAMERA using the lt amp buttons and press the button STRIVE Tot FOCUS AUTO Ce _ J UNCTION ti C Z O ei E o SONIGHOOSY Select DRIVE using the buttons and press the button PICTU RE 5 Select o SELF TIMER using the buttons and press the button SEL EET IMER The self timer setting is now completed Press the ei button again to exit the GANG AR SET O menu 38 SELF TIMER Press the shutter button The self timer lamp on the front of the camera lights up for 10 seconds and then blinks for 2 seconds before the picture is taken Self timer lamp tee Note e The self timer is canceled automatically after the picture is taken
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60. l 49 180 5 67 1083 for Finland Italy Luxemburg Portugal Spain Czech Republic Tel 49 40 237 73 899 for Greece Croatia Hungary and the Rest of Europe Our Hotline is available from 9 am to 6 pm Monday to Friday E Mail di support olympus europa com OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA C 2 CAMEDIA 230 QUICK START GUIDE Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera Please read the operation manual supplied with the camera carefully before using your camera We recommend that you become familiar with your camera by taking a number of test shots before performing important shooting E PACKAGE CONTENTS Check that your digital camera comes complete with the items listed below in the specified quantities IR E 1 Strap 1 AA Alkaline batteries ae SmartMedia card 16MB s A USB cablei aeni teaa eaire ae CD ROM CAMEDIA Master and reference manual Quick Start Guide Basic Manual Neal ERR dee EELER 1 E NAMES OF PARTS Shutter button Connector cover Arrow pad OOO Lens barrier USB connector Tripod socket Flash DC IN jack Monitor button Lens Monitor OK Menu button O Self timer lamp Viewfinder Battery compartment Q Card cover Orange lamp cover Strap eyelet Green lamp E ATTACHING THE STRAP Pass the short end of the strap through the strap eyelet Pass the long end
61. lay mode the monitor shows the last picture taken Press the shutter button or the button This returns the camera to the Record mode you can resume shooting Close the lens barrier The monitor and the camera turn off Note You can play forward back erase or protect the image and use other functions as in the Play mode ERASING AN IMAGE 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button The camera turns on in the Play mode 2 Press the Q buttons and play back the image you want to erase See Checking recorded images WS p 25 T EE EE 3 Press the button for more ERASE 3 2 than 1 second Te ERASE Sen ge The monitor shows the single image E CANCEL ja erase menu 4 Select ff ERASE using the gt button and press the button The selected image is erased Note Erasure is also possible by pressing the button while the image you want to erase is displayed and selecting ol on the Play menu e Erasure is not possible if the image to be erased is protected Caution or a write protect seal is attached to the SmartMedia card Unprotect the image or remove the write protect seal on the SmartMedia card before attempting to erase the image Once erased images can not be restored Check each image before erasing to avoid accidentally erasing images you want to keep 27 PROTECTING IMPORTANT IMAGES Important imag
62. mage information I gt p 77 o o E 6 H e Item Indication Ref Page Battery status des Ca p 10 Exposure compensation 1 5 2 0 1 5 2 0 p 36 Flash i Bye p 30 Drive Gy amp p 38 40 57 SPOT EJ p 43 White balance T gt D p 44 Focus co d p 42 33 Memory gauge Paad p 21 ee images 16 frames 16 seconds Digital tele 1 6x 2 0x 2 5x 3 2x 4 0x 5 0x p 35 Image quality SHQ HQ SQ1 SQ2 p 46 59 Protect or p 28 Movie Print reserve 2 a p 57 79 File size Pixel 640 x 480 1024 x 768 1600 x 1208 p 46 File name 100 0016 ba Date Time 01 11 01 12 45 p 16 Frame no 16 frames Note For details on how to display image information see Displaying ATTACHING THE STRAP 1 Pass the short end of the strap through the eyelet 9 D E gt 2 ei 2 2 Pass the long end of the strap through the loop 3 Pull tight and check that the strap is securely attached Attach the strap correctly as instructed above Olympus can not Caution provide warranty or assume any liability for damage resulting from the camera being accidentally dropped because the strap has not been attached correctly NOILWdVdadd 10 LOADING THE BATTERIES 1 Check the following The lens barrier is closed Slide the battery compartment cover toward and lift it up in the direct
63. matically turns on Press the button again to exit the menu SINGLE SELF TIMER d ZO Qa KE SE E n 57 d ZO fett jad SE E n 58 RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK MOVIES 6 Record movies by looking at the monitor Press the shutter button to start recording Press the shutter button again to stop recording The remaining recordable time is displayed in seconds on the monitor Recordable time Note The flash and Digital tele can not be used in the Movie mode It takes longer to save movies e The recordable time varies depending on the memory capacity of the SmartMedia card Sound recording is not possible Images may be recorded slightly smaller than they appear during recording TO CANCEL MOVIE MODE Press the button The monitor turns off and Movie mode is canceled The Movie mode is canceled when the clear settings value is RESET and the lens barrier is closed See Clear settings IS p 75 RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK MOVIES ES CHANGING THE QUALITY AND SIZE OF A MOVIE There are two image quality settings HQ and SQ for recording movies Note Image quality settings Recording time sec is reduced HQ SCH ge o High Quality Max recording time for one movie 15 seconds Hig Y 320 x 240 pixels 2 sa Recording time sec is increased Max recording time for one movie 60 seconds
64. ment cover d Battery status Beep tones Black amp White C BIE SE 12 Card c vera neie e 7 Card formatrice 72 Clear settings cece 75 Gl ar SKY Auster 44 Close up playback esesnsneeenee 54 Cloudy SKY ririn 44 Composites nanio 65 Connector COVES essssssisieneieeeeeeeeee 7 TEE tee 50 D Date Time 8 16 DC IN jack EE Digital tele mode 35 Driven etre eee ee 8 E F File Hamer EA 8 PUNE ee ESA Fixed focus SEN Elena Fluorescent lamp FOCUS Aiia Focus lock F rmate ribiniai Full press xiscgcensvermsioicnrrmecnants Frame no FUNCTION noshta G Green lamp ccceseeeeeeee 7 22 H Halt pressed ue 19 HQ i ive civ ane 46 59 l Image information 0 77 Image quality 00 46 59 Incandescent lamp sns ss1se101 44 Index playback 0 0 0 ee 52 L RI 7 Lens barrier 7 Lithium battery pack 11 M Macro mode eee eee 33 Memory gauge cee 21 Metering 9 eo0ueeEi ENEE 43 MONItOT siii repre rorerer re ee dergesseEade Ko Monitor brightness s esne10na0 78 Monitor button ee 7 Monochrome ossee 67 Movie mode eeseeeeeeeteeeeeees 57 N Night Scene ieus 30 32 Night Scene Red eye 30 33 No of recordable images 8 13 o OK Menu button eee eee 7 Orange lamp P Panorama mode cceceeeeeees 63 Play mode vuENNEEENENEEN ENEE 8 Print reserve n 79 el
65. n the Play mode 2 Press the button The monitor shows the Play menu 3 Select SETUP using the buttons and press the Q button 4 Select T using the buttons and press the button Select 4 ALL ERASE using the W buttons and press the E button SE EK ES EE 96 aw Select 7 ALL ERASE using the buttons to GANG vil __G0 0 and press the button All the images are erased Protected images can not be erased Caution e If awrite protect seal is attached to the SmartMedia card the images on the card can not be erased Erased images can not be restored Check each image before erasing to avoid accidentally erasing images you want to keep OTHER FUNCTIONS RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK MOVIES You can take movies as well as still pictures with this camera Movies can be played back or saved separately as still pictures using the Index function RECORDING MOVIES 1 Open the lens barrier The camera turns on in the Record mode 2 Press the button The monitor shows the Camera menu 3 Select CAMERA using the lt gt amp buttons and press the button 4 Select DRIVE using the buttons and press the button 5 Select amp MOVIE using the DVE A lt amp buttons and press the button The Movie mode setting is now completed and the monitor auto
66. n the clear settings value is RESET and the lens barrier is closed See Clear settings us p 75 The flash can not be used in this mode To prevent camera shake the maximum shutter speed is limited to 1 30 second As a result dark subjects may appear darker than in other shooting modes e After sequence shooting a longer time than usual may be required to save images to the SmartMedia card e The maximum number of images that can be shot in succession varies depending on the image quality and the number of recordable images on the SmartMedia card etc E ZQ one 3D oy maA Ke Do not open the card cover or remove the AC adapter batteries Caution or SmartMedia card while the orange lamp on the right of the viewfinder is blinking Doing so could destroy image data stored on the card 41 FIXED FOCUS This function is useful for shooting distant scenes that are difficult to bring into focus such as taking pictures of large fire work displays To achieve more effective image at night set the flash to the Night Scene mode in addition See Flash 9a p 30 1 Open the lens barrier The camera turns on in the Record mode 2 Press the button The monitor shows the Camera menu Select CAMERA using the ER nl buttons and press D I AUTO 68 the S button AUTO i FOCUS AUTOX og Select FOCUS using the oeus AUTOD Kill buttons and press the FUNCT
67. n with the lens barrier open to display the Camera menu Select CAMERA using the buttons and press the button Select DRIVE using the X buttons and press the 6 button Select Sy SEQUENCE using the G buttons and press the button Press the button again to exit the menu Take pictures Picture taking continues while the shutter button is pressed and stops when the button is released E EXPOSURE COMPENSATION This mode enables you to change the brightness of the image Compensation of 2 in 0 5 steps Press the button with the lens barrier open to display the Camera menu Select CAMERA using the G buttons and press the button Select Eg using the X buttons and press the button Adjust the compensation using the lt button to darken image and the button to brighten image and press the Q button Press the button again to exit the menu Take a picture E METERING MODE el 2 Press the button with the lens barrier open to display the Camera menu Select CAMERA using the buttons and press the button Select 2 using the buttons and press the button Select the Metering mode setting using the buttons and press the button Press the button again to exit the menu Take a picture Metering mode settings ESP mm The camera measures the light at the center of the
68. nd PC before you start Connect the camera to the PC using the USB cable Install the driver in the PC to ensure detection of the camera Copy and save images on the PC after checking that the PC detects the camera Disconnect the camera from the PC FOR Windows 98 Me 2000 USERS CHECKING e Turn the PC on and check that Windows is running e Quit all applications that may be running e You are recommended to connect the optional AC adapter to the 5 Q CO o camera H the battery power runs out while the PC is accessing the SmartMedia card in the camera the camera will turn off in mid operation and this could destroy image files data Plugging or unplugging the AC adapter when the camera is connected to a PC and when the batteries are loaded could Caution destroy image data stored on the SmartMedia card and or cause the connected PC to malfunction Connecting your camera to the PC assesseer 6 Installing the driver First time only eee eee eee 7 Saving images from your camera on the DC 9 Disconnecting your camera from the PC 12 CONNECTING YOUR CAMERA TO THE PC Insert the connector on one end of the USB cable into the USB port of the PC This mark is engraved on the connector AES f Connector USB port 3 Q CO o Note The location of the USB port varies depending on the PC Refer to the operation manual for th
69. nd saved as a separate still image 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button The camera turns on in the Play mode 2 Press the Q amp buttons to display the movie you want to see indicated by a amp symbol and press the button The monitor shows the Play menu 3 Select EDIT using the buttons and press the 6 button 4 Select amp INDEX using the amp buttons and press the button 5 Select amp INDEX using the I buttons and press the button The movie is displayed in an index display of still pictures The index image is saved as separate image from the original movie O E x m D C Z O a O Z a Note e You can not select the first and last frame of a movie e The interval between the frames that are automatically picked out varies depending on the recording time of the movie The Movie index mode can create only a 9 image display H PANORAMA MODE The Olympus CAMEDIA brand cards support the Panorama mode You can link several images to make a connected panorama image on a computer using the CAMEDIA Master software included Panorama images can not be merged on this camera Follow the software instructions carefully to combine panorama images successfully 1 Open the lens barrier The camera turns on in the Record mode 2 Press the button The monitor shows the Camera menu
70. ng the resizing function e Ifthe selected image size is 640 x 480 or less you can not select 640 x 480 in the menu e Ifthe selected image size is 320 x 240 or the image is rotated you can not select Bel in the menu e This function is not available if you are using a SmartMedia card with a write protect seal attached e Resized images may become grainy Caution ei E x m D e 2 O a O Z a 69 EDITING IMAGES ROTATING You can rotate a selected image 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise and save it separately This function is useful for turning a vertical image into a horizontal position 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button The camera turns on in the Play mode 2 Display the image you want to rotate on the monitor and press the button The monitor shows the Play menu 3 Select EDIT using the buttons and press the 6 button 4 Select 4 using the buttons and press the 6 button Select 90 or 90 using foMROMA TER the buttons and press the button The rotated image is displayed and saved separately O E E m D C 2 O a O Z ao 0 60 Movies images taken on the SHQ mode and those edited on Caution a PC can not be processed using the rotating function e This function is not available if you are using a SmartMedia 70 card with a write protect seal a
71. ns 1125 tl My Computer SAVING IMAGES FROM YOUR CAMERA ON THE PC Z Note Caution Drag the P1010012 jpg icon to the My Documents window The image in the camera is copied and saved on the PC in the My Documents e You can view the image by double clicking the image file saved in the My Documents folder It will open in the default Windows Image Viewer application To view the image at different sizes or to process or manipulate the image separate JPEG image processing software such as CAMEDIA Master is required e To display movies on the PC QuickTime must be installed in your PC QuickTime is contained in the software CAMEDIA Master Q O o e Be sure to download images onto the PC before processing them Depending on the type of software image files may be lost if processed rotated etc while still stored on the SmartMedia card e The orange lamp on the camera blinks while downloading is in process Do not under any circumstances open the card cover on the camera remove the battery or connect or disconnect the AC adapter while the lamp is blinking as this may result in damage to the file 11 3 Q CO o 12 DISCONNECTING YOUR CAMERA FROM THE PC Windows Me 2000 users should proceed to For Windows Me 2000 Users usp 13 FOR Windows 98 USERS Check that the orange lamp Grange lamp shouldbe oi on the camera is not blinking
72. nt reserve is made changes accordingly d ZO CO SE om 27 n Press the Q button to exit the print reserve menu and press the button Si TROUBLESHOOTING ERROR MESSAGES Warning Monitor display Meaning Action NO CARD Card is not inserted or recognized Insert a card or if it is already inserted remove and insert it again CARD ERROR Shooting playback and erasure are not possible Clean the Garde connector with a piece of cleaning paper and format the card again A card that can not be formatted is unusable E WRITE PROTECT Writing data to the card is prohibited If you want to save images on the card remove the write protect seal See the instructions provided with the SmartMedia card H CARD FULL No more images can be taken because the number of recordable images has reached 0 Replace the card or erase unwanted images Ea NO PICTURE Playback is impossible You are trying to play back a card on which no images have been recorded PICTURE ERROR The image can not be viewed The image file in use is not compatible with the camera o I 8 a Z O gq18NO0HYL 83 o I 8 Z O gq18NO0HYL 84 PROBLEMS OPERATING PROBLEMS automatically open it again Cause Remedy See The camera power is off Open the lens barrier to turn the p 14 camer
73. ond The mark is used to indicate that the button is to be pressed for more than 1 Operation is easy using the arrow pad second During recording During playback For magnifying the subject See Digital tele mode CS p 35 For magnifying the displayed image See Close up playback e p 54 For protecting the image See Protecting important images I p 28 During recording During playback XX For setting the flash mode See Flash CS p 30 For displaying the next frame See Checking recorded images IS p 25 During playback During playback During playback For index display See Index playback CS p 52 For returning to normal view of the image after magnifying See Close up playback t p 54 For erasing the displayed image See Erasing an image IS p 27 During recording During playback For taking close up pictures See Macro mode US p 33 For displaying the previous frame See Checking recorded images IS p 25 z F OO 37 og E oS 29 USING THE ARROW PAD FLASH The flash is designed to fire automatically when the flash setting is AUTO default setting and you take pictures under low light conditions or against strong backlight You can change the flash mode to suite different shooting situations 1 Open the lens barrier The camera turns on in the Record mode
74. ound The flash fires first while the shutter speed is reduced to capture the surrounding lighting conditions The red eye phenomenon is minimized by the pre flash The shutter speed is reduced in low light situations when the Caution flash mode is set to Flash Off E Night View or Night Scene Red eye Sg It is recommended using a tripod to avoid camera shake The orange lamp blinks to warn the camera shake in low light situations but you can still take a picture However a moving object will be blurred when shot ca CO AD Ste a EE MACRO MODE The Macro mode is recommended when shooting a subject at distances of 10 cm 50 cm 4 in 1 6 ft 1 Open the lens barrier The camera turns on in the Record mode 2 Press the button The monitor shows the current Macro mode OFF 33 ca 68 SE ou aS 34 USING THE ARROW PAD 3 When the current Macro mode display indicates OFF press the button once again The Macro mode is set and the monitor turns on Take a picture by composing the subject using the monitor Note The Macro mode is canceled when the clear settings value is Caution RESET and the lens barrier is closed See Clear settings IS p 75 When using the Macro mode keep the distance between the camera and the subject at a distance of more than 10 cm 4 in e If you try to take a picture at a distance of less than 10 cm 4 in t
75. rver ile search for the device OLYMPUS Digtal Comes windows is now ready to install the best ver tor pe device Click Back to select a diferent civ o cic New ech 3 Q o o Locator ct diver Ze DE EE 6 Click on Finish 7 Installation of the driver is now completed Proceed to Saving images from your camera on the PC gs gt p 9 SAVING IMAGES FROM YOUR CAMERA ON THE PC This procedure enables you to save images on the PC The My Documents folder is used in this manual as an example of the download destination folder You can choose or create a different folder if desired Double click EI 1 Double click on the My Computer icon on the PC desktop and open the window ain My Computer pa 2 Double click on the Ca He Eat Ser Go Fi ee Le Removable Disk icon The Removable Disk icon is displayed when the camera is connected to the PC indicating that the camera is recognized as the Removable Disk a Duren z 3 Q CO o Note If the Removable Disk icon is not displayed or if an error message is displayed when you double click on the Removable Disk icon one of the following may have occurred There is a problem with the power supply to the camera the AC adapter is not connected properly or the batteries are exhausted There is no SmartMedia card in the camera or there is a problem with the
76. s the Camera menu Select SETUP using the buttons and press the button Select REC VIEW using the lt buttons and press the button SD eee REC VIEWLOFF Jy d LON J Select ON using the A Q D sen buttons and press the _OFF S ON button ON The monitor briefly shows the last image you took once shooting is completed CANCEL SET x OFF The camera is ready to take the next picture immediately after shooting is completed The Rec view setting is now completed Press the button again to exit the menu The Rec view mode remains when the lens barrier is closed 74 CLEAR SETTINGS You can choose to keep the shooting related settings such as the flash mode and image quality settings as they are for the next picture or return to the default settings when the camera is turned off If you do not want to change the settings to suit the weather or subject select HOLD to keep current settings This conveniently avoids having to re enter settings each time the camera is used as would be the case if the settings are cleared For details of the settings see Clear settings value sp 781 1 Open the lens barrier The camera turns on in the Record mode 2 Press the button The monitor shows the Camera menu 3 Select SETUP using the V buttons and press the button 4 Select using the buttons and press the
77. sceeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeaeteseeseeaeeetees When taking pictures When playing back pictures Menu screen How s nsnnsnennnneieenenee Setting the date and time ke TAKING PICTURES 18 Holding the camera nri a ai 18 Taking pictures Taking pictures using the viewfinder Taking pictures using the monitor sesseeseeseeeeseeeeeeereeeee 20 When to use the viewfinder and the monitor A 21 The function of the memory gauge S The function of the green lamp and the orange lamp 22 Eescher gn 23 PLAYING BACK PICTURES Checking recorded images playback WO c scccccseessseessstessseseeeeeeene Quick view double click playback in the Record mode Erasing animae E CONTENTS Protecting important images EE 28 RECORDING FUNCTIONS 29 Using th arrow LEE 29 Flash s M r M d edel r r T t A iahbiestenadh t 33 Digital tele E 35 Exposure compensation 36 Self timer ote 38 GE e Mun EEN A0 et TEE 42 Spot metering mode 43 White balance 44 image quality EE ee EE 46 SNarpneSs SANS AER A 48 Contrast Sache eg dee 50 PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS 52 le il wise ne e a et eel 52 Close Up playback NISSEN es 54 AUTO playba k pc ssncsprvennzetssccanvoniaeaacosnuati eege 55 geen BNI AGES ott e tedden EEN 56 OTHER FUNCTIONS 57 Recording and playing back MOVIES e eee ee eect teeter tetas Panorama ModE seesi es isc Geincata ansban oan R
78. sing the amp buttons and press the button Select 4 ALL ERASE using the buttons and press the button Select 4 ALL ERASE using the buttons and press the button All the images are erased Once erased images cannot be restored Check the image before erasing to avoid Caution accidentally erasing image you want to keep E PROTECT Ga Display the image you want to protect Press the button for more than 1 second The Gx symbol is displayed Protected images cannot be erased by Erasing an image or Erasing all images Caution but they are erased by formatting the card To cancel the protect setting display the image with the symbol and press the button for more than 1 second E RECORDING PLAYING BACK MOVIES amp Recording movies Press the button with the lens barrier open to display the Camera menu Select CAMERA using the buttons and press the 6 button Select DRIVE using the X buttons and press the Q button Select f MOVIE using the G buttons and press the button Press the button again to exit the menu The monitor will turn on Record movies by looking at the monitor Press the shutter button to start recording movies Recording stops when the shutter button is pressed again The movie mode is cancelled when the monitor is turned off by pressing the button Playing back movies Press the
79. sitioning the AF target mark over the subject in the viewfinder 3 Press the shutter button halfway x This condition is called half pressed lt The green lamp on the right of the M viewfinder lights up The exposure and focus are locked while the shutter button is pressed halfway You will hear an operation sound but no picture is being taken If the green lamp blinks focus may be incorrect Release your finger from the shutter button hold the camera securely and half press the button again See Focus lock e p 23 4 Press the shutter button fully This condition is called full pressed x The picture is taken e TAKING PICTURES TAKING PICTURES USING THE MONITOR 1 Open the lens barrier ceo Press the button The monitor turns on Press the button again to turn the monitor off Ba CH SE c TE mo n 3 Determine the image composition by observing your subject in the monitor z k ei O 4 Press the shutter button to take a picture in the same way as you would when using the viewfinder See Taking pictures using the viewfinder IS p 19 The green lamp or the orange lamp on the right of the viewfinder may light or blink before or after taking picures or when the shutter button is pressed halfway See The function of the green lamp
80. ss risk of camera movement The actual area of the e Subject can be seen clearly image as it will be shot even in bright surroundings can be confirmed e Less battery consumption Disadvantages The image area in the viewfinder Risk of camera movement may be different than that of the Difficult to see in bright actual picture when the distance or dark surroundings from the subject is short e Batteries exhaust quickly Note e Itis recommended that you look through the monitor when shooting a subject at distances of 50 cm 1 5 m 1 6 ft 4 9 ft With the viewfinder the area of the image actually shot is larger than the area observed in the viewfinder e As shown in hatched area the area of the image actually shot may differ slightly from the area observed in the viewfinder when the working distance is short THE FUNCTION OF THE MEMORY GAUGE Memory gauge changes automatically to indicate whether the camera is ready for taking pictures or the camera is recording pictures taken Memory Gauge Shoot Shoot gt m Shoot EEA aan _ Wait Before sane 1 picture More than Can not shoot goes off 1 picture lights completely 21 TAKING PICTURES Lamp status Camera operation What you can can not do Green lamp The autofocus has brought You can take a picture RE lights the subject into focus EE half pressed
81. teren TE 28 Q QUICK VIEW 00 eeececceeeeeeteeeeteeeees 26 R REC view ceeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeereeeeeeees 74 Rechargeable batteries 11 Record mode 8 Recordable time meee Red eye 30 31 Resizing 69 Rotating EE 70 S Self tiMer eih ed 38 Self timer lamp 0 0 eee eee 7 Sepia ENER 68 Sequence mode 40 baten 48 SHQ eoe r E 46 Shutter button oe eee 7 Single image playback 25 SmartMedia card oe 12 BROT NEE 43 er 46 BOs ee iene 46 Strap eyelet A Y T Tripod socket E 7 U USB CONNECHOF siii iiini 7 Vv Viewiinder isinaad adipisa 7 w White balance ee 44 Write protect sel 13 91 OLYMPUS http www olympus com m OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO LTD ct San Ei Building 22 2 Nishi Shinjuku 1 chome Shinjuku ku Tokyo Japan Customer support 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 m OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO EUROPA GMBH Premises Goods delivery WendenstraBe 14 18 20097 Hamburg Germany Tel 040 237730 Lett
82. ting returns to HQ default setting when the clear settings value is RESET and the lens barrier is closed See Clear settings a gt p 75 The number of recordable images varies depending on the image quality setting The number of pixels is almost the same for HQ and SHQ but the compression rate is lower for SHQ resulting in clearer images when enlarged SHQ also takes longer to record and play back images than HQ When you select a image quality with higher image quality than the current mode and the number of recordable images remaining is low the monitor may display a warning mark see below This means that there is not enough memory on the SmartMedia card for the selected image quality Select another image quality SHA 1600x1208 D Q1 1024x768 CANCEL _SET x SE ZQ ZO oda og ZZ kt 47 SHARPNESS Use this function when you want to soften the contours of the subject or alternatively when you want to emphasize the contours to achieve a sharper image Note Sharpness settings HARD The outline of the subject is emphasized This setting is ideal for taking shots of buildings or text NORMAL This is the standard setting for taking pictures SOFT The outline of the subject is not strongly emphasized This setting is ideal for processing images on a PC 1 Open the lens barrier The camera turns on in the Record mode Press the ei button The monitor shows
83. ttached MUTING THE BEEP TONES This function enables you to turn off the beep tones 1 Open the lens barrier The camera turns on in the Record mode 2 Press the button The monitor shows the Camera menu 3 Select SETUP using the buttons and press the button 4 Select em using the buttons and press the button 5 Select OFF using the buttons and press the Si button The beep tones are turned off Press the button again to exit the menu ef el 0 Be cs O E x m D T c E O fal O Z o Note e The beep tones setting remains when the lens barrier is closed The beep tones can also be set from the Play menu 71 d ZO lon 4x 6m 27 n 72 FORMATTING A NEW CARD This function enables you to format the SmartMedia card Any images on the card can be erased when the card is formatted Before operating insert the card Caution When using a card from a manufacturer other than Olympus or a card which is formatted or used with devices other than this camera such as a PC be sure to format the card on this camera Olympus CAMEDIA brand SmartMedia cards do not require formatting 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button The camera turns on in the Play mode 2 Press the button The monitor shows the Play menu 3 Select SETUP using the
84. ttery is exhausted the flash is not automatically fired To cancel the composite mode after the first shot press the button d ZO lon 4a SE E n 66 EDITING IMAGES MONOCHROME BLACK AND WHITE IMAGES You can turn selected images into monochrome images and save them separately 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button The camera turns on in the Play mode 2 Display the image you want to turn into a monochrome image on the monitor and press the button The monitor shows the Play menu 3 Select EDIT using the buttons and press the button d Select BLACK amp WHITE using the buttons and press the button 5 Select BLACK amp WHITE using the amp buttons and press the button The image is transformed into monochrome and saved separately SNOILONNA YAHLO e Movies or images edited on a PC can not be processed using Caution the monochrome function e This function is not available if you are using a SmartMedia card with a write protect seal attached 67 EDITING IMAGES SEPIA IMAGES You can turn selected images into sepia images and save them separately 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button The camera turns on in the Play mode 2 Display the image you want to turn into a sepia image on the monitor and press the Gi button The monitor shows the Pla
85. viewfinder and around the periphery of the picture separately and then selects the optimal exposure The camera measures the light levels only at the center of the viewfinder allowing you to obtain the correct exposure for backlight subjects since the exposure is not affected by the background light E WHITE BALANCE GG c 6 i e SPOT D Press the button with the lens barrier open to display the Camera menu Select PICTURE using the buttons and press the button Select WB using the buttons and press the button Select the white balance setting using the buttons and press the button Press the button again to exit the menu Take a picture White balance settings Auto AUTO The white balance is controlled automatically Clear sky 3 In outdoors under a clear sky Cloudy sky lt gt In outdoors under a cloudy sky Incandescent Lamp 4 Under incandescent lighting Fluorescent Lamp Under fluorescent lighting E IMAGE QUALITY SHQ HQ SQ1 SQ2 Press the button with the lens barrier open to display the Camera menu Select PICTURE using the G buttons and press the button Select using the W buttons and press the button Select the image quality setting using the buttons and press the ei button Press the button again to exit the menu Take a picture Image quality settings pixel size SHQ 1600 x 1208
86. y liability for damages and loss of profit due to loss of image data resulting from servicing by a third party who is not designated by Olympus or from other causes The quality of the images shot with this product differs from that of the images shot with ordinary film based cameras 2001 OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO LTD TRADEMARKS All brand names and product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective owners ABOUT THE CAMERA FILE SYSTEM The DCF Design rule for Camera File system is a standard established by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association INDEX CONTENTS PREPARATION TAKING PICTURES PLAYING BACK PICTURES RECORDING FUNCTIONS PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS OTHER FUNCTIONS TROUBLESHOOTING EN 18 25 29 52 57 83 HI SNILOOHS SNOILONN 4 SNOILONNA SNOILONNA SAYNLOId SAYNLOld NOLLWHVdaHd a1Eenowl YAHLO MOVEAV 1d ONIGHOOSY FM MOVE ONIAV Id ONIMVL CONTENTS K This symbol indicates pages recommended for reading by first time users These pages show how to take pictures and how to play them back CONTENTS 4 PREPARATION Eege Monitor indication S ed ee LAANG Attaching the E Loading the batteries X o cscccsessssssseessesssesssesssessecssecssecssecssecseesseenees Selecting commercially available batteries or the AC adapter Inserting the SmartMedia card 5 Turning the camera ON OFF cececeeecce
87. y menu 3 Select EDIT using the lt buttons and press the 6 button 4 Select SEPIA using the buttons and press the 6 button Select SEPIA using the buttons and press the button The image is transformed into sepia and saved separately ei E E m D E C Z O a O Z ao e Movies or images edited on a PC can not be processed using Caution the sepia function e This function is not available if you are using a SmartMedia 68 card with a write protect seal attached EDITING IMAGES RESIZING You can change the size of a selected image to 640 x 480 or 320 x 240 and save it separately Use this function when you want to reduce the image data volume for example when you send an e mail with an image attached 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button The camera turns on in the Play mode 2 Display the image you want to resize on the monitor and press the button The monitor shows the Play menu 3 Select EDIT using the buttons and press the button 4 Select J using the D QD SS SETUP buttons and press the SETUP button 5 Select 640 x 480 or 320 x 240 using the buttons 4840x480 A and press the button The size of the image is changed and the resized image saved separately e Movies or images edited on a PC can not be processed usi

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