Olympus Digital Vision software User's Manual
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1. port can handle Set Date When the camera is connected to your computer the system tries to and Time verify the camera s date and time If the date time in the camera is not set or is incorrect the system prompts you to verify the date time When setting the time also select AM or PM Olympus Digital Vision User s Guide Page 14 Setting Camera Auto Shutoff Description You can determine the length of time the camera will remain inactive before shutting itself off You may select different time values for when the camera is connected to your computer tethered mode and when the camera is not connected field mode Olympus Digital Vision Contact Sheet Take Picture Configure Communications Port AUTO X Baud Rate 57600 v Set Date and Time 6 09 25 5 14 57 AM Camera Auto Shutoff Field Mode Secs Tethered Mode Secs Olympus Digital Vision User s Guide Page 15 Technical Support You can obtain support and information for Olympus products from a number of sources O The Digital Vision Technical Support phone number is 1 888 55 DIGITAL You are entitled to 30 days of free technical support from the date of your first phone call After the 30 day time frame call 516 844 5520 for person to person customer support O The Olympus World Wide Web site http www olympus com digital contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions FAQs and a TekTalk page Olympus po2. software or when you are working with technical support Note To access these camera options through your computer the camera must be connected to your computer via the connection cable Olympus Digital Vision User s Guide Page 12 To view camera information O Select the About tab in the Olympus Digital Vision window Olympus Digital Vision Contact Sheet Take Picture OLYMPUS Camera Model Software Version Firmware Yersion D 200L 1 0 25 70 Olympus Digital Vision User s Guide Page 13 Configuring the Camera You can change the communications port the data transmission speed and the date and time stored in the camera You can also define the time period for camera auto shutoff The system attempts to detect the best communications settings for your system but you may change the provided defaults if necessary Note To access these options the camera must be connected to your computer via the connection cable To change the configuration settings 1 Select the Configure tab in the Olympus Digital Vision window The Configure page displays 2 Change the settings as necessary g Click the up or down arrows to increase or decrease the displayed value OR O Highlight the entry to be changed and type in the correct information Setting Description Port The communications port where the camera is attached to the computer Speed The maximum data transfer speed the
3. stale or drained the camera does not stay on long enough for the computer to access it Be sure the cable is connected properly both to the computer and to the camera Turn off the Chooser Select the Chooser from the Apple menu then click Inactive to turn it off Note Complete details on operating the camera are included in the Olympus Digital Still Camera instructions Olympus Digital Vision User s Guide Page 5 Downloading Pictures When you download pictures from the camera to your computer they are available for use in your imaging software From there you can save the pictures as files or use them in projects Note To download pictures from the camera the camera must be on in the picture taking position and connected to your computer via the connection cable To download pictures 1 Select the Contact Sheet tab to display the picture thumbnails 2 Select the picture or pictures to download O To select a single picture click on the picture O To select multiple pictures press the Shift key and click on the desired pictures O To select all the pictures click the Select All button Note Some applications download pictures from the camera one at a time In this case if you select multiple pictures the first one in order is downloaded 3 Select the Download button to download the selected picture s from the camera The system displays a status bar indicating the percentage of data
4. OLYMPUS Digital Vision for Macintosh User s Guide The contents of this User s Guide and the Olympus Digital Vision software are copyright 1996 Olympus America Inc The product names in this User s Guide are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective organizations Introduction The Olympus Digital Vision software allows you to connect the camera to a computer and receive picture data Use your imaging software such as Adobe PhotoDeluxe to manipulate the photos and add them to projects such as greeting cards The process is as follows 1 2 3 4 5 6 Take pictures using the Olympus Digital Camera Connect the camera to the computer Access your imaging software Select the Olympus plugin Download the pictures you want Use your imaging software to create projects with your pictures Note This manual describes how to use the Olympus Digital Vision software For details on using the camera see your Olympus Digital Still Camera instructions Installing the Software The Olympus Digital Vision software provides the interface between the imaging software and the camera You must install the Olympus Digital Vision software before you can bring the pictures into the computer To install the software 1 2 Insert the diskette into the floppy drive Drag the Olympus Plugin from the floppy to the Plugins folder for your imaging application Note Most application
5. a button on the screen rather than pressing the button on your camera Note To set camera modes or take pictures through your computer the camera must be on in the picture taking position and connected to your computer via the connection cable To take a picture via the computer 1 Select the Take Pictures tab in the Olympus Digital Vision window The page that displays resembles the top panel of the camera The mode display area shows the selected settings battery charge level and number of pictures available for the selected Quality setting 2 Select the Preview button to view the picture as seen through the camera view finder 3 Adjust the camera modes settings or location as necessary and select Preview to display the new picture 4 When you are satisfied with the picture and camera setting select Take Picture to store the picture in the camera s memory Olympus Digital Vision User s Guide Page 8 SS Olympus Digital Vision Contact Sheet Take Picture Quality Macro Timer Delete Flash Olympus Digital Vision User s Guide Page 9 Choosing the Picture Quality You can change between High and Normal picture quality depending on how you will be using the pictures O High quality means higher resolution these pictures retain their quality when enlarged They take more space so you can fit fewer high quality pictures on the camera at one time High quality pictures also take lo
6. hat the photographer can be included in the picture Note Before you can use the Timer function you must have a date and time set in the camera For more information on setting the date and time see Configuring the Camera To use the timer O Select the Self Timer button Note This is a toggle selecting it again turns off the self timer When the self timer is selected appears in the mode display area on the screen and on the camera Olympus Digital Vision User s Guide Page 11 Using the Flash There are four flash modes available on the Olympus Digital Camera to compensate for different lighting conditions To change the flash mode O Select the Flash button Each press of the button cycles to the next mode The current flash mode setting is indicated in the display to the left of the picture counter The available modes are O Red eye reduction reduces the possibility of people appearing to have red eyes in the finished photograph The camera uses the flash to do this it flashes once to adjust the subject s eyes to the light then again to take the picture wi On the flash will activate every time a picture is taken Off the flash will not activate No icon Automatic the flash will activate when it senses that there is not enough light to take a picture About the Camera You can view camera and software version information on the screen This information is used when you update your
7. nger to store and download Use high quality if you will be printing the picture at a large size O Normal quality pictures require less data to be stored so the camera can store more of them and they load faster than high quality pictures But the lower resolution means they won t look as good if you enlarge them Use normal quality if you will be printing the photograph at a small size or if the image will only be viewed on the screen To change the picture quality O Select the HQ button Note This is a toggle selecting it changes between High and Normal picture quality When High Quality is selected HQ appears in the mode display area on the screen and on the camera Olympus Digital Vision User s Guide Page 10 Using Macro Mode Macro mode allows you to take pictures of small objects at close range When you use macro mode adjust the view in the viewfinder to use the close up correction marks see your Olympus Digital Still Camera instructions for details To use macro mode O Select the Macro Mode button Note This is a toggle selecting it changes between Macro and Normal mode When Macro mode is selected appears in the mode display area on the screen and on the camera Using the Timer The timer allows you to delay the shutter when you take a picture When you use the timer after you press the shutter release you have about 12 seconds before the camera takes the picture Often this feature is used so t
8. processed The downloaded pictures display in your imaging application Getting picture from camera 40 Cancel Olympus Digital Vision User s Guide Page 6 Erasing Pictures Erasing allows you to regain used space in the camera s memory so that you can take more pictures In most cases you will want to erase pictures after you have downloaded and saved them Note To erase pictures from the camera the camera must be on in the picture taking position and connected to your computer via the connection cable To erase pictures 1 Select the Contact Sheet tab to display the picture thumbnails 2 Select the picture or pictures to erase O To select a single picture click on the picture O To select multiple pictures press the Shift key and click on the desired pictures O To select all the pictures click the Select All button 3 Select the Erase button You are asked to confirm Click OK to erase selected pictures from camera 4 Choose OK to erase the selected pictures from the camera When the erase process is complete the Olympus Digital Vision window shows only the pictures still remaining in the camera if any exist Olympus Digital Vision User s Guide Page 7 Taking a Picture You can operate the camera through your computer and take pictures while the camera is connected to your system When the camera is attached to your computer you use the software to operate the camera you click
9. s that support plugins store them in a Plugins folder If you aren t sure where to put the plugin see your application documentation Olympus Digital Vision User s Guide Page 1 Connecting the Camera to the Computer After you have installed the software you are ready to connect the camera to the computer so that you can download the pictures you have taken To connect the camera to the computer 1 Turn off the camera 2 Connect one end of the communication cable the computer s serial port 3 Connect the other end to the camera 4 Turn on the camera Note For complete details and illustrations see the Olympus Digital Still Camera instructions Accessing the Software The Olympus Digital Vision software is accessed through an imaging software application such as Adobe PhotoDeluxe that supports plugins You must have both the imaging software and the Olympus Digital Vision software installed before you can bring the pictures into the computer To access the Olympus Digital Vision software 1 Open your imaging software 2 Select the Olympus plugin Note How you access plugins depends on your imaging software but it s usually a selection on the File menu Olympus Digital Vision User s Guide Page 2 The Olympus Digital Vision splash screen displays while the thumbnails load from the camera into the computer OO FEET EY NS IG OLYMPUS Ms i OOO Condi Preview 1 of 5 The Olympus Digi
10. sts Twain and Adobe software updates future product information Adobe Acrobat PDFs as well as sample images on this site Olympus Digital Vision User s Guide Page 16
11. tal Vision window displays the Contact Sheet which contains thumbnails of the pictures stored in the camera Note Each time you open the software these thumbnails are loaded this can take up to 3 4 seconds per picture so it may take a few minutes to display all of the thumbnails However once the software is open the thumbnails are stored in memory if you switch windows and then return to the Contact Sheet they are already loaded and display immediately Page 3 Olympus Digital Vision User s Guide Olympus Digital Vision Contact Sheet Take Picture Picture Selection If there are additional pictures that do not fit into the display a vertical scroll bar displays on the right side of the page To view additional pictures Click the up or down arrows on the scroll bar as necessary Page 4 Olympus Digital Vision User s Guide Problems Accessing the Camera If the software or computer has problems accessing the camera the following message displays The camera is not responding Please check that e the camera is on e the serial cable is connected to the camera and computer e it is plugged into the same serial port you selected from the Setup dialog Lastly try switching the camera off and on O Be sure the camera is ON close and open the lens barrier making sure it is as far open as possible O Be sure you have fresh charged batteries If the batteries are old
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