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Olympus C-350 Reference Manual

1. 64 SQL bs matos Ri net 70 Still picture PPHOTO 41 SADA h airi vr rage uz 14 Strap eyelet 14 Sunlight 3 amp 00 2 0 76 T Topmenu slssss 32 Total recording time 11 71 Tripod socket 9 Tungsten B 76 Two in one pictures 2 IN 1 68 Index USB connector 8 V Video cable 84 VIDEO OUT 107 VIDEO OUT jack 8 Viewfinder 9 43 Ww White balance WB 76 x xD Picture Card 19 Z Zoom lever 8 55 80 81 137 OLYMPUS http www olympus com OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO LTD Customer support Japanese language only Tel 0426 42 7499 Tokyo OLYMPUS AMERICA INC Two Corporate Center Drive Melville NY 11747 3157 U S A Tel 631 844 5000 Technical Support USA 24 7 online automated help http support olympusamerica com Phone customer support Tel 1 888 553 4448 Toll free Our phone customer support is available from 8 am to 10 pm Monday to Friday ET E Mail distec olympus com Olympus software updates can be obtained at http olympus com digital OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO EUROPA GMBH Premises Goods delivery Wendenstrasse 14 18 20097 Hamburg Germany Tel 040 23 77 33 Letters Postfach 10 49 08 20034 Hamburg Germany European Technical Customer Support Please visit o
2. Flash mode button HO 2948 1 896 E Press the shutter button halfway When the flash is set to fire the orange lamp remains lit Press the shutter button fully to take the picture Flash working range W max Approx 20 cm to 3 4 m 0 7 ft to 11 ft T max Approx 20 cm to 2 0 m 0 7 ft to 7 ft TIPS eee IRI rne The orange lamp or flash standby indication blinks The flash is charging Wait until the orange lamp goes off Using the flash T The flash does not fire in the following situations When shooting in the movie record more during sequential Note shooting L3 or panorama shooting The flash may not give you the optimum result in the macro mode especially with wide angle shooting Check the resulting picture on the monitor e Auto flash No indication The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions To shoot a subject with backlight position the AF target mark over the subject Red eye reduction flash The light from the flash may make the subject s eyes appear red in the picture The red eye reduction flash mode significantly reduces this phenomenon by emitting pre flashes before firing the regular flash This helps accustom the subject s eyes to the bright light and minimizes the red eye phenomenon soiseq Bunoous E The subject s eyes appear red After the pre flashes it takes about 1 second b
3. Y Y v Connecting the camera to the computer using the provided USB cable Windows p 11 Mac p 24 Y Y Confirming the computer recognizes the camera p 14 v Y Y Downloading image files Windows p 17 Mac p 26 Y Y Y Disconnecting the USB cable Windows p 20 Mac p 30 Even if your computer has a USB connector data transfer may not function correctly if you are using one of the operating systems listed below or if you have an add on USB connector extension card etc Windows 95 NT 4 0 Windows 98 98 SE upgrade from Windows 95 Mac OS 8 6 or lower except Mac OS 8 6 equipped with USB MASS Storage Support 1 3 5 installed at the factory Data transfer is not guaranteed on a home built PC system or PCs with no factory installed OS Flowchart AC Caution When connecting the camera to the computer make sure that there is sufficient remaining battery power When connected transmitting to the computer the camera does not enter the sleep mode nor will the camera s power turn off automatically Depending on the camera model when the battery power runs out or the internal temperature rises the camera may stop operating automatically This could cause the computer to malfunction and any image data file being transmitted may be lost Be careful when downloading files for a long period of time Use the AC adapter optional when downloading files If you connect or di
4. 122 Troubleshooting The picture has obscured edge s Possible cause Corrective action Ref Page The lens was partly Hold the camera correctly keeping your P 30 blocked by your finger or fingers and the strap away from the lens the strap The subject was too Check the actual picture area by using the P 45 close monitor to take the picture The picture is out of focus Possible cause Corrective action Ref Page The camera moved Hold the camera correctly and press the P 30 when the shutter button shutter button gently was pressed Camera movement occurs easily with slower shutter speeds When you take a picture with the flash off mode in a night scene or a dark situation use a tripod or hold the camera firmly The lens was dirty Clean the lens Use a commercially available blower blush and then wipe with a Lens cleaner to remove dust Mold may form on the lens surface if the lens is left dirty The focus may not be Determine the position of the subject after P 48 correct even if the green focusing the camera on an object about the lamp lights same distance away as the subject The life of the batteries is short Possible cause Corrective action Ref Page The camera is being The battery performance decreases in cold used in a cold area areas Protect the camera from the cold by using a cold protection gear or by putting it z inside your clothes o The correct battery l
5. warnings etc on and off DIN 1C3I Adjusts the brightness of the monitor P 102 e Sets the date and time P 28 Selects NTSC or PAL according to your VIDEO OUT TV s video signal type TV video signal P 107 types differ depending on the region Selects the number of frames in the index display 2 a snuaw ay jnoqy a soiseq Bunoous peN 3 Shooting basics Shooting mode This camera allows you to take still pictures and record movies You can select the appropriate mode from the SCENE SELECT PROGRAM AUTO sg depending on the shooting conditions and the effect you want to achieve when you take still pictures The factory default setting of the shooting mode is PROGRAM AUTO For normal shooting which does not require any special setting or effect you do not need to follow this procedure 1 Open the lens barrier fully The camera turns on in the shooting mode N Press The top menu is displayed 3 Press f on the arrow pad to select MODE MENU Press and select to record a movie ts Recording movies P 53 4 Press to select the CAMERA tab and press fj Arrow pad es go QC x O woe web vi CAMERA Tab Shooting mode 5 Press to select SCENE SELECT and press f The green frame moves to the selected item 6 Press c to select PROGRAM AUTO du 9 or depending on the sho
6. Display operational buttons at the bottom of the screen SHO 2048x1536 SQ2 640x480 CANCEL 4 SELECTA GO OK Categorizes the settings into tabs Displays the tabs of each menu Select the desired tab on the left of the screen by pressing snuaui y jnoqy ba snuaui y 3noqy ra How to use the menus 1 Press to display 2 Press c c to select the top menu a tab and press f Press f Top menu CAMERA tab rn CD aec we o gt 1 KG 7 G 4 7 8 PICTURE elote Press 8 to return to the tab selection Screen z gt a L Arrow pad e 9 t Gc CARD tab SETUPt How to use the menus 3 Press to 4 Press to select an item and select a setting press f Press to complete setting Press again to exit the menu and return to shooting status c o Cae EP sc z Se 3 o or To return to select an item press G or moves to the selected item T Not all items can be selected depending on the status of the camera and the settings performed Note In the shooting mode you can take pictures by pressing the shutter button even with the menu being displayed If you want to save the settings after the camera is turned off set ALL RESET to OFF p3 ALL RESET Savin
7. 2 00 50 Auto flash 0 59 B Batteries 15 Battery check 10 12 Battery compartment cover 9 15 Beep sound gj 104 Cc Camera movement warning 10 Card ian iilii necu 19 Card check 5 25 Card cover 8 20 CARD SETUP f 99 Close up playback Q 80 Connector cover 8 Contact area 19 Creating black and white pictures EDO MEUS 92 D DC IN jack sess eessss 8 Digital zoom 56 DPOF veh ren 108 E ESP metering 64 Exposure compensation 4 74 F FILE NAME cscs cues es File number Fill in flash Flash sik eELEUDIIQu 4 Flash charge Flash mode Flash off oaaae Flash standby Fluorescent Focus Lock Format ox der hr ye sus G INEO 1 25 impen 101 L Landscape Language e43S 26 Lens ik ovo eR ER ee 8 Lens barrier 5 4 8 Macro mode W 10 61 Memory gauge 10 12 45 Index Metering 64 Mode Menus 31 32 36 MODE RESET 34 96 Monitor cates at otani Monitor button Movie MOVIE PLAY x 86 N Night scene JJ 42 51 Noise reduction 51 INT SOs s Rl Less 107 Number of storable still pictures vo
8. Playback on a TV Picture rotation c Pictures taken with the camera held vertically are displayed horizontally This function lets you turn such pictures 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise so that they are displayed vertically In the playback mode top menu Playback button e select MODE MENU gt PLAY 6 amp and press f 2 Press c co to select 90 or 90 The picture is rotated and displayed vertically Press again exit the menu Picture when taken The following pictures cannot be rotated Movies protected pictures pictures that have been edited on a PC Note and pictures taken with another camera New picture orientations are saved even when the power is turned off didi Ej yoegfeld E MOVIE PLAY Viewing movies C 1 Press with the lens barrier closed The monitor turns on 2 Usethe arrow pad to display the picture with Q Ux Viewing still pictures P 78 3 Press Q The top menu is displayed 4 Press c to select MOVIE PLAY Playback button B Arrow pad amp Q mark MOVIE PLAY Viewing movies 5 Press a c to select PLAYBACK and press The movie is played back When playback ends the display automatically returns to the beginning of the movie ED The MOVIE PLAYBACK menu is Mn em displayed again after playback ends SELETA GO
9. alkaline batteries or NiMH batteries AC adapter optional Manganese zinc carbon batteries cannot be used Dimensions 108 mm W x 57 5 mm H x 40 mm D 4 2 x 2 2 x 1 6 excluding protrusions Weight 170 g 0 4 Ib without batteries or card SPECIFICATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT ANY NOTICE OR OBLIGATION ON THE PART OF THE MANUFACTURER 55 Glossary of terms CCD Charge Coupled Device This converts light passing through the lens into electrical signals On this camera light is picked up and converted into RGB signals to build a single image DCF Design rule for Camera File system A standard for image files by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association JEITA Digital ESP Electro Selective Pattern Light Metering This determines the exposure by metering and calculating the light levels in the center and other areas of the image separately DPOF Digital Print Order Format This is for saving desired print settings on digital cameras By entering which images to print and the number of copies of each the user can easily have the desired images printed by a printer or print lab that supports the DPOF format JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group A compression format for color still images Photographs images shot using this camera are recorded onto the card in JPEG format when the Record mode is set to SHQ HQ or SQ By downloading these images to a personal c
10. select MODE MENU CARD gt CARD SETUP and press f p How to use the menus P 32 g ey OK button L_ Arrow pad 2 Press c to select 4 ALL ERASE and press PALL ERASE Qu Tu ELIO SELECT GO OK 3 Press cc to select YES and press All the pictures are erased A CAUTION ERASING ALL YES Ts GO 0K J Editing still pictures This function lets you edit still pictures and store them as new pictures The following editing operations are possible BLACK amp WHITE Converts pictures into black and white pictures and stores them as new pictures SEPIA Converts pictures into sepia toned pictures and stores them as new pictures Bal Changes the picture size to 640 x 480 or 320 x 240 and stores the picture as a new picture 1 Press with the lens barrier Playback button e closed The monitor turns on 2 Usethe arrow pad to display the still picture you want to edit Ux Viewing still pictures P 78 OK button Arrow pad 3 Press The top menu is displayed 4 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU EDIT and choose each item t How to use the menus P 32 Select BLACK amp WHITE px P 92 Select SEPIA r P 92 Select Pal pg P 93 PS EJ yoegfeld EM o Editing still pictures mmm ume Creating black and white pictures 5 S
11. ENGLISH P 26 eS FRANCAIS DEUTSCH ESPANOL I 19 ON OFF P 104 Io P 102 amp P 28 VIDEO OUT NTSC PAL P 107 zz 4 9 16 P 82 MOVIE PLAYBACK P 86 PLAY FRAME BY FRAME EXIT LINFO P 101 L Q ERASE YES NO P 89 sno ueJJ SIN a sno ueJJ SIN m List of factory default settings Shooting mode Z AUTO OFF OFF Shooting mode PHOTO Still picture SCENE SELECT P PROGRAM AUTO Zoom Wide Monitor OFF ESP ESP HQ 24 0 0 DRIVE EJ Single frame shooting DIGITAL ZOOM OFF PANORAMA OFF 2IN 1 OFF WB AUTO FILE NAME RESET ePlayback mode na OFF OFF INFO OFF On OFF A 0 zz 9 e Other default settings ALL RESET ON es ENGLISH ON REC VIEW ON T 0 e 2003 01 01 VIDEO OUT Setting differ according to the region where the camera is sold List of items by shooting mode Shooting mode P KN E Po e Item MV Y d Y v v v z x Y Y v 7 9 Y Y Y Y Y Y Optical zoom v v t Vv do y ESP e Y v v v 7 7 4 v v v 2 v Y v Y Y Y v C Y Y Y Y DIGITAL ZOOM Y Y v v 7 PANORAMA Y Y v y E 21N1 Y v v y V WB Y Y Y Y Y Y CARD SETUP Y Y Y Y Y Y ALL RESET Y Y v v v 7 2 Y v Y v 7 7 REC VIEW Y Y v v v 7 F
12. Gauge is off Lit Lit Wait until the gauge returns to the status on the left to take the next shot Wait pauejs unag When recording movies If you continue shooting Shoot Wait I Before shooting Gauge is off Shooting is not possible until the lit area goes off completely Movie recording ends automatically when the memory gauge is full e Battery check If the remaining battery power is low the battery check indication on the monitor changes as follows while the camera is turned on T Cx No indication Lit Green Blinks Red Green lamp and orange lamp on The indicator turns the right of the viewfinder blink off after a while Remaining power level low Prepare new batteries Remaining power level exhausted Remaining power Replace with new batteries level high How to use this manual Follow the arrows to perform menu operations For details on operating procedures see g Types of menus P 31 Varying the image brightness Exposure compensation Fz This function allows you to make fine changes to the automatic exposure setting In some situations you may get better results when the exposure that the camera sets is compensated adjusted manually You can adjust the brightness in the range of 42 0 in 0 5 steps When the setting is ch
13. I Double click the My Computer icon on your desktop LE My Computer When the My computer icon is not on your desktop click Control Panel from the Start menu 2 Double click the Control Panel icon 3 Double click the System icon Control Panel The way the file icons inside the folder appear may vary depending on your version of Windows If you don t see the icon you are looking for click on view all Control Panel options on the left of the window Identifying the OS A System Properties window will appear Note and record the System information 4101888 Confirm that your system is Windows 98 98 SE Me 2000 Professional or Windows XP then press OK to close E the window ovanan OK Cancel If your OS is Windows 98 98 SE proceed to Installing the USB driver for Windows 98 iS p 9 Users running Windows Me 2000 XP E gt p 11 Users running other OS Ex p 31 Mac OS Macintosh Select About This Computer from the Apple menu on the menu bar A window appears with the name of the computer s OS Confirm that the OS is OS 9 0 9 1 or OS X O __ About This Computer BB LJ file Edit View Special C This Computer Apple System Profile E catcufator fe Chooser Q Control Panels gt don Mac E fj Favorites gt e Ai
14. Larger Smaller Selecting a record mode GT Still Picture Record Modes Record mode Resolution No of pixels Memory capacity in number of shots using a 16 MB card 6 SH 2048 x 1536 HQ 20 sal 1024 x 768 76 SQ2 640 x 480 165 Movie Record Modes Maximum time for one recording sec Record mode Resolution Movie recording time HQ 320 x 240 15 sQ 160 x 120 60 The time remaining for recording movies Total recording time in the card is displayed on the monitor when the camera is set to the movie record mode Y Note The card memory capacity listed in the table is approximate 5 The number of remaining pictures may change according to the subject or factors like whether print reservations have been made or not In certain instances the number of remaining pictures displayed on the monitor does not change even when you take pictures or stored images are erased If movies are shot with VIDEO OUT set to PAL and the VIDEO cable connected the movie recording time will differ from the time listed in the Movie Record Modes table Bunoous paoueapy i Bunoous pesueapy m Selecting a record mode TIPS n s 5 Resolution The number of pixels horizontal x vertical used when savin
15. If the battery compartment cover seems hard to close do not force it With the battery compartment cover shut press the amp mark firmly and push in the direction shown in the illustration Ifthe camera is left for about 30 minutes with the batteries removed the 5 date and time settings will revert to the factory default settings Note r Precautions when using batteries The amount of power consumed varies considerably depending on the operations performed on the digital camera If you use exhausted batteries or alkaline batteries the camera may turn off without displaying the battery level warning P 12 Loading the batteries Selecting optional batteries or an AC adapter In addition to the batteries provided with the camera the following types of battery or AC adapter can be used Choose the power source best suited to the situation e CR V3 lithium battery pack Not rechargeable Since the CR V3 lithium battery pack has a long service life it is convenient when traveling NiMH batteries Rechargeable batteries Olympus NiMH batteries are rechargeable and economical However charging the batteries repeatedly before using up their capacity will shorten the life of the batteries per charge gradually AA R6 alkaline batteries When you need batteries in a hurry you can use AA R6 alkaline batteries which are easy to obtain anywhere However the number of pictures that
16. OK PLAYBACK Plays back the entire movie again FRAME BY FRAME Plays back the movie manually one frame at a time EXIT Leaves the movie playback mode Press to select from PLAYBACK FRAME BY FRAME or EXIT and press When FRAME BY FRAME is selected o Displays the first frame of the movie Displays the last frame of the movie o Displays the next frame The movie can be played continuously by holding the button down Displays the previous frame The movie can be played continuously in reverse by holding the button down Displays the MOVIE PLAYBACK menu TIPS e Movies can also be played back in the shooting mode using QUICK VIEW p gt QUICK VIEW P 79 The access time to play a movie varies depending on the total recorded time and the record mode of the movie Note ee Ed yoegfeld m Protecting pictures You are recommended to protect important pictures to avoid accidentally erasing them Protected pictures cannot be erased by the single frame all frame erase function 1 Press with the lens barrier Playback button e closed The monitor turns on 2 Usethe arrow pad to display the picture you want to protect Ux Viewing still pictures P 78 Arrow pad 3 Press The top menu is displayed 4 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU PLAY on and press f t How to use the menus P 32 5 Press to
17. T T Folder No Month File No 100 999 1 C 0001 9999 Day 01 31 Month Jan Sep 1 9 Oct A Nov B Dec C There are two settings from which you can choose RESET or AUTO Choose the one that is best for you when transferring images to a PC File name settings RESET The file number and folder number are reset every time a new card is inserted in the camera The folder number returns to No 100 and the file number returns to No 0001 This method is useful when grouping files on separate cards AUTO Even if a new card is inserted the folder number and file number are retained from the previous card so the same file number is not used on different cards This helps you to manage multiple cards This method is useful when you want to manage all your files with sequential numbers 1 Inthe shooting mode top menu select MODE MENU SETUP gt FILE NAME RESET or AUTO and press 2 V3 How to use the menus P 32 Press again to exit the menu Arrow pad When the File No reaches 9999 the file number returns to 0001 and the 5 folder number changes Note When both the Folder and File No reach their respective maximum number 999 9999 the number of storable pictures becomes 0 even if the card is not full No more pictures can be taken Replace the card with a new one si suonouny njasn PIXEL MAPPING The Pixel Mapping feature allows the camera to c
18. eee eee 81 Selecting the number of pictures 82 Slideshow ls coaster cons ras Wen alee 83 Playback on a TV Jacks cee ne eee hoes ee das 84 Pictur rotation 4 zou boc keine ea RUE 85 MOVIE PLAY Viewing movies sellers 86 Protecting pictures o4 llle 88 Erasing pictures lssssss ee 89 Single frame erase iilii illii eee 89 All frame erase 0 eese 90 Editing still pictures 2 2 0 0 00000000 c eee eee 91 Creating black and white pictures 92 Creating sepia toned pictures 4 92 RESIZING Pag urn tte asthe oh ee ad ee EIS 93 INDEX Creating an index 0000000 0 ee eee 94 6 Useful functions 96 MODE RESET Reset the settings you changed 96 ALL RESET Saving the camera s settings 97 CARD SETUP Formatting cards t 99 Displaying shooting information INFO 101 Adjusting the monitor brightness IQI eee 102 REC VIEW oaaao Mr EESE 103 Turning the beep sound off B 0005 104 FILE NAMES 253 6t eruta e eee 105 PIXEL MAPPING rr IR revers 106 VIDEO OUT Video output selection 107 6 Contents 7 Print setting 108 How to print pictures T 108 All frame reservation ME oo eee eee ee ee 110 Single frame reservation T 2 eee eee 112 Resetting print reservation data T1 115 8 Miscellaneou
19. Since the shutter speed is slow make sure you stabilize the camera by using a tripod or set it on a level surface Recording movies You can record movies with this camera Recorded movies can be played back or stored separately as still pictures using the index function Ux INDEX Creating an index P 94 1 Open the lens barrier fully The camera turns on in the shooting mode 2 Press The top menu is displayed OK button Arrow pad 3 Press c to select i Movie recording is set and the menu is closed The mark and the total recordable time depending on the card memory capacity are displayed on the monitor 4 Decide the composition while looking at the image on the monitor 5 Press the shutter button halfway soiseq Bunoous RA soiseq Bunoous mM Recording movies 6 Press the shutter button fully to start recording The orange lamp on the right of the viewfinder lights When recording a movie the camera automatically adjusts the focus and exposure according to the moving subject During movie recording lights red and the time you can shoot is displayed T Press the shutter button again to stop recording The orange lamp blinks while the movie is stored on the card When the remaining recording time has been used up recording stops automatically To return to the still picture shooting mode press in the top menu and select gg PHOTO Still pictur
20. turn the power Switch to ON switch e Camera with a mode Camera setup connection mode Set the mode dial to v to turn the camera on 12 Connecting the camera to the computer mummumumummmummmumummmmmmummummummmmmummmEEmEEHEHEHNENHNHHNENEHNENENENH 4 The computer recognizes the camera as a new device When you connect the camera to the computer for the first time the computer automatically recognizes the camera Click OK when the message saying that the installation is completed appears The computer recognizes the camera as a Removable Disk e Windows XP You can download image files from the camera easily Select Copy pictures to folder on my computer using Microsoft Scanner and Camera Wizard then follow the on screen instructions You may also select take no action to bypass the Microsoft Scanner and Camera Wizard You may then use a more advanced image viewing editing program such as Olympus CAMEDIA Master Software For detailed instructions on downloading refer to the CAMEDIA Master software user s guide When the camera is connected to the computer none of the camera buttons are functional Caution 13 14 Double click the My Computer icon on the desktop For users running Windows XP click My Computer from the Start menu Make sure the Removable Disk icon appears in the window There may already be other Removable Disk icons for other de
21. Information display is set to ON are shown below Ux Displaying shooting information P 101 Items Indications Ref Page rcs n p 110 2 Battery check a Caj P 12 3 Protect Om P 88 4 Record mode SHQ HQ SQ1 SQ2 P 70 5 Resolution 2048x1536 1024x768 640x480 etc P 70 6 Exposure compensation 2 0 1 5 1 0 0 5 40 5 1 0 1 5 42 0 P 74 7 White balance WB AUTO qx c 3x P 76 8 Date and time 03 04 01 12 00 P 28 9 File number still picture 100 0016 Playing time Total recording time movie 0 15 10 Movie geo P 86 T The indications that appear on a movie picture that has been b selected and displayed from the index display are different from Note those that appear when the movie picture is displayed using the movie playback function Q O 2 zm 3 a o a o 2 Names of parts e Memory gauge The memory gauge lights up when you take a picture or record a movie While the gauge is lit the camera is storing the picture or the movie on the card The memory gauge indication changes as shown below depending on the shooting status If the memory gauge is fully lit wait a few seconds until it goes off to take the next shot When taking still pictures Shoot t Before One picture More than two No more pictures can be shooting taken taken taken Fully lit
22. 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 The PC screens shown in this manual may differ slightly from the actual displays on some PC models Trademarks Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc All other company and product names are registered trademarks and or trademarks of their respective owners Flowchart Identifying the OS Windows 98 Me 2000 XP Macintosh OS 9 X Downloading image files using other OS For other OS users By connecting the camera to a computer with the provided USB cable images on a card can be transferred to the computer Some OS s operating Systems may need a special setup before connecting to the camera for the first time Follow the chart below Identifying the OS p 6 Vv Y Y Windows 98 MacOS 9 0 9 1 0S X 98 SE Second Edition Windows Me 2000 XP Eor OS 8 6 see below Y Installing the USB driver for Windows 98 p 9
23. P 70 Y OFF P 61 J CARD SETUP Formatting cards This function lets you format a card Formatting prepares cards to receive data Before using non Olympus cards or cards which have been formatted on a PC you must format them with this camera All existing data including protected pictures are erased when the card is formatted Make sure that you transfer important data to a PC before formatting a used card 1 In the top menu select MODE MENU CARD CARD SETUP and press f t How to use the menus P 32 Shooting mode The FORMAT screen is displayed Playback mode The CARD SETUP screen is displayed If the FORMAT screen is displayed press to select YES If the CARD SETUP screen is displayed press amp to select FORMAT and press 2 When the FORMAT screen appears press to select YES Arrow pad GEIIEP SELECTS GO CARD SETUP GALL ERASE Nol CANCELS 4 SELECT H GO d suonouny Injesm Ea suonouny njasn P CARD SETUP Formatting cards 3 Press The BUSY bar is displayed and the card is formatted A CAUTION ERASING ALL YES MO j SELECT H GO OK Never do the following during formatting as they may cause the card to malfunction Note Open the card cover Remove the battery Connect or disconnect the AC adapter 7 Displaying shooting info
24. PICTURE WB P 76 I CARD CARD SETUP P 99 SETUP ALL RESET P 97 Z ENGLISH P 26 e FRANCAIS DEUTSCH ESPA OL m ON OFF P 104 REC VIEW ON OFF P 103 I FILE NAME RESET AUTO P 105 PIXEL MAPPING P 106 I I P 102 I 5 P 28 VIDEO OUT NTSC PAL P 107 r PHOTO P 43 HQ SQ P 70 MODE RESET RESET P 96 CANCEL snoeue o2si N 2 sno ueJJ SIN List of menus Playback mode menus Still picture Top menu Tab Function Setting MODE PLAY On ON OFF MENU A 0 90 90 D D d EDIT BLACK amp WHITE BLACK amp WHITE CANCEL SEPIA SEPIA CANCEL Ea 640x480 320x240 CANCEL CARD CARD SETUP X ALL ERASE FORMAT SETUP ALL RESET ON OFF E ENGLISH ec FRANCAIS DEUTSCH ESPANOL ON OFF 3 r VIDEO OUT NTSC PAL fe 4 9 16 LINFO gt ERASE YES NO Ref Page P 88 P 85 P 112 110 P 92 P 92 P 93 P 90 99 P 97 P 26 P 104 P 102 P 28 P 107 P 82 P 83 P 101 P 89 List of menus e Playback mode menus Q Top menu Tab Function Setting Ref Page MODE PLAY On ON OFF P 88 MENU EDIT INDEX OK RESET P 94 CANCEL L CARD CARD SETUP ff ALL P 90 ERASE 99 FORMAT SETUP ALL RESET ON OFF P 97
25. RE RRR RRR ERR RRR REE REE EERE EEE EERE Eee The Hard Disk window is displayed jm Macintosh HD BB 13 items 8 22 GB available Apple Extras Adobe Fonts olympus bs ATH Deluxe Late Bresking News g ig Applications Interne a System Folder Utilities g S Installer Logs Assistants g 5 Drag amp drop the image you want to save in the computer in this case P1010012 JPG to the Hard Disk window The image is saved in the computer in the Hard disk To select all images click Edit gt Select all When the image file has been copied to the computer you can view images Note by double clicking the image files in the Hard Disk folder The files will be opened in the default image viewer of the operating system If you want to view the image a different size or process it you will need to open the image with software that supports JPEG or TIFF images files such as Paint Shop Pro Photoshop or CAMEDIA Master software the image is being copied Never open the card cover on the camera load or remove the batteries or connect or disconnect the AC adapter while the lamp is blinking as the image files may be destroyed The lamp on the right of the viewfinder or the card access lamp blinks while Caution 28 Downloading images to your computer e Mac OS X Malfunctions such as the following may occur due to the OS If the
26. camera is not connected correctly a malfunction occurs in the computer Date and time information of image files is not accurately displayed If the card cover of the camera is opened while connecting to the computer the untitled icon does not disappear from the desktop etc When the computer has recognized the camera the Apple Image Capture software dialog appears 1 From the Download To menu ee 21007 cx0202 select a destination folder F pannat PA ETT OBTUSE A Automatic Task Nor 2 To download all images click ee Download All To selectively download images click Download Some and highlight the desired images Download Some Download All The images are transferred from the camera to your computer Note If you are operating Mac OS X and you want to download images using the pie same procedure as for Mac OS 9 select File gt Close and exit the Apple Image Capture software At this time the camera is indicated as unlabeled computer and transferred back to a card may not play back on the camera or If you use the Apple Image Capture software images downloaded to your may have other problems Caution 29 Disconnecting the camera from your computer I Make sure that the lamp on the right of the viewfinder or the card access lamp is not blinking 2 Drag the untitled icon on the desktop to Trash 3 Make sure that the lamp on the righ
27. function select CANCEL and press TIPS see The index is stored as a still picture in a different record mode from the original movie Record mode when the movie is Record mode when stored as shot an index HQ SQ1 1024 x 768 pixels SQ SQ2 640 x 480 pixels The interval between the frames that are automatically picked out varies depending on the recording time of the movie Note An index consists of 9 frames You cannot create an index if there is insufficient memory space on the card m E suonouny njasn P 6 Useful functions MODE RESET Reset the settings you changed Return the settings you changed such as exposure and white balance to the factory default settings If you set the camera in the movie mode it will return to the still picture mode PHOTO T The following settings do not return to the factory default settings Mode menu SETUP tab functions ALL RESET REC VIEW Note etc 1 Inthe shooting mode top menu press to select MODE RESET 2 Press to select RESET and press t How to use the menus P 32 The menu is closed es lt gt ence MODE RESET v MODE RESET RESET SELECT E GO ALL RESET Saving the camera s settings This function lets you choose whether or not to save the current camera settings after the power is turned off The setting aff
28. is correctly connected or that the batteries are not running low Q the card there is no card in the camera or there is a problem with the card Check that you can play back pictures stored on the card on the monitor of your digital camera 3 Double click the Dcim folder oie seed CEEA 17 Downloading images to your computer 18 4 Double click the 1000lymp folder He Eat Mow Go Formes deb Image files JPEG files with files ra a mee de I d names such as P1010001 jpg are UN Ww a displayed Honea etus Poe POS gs POODI E The camera automatically assigns folder names and file names according Note A to the following rules Folder name File name Example Example 1000lymp P1010001 jpg Serial number Month Day Serial number Serial numbers of image files run from 0001 to 9999 Serial numbers of folders run from 100 to 999 When file number 9999 is reached a new folder is created and assigned the next number Months January through September are expressed by the numbers 1 through 9 October by the letter A November by B and December by C 5 Double click the My Documents icon on the desktop If you cannot find the icon on the desktop select Explorer on the Start menu and double click the My Documents icon My Documents Downloading images to your computer mummummummmmmummmmmmmmmummummmmummmmmummEEHEENHEHENENENENENEN
29. you can take may vary considerably depending on the battery manufacturer shooting conditions etc Turn off the monitor whenever possible to save power e AC adapter An optional Olympus CAMEDIA brand AC adapter allows you to power your digital camera from a common AC wall outlet Be sure to use the specified AC adapter An AC adapter is useful for time consuming tasks such as image downloads Use an AC adapter designed to operate on the AC voltage in the area the camera is being used Consult your nearest Olympus dealer or Service center for details AC wall outlet Power plu t DC IN jack PD tt VIDEO OUT jack cover AC adapter jJ es Connection cord plug DC IN jack black pauejs Bunjos Ra peuejs Bunjeo m Loading the batteries Note Manganese zinc carbon batteries cannot be used If the battery power runs out while the camera is connected to a PC the image data may be lost or damaged You are recommended to use the AC adapter when transferring images to a PC Do not connect or disconnect the AC adapter while the camera is communicating with the PC Do not remove or load the batteries or connect or disconnect the AC adapter while the camera is turned on Doing so could affect the camera s internal settings or functions The life of battery packs may vary according to the type of battery manufacturer shooting conditions etc Power is consumed continuou
30. 9 Playback button us P 78 Viewfinder Turns the camera on ie P 43 and off in the playback mode i Turns the monitor on Monitor and off in the shooting pg P 10 mode Arrow pa DOO Ux P 26 P 31 Battery compartment cover p gt P 15 Tripod socket r Viewfinder ES o Orange lamp 1 P 43 o Green lamp mg P 43 AF target mark px P 43 pauejs unag Names of parts Monitor indications e Shooting mode 2 02 12 11 Still picture Items Indications Ref Page 1 Scene select movie P A Ba 9 IAE P 40 2 Battery check wal P 42 3 Green lamp Q P 43 4 Flash standby g lit Camera movement warning Flash charge 5 Blinks P 43 5 Macro mode Y P 61 6 Flash mode J G P 58 7 Sequential shooting C3 Cy P 65 8 Self timer N P 63 9 Record mode SHQ HQ SQ1 SQ2 P 70 10 Resolution 2048x1536 1024x768 640x480 etc P 70 11 Metering CJ P 64 12 Exposure compensation 2 0 1 5 1 0 0 5 40 5 1 0 41 5 2 0 P 74 13 White balance xx ce 8 0 P 76 14 AF target mark P 43 15 Memory gauge D O P 12 16 Number of storable still pictures 15 P 45 Seconds remaining 36 P 53 Names of parts e Playback mode INFO setting allows you to select how much information to display on the monitor Screens when the
31. AL CO LTD Customer support Japanese language only Tel 0426 42 7499 Tokyo OLYMPUS AMERICA INC Two Corporate Center Drive Melville NY 11747 3157 U S A Tel 631 844 5000 Technical Support USA 24 7 online automated help http support olympusamerica com Phone customer support Tel 1 888 553 4448 Toll free Our phone customer support is available from 8 am to 10 pm Monday to Friday ET E Mail distec olympus com Olympus software updates can be obtained at http olympus com digital OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO EUROPA GMBH Premises Goods delivery Wendenstrasse 14 18 20097 Hamburg Germany Tel 040 23 77 33 Letters Postfach 10 49 08 20034 Hamburg Germany European Technical Customer Support Please visit our homepage http www olympus europa com or call our TOLL FREE NUMBER 00800 67 10 83 00 for Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Luxemburg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Please note some mobile phone services provider do not permit access or request an additional prefix to 800 numbers For all not listed European Countries and in case that you can t get connected to the above mentioned number please make use of the following CHARGED NUMBERS 49 180 5 67 10 83 or 49 40 237 73 899 Our Technical Customer Support is available from 9 am to 6 pm MET Monday to Friday 2003 OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO
32. B cable G amp Apple File Exchange extension is not enabled Please refer to your Apple operating system manual for instructions on how to enable this extension Double click the a untitled HBH Dcim folder 1 item 28 4 MB available 3 Double click the 1000LYMP folder D y 0M 1 item 28 4 MB available 1000LYMP 26 Downloading images to your computer Image files JPEG files with files a names such as P1010001 JPG are 6 items 28 4 MB available displayed idi a Cj 1000LYMP EB p1010012 JPG P1010013 PG zu tz P 1010014 JPG P1010015 JPG Q cz tz P1010016 P6 P1010017JPG 4 D 4 Double click the Macintosh HD icon on the desktop The camera automatically assigns folder names and file names according to the following rules Folder name File name Example Example 1000LYMP P1010001 jpg Serial number Month Day Serial number Serial numbers of image files run from 0001 to 9999 Serial numbers of folders run from 100 to 999 When file number 9999 is reached a new folder is created and assigned the next number Months January through September are expressed by the numbers 1 through 9 October by the letter A November by B and December by C Macintosh HD 27 Downloading images to your computer BER ERB RRB RRR
33. Camera File system DCF Exif 2 2 compatible Digital Print Order Format DPOF PRINT Image Matching Il compatible Movie QuickTime Motion JPEG support Memory xD Picture Card 16 256 MB No of storable pictures When a 16 MB card Approx 6 frames SHQ 2048 x 1536 is used Approx 20 frames HQ 2048 x 1536 Approx 76 frames SQ1 1024 x 768 Approx 165 frames SQ2 640 x 480 No of effective pixels 3 200 000 pixels Image pickup device 1 2 5 CCD solid state image pickup 3 340 000 pixels gross Lens Olympus lens 5 8 to 17 4 mm f3 1 to 5 2 5 elements in 3 groups equivalent to 35 mm to 105 mm lens on 35 mm camera Photometric system Digital ESP metering spot metering Shutter speed 1 2 to 1 1000 sec 2 sec For the NIGHT SCENE mode Shooting range 50 cm 1 6 ft to CO normal 20 cm to 50 cm 0 7 ft to 1 6 ft macro mode Viewfinder Optical real image viewfinder Monitor 1 8 TFT color LCD display 85 000 pixels Outer connector DC IN jack USB connector mini B VIDEO OUT jack Automatic calendar Up to 2099 system 131 snoeuejJeosi A Ed snoeue oosilA is Specifications nusneuu Operating environment Temperature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F operation 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F storage Humidity 30 to 90 operation 10 to 90 storage Power supply 1 CR V3 lithium battery pack or 2 AA R6
34. ENH The My Documents window is displayed essi ocu Z 6 Drag amp drop the image you want to save in the computer in this case P1010012 jpg to the My Documents window The image is saved in the P1010012 ipg computer in My Documents folder To select all files choose Edit gt Select all When the image file has been downloaded to the computer you can view images by double clicking the image files downloaded to your computer The files will be opened in the default image viewer of the operating system If you want to view the image a different size or process it you will need to open the image with software that supports JPEG or TIFF images files such as Paint Shop Pro Photoshop or CAMEDIA Master software The lamp on the right of the viewfinder or the card access lamp blinks while IN the image is being copied Never open the card cover on the camera load or Caution remove the batteries or connect or disconnect the AC adapter while the lamp is blinking as the image files may be destroyed 19 Disconnecting the camera from your computer If your OS is Windows Me 2000 proceed to Windows Me 2000 XP Is p 21 e Windows 98 I Make sure that the lamp on the right of the viewfinder or the card access lamp is not blinking Some camera models have either a lamp on the right of the viewfinder or a card access lamp and the location varies depending on the model Refer to your ca
35. Format the card 117 sno ueJJ SIN sno ueJJ SIN Troubleshooting The camera does not work The camera doe Possible cause t turn on oi ction butt do not resp Corrective action Ref Page sleep mode he zoom lever etc The power is off Open the lens barrier fully to turn on the camera P 22 The batteries are Reload the batteries correctly P 15 loaded incorrectly The batteries are Replace the batteries with new ones P 15 exhausted The batteries are Warm the batteries by putting them in your temporarily unable to pocket for a while function because of the cold The camera is in the Operate the camera press the shutter button or P 23 There is condensation side the camera 5 Wait until the camera dries before turning it on again he camera is connected to a PC The camera will not operate while it is connected to a PC Condensation When it is cold outside the water vapor in the air is rapidly cooled and turns to droplets of water Condensation occurs when the camera is suddenly taken from a cold place into a warm room No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed full Possible cause Corrective action Ref Page The lens barrier is Open the lens barrier fully P 43 closed The power is off Open the lens barrier fully P 22 The flash has not Release your finger from the
36. ILE NAME Y Y v y 7 7 E Y y Me Y Y v e x x v Y v v n the movie record mode only HQ SQ can be selected 2 snoauej o2si N EJ snoaue o2si N m Camera maintenance e After use Turn the camera off e Cleaning the camera 1 2 Close the lens barrier to turn the camera off Make sure that the monitor is turned off Remove the batteries 1 P 15 If you are using an AC adapter unplug the AC adapter from the camera first before removing the plug from the AC outlet Exterior Wipe gently with a soft cloth If the camera is very dirty soak the cloth in mild soapy water and wring well Wipe the camera with the damp cloth and then dry it with a dry cloth If you have used the camera at the beach use a cloth soaked in clean water and well wrung Monitor and viewfinder Wipe gently with a soft cloth Lens Blow dust off the lens with a commercially available blower and wipe gently with a lens cleaning paper Card Wipe gently with a soft dry cloth Do not use strong solvents such as benzene or alcohol or chemically treated cloth Note Cleaning should be done only after the batteries have been removed or the AC adapter has been disconnected Mold may form on the lens surface if the lens is left dirty Specifications Product type Digital camera for shooting and displaying Recording system Still picture Digital recording JPEG in accordance with Design rule for
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38. Miscellaneous Specifications Glossary of terms Index P 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 P 131 P 133 P 135 Contents so 1 ex ubt eat ente EEEn ret ptit nee nce og ad 4 1 Getting started 8 Names of parts 0 0000 eee 8 Camera iera ra nre br ek ERO A dante eee RI Red e 8 Monitor indications llslses eese 10 How to use this manual lees eese 13 Attaching the strap liliis 14 Loading the batteries lille 15 Selecting optional batteries or an AC adapter 17 Inserting a card 0 0 00 cee eee 19 Card basics i siii Landed hes as diet debe 19 Removing the card 0000 e eee eee eee 21 Power on off ois sce es tala s Cee Marae 22 If the card is not recognized card check 25 Selecting a language 3 0 eee eee 26 Setting the date and time lt gt ee 28 Holding the camera 00000 c eee eee 30 2 About the menus 31 Types otmenu s i 2st bene ghee RR Etihk bres 31 How to use the menus deirdre eee eee 32 Shortcut menus vice rae a Renee hene em ba 34 Shooting mode lllsllslellells lessen 34 Playback mode 000 0 cece eee eee eee 35 Mode MENUS ener pr ati nas ae EROS dU ed 36 Shooting mode 2000 cece lessen 36 Playback mode isllssseselselle lees 38 Contents 3 Shooting basics 40 Shooting mode uuulslslseelesleles eese 40 Taking still pictu
39. OLYMPUS CAMED DIGITAL CAMERA D 560Z200M C 350ZOOM X 200 REFERENCE MANUAL lt Click Here gt CAMERA OPERATION MANUAL Explanation of digital camera functions and operating instructions DIGITAL CAMERA PC CONNECTION OPERATION MANUAL Explanation of how to download images between your digital camera and PC OLYMPUS CAMEDIA DIGITAL CAMERA D 560700M C 350700M X 200 REFERENCE MANUAL Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera Before you start to use your new camera please read these instructions care fully to enjoy optimum performance and a longer service life Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference Werecommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important photographs Screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual may differ from those of the actual product For customers in North and South America For customers in USA Declaration of Conformity Model Number D 560ZOOM C 350ZOOM X 200 Trade Name OLYMPUS Responsible Party Olympus America Inc Address 2 Corporate Center Drive Melville New York 11747 3157 U S A Telephone Number 631 844 5000 Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any
40. a PC or when there is Note insufficient memory space on the card If the size of the selected picture is 640 x 480 you cannot select 640 x 480 dd Ed yoegfelg mM INDEX Creating an index 9 frames extracted from a movie are displayed as an index to show the movie at a glance Indexes can be stored on the card as a still picture 1 Press with the lens barrier Playback button eJ closed The monitor turns on 2 Usethe arrow pad to select a picture with Qo 3 Press The top menu is displayed A In the top menu select MODE MENU EDIT INDEX and press t How to use the menus P 32 5 Select the first frame of the index L3 Press the arrow pad to play back the movie A z until the picture that you want as the first F frame is displayed in the green frame and E a L press um a Fal OK OK INDEX Creating an index 6 Select the last frame of the index As in Step 5 press the arrow pad to play back the movie until the picture that you want as the last frame is displayed in the green frame and press T Press to select OK and press The 9 frames extracted from the movie appear as an index display and the camera returns to the playback mode The index is stored as a new picture If you want to select the frames again select RESET and press and repeat the procedure from Step 5 To cancel the index
41. all off If the strap is attached incorrectly and the camera falls off Olympus is not responsible for any damages Loading the batteries This camera uses 1 CR V3 lithium battery pack or 2 AA R6 alkaline batteries or NiMH batteries Important CR V3 lithium battery cannot be recharged Do not peel off the label from a CR V3 lithium battery pack Manganese zinc carbon batteries cannot be used 1 Make sure that The monitor is off Q E The lens barrier is closed The lamp on the right of the viewfinder is off 2 Slide the battery compartment cover in the direction of A The battery compartment cover is unlocked and opened in the direction of Use the ball of your finger to slide the cover Do not use your fingernail as this could result in injury Battery compartment cover I pauejs Bunjos m peuejs Bunjeo n Loading the batteries 3 Insert the batteries making sure that they are correctly oriented as shown in the illustration When using AA R6 batteries When using a CR V3 lithium battery pack Battery insertion direction mari When using a CR V3 lithium battery pack Insert it in the There is a mark showing the direction as shown in the correct way to insert the AA illustration batteries on the bottom of the camera 4 Closethe battery compartment cover and press it down Q and slide it in the direction shown Q
42. amera is left without batteries for approximately 30 minutes The settings will be canceled more quickly if the batteries were only loaded in the camera for a short time before being removed Before taking important pictures check that the date and time settings are correct TIPS ee ee 5 The date and time can also be set from the playback mode M Holding the camera Hold the camera firmly with both hands while keeping your elbows at your sides to prevent the camera from moving When taking pictures in the vertical position hold the camera to position the flash above the lens Keep your fingers and the strap away from the lens and flash Correct grip Horizontal grip Vertical grip o g 2 3 a o 4 D a 2 Clear pictures cannot be obtained if the camera moves as the shutter button is pressed Hold the camera correctly and press the shutter Note button gently i 2 About the menus Types of menus When you turn on the camera and press the top menu is displayed on the monitor The functions of this camera are set from the menus This chapter explains how the menus work using the shooting mode screens Arrow pad z f Es OK button i Press The top menu is displayed JC woe menu Dy NS a e Select a menu using the Qy arrow pad Take you directly to the setting Screens
43. amp Apple Computer In 1983 1999 Key Caps SimpleTest seok IB Network Browser Recent Applications gt Qj Recent Documents SLO S Recent Servers E Remote Access Status Scrapbook 49 Sherlock 2 Q Stickies Users running Mac OS 9 X I p 23 Users running other OS Ux p 31 Windows Using Windows 98 Me 2000 XP Make sure that Your computer is turned on and Windows is running f you are running any applications quit them all You are recommended to power the camera using the optional AC adapter If the battery power runs out while the computer is accessing the card in the camera the camera will turn off in the middle of the operation and this could destroy image files data If you are using batteries make sure that there is sufficient remaining battery power C p Installing the USB driver for Windows 98 When using Windows 98 98 SE Connecting the camera to the computer Confirming the computer recognizes the camera Confirming the USB driver is installed Downloading images to your computer Disconnecting the camera from your computer 20 Installing the USB driver for Windows 98 When using Windows 98 98 SE If your OS is Windows 98 98 SE you must install the USB driver Follow the instructions below to install the USB driver in your computer Once it is fully installed you do not need to repeat the pr
44. anged you can check the result on the monitor In the shooting mode top menu select MODE MENU CAMERA gt H and press 9 T How to use the menus P 32 The button for various function and their location are clearly illustrated lo select the exposure Press amp and f indicate which button to press on the arrow pad The up or down buttons are used in this example This sample page is only for your reference It may differ from the actual instructions in this manual Indications used in this manual Important information on factors which may lead to a malfunctions or operational problems Also warns of operations that should be Note absolutely avoided Useful information and hints that will help you get the most out of your camera 1N p Reference pages describing details or associated information 13 o g z El a o 4 D a a peuejs Bunjeo m Attaching the strap N Co Thread the short end of the strap through the strap eyelet Thread the long end of the strap through the loop that has already gone through the eyelet Pull the strap tight making sure that it is securely fastened and does not come loose Be careful with the strap when you carry the camera as it can easily 5 catch on stray objects causing serious damage Note Attach the strap correctly following the procedure so that the camera does not f
45. appearance ofthe street is captured The camera automatically sets the optimal shooting conditions If you use the flash you can take pictures of both your subject and the night background pap Night scene mode P 51 pdt 2 Normal shooting Night scene mode Flash fires Flash fires e E3 Self portrait Enables you to take a picture of yourself while holding the camera Point the lens towards yourself and the focus will be locked on you The camera automatically sets the optimal shooting conditions The zoom is fixed in the wide position and cannot be changed TIPS a a Boe a eom RC CEU a E OBCNON OE Ec o For details of the functions for each mode p3 List of items by shooting mode P 129 Sequential shooting is not available in the night scene mode The digital zoom and panorama shooting are not available in the self Note portrait mode Taking still pictures You can take still pictures using either the viewfinder or the monitor Both methods are easy as all you have to do is to press the shutter button When the camera is in the movie record mode press and from the top menu select PHOTO Still picture Taking still pictures using the viewfinder The camera actually records a wider area than the picture you compose while looking through the viewfinder 1 Open the lens barrier fully Slide the lens barrier fully open until it clicks 2 Decide the composition while lo
46. ave taken 10 pictures a warning mark appears 4 Press to finish panorama shooting The frame on the screen disappears and the camera returns to the normal shooting mode T The panorama mode is only available with Olympus CAMEDIA brand cards Note Your computer s memory may be insufficient if you take too many panorama pictures in HQ or SHQ mode You are recommended to use SQ mode for panorama shooting During panorama shooting sequential shooting is not available The camera itself cannot connect panorama pictures The CAMEDIA Master software is necessary to connect the pictures r Bunoous pasueapy Ed Bunoous pesueapy mI Taking two in one pictures Grm This function allows you to combine two pictures taken in succession and store them as a single picture You can combine two different subjects in one picture N C In the shooting mode top menu select MODE MENU CAMERA 2 IN 1 and press f U3 How to use the menus P 32 The two in one picture mode is set The subject is displayed on the monitor Take the first shot while observing your subject on the monitor The subject will be positioned on the left in the combined picture Take the second shot The subject will be positioned on the right in the combined picture Picture when shooting Taking two in one pictures Note During 2 IN 1 mode shooting the panorama and sequential shooting are
47. camera from your computer C 5 SN S 23 Connecting the camera to the computer I Insert the marked end of the USB cable into the USB port on your computer as shown below Look for this mark e ears USB port Terminal The location of the USB port varies depending on the computer For details refer to your computer s manual 2 After making sure that the camera is turned off connect the end of the USB cable to the USB connector on the camera The location of the USB connector or multi connector varies depending on the camera model Refer to the camera manual for details Camera with a USB connector Computer l Rectangular terminal E Smaller terminal USB cable Camera with a multi connector Camera s multi connector USB A V OUT Computer Smaller terminal Rectangular terminal L JS zi USB cable Connecting the camera to the computer mumumummmummumummmmummmummummummmmmmmmmEmmEEENEHNENENENENENENEENH 3 Turn the camera on Camera with a lens barrier The power turns on automatically with the exception of some models which require you to press the monitor button When the camera is turned on the green lamp on the right of the viewfinder lights up monitor button 5 Mode dial e Camera with a x mode Set the mode dial to If t
48. camera turn off Playback button M peuejs Bunjeo m Power on off TIPS see rnm rlh nn t When the camera turns on the monitor may light up for an instant and a picture appear after a short time This is not a malfunction Never open the card cover remove the card or the batteries or connect 5 or disconnect the AC adapter while the camera is turned on Doing so Note could destroy all data on the card Destroyed data cannot be restored When changing the card be sure to turn the camera off before opening the card cover The power is on when The lens is extended The monitor is turned on Even if the monitor is turned off the camera still consumes battery power when the lens is extended The power is off when The lens barrier is closed The monitor is turned off Power on off If the card is not recognized card check When the power is turned on the camera checks the card automatically If there is no card in the camera or a card that is not supported by this camera is inserted the following screen is displayed T All data stored on the card is erased when the card is formatted Note Monitor VERUS Corrective action indication There is no card in the camera or the card is not inserted properly NO CARD Insert a card If a card is already inserted remove it and insert it again correctly The card cannot record play back or erase pic
49. d to the camera The date recorded with the image data is wrong Possible cause Corrective action Ref Page The date time is not Set the date time The clock adjustment is not P 28 set factory preset The batteries are When the batteries run out the date time setting P 15 28 exhausted is canceled or becomes inaccurate Replace the batteries with new ones and set the date time again The camera has been If the camera is left for a while with the batteries P 15 28 120 Troubleshooting The settings are returned to the factory default settings when the camera is turned off Possible cause Corrective action Ref Page All Reset is set to ON Select the SETUP tab in the mode menu and set P 97 All Reset to OFF No picture is displayed on the TV when connected to the camera Possible cause Corrective action Ref Page The video output Set the video output signal according to the P 107 signal is incorrect region where used The camera is not in Press quickly twice or close the lens P 23 79 the playback mode barrier and then press to switch to the playback mode The TV video signal Set the TV to the video input mode P 84 setting is incorrect sno ueJJ SIN 121 sno ueJJ SIN Troubleshooting The image quality is poor The picture is too bright excessively illuminated minus or change the camera position Possible cause Corrective action Ref Page The
50. ds esce met 10 70 o OK Menu button 9 Optical zoom 55 Orange lamp 9 43 Overcast cS oona 20 eee 76 P PAL aeuo net Suet tet 107 PANORAMA 66 Picture rotation J 85 PIXEL MAPPING 106 Playback button 78 Playback mode 11 23 Playback ona TV 84 Playing time 11 Portrait J 0 41 Pressing fully 43 Pressing halfway 43 Print setting O 108 PROGRAM AUTO P 41 Protect Om 88 Q QUICK VIEW esses 79 R REC VEW enl redi 103 Rechargeable batteries 17 Record mode lt 70 Red eye reduction flash 59 Remaining power level 12 Resetting print reservation data un durdersobdeie M e verrai eoe h 115 Resizing B esses 93 Resolution 22 4 71 S Seconds remaining 10 53 Self portrait R llus 42 Self timer 0 cee eee 63 Self timerlamp 8 63 Sequential shooting Cy 65 Setting the date and time 28 Shooting mode 10 22 40 Shortcut Menus 31 34 SHO scree cde avec tend eign 70 Shutter button 8 43 Single frame erase 7 89 Single frame playback 78 Single frame reservation Lh 112 Sleep mode 04 23 Slideshow 2 0 0 0000 83 Spot metering
51. e Note The movie mode is canceled when the lens barrier is closed U3 ALL RESET Saving the camera s settings P 97 During movie recording the flash is disabled It takes longer to store movies than still pictures The seconds remaining varies depending on the record mode You cannot record movies with sound Telephoto and wide angle shooting are possible at 3x magnification the optical zoom limit equivalent to 35 mm 105 mm on a 35 mm camera By combining the optical zoom with the digital zoom zoom magnification can be increased to a maximum of approximately 10x Using the optical zoom 1 Open the lens barrier fully The camera turns on in the shooting mode 2 Push pull the zoom lever while observing the subject on the monitor or viewfinder Zoom lever Wide angle Push the zoom lever Telephoto Pull the zoom lever toward W to zoom out toward T to zoom in 3 Take the picture soiseq Bunoous Ed soiseq Bunoous Ed Using the digital zoom Zoom lever 1 Open the lens barrier fully 2 Press The top menu is displayed Arrow pad 3 Press to select MODE MENU a KC NODE MENU MODE RESET Vv 4 Press to select the CAMERA tab and press 5 Press to select DIGITAL ZOOM and press f o Press amp to select ON and press Press again to exit the
52. e number of prints Sets the number of prints and date time Go to Step 6 Sets single frame print The date time settings are not available The print reservation is set Return to Step 4 Cancels the reservation of the picture displayed on the screen px Resetting print reservation data P 115 Completes the print reservation Go to Step 9 Press to set the desired number of prints and press If you want to continue to set the date time printing data press Q Increases the number G5 Decreases the number Bumes uud iJ to return to Step 6 Dunes juu E Single frame reservation e Set the date time printing data Press to select NO DATE or TIME and press NO The pictures are printed without the date and time DATE All the pictures with print reservation are printed with the shooting date TIME All the pictures with print reservation are printed with the shooting time 8 After setting the number of prints and the date time printing data press again to complete the print reservations and return to the screen in Step 4 O mark is displayed on the image displayed on the screen 9 Press to select END The un PRINT ORDER screen appears Press G again to display the ih PRINT ORDER SETTING screen and press once more to return to the playback mode menu Single frame reservation menu scre
53. east 50 cm 1 6 ft away from the subject When the distance from the camera to the subject is less than 50 cm 1 6 ft select the macro mode Ux Macro mode shooting P 61 Depending on the subject the focus may not be locked amp gt Subjects that are difficult to focus on P 50 soiseq Bunooys S soiseq Bunoous m If correct focus cannot be obtained Subjects that are difficult to focus on Under certain types of conditions the auto focus may not work properly If this happens focus on an object with high contrast at the same distance as the intended subject focus lock recompose your shot and then take the picture If the subject has no vertical lines hold the camera vertically and focus the camera using the focus lock function by pressing the shutter button halfway and return the camera to the horizontal position while keeping the button pressed halfway and take the picture The green lamp blinks The subject cannot be brought into focus Subject with an Subject without extremely brightareain vertical lines the center of the frame The green lamp lights butthe subject cannot be brought into focus Subjects at different Fast moving subject The subject to be distances focused on is not in the center of the frame Night scene mode Setting the mode to Night scene allows you to take landscape shots at night under optimum conditions In this mode the shutt
54. ected by ALL RESET are listed on the next page The ALL RESET setting ON OFF applies to all the modes If ALL RESET is set to OFF in one mode this setting applies to all the other modes both shooting and playback ON Allsettings are returned to the factory default settings after the power is turned off For example If you set amp to SQ1 before turning off the power this setting will be returned to the factory default setting HQ when the power is turned ON again OFF The settings made before the power is turned off are saved 1 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU gt SETUP ALL RESET gt OFF or ON and press t How to use the menus P 32 Press again to exit the menu Arrow pad T The functions provided on the SETUP tab of the mode menu 5 m Note etc do not return to factory default setting with ALL RESET C ce D ENGLISH CEP en SETUP tab Co bom GD RESET suonouny nz sn E suonouny njasn M ALL RESET Saving the camera s settings eFunctions that All Reset affects and their factory default settings Function Factory default setting Ref Page Monitor OFF Optical Zoom Wide P 55 Shooting modes PHOTO Still picture P 43 SCENE SELECT P PROGRAM AUTO P 40 DRIVE LJ for still pictures P 65 DIGITAL ZOOM OFF 1x P 56 AUTO P 58 0 0 P 74 ESP ESP P 64 WB AUTO P 76 HQ 2048 x 1536 pixels
55. efore the shutter is 5 released Hold the camera firmly to avoid camera movement Note Effectiveness may be limited if the subject is not looking directly at the pre flashes or if the shooting range is too far Individual physical characteristics may also limit effectiveness soiseq Bunoous mM Using the flash Mam n Cn Fill in flash The flash fires regardless of the available light This mode is useful for eliminating shadows on the subject s face such as shadows from tree leaves in a backlight situation or for correcting the color shift produced by artificial lighting especially fluorescent light The fill in flash may not have the desired effect under excessively bright B light Note eFlash off The flash does not fire even in low light conditions Use this mode in situations where flash photography is not desired or is prohibited such as in an art museum You can also use this mode when you want to shoot a natural looking twilight or night scene Since a slow shutter speed is automatically selected in low light situations when in the flash off mode the use of a tripod is Note recommended to prevent your pictures from being blurred by camera movement 4 Advanced shooting Macro mode shooting eM The macro mode allows you to shoot at a distance of 20 cm to 50 cm 0 7 ft to 1 6 f
56. elect BLACK amp WHITE and press f 6 Press c to select BLACK amp WHITE and press The BUSY bar is displayed and the camera returns to the playback mode The black and white picture is stored as a separate picture from the original Tocancelthe editing select CANCEL and press E You cannot create black and white movies 5 You cannot create a black and white picture if there is insufficient Note memory space on the card BLACK amp WHITE Creating sepia toned pictures 5 Select SEPIA and press Press amp to select SEPIA and press The BUSY bar is displayed and the camera returns to the playback mode The sepia toned picture is stored as a separate picture from the original Tocancelthe editing select CANCEL and press You cannot create sepia toned movies s You cannot create a sepia toned picture if there is insufficient memory Note space on the card Editing still pictures Resizing Ba 5 Select Sj and press f 6 Press cc to select the new picture size and press 2 f The BUSY bar is displayed and the camera returns to the playback mode The newly created picture is stored as a separate picture from the original ha To quit the resizing function select l EXIT 4 SELECTA GO OK CANCEL and press 1 Resizing is not possible in the following cases E Movies pictures that have been edited on
57. en Resetting print reservation data ij This function allows you to reset the print reservation data for the pictures stored on the card There are two ways to reset the print reservation data One is to reset the print reservation data for all the frames The other is to reset the print reservation data for the unwanted frames only 1 Play back the still picture marked L 2 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU PLAY J and press The d PRINT ORDER SETTING Screen appears 3 When resetting the print reservation data for all the frames press amp to select RESET and press To reset the print reservation data for the unwanted frame only press amp to select KEEP and press 2 Playback button Arrow pad Be PRINT ORDERED RESET PU ome iL PRINT ORDER SETTING screen to select SINGLE PRINT and press 2 5 Use the arrow pad to display the frame that has the print reservation data you want to reset and press The Single frame reservation menu Screen appears L PRINT ORDER SETTING screen is displayed Press Bumes jund B is Bumjes uud Resetting print reservation data 6 Press to select CANCEL The selected print reservation data is canceled and the camera returns to the Screen in Step 5 Single frame reservation menu screen T When there are not any other print reservation data to be rese
58. er speed is not fixed to 1 30 second maximum when the flash is activated Depending upon the subject or shooting conditions shutter speed may extend up to 2 seconds The noise reduction function activates automatically reducing noise when the shutter speed is over 1 second This function reduces electrostatic noise that occurs with long exposure shots 1 Open the lens barrier fully The camera turns on in the shooting mode 2 Press The top menu is displayed Arrow pad 3 Press f on the arrow pad to select MODE MENU soiseq Bunoous E soiseq Bunoous mM Night scene mode 4 Press to select the CAMERA tab and press f 5 Press to select SCENE SELECT and press f The green frame moves to the selected item o Press a to select 5j and press The setting is set to the night scene mode and the camera returns to the shooting mode The night scene mark 9 appears on the monitor T Take the picture Ifthe shutter speed is more than 1 second the noise reduction function will automatically be activated The green and orange lamps will blink during processing This function may not work effectively with some shooting conditions or subjects Note The prior flash setting is maintained in the night scene mode The flash mode is set independently from the night scene mode E37 Using the flash P 58
59. era s settings P 97 Sequential shooting This function allows you to take a rapid succession of still pictures by pressing and holding the shutter button up to 11 pictures at 1 5 frames per second by Sequential shooting in HQ mode As you can choose the best picture from a series of sequential shots you are recommended to use this mode when taking pictures of a moving subject Focus exposure and white balance are locked at the first frame You can also erase the unwanted shots afterwards Ez Single frame erase P 89 1 In the shooting mode top menu select MODE MENU CAMERA DRIVE and press fj U3 How to use the menus P 32 Press to select HJ and press Press again to exit the menu Take the picture Press the shutter button fully and keep it pressed The camera will take pictures in sequence until you release the button You are recommended to use the viewfinder for sequential shooting During sequential shooting the subject does not appear on the monitor Note The sequential shooting mode is canceled when the lens barrier is closed p3 ALL RESET Saving the camera s settings P 97 During sequential shooting the flash is disabled If the battery power is low and the battery check blinks during sequential shooting shooting stops and the camera starts saving the pictures you have taken Whether or not all of the shots are saved depends on
60. eservation may take considerable time when saving printing data to a card Bunjes juu Bl Bumjes juu Em All frame reservation Use this feature to print all pictures stored on the card Select the desired number of prints and whether you want the date and time included 1 Play back a still picture Playback button e e You cannot print pictures with QO 2 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU PLAY J and press If print reservation data is already stored on the card the i PRINT ORDER SETTING screen appears giving you the choice of resetting the data or keeping it Select KEEP and press OK button Arrow pad 3 Press zc to select Jy all frame reservation and press qu ears EXIT 4 SELECT E GO OK A Press to select x number of prints or date time and press f lis All frame reservation 5 Perform each setting as illustrated Select D x e e Cox o CC OD Pare aes erm SELECT SET GO OK COQ OD Do Select CTIME gt EXIT 9 lt SELECT9 GO OK Set the number of prints Press to set the desired number of prints and press If you want to continue to set the date time printing data press 8 to return to Step 4 Increases the number Decreases the number e Set the date time printing data Press to select NO DATE or TIME and press Q NO The pictu
61. evel Batteries can run out without a warning P 15 2 is not displayed message when the amount of power D consumed increases considerably Replace E with new batteries 2 o 123 sno ueJJ SIN List of menus Shooting mode menus gigPHOTO P EN dl Top menu r MODE MENU rg Tab Function CAMERA PICTURE CARD SETUP SCENESELECT ESP s Eid DRIVE DIGITAL ZOOM m PANORAMA 21N1 WB CARD SETUP ALL RESET m I REC VIEW FILE NAME PIXEL MAPPING IOI m VIDEO OUT MODE RESET Cannot be selected in mode E gg Setting POEM OE 5j eg ESP 2 0 1 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 5 1 0 41 5 42 0 C3 a ON OFF AUTO 35 cC dx ES YES NO ON OFF ENGLISH FRANCAIS DEUTSCH ESPANOL ON OFF ON OFF RESET AUTO NTSC PAL SHQ HQ SQ1 SQ2 RESET CANCEL Ref Page P 40 P 64 P 74 P 65 P 56 P 66 P 68 P 76 P 99 P 97 P 26 P 104 P 103 P 105 P 106 P 102 P 28 P 107 p 53 P 70 P 96 List of menus eShooting mode menus amp Top menu Tab Function Setting Ref Page r MODE CAMERA ESP ESP P 64 MENU RI o B4 2 0 1 5 1 0 P 74 0 5 0 0 5 1 0 1 5 42 0 L DIGITAL ZOOM P 56
62. flash was set to the Select a flash mode other than fill in flash P 58 fill in flash mode The subject was Adjust the exposure compensation toward P 74 The picture is too dark snow will turn out darker than their natural colors in the image Possible cause Corrective action Ref Page The flash was blocked Hold the camera correctly keeping your P 30 by your finger fingers away from the flash The subject was out of Shoot within the flash working range P 58 the working range of the flash The flash was setto the Select a flash mode other than flash off P 58 flash off mode The subject was too Set the flash to fill in mode or use the spot P 58 64 small and was backlit metering mode The sequential shooting Higher shutter speeds are used when the P 65 mode was used sequential shooting mode is selected which may result in pictures that are darker than usual Select 7 in the DRIVE menu Bright subjects such as Adjust the exposure compensation toward P 74 The colors of pictures taken indoors look unnatural setting is wrong Source Possible cause Corrective action Ref Page Indoor lighting can affect Setthe white balance according to the lighting P 76 the picture s colors There is no white in the Include something white in the picture or P 58 subject shoot using the fill in flash mode The white balance Adjust the white balance according to the light P 76
63. g an image If the image will be printed higher resolutions larger numbers are recommended so that the image will be clearer However higher resolutions make the file size amount of data larger so the number of pictures that can be saved will be fewer Resolution and picture size on a computer screen When a picture is transferred to a computer the size of the picture on the computer screen varies depending on the computer s monitor setting For instance a picture taken in 1024 x 768 resolution is the same size as the screen if you set the picture to 1x when the monitor setting is 1024 x 768 However if the monitor setting is over 1024 x 768 such as 1280 x 1024 the picture only takes up part of the screen Selecting a record mode 1 Inthe shooting mode top menu press f to select lt t How to use the menus P 32 2 Press to select the desired record mode For still pictures you can choose from SHQ HQ SQ1 and SQ2 For movies you can choose HQ or SQ 3 Press G Press again to exit the menu Arrow pad CICETTIPIERT SQ1 1024x768 EID SELECT GO OK SHO 320x240 SO 160x120 CANCELA 4 SELECTAE GO OK The record mode setting returns to HQ factory default setting when the 5 lens barrier is closed p3 ALL RESET Saving the camera s settings Note P 97 Bunoous paoueapy Ed Bunoous pesueapy m This function a
64. g the camera s settings P 97 snuaui y jnoqy Hse Shooting mode Shortcut menus are frequently used menus that can be accessed from the top menu Still picture Movie a a Ei GPHOTO v bd QC amp O wore menu gt K MODE MENU D Movie Lets you record movies It is displayed when the camera is in the still picture mode PHOTO Still picture Lets you take still pictures This method is easy as all you have to do is to press the shutter button It is displayed when the camera is in the movie mode lt Sets the image quality and resolution Still picture SHQ HQ SQ1 SQ2 Movie z HQ SQ MODE RESET Resets all settings including the exposure compensation and white balance to the factory default settings When the shooting mode is set to this menu resets the mode to Bg PHOTO Still picture Shortcut menus Playback mode Still picture Runs through all saved pictures one after another It is displayed when the camera is playing back still pictures P 83 MOVIE PLAY snueui y jnoqy pa Plays back movies It is displayed when a movie is selected P 86 INFO Displays all the shooting information on the monitor P 101 Kp ERASE Erases the selected still picture or movie P 89 snuaui y jnoqy I Mode Menus The MODE MENU has 4
65. he camera has a power Switch as well as a mode dial turn the power switch to ON e Camera with a mode Camera setup connection mode Set the mode dial to to turn the camera on 4 The computer recognizes the camera as a new device The computer recognizes the camera untitled T automatically and an Untitled icon appears on the desktop If you cannot find this icon turn off the camera and connect again eMac OS X When the computer has recognized the camera the Apple Image Capture software automatically launches Ex p 29 When the camera is connected to the computer none of the camera buttons are functional Caution 25 Downloading images to your computer e Mac OS 9 You can download images from the camera and save them in your computer in this case in the Hard Disk I Double click the Untitled icon displayed on the desktop when the camera is connected to the untitled computer wae If you cannot find this icon or if an error message appears when you double click the icon there may be a problem with one of the following the camera s power source the AC adapter is not properly connected or the battery power is low Q the card there is no card in the camera or there is a problem with the card Check that you can play back pictures on the monitor of your camera G the USB cable the camera is not properly connected to the computer by the US
66. he camera to play back recorded images on your TV Both a still picture and a movie can be played back 1 Make sure that the camera and the TV are turned off Connect the Video cable to the VIDEO OUT jack on the camera and the video input terminal on the TV Connect to the TV s video input yellow terminal DC IN jack VIDEO OUT jack cover VIDEO OUT jack Video cable N Turn the TV on and set it to the video input mode For details of switching to video input refer to your TV s instruction manual Press The last picture taken is displayed on the TV Use the arrow pad to select the picture you want to display The close up playback index display and slideshow functions can also be used on a TV screen o TIPS see ee You are recommended to use the optional AC adapter when using the camera with a TV T Make sure that the camera s video output signal type is the same as the TV s video signal type px VIDEO OUT Video output selection Note P 107 The camera s monitor turns off automatically when the video cable is connected to the camera Be sure to use the video cable provided to connect the camera to the TV The picture may appear off center on the TV screen When pictures are compressed in order to fit the entire picture on the TV Screen a black frame appears around the picture If the picture is output to a video printer via the TV the black frame may be printed
67. he lens barrier is The monitor is closed The lamp on the right of the viewfinder is off Open the card cover Face the card the correct way and insert it into the card slot as shown in the illustration Insert the card keeping it straight The card stops with a click when it is inserted all the way Inserting the card the wrong way or at an angle could damage the contact area or cause the card to jam If the card is not inserted all the way data may not be written to the card inserted correctly Inserting a card Removing the card 1 Make sure that The monitor is The lens barrier is closed he lamp on the right of the viewfinder is off 2 Open the card cover 3 Push the card all the way in to unlock it and let it return slowly The card is ejected a short way and then stops Note Releasing your finger quickly after pushing the card all the way in may cause it to eject forcefully out of the slot 4 Hold the card straight and pull it out Donotuse a sharp pointed object such as a pen or any other rigid object b when pushing the card Note Never open the card cover or remove the card or the batteries while the camera is turned on Doing so could destroy the data on the card Once destroyed data cannot be restored pauejs Bunjos El pauejs Bug M Power on off e When shooting pictures Shooti
68. he monitor screen In this case use the viewfinder This does not affect recorded pictures 1 Press the shutter button gently using the ball of your finger If it is NE pressed hard the camera may move resulting in a blur Note Never open the card cover remove the batteries or disconnect the AC adapter while the orange lamp is blinking Doing so could destroy stored pictures and prevent storage of pictures you have just taken When taking pictures against strong backlight the area of the picture in shadow may appear colored Taking still pictures Comparison of the viewfinder amp monitor Viewfinder Monitor Advantages Camera movement does not occur easily and subjects can be seen clearly even in bright places Little battery power is used You can check the picture area that the camera actually records more accurately Disadvantages When close to a subject the image in the viewfinder is a little different from the picture that the camera actually records Camera movement can occur easily and subjects may be difficult to see in bright dark places The monitor uses more battery power than the viewfinder Tips Use the viewfinder for general snapshots landscape pictures casual shots etc Use the monitor when you want to shoot while checking the picture area that the camera actually records or when you take close up shots of people or flowers mac
69. heck and adjust the CCD and image processing functions It is not necessary to operate this function frequently Approximately once a year is recommended Wait a few minutes after the monitor is used or continuous shots are taken to allow for proper performance of the Pixel Mapping function 1 Inthe shooting mode top menu select MODE MENU SETUP gt PIXEL MAPPING and press f t How to use the menus P 32 START is displayed OK button Arrow pad 2 Press The BUSY bar is displayed during Pixel Mapping When Pixel Mapping is finished the screen returns to the mode menu If you accidentally turn the camera off during Pixel Mapping start again 5 from step 1 Note suonouny Injesn s VIDEO OUT Video output selection You can select NTSC or PAL according to your TV s video signal type Select the video signal type before connecting the camera to the TV If you select the wrong video signal type the recorded pictures will not be played back properly on your TV Switching the video signal type between NTSC and PAL can be conducted in either the shooting mode or the playback mode 1 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU SETUP gt VIDEO OUT gt NTSC or PAL and press V3 How to use the menus P 32 Press again to exit the menu The factory default setting varies depending on the area where you purchased this camera TIPS eee IRR Ihrer o TV video signal types a
70. how much battery power remains Bunoous paoueapy id Bunoous pesueapy EI PANORAMA You can take advantage of panorama shooting with the Olympus xD Picture Card Panorama shooting lets you connect pictures with overlapping edges into a single panoramic picture using the CAMEDIA Master software 1 Inthe shooting mode top menu select MODE MENU CAMERA PANORAMA and press f t How to use the menus P 32 The PANORAMA mode is set The subject is displayed on the monitor 2 Onthe monitor use the arrow pad to choose the direction you want the pictures connected 8 Connects the pictures from left to right o Connects the pictures from right to left Connects the pictures from Connects the pictures from bottom to left to right top JZ Connects the pictures from top to bottom E A Connects pictures from bottom to top PANORAMA Make sure that the edges of the pictures overlap and take pictures Focus exposure and white balance are set by the first picture Do not select an extremely bright subject such as the sun for the first picture You cannot adjust the zoom after the first picture Panorama shooting is possible for up to 10 pictures Co When shooting make sure that the edges right left top bottom of the images overlap so that the CAMEDIA Master software can correctly connect the pictures When you h
71. ill pictures Close up playback Q Pictures displayed on the monitor can be enlarged in steps up to 4 times the original size Press with the lens barrier closed The monitor turns on and displays the last picture taken N Use the arrow pad to display the Playback button e still picture you want to enlarge Zoom lever You cannot enlarge pictures with QQ Arrow pad C Pull the zoom lever toward T The magnification increases each time the zoom lever is pulled To ratin the picture to the original size 1x push the zoom lever toward Ww Byusing the arrow pad while the enlarged picture is displayed you can shift the picture in the desired direction enabling you to view a different portion e t Cr Sa a 8 3908 19 97 58 90 30 at ag Pictures cannot be stored in an enlarged state Note Index display This function lets you show several pictures at the same time on the monitor The number of pictures shown can be 4 9 or 16 pa Selecting the number of pictures P 82 1 Press with the lens barrier Playback button e closed The monitor turns on and displays the last picture taken Single frame playback 2 Push the zoom lever toward im to enter the index display mode P EI c se the arrow pad to select the picture Moves to the next frame Moves to the previous frame Jumps to the pre
72. ing them to a card FILE NAME Changes how file names are assigned P 105 PIXEL MAPPING Checks the CCD and image processing P 106 functions for errors 13 Adjusts the brightness of the monitor P 102 Sets the date and time P 28 Selects NTSC or PAL according to your VIDEO OUT TV s video signal type TV video signal P 107 types differ depending on the region snuaui y jnoqy ba snuaui y jnoqy EM Mode Menus Playback mode PLAY tab EDIT tab CARD tab SETUP tab PLAY tab Protects pictures from accidental On P 88 erasure f1 Rotates pictures 90 degrees clockwise P 85 or counterclockwise Go Stores print reservation information on P 108 the card EDIT tab BLACK amp WHITE Creates a black and white picture and P 92 saves it as a new picture SEPIA Creates a sepia toned picture and saves P 92 it as a new picture Makes the file size smaller and saves it P 93 Pad as a new file INDEX Creates an index picture of a movie in 9 P 94 frames CARD tab Erases all image data stored on the card P 90 CARD SETUR ALL ERASE FORMAT P 99 Mode Menus PLAY tab EDIT tab CARD tab SETUP tab SETUP tab Selects whether to keep the current ALL RESET camera settings when you turn off the P 97 power Selects a language for on screen es display hee Turns the beep sound used for
73. interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation For customers in Canada This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations For customers in Europe CE mark indicates that this product complies with the European C requirements for safety health environment and customer protection CE mark cameras are intended for sales in Europe Trademarks IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc All other company and product names are registered trademarks and or trademarks of their respective owners The standards for camera file systems referred to in this manual are the Design Rule for Camera File System DCF standards stipulated by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association JEITA Introduction of the camera s functions For shooting and learning the basic operations For fine tuning the settings to get that particular shot For playing back and arranging pictures Settings that make the camera easier to operate Printing pictures Troubleshooting and other information Contents Getting started About the menus Shooting basics Advanced shooting Playback Useful functions Print setting
74. llows you to make fine changes to the automatic exposure setting In some situations you may get better results when the exposure that the camera sets is compensated adjusted manually You can adjust the brightness in the range of 2 0 in 0 5 steps When the setting is changed you can check the result on the monitor 1 Inthe shooting mode top menu select MODE MENU CAMERA and press f t How to use the menus P 32 N Press to select the exposure compensation value Select a value to brighten the image ora value to darken the image Often bright subjects such as snow will turn out darker than their natural colors Adjusting toward makes these subjects closer to their real shades For the same reason adjust toward when shooting dark subjects Varying the image brightness Exposure compensation A The exposure compensation value returns to 0 0 factory default setting when the lens barrier is closed pz ALL RESET Saving the camera s Note settings P 97 If the flash is used the image brightness exposure may differ from the intended brightness Exposure compensation cannot correct the image if the surroundings of the subject are extremely bright or dark Bunoous pasueapy i Bunoous pesueapy E Adjusting the white balance Color reproduction differs depending on the light conditions For instance when daylight the setting s
75. menu and return to the shooting status Pull the zoom lever toward T The white area of the zoom indicator indicates the optical zoom If the digital zoom is set to ON a red area appears on the zoom indicator The digital zoom is enabled when you reach the limit of the optical zoom and then pull the zoom lever toward T 8 Take the picture The cursor moves up and down on the zoom indicator according to the zoom magnification Note Pictures taken with the digital zoom may appear grainy Camera movement is likely to occur at higher magnifications Stabilize the camera with a tripod etc to avoid camera movement Turning the monitor off cancels the digital zoom and the camera takes a picture at the specified optical zoom magnification It will be automatically enabled the next time you turn the monitor on You cannot use the digital zoom in Self Portrait mode soiseq Bunoous E soiseq Bunoous m Using the flash Select the flash mode best suited to the light conditions and the effect you want to achieve 1 OO N Open the lens barrier fully The camera turns on in the shooting mode Press 4 The current flash setting is displayed Press f to change the flash mode to your desired setting Each time you press 8 the flash mode changes in the following sequence Auto flash lt gt Red eye reduction flash Fill in flash Flash off
76. mera s reference manual 2 Double click the My Computer icon and right click the Removable Disk to display the menu 3 Click Eject on the menu Open Remoy Disk Explore Eind Copy Disk Properties Disconnecting the camera from your computer 4 Make sure that the lamp on the right Lamp of the viewfinder or the card access lamp is not blinking E Remove the USB cable from the camera Remove the USB cable from your computer A s ooo saw e Windows Me 2000 XP 1 Make sure that the lamp on the right Lamp of the viewfinder or the card access lamp is not blinking Some camera models have either a lamp on the right of the viewfinder or a card access lamp and the location varies depending on the model Refer to your camera s reference manual Disconnecting the camera from your computer 2 A Caution 22 Click the lt Unplug or Eject Hardware icon on the task bar The message saying that the drive has been stopped appears Click on the message The Unplug or Eject Hardware window appears When a message appears click OK Remove the USB cable from the camera Stop USB Mass Storage Device Drive G Safe To Remove Hardware The USB Mess Storage Device device can no
77. mp main regions Check the video signal type before using the camera NTSC Japan Taiwan Korea North America PAL European countries China r suonouny nz sn E Dunes juu E 7 Print setting How to print pictures m Several different printing options are available when you want to print out pictures e Printing at a photo lab that supports DPOF or printing on a DPOF compatible printer Store the print reservation data on the card Print reservation allows you to save printing data number of prints date time information etc with the pictures stored on the card What is DPOF DPOF is short for Digital Print Order Format DPOF is the format used to record automatic print information from digital cameras If a card containing print reservation data is taken to a photo lab that supports the DPOF format the pictures can be printed according to the DPOF reservations Or pictures can be printed out at home on a personal DPOF compatible printer ePrinting on an Olympus CAMEDIA P 400 or P 200 digital printer Printing out directly to the printer is possible without using a PC For more details refer to the printer s instruction manual xD Picture Card requires a card adapter optional to be inserted to the printer e Transferring pictures to a PC and printing them from a printer connected to the PC If your PC has software applications installed that support JPEG images internet browser Paint Shop Pro Photoshop e
78. ng mode Power on Power off Open the lens barrier fully The camera turns on in the shooting mode and the lens extends If the lens does not extend when the lens barrier is opened there is a possibility that the barrier is not fully open Open the lens barrier fully until you feel it clicks Close the lens barrier slightly until it almost touches the lens barrel The lens barrier stops just before it touches the lens and the lens retracts Wait until the lens is fully retracted before closing the lens barrier completely The camera turns off Power on off TIPS serenum lh To save battery power the camera automatically enters the sleep mode and stops operating if not used for 3 minutes If the monitor is on it will automatically turn off The lens retracts automatically 5 minutes after that The camera activates again as soon as you lightly press the shutter button or zoom lever Whenever possible turn the camera off when you do not intend to take any pictures for a while 1 Do not push the lens barrier forcefully against the lens as this may damage the lens or cause it to malfunction Note e When playing back pictures Playback mode Power on Press playback with the lens barrier closed The camera turns on in the playback mode The monitor turns on and the last picture taken is displayed Playback button pauejs Bunjos El Power off Press x The monitor and the
79. nges between o9 ON and OFF each time is pressed When the self timer mode is selected NS is displayed on the monitor 4 Take the picture The self timer lamp lights up for approximately 10 seconds and starts blinking After blinking for 2 seconds with a beep sound the picture is taken The self timer mode is automatically canceled after one shot ON HO 2048 1 536 f Self timer lamp Bunoous paoueapy Ez Bunoous pesueapy m Selecting the metering area E 0 In a backlight situation your subject may appear dark if the picture is taken with the normal metering value Digital ESP metering In this case by changing the metering area to the center of the viewfinder screen Spot metering a subject can be shot with optimal exposure regardless of the background light ESP Digital ESP Meters the center of the viewfinder and the area around it separately to obtain the optimum exposure J Spot metering Meters only the center of the viewfinder to obtain the appropriate exposure for the subject 1 Inthe shooting mode top menu select MODE MENU CAMERA ESP and press fj t How to use the menus P 32 N Press a to select and press Press again to exit the menu 3 Take the picture TIPS e t The camera returns to ESP factory default setting when the lens Note barrier is closed tS ALL RESET Saving the cam
80. not available When the batteries are exhausted al is displayed the flash automatically turns off The 2 IN 1 mode is canceled when 5 is pressed or the lens barrier is closed Press to cancel the 2 IN 1 picture mode after the first shot has been taken The first picture will not be stored The 2 IN 1 mode is canceled when the camera enters the sleep mode after shooting the first picture Bunoous pasueapy i Bunoous pesueapy e Selecting a record mode You can select a record mode in which to take pictures or shoot movies Choose the best record mode for your purpose printing editing on a PC website editing etc For details of the different record modes resolutions and number of storable still pictures on the card refer to the table on the next page The numbers in the table are approximate Record mode Description Quality File size SHQ A high quality mode Fewer images can be saved to a card Takes longer to store the images Uses Good for printing Can be enlarged to A4 210 mm x 297 mm 8 3 x 11 7 size Good for processing on a PC HQ Factory default setting Uses Good for editing on a PC or printing in postcard size SQ1 SQ2 The resolutions are smaller than in SHQ or HQ A standard quality mode More images can be saved to a card Uses Attaching images to e mail or simply viewing them on a PC Clearer Normal
81. ocedure again If your OS is Windows Me 2000 XP you do not need to install the USB driver Proceed to Connecting the camera to the computer f amp gt p 11 I Insert the provided software CD into your CD ROM drive 2 The Olympus Windows Installer p O should automatically launch Click E me USB Driver If the USB driver is already installed in Senrt meii your computer this option will not appear C Reference Manual This option will not appear if you are using Windows Me 2000 XP EEEE Gan If the installer is not automatically launched select Run on the Start menu and then execute drive letter Information exe The drive letter of the CD ROM varies depending on the computer To identify the drive letter double click My Computer on the desktop Installing the USB driver for Windows 98 When using Windows 98 98 SE 3 10 Click Continue The installation of the USB driver will start Press Continue to install the USB driver for Olympus digital cameras Cancel Click OK to restart your computer and the installation is complete Your computer must be restarted to complete installation Cancel When the computer has restarted installation is complete If the Olympus Windows Installer screen appears click Close and remove the CD ROM from the CD ROM drive Connecting the camera to the computer Users r
82. oking at the image on the viewfinder When the distance from the camera to the subject is less than 50 cm 1 6 ft select the macro mode t Macro mode shooting P 61 soiseq Bunoous E AF target mark Green lamp 3 Press the shutter button gently halfway to adjust the focus Focus and exposure are locked when the green lamp lights steadily Focus Lock When the flash is ready to fire the orange lamp lights Shutter button 4 Press the shutter button all the way fully The camera takes the picture and a beep sounds When the green lamp stops blinking you can Cx button take the next picture soiseq Bunoous mM Taking still pictures The orange lamp blinks while the picture is stored on the card TIPS see ee Correct focus cannot be obtained on the subject you want to shoot gt If correct focus cannot be obtained P 48 The green lamp blinks You are too close to the subject Take the picture at least 50 cm 1 6 ft away from the subject When the distance from the camera to the subject is less than 50 cm 1 6 ft select the macro mode Ux Macro mode shooting P 61 Depending on the subject the focus may not be locked U3 If correct focus cannot be obtained P 48 The orange lamp blinks when the shutter button is pressed halfway The flash is charging While the orange lamp is blinking quickly after shooting the picture you just took is being stored Wait
83. omputer users can edit them using graphics application software or view the images using an Internet web browser NTSC National Television Systems Committee PAL Phase Alternating Line Television formats NTSC is mainly used in Japan North America and Korea PAL is mainly used in Europe and China Pixels A pixel is the smallest unit dot used to make up an image Clear large sized printed images require millions of pixels Resolution The size of the picture expressed as the number of dots pixels that make up the image For instance a picture taken in 640 x 480 resolution is the same size as the PC screen when the monitor setting is 640 x 480 However if the monitor setting is 1024 x 768 the picture only takes up part of the screen vl snoaue ja9siN Ed snoeue 9o5 S IN isl Glossary of terms Sleep Mode A mode designed to save battery life The camera automatically enters the sleep mode if you do not operate it for a certain time To get out of the sleep mode use any button on the camera shutter button arrow pad etc TFT Thin Film Transistor Color Monitor A color monitor constructed using thin film transistor technology A AC adapter 17 Adjusting the monitor brightness IE Lore deae ui 102 AF target mark 9 10 43 48 ALL RESET 97 All frame erase 4e 90 All frame reservation Ay 110 Arrow pad 0 5 9 78 Auto focus
84. on Ref Page The camera is in the Operate the camera press the shutter button or P 23 sleep mode the zoom lever etc The camera is taking During sequential shooting the subject does not P 65 119 sno ueJJ SIN sno ueJJ SIN Troubleshooting The monitor is hard to see left with the batteries removed removed the date time setting is canceled Set the date time again Possible cause Corrective action Ref Page The brightness is not Select I in the mode menu and then adjust P 102 adjusted properly the brightness The monitor is Block the sunlight with your hand exposed to direct sunlight Vertical lines appear Bright light such as direct sunlight may cause on the monitor screen vertical lines to appear on the monitor screen This is not a malfunction Pictures you have taken do not appear on the monitor Possible cause Corrective action Ref Page The power is off Close the lens barrier and press to turn the P 23 78 monitor on The camera is in the Press quickly twice or close the lens P 23 79 shooting mode barrier and then press gt to switch to the playback mode There are no pictures NO PICTURE appears on the monitor Record on the card pictures There is a problem Refer to the Error codes P 117 with the card The camera is The monitor does not function when the video P 84 connected to a TV cable is connecte
85. op menu is displayed 3 Press f on the arrow pad to select MODE MENU 4 Press a c to select the SETUP tab and press f SETUP tab 1 D Press c to select and press f The green frame moves to the selected item 5 Arrow pad JC wore meu gt v Top menu r 1A L Setting the date and time 6 Press to select one of the following date formats Y M D Year Month Day M D Y Month 2003 01 01 Day Year D M Y Day Month Year AP Then press f 00 299 Move to the year setting m The following steps show the procedure used when the date and time settings are o set to Y M D T Press to set the year and amp press to move to the month x E setting 2008 01 07 z To move back to the previous setting a press f 00 00 The first two digits of the year are fixed 8 Repeat this procedure until the date and time are completely set The camera only displays the time in 24 hour time sysytem 2 pm would be 14 00 9 Press For a more accurate setting press when the time signal hits 00 seconds The clock starts when you press the button 10 Close the lens barrier to turn the OK button camera off The current settings are retained even when the power is turned off unless they are readjusted Note The date and time settings will be canceled if the c
86. oting conditions and the effect you want to achieve T Press Press again to exit the menu e PHOTO Still picture Lets you take a still picture You can select one of the five shooting modes depending on the situation e Movie Selected from the shooting mode top menu pa Types of menus P 31 Lets you record movies The camera maintains the correct focus and exposure even if your subject moves You cannot record movies with sound t Recording movies P 53 Shooting mode for still pictures e P PROGRAM AUTO Factory default setting Used for regular photography The camera automatically makes the settings for natural color balance Other functions such as the flash mode and metering can be adjusted manually e amp Portrait Suitable for taking a portrait style shot of a person The camera automatically sets the optimal shooting conditions d Landscape Suitable for taking pictures of landscapes and other outdoor scenes The camera automatically sets the optimal shooting conditions 41 soiseq Bunoous E soiseq Bunoous mM Shooting mode e Night scene Suitable for shooting pictures in the evening or at night The camera sets a slower shutter speed than is used in normal shooting If you take a picture of a street at night in any other mode the lack of brightness will result in a dark picture with only dots of light showing In this mode the true
87. pasueapy i xoeqKeld 5 Playback Viewing still pictures r3 1 Press with the lens barrier Playback button closed Arrow pad The monitor turns on and displays the last picture taken Single frame playback 2 Usethe arrow pad to play back other pictures Jumps to the picture 10 frames back CSO Display the previous BOB Displays the next icture icture CO Jumps to the picture 10 frames ahead 3 Press to cancel playback The monitor and camera turn off Ifthe camera is not used for over 3 minutes the monitor and camera turn 5 off automatically Note Viewing still pictures QUICK VIEW This function lets you play back pictures while the camera is in the shooting mode This is useful when you want to check shooting results and resume shooting quickly Functions available in normal playback mode are also available in Quick View Press QUICK VIEW twice Monitor button quickly doubleclick while in the QUICK VIEW shooting mode The camera immediately enters the playback mode and displays the last picture taken Single frame playback 2 Pressthe shutter button halfway to return to the shooting mode The camera returns to shooting mode and is ready to take pictures Press the shutter button all the way fully to return to the shooting mode and take a picture immediattely PS EJ yoegfeld eS Viewing st
88. r or not to display the picture you have just taken on the monitor ON The picture being recorded to the card is displayed This is useful for making a brief check of the picture you have just taken You can resume shooting anytime during REC VIEW OFF The picture being recorded to the card is not displayed This is useful when you want to prepare for your next shot while the previous picture is being recorded 1 Inthe shooting mode top menu select MODE MENU SETUP gt REC VIEW OFF or ON and press t How to use the menus P 32 Press again to exit the menu If the batteries are running low when you take a picture with the monitor 5 off and REC VIEW is set to ON the picture may not be displayed Note bu suonouny njasn E suonouny njasn M Turning the beep sound off m This function lets you turn on off the beep sound used for warnings etc The beep sound can be adjusted in either the shooting mode or the playback mode 1 inthe top menu select MODE MENU SETUP m gt OFF or ON and press t How to use the menus P 32 Press again to exit the menu FILE NAME The camera automatically creates file names and folder names for images to be stored in Files can be numbered from 0001 to 9999 and folders can be numbered from 100 to 999 Examples are shown below Folder name File name l DCIM OLYMP Pmdd jpg
89. res BPHOTO lieioeluoesuus 43 Taking still pictures using the viewfinder 43 Taking still pictures using the monitor 45 Comparison of the viewfinder amp monitor 47 If correct focus cannot be obtained 48 Determine the position of the subject after focusing Focus Lock 00 5 48 Subjects that are difficult to focus on 50 Night scene mode 9 isilslullsllsellslsssn 51 Recording movies amp llsllselssllsslsln 53 ZOOM d eed erga th Gotta det Agere QI US We RON BAS NW ses is 55 Using the optical zoom 20 0002 eee 55 Using the digital Zoom 000000 eee 56 Using the flash 2 2 5 eee eee 58 4 Advanced shooting 61 Macro mode shooting Y 00 c cee eee 61 Self timer shooting S 0 6 c cece eee eee eee 63 Selecting the metering area Q 0 0000040 64 Sequential shooting Gay 2 2 eee 65 PANORAMA cix shiva ee eA ce as debe Res dees 66 Taking two in one pictures2IN1 68 Selecting a record mode 2 22 eee eee 70 Varying the image brightness Exposure compensation i 74 Adjusting the white balance WB Lse 76 Contents 5 Playback 78 Viewing still pictures J 00000 eee 78 QUICK VIEW ic wet et hb be nde dee send dead 79 Close up playback Q 0 00202 eee eee 80 Index display Ba
90. res are printed without the date and time DATE All the pictures are printed with the shooting date TIME All the pictures are printed with the shooting time After completing all the print reservations press to return to the playback mode menu 111 Bum s jund Bu Dunes zud E Single frame reservation Use this feature to print only selected pictures It is also used to change the reserved number of prints and the date time settings Display the frame to be printed and select the desired number of prints 1 Play back a still picture Playback button x e You cannot print pictures with QO 2 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU gt PLAY J and press If data is already stored on the card the ij PRINT ORDER SETTING screen appears giving you the choice of resetting the data or keeping it Select KEEP and press 3 Press to select ia single frame reservation and press 5 Gis eas EXIT 4 SELECT GO OK iL PRINT ORDER screen A Press the arrow pad to display the frame you want to print and press E You can use the index display feature to select the frames pa Index display P 81 Single frame reservation 5 Select the appropriate item using the arrow pad MORE SINGLE PRINT CANCEL END 6 Press on the arrow pad to select 1 x number of prints or date time and press j T Perform each setting e Set th
91. rmation QE This function lets you display detailed shooting information on the monitor for 3 seconds in the playback mode For details of the information displayed see uar Monitor indications P 10 1 Pressing Q in the playback mode Playback button e top menu displays the full amount of shooting information on the monitor ON t How to use the menus P 32 Toturn INFO off press to bring up the top menu and press G OFF Arrow pad doe 1 0 HQ 2048x1536 A MR ANDE AR hi VE PRA ANY it TM rM When INFO is OFF When INFO is ON If the picture has been taken with a different camera only the date time file number and battery level are displayed when INFO is set to ON Note 101 suonouny nz sn El suonouny njasn M Adjusting the monitor brightness EJ This function lets you adjust the brightness of the monitor The brightness can be adjusted in either the shooting mode or the playback mode When the camera is in the shooting mode you must turn on the monitor beforehand 1 Inthe top menu select MODE MENU SETUP gt C2I and press t How to use the menus P 32 2 Press to adjust the brightness of the monitor and when you have set the desired level press Pressing brightens the monitor and pressing darkens it Press again to exit the menu 5 REC VIEW You can choose whethe
92. ro shooting SS 7 NN The camera records a wider area than the image in the viewfinder viewfinder see left As you get closer to the subject the actual image recorded becomes lower than the one in the soiseq Bunoous E soiseq Bunoous Ea If correct focus cannot be obtained When correct focus cannot be obtained on the subject you want to shoot you can focus the camera on another point at roughly the same distance focus lock and take the picture as explained below Determine the position of the subject after focusing Focus Lock 1 Open the lens barrier fully The camera turns on in the shooting mode N Position the AF target mark on the subject you want to focus on When shooting a hard to focus subject point the camera at an object about the same distance away as the subject o Press the shutter button halfway until the green lamp lights The focus and exposure are locked the green lamp lights steadily When the green lamp blinks the Shutter button focus and exposure are not locked Release your finger from the shutter button re position your subject and press the shutter button halfway again J If correct focus cannot be obtained Keeping the shutter button pressed halfway recompose your shot Press the shutter button fully Shutter button TIPS e The green lamp blinks You are too close to the subject Take the picture at l
93. s 117 Welt rmm 117 Troubleshooting 2 2 eek RR Rem oe 118 The camera does not work 0 000 118 The image quality is poor lisse lees 122 List Of menus asso soper dp UR leere 124 List of factory default settings 05 128 List of items by shooting mode 0 005 129 Camera maintenance 00 0 e eee eee eee 130 Specifications 2 erac Rt SCR deett ely 131 Glossary of terms issira apie a aai n iE a a eee 133 lidek aieiai nE dar A tera ees EEEa nE e ATIO ATN 135 panes Bunjes A 1 Getting started Names of parts Camera Shutter button px P 43 Zoom lever WTE a us P 55 P 80 P 81 Flash px P 58 Lens barrier Turns the camera on and off in the shooting Lens mode Extends automatically when you open the lens barrier Connector cover DC IN jack VIDEO OUT jack cover usp P 17 P 84 Strap eyelet us P 14 USB connector VIDEO OUT jack px P 84 Card cover pi P 20 DC IN jack P 17 Names of parts Arrow pad Buttons on the arrow pad have their respective functions They are also used as direction buttons 8 and indicate which button to be pressed w Macro button rx P 61 Flash mode button 5 pa P 58 OK Menu button amp 5 ue P 31 Self timer button V rs P 63 pauejs Bunjos m Monitor button QUICK VIEW 3 use P 45 P 7
94. s 98 98 SE start again from Confirming the USB driver is installed and Users running Window Me 2000 XP start from Connecting the camera to the computer Syston Geneia Devi View devices by bpe lanager Haars Piles Patamarce View devices by conection 5 88 Network adapters 2 Other cos Ponts COH 8 LPT psum Retesh Sound video and game controllers meae Cancel Device Manager Serial Bus Controller category If the USB driver was successfully installed you can find the following in the the name of the camera you have connected listed under Disk drives OLYMPUS Digital Camera listed as one of the items in the Universal Downloading images to your computer I Double click the My Computer icon on the desktop For users running Windows XP click EE Control Panel from the Start menu My Computer 2 Double click the Removable Disk icon sies E mae A new Removable Disk icon appears when the camera is connected to the kfara peti BI Pre computer as the digital camera is w s A recognized as a Removable Disk i cdi CAE If an error message appears when you double click the icon there may be a problem with one of the following the camera s power source the AC adapter is not properly connected or the battery power is low Make sure that the AC adapter
95. sconnect the AC adapter when the camera is connected to the computer and is running on battery power it may result in the loss of image data on the card or cause a malfunction in the computer Before connecting or disconnecting the AC adapter disconnect the camera from the computer and make sure that the camera is turned off To avoid computer malfunctions do not turn off the camera when the camera is connected to a computer If the camera is connected to the computer via a USB hub operation may not be stable if there are any compatibility problems between the computer and the hub In such cases do not use the hub and connect the camera directly to the computer You can view images using graphics applications that support the JPEG file format Paint Shop Pro Photoshop etc Internet browsers Netscape Communicator Microsoft Internet Explorer etc CAMEDIA Master software or other software For details on using commercial graphics applications refer to their instruction manuals QuickTime is needed for playing back movies QuickTime is included on the provided software CD If you want to process images make sure to download them to your computer first Depending on the software image files may be destroyed if the images are processed rotated etc while they are on the card Identifying the OS Identify the OS on your computer before connecting the camera How to identify the OS depends on the computer e Windows
96. select ON and press To cancel protection select OFF Press again to exit the menu Displayed when a picture is protected T Protected pictures cannot be erased by the single frame all frame erase 5 function but they are all erased by formatting Note Erasing pictures This function enables you to erase recorded pictures You can choose the single frame erase or the all frame erase You cannot erase pictures that are protected Cancel the protection before erasing such pictures Note Once erased pictures cannot be restored Be careful not to accidentally erase pictures you want to keep Ex Protecting pictures P 88 Single frame erase This function erases only the picture displayed on the monitor The all frame erase function can be used to erase all the pictures on the card at once V All frame erase P 90 1 Press with the lens barrier Playback button e closed The monitor turns on 2 Usethe arrow pad to display the picture you want to erase Ux Viewing still pictures P 78 Arrow pad 3 Press The top menu is displayed 4 Press to select ERASE 5 Press to select YES and press The picture is erased and the menu is closed uii E yoegfeld El Erasing pictures All frame erase This function erases all the pictures on the card 1 Inthe playback mode top menu Playback button
97. shutter button and P 58 finished charging wait until the orange lamp stops blinking Press the shutter button again The movie justtaken is Release your finger from the shutter button P 12 53 being written to the When the orange lamp stops blinking resume card shooting The card is full Erase unwanted picture or insert a new card P 89 90 99 Before erasing download important images to a PC The memory gauge is Wait until there is room in the memory gauge P 12 118 Troubleshooting Cancel the panorama mode There is a problem Refer to the Error codes P 117 with the card The flash does not fire Possible cause Corrective action Ref Page The flash is set to the Select a flash mode other than flash off P 58 flash off mode The subject is If you want the flash to fire on a brightly P 58 illuminated illuminated subject set the flash to fill in mode Sequential shooting or The flash does not fire in the sequential shooting P 65 movie mode is set or movie mode Set J in the DRIVE menu Panorama mode is set The flash does not fire in the panorama mode P 66 Possible cause The green and orange lamps on the right of the viewfinder bli Corrective action ously Ref Page The batteries are exhausted Replace the batteries with new ones P 15 The monitor does not turn on pictures in sequence appear on the monitor Possible cause Corrective acti
98. sly during the conditions below This could shorten the life of the batteries When the monitor is in the playback mode for an extended period of time Repeated zoom adjustments Repeated auto focus by depressing the shutter button halfway When the camera is connected to a PC Carefully read the AC adapter s instructions before use When using an AC adapter the AC adapter supplies power to the camera even if batteries are loaded in the camera The AC adapter does not charge batteries in the camera Inserting a card Card in this manual refers to the xD Picture Card The camera uses the card to record pictures Card basics The card corresponds to normal camera film for recording the pictures you have taken Pictures recorded and stored on the card can easily be erased overwritten and or edited on a PC 1 Index area You can write down the card s contents 2 Contact area Comes into contact with the camera s signal read contacts m 2 Compatible cards xD Picture Card 16 to 256 MB This camera may not recognize a non Olympus card or a card that was A OLYMPUS 57 By xD Picture Card 1 formatted on another device such as a PC etc Before use be sure to Note format the card on this camera p3 CARD SETUP Formatting cards P 99 y peuejs Dunes Inserting a card 1 N peuejs bunje5 p Co 4 Close the card cover securely Make sure that T
99. t from your subject Regular photographs can be taken but the camera may take time to focus on distant subjects Normal shooting With macro mode 1 Open the lens barrier fully The camera turns on in the shooting mode 2 Press amp The monitor turns on and the current setting is displayed a Bunoous paoueapy Dil Bunoous pesueapy m Macro mode shooting 3 Press 4 to switch the macro mode on or off The setting changes between W and wj OFF each time is pressed When the macro mode is selected A is displayed on the monitor 4 Take the picture KORO 8 22 0 SEXO TS l A If you are close to a subject the picture in the viewfinder is different from the area that the camera actually records For macro mode shooting we Note recommend using the monitor If you use the flash in macro shooting shadows may be conspicuous and the correct exposure may not be achieved Self timer shooting This function lets you take pictures using the self timer Fix the camera securely on a tripod or set it on a level surface for self timer shooting This function is useful for taking pictures where you want to be included in the photograph 1 Open the lens barrier fully The camera turns on in the shooting mode 2 Press 9 The monitor turns on and the current self timer setting is displayed 3 Press c X to switch the self timer mode on or off The setting cha
100. t press to display the Single frame reservation menu screen and press 8 Press G until the screen returns to the mode menu Press to close the menu Error codes 8 Miscellaneous Monitor Possible cause Corrective action indication The card is not inserted Insert a card or insert a different card or it cannot be recognized Wipe the gold contacts with a NO CARD commercially available cleaning paper and insert the card again If the problem persists format the card If the card cannot be formatted it cannot be used There is a problem withthe This card cannot be used Insert a new card card CARD ERROR U Writing to the card is Read only setting is applied to the card prohibited by a PC Cancel the setting using the WRITE PC PROTECT The card is full No more Replace the card or erase unwanted pictures can be taken orno pictures Before erasing download CARD FULL more information such as important images to a PC print reservation can be recorded 03 There are no pictures on The card contains no pictures Record td he card pictures NO PICTURE The selected picture has a Use image processing software to view 1j problem therefore it the picture on a PC If that cannot be PICTURE cannot be played back on done the image file is damaged ERROR his camera The card cover is open Close the card cover CARD COVER OPEN The card is not formatted
101. t Lamp of the viewfinder or the card access lamp is not blinking 4 Remove the USB cable from the camera 5 Remove the USB cable from your computer 30 Downloading image files using other OS For other OS users Users running other OS cannot connect the camera directly to a computer Windows 95 Windows NT Mac OS before OS 9 You can download images directly to your computer using an optional floppy disk adapter or PC card adapter Does your computer have a USB interface Is there a a marked on your computer Is your OS one of the following Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows XP Mac OS 9 X Connect the camera directly to your computer using the provided USB cable Use the optional USB reader writer Certain card readers may not be compatible with Mac OS X Check the Olympus website for the most up to date compatibility information d Does your computer have a built in PC card slot l Q Use the optional PC card adapter Not supported by Windows NT4 0 or lower Does your computer have a built in floppy disk drive Consult your nearest Olympus representative S Use the optional FlashPath floppy disk adapter For SmartMedia only i OLYMPUS http www olympus com OLYMPUS OPTIC
102. tabs Press z to select a tab and display the associated menu items Shooting mode CAMERA tab PICTURE tab CARD tab SETUP tab CAMERA tab Selects the shooting mode from PROGRAM AUTO portrait SCENE SELECT Ma landscape 9 night scene and P 40 leg self portrait Selects the metering method from ESP ESP and s P 64 Adjusts the brightness of the image P74 id Exposure compensation Selects the shooting mode from 7 DRIVE Single frame shooting and L3 P 65 sequential shooting Enables the zoom shooting at larger DIGITAL ZOOM magnification than the maximum optical P 56 zoom Allows panorama pictures to be taken FANORAMM with Olympus CAMEDIA brand cards Pee Combines two still pictures taken in 2IN1 succession and stores them as a single P 68 picture PICTURE tab WB Sets the appropriate white balance P 76 according to the light source Mode Menus CAMERA tab PICTURE tab I CARD tab SETUP tab CARD tab CARD SETUP Formats a card P 99 SETUP tab Selects whether to keep the current ALL RESET camera settings when you turn off the P 97 power Selects a language for on screen es display PER Turns the beep sound used for warnings etc on and off BA REC VIEW Selects whether to display pictures on P 103 the monitor while sav
103. tc you can print out your pictures on a printer connected to the PC Printing is also possible using CAMEDIA Master software Check your software before printing For details refer to the application software s instructions eo How to print pictures TIPS eene ee Picture size and printing The resolution of a computer printer is generally based on the number of dots pixels per inch This is called dpi dots per inch The higher the dpi value the better the printed results Keep in mind however that the dpi of the picture does not change This means that when you print an image with a higher resolution the size of the printed picture will be smaller Although you can print magnified images picture quality will decrease If you want to print large high quality pictures set the record mode as high as possible when taking the pictures p amp Selecting a record mode P 70 Note DPOF reservations set by another device cannot be changed by this camera Make changes using the original device If a card contains DPOF reservations set by another device entering reservations using this camera may overwrite the previous reservations The allowable number of pictures for DPOF reservation is 999 frames per card Print reservation may not be available if there is insufficient card memory In this case the CARD FULL message is displayed Not all functions may be available on all printers or at all photo labs Print r
104. tures Replace with a new card or format the card Press to select POWER OFF and press Replace it with a new one Format the card Goi Press to select FORMAT and press to display the confirmation screen Select YES and press Formatting starts If the card was successfully formatted the camera is ready to take pictures M pauejs Bunjos ll Selecting a language You can select a language for on screen display This reference manual shows the English on screen display in the illustrations and explanations Available languages vary depending on the area where you purchased this camera 1 Open the lens barrier fully 2 Press Q The top menu is displayed amp Q o S z Arrow pad 2 3 Press on the arrow pad to select MODE MENU K MODE Menu gt v Top menu 4 Press to select the SETUP tab and press f Cup on C c D ENGLISH SETUP tab 5 Press to select eg and press f o N co bh v Selecting a language Press to select a language and press FRANCAIS DEUTSCH Press again to exit the menu ESPANOL SELECT E GO OK Close the lens barrier to turn the camera off TIPS The language can also be set from the playback mode pauejs Bunjos id payeys Bug N Setting the date and time 1 Open the lens barrier fully N Press The t
105. un or tungsten lighting are reflected on white paper the shade of white produced will be slightly different for each By setting the WB white balance you can achieve more natural looking colors 1 Inthe shooting mode top menu select MODE MENU PICTURE gt WB and press fj t How to use the menus P 32 N Press a to select the white balance best suited to the shooting conditions Choose from AUTO XE cO5 and 3 T AUTO No indication The white balance is adjusted automatically so that colors look natural irrespective of the light source xx Sunlight For natural colors under a clear sky CD Overcast For natural colors under a cloudy sky Tungsten For natural colors under tungsten lighting c3 Fluorescent For natural colors under fluorescent lighting 3 Press Press again to exit the menu 4 Take the picture Adjusting the white balance Note The white balance setting returns to AUTO factory default setting when the lens barrier is closed px ALL RESET Saving the camera s settings P 97 White balance may not be effective under some special light sources After setting a white balance other than AUTO play back the picture and check the colors on the monitor When the flash is fired with a white balance setting other than AUTO colors may appear different in the resulting picture from the colors you see on the monitor Bunoous
106. unning Windows 98 98SE need to install the USB drive before connecting the camera to your computer for the first time ISS p 9 I Insert the marked end of the provided USB cable into the USB port on your computer as shown below Look for this mark Terminal ae ESE USB port The location of the USB port varies depending on the computer For details refer to your computer s manual 2 After making sure that the camera is turned off connect the end of the USB cable to the USB connector on the camera The location of the USB connector or multi connector varies depending on the camera model Refer to the camera manual for details Camera with a USB connector Computer Rectangular terminal Smaller terminal USB port USB cable Computer Smaller terminal Rectangular terminal Ji USB cable 11 Connecting the camera to the computer BERBER RRB RRR REPRE RR REE RP REE REE EER EERE EERE EERE EEE 3 Turn the camera on Camera with a lens barrier The power turns on automatically with the exception of some models which require you to press the monitor button When the camera is turned on the lamp on the right of the viewfinder lights up Camera witha mode Set the mode dial to If the camera has a power switch as well as a mode dial
107. until the lamp goes off To check the picture you have just taken immediately Set REC VIEW to ON ps REC VIEW P 103 Taking still pictures Taking still pictures using the monitor With the monitor you can shoot while checking the picture area that the camera actually records 1 Open the lens barrier fully Slide the lens barrier fully open until it clicks 2 Press E The monitor turns on tg Monitor indications P 10 Monitor button ww 3 Decide the composition while looking at the image on the monitor Shooting mode P 40 AF target mark P 10 4 Take the picture by following the same procedure as for shooting using the viewfinder pictures P 70 gt Taking still pictures Memory gauge P 12 using the viewfinder P 43 Flash standby Flash charge P 43 When you want to take Green lamp pictures with the monitor off This indicates the same status as press again the green lamp on the right of the viewfinder P 43 soiseq Bunoous E soiseq Bunoous Taking still pictures TIPS tte ccIlll The monitor turns off automatically If the camera is not used for over 3 minutes the monitor turns off automatically The lens retracts automatically 5 minutes after that Touch the shutter button or zoom lever to turn the monitor on The monitor is hard to see Bright light such as direct sunlight may cause vertical lines to appear on t
108. ur homepage http www olympus europa com or call our TOLL FREE NUMBER 00800 67 10 83 00 for Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Luxemburg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Please note some mobile phone services provider do not permit access or request an additional prefix to 800 numbers For all not listed European Countries and in case that you can t get connected to the above mentioned number please make use of the following CHARGED NUMBERS 49 180 5 67 10 83 or 49 40 237 73 899 Our Technical Customer Support is available from 9 am to 6 pm MET Monday to Friday 2003 OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO LTD VT445401 OLYMPUS AMED DIGITAL PERSONAL CAMERA COMPUTER DIGITAL CAMERA PC CONNECTION OPERATION MANUAL How to use your PC to get the most from images taken with your digital camera Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera This manual provides instructions on how to install the USB driver To ensure correct installation refer only to these installation procedures Introduction This manual explains in detail how to connect your Olympus digital camera to a computer Read it carefully and keep it in a safe place for future reference About this manual The information contained in this manual may be subject to change without notice For the latest information on the product please consult your local
109. vices such as a removable media drive or USB SmartMedia Reader Writer In this case the digital camera is recognized as another Removable Disk If you cannot find the icon the camera and computer are not connected properly Turn the camera off disconnect the camera from the Confirming the computer recognizes the camera me 8j J o meii deti Dei My Computer 3 a A Removable Disk F computer and connect again or proceed to Confirming the USB driver is installed E p 15 to make sure that the USB driver is fully installed Confirming the USB driver is installed If the computer does not recognize the camera as a Removable Disk follow the procedure below to check whether the USB driver has been fully installed I Open My Computer and double click the Control Panel icon For users running Windows XP open Control Panel from the Start menu 2 Double click the System icon 3 The System window will appear Click the Device Manager tab E OK Cangal 15 Confirming the USB driver is installed E 16 4 Confirm that OLYMPUS Digital Camera is in the Universal Serial Bus Controller category If you cannot find the OLYMPUS Digital Camera turn the camera off disconnect the camera from the computer and start again Users running Window
110. vious index display the frames before the top left frame Jumps to the next index display the frames following the bottom right frame Toreturn to the single frame playback pull the zoom lever toward 89 8 yoegfeld E Index display Qn sent Selecting the number of pictures This function lets you select the number of pictures in an index display from 4 9 and 16 In the playback mode top menu Playback button select MODE MENU SETUP gt E and press f t How to use the menus P 32 2 Press to select 4 9 or 16 and press Press again to exit the menu Slideshow This function displays still pictures stored in the card one after another Only the first frame of movies is played back 1 Press with the lens barrier Playback button e closed 2 Display a still picture and press to display the top menu 3 Press amp 2 to start the slideshow 4 Press to stop the slideshow The slideshow will not stop until you cancel it by pressing e m gt You are recommended to use the optional AC adapter when running a slideshow for a long period of time If batteries are used the camera will stop the slideshow after about 30 minutes and turn off yoegfeld M Playback on a TV Use the video cable provided with t
111. w be safely removed from the system Problem Ejecting USB Mass Storage Device If the window returns the following message when you click Unplug or Eject Hardware first make sure that no image data is being downloaded from the camera and then remove the USB cable xi N The device Generic volume cannot be stopped right now Try stopping the device again later E Macintosh Using Mac OS 9 X Make sure that Your computer is turned on and Mac OS is running f you are running any applications quit them all You are recommended to power the camera using the optional AC adapter If the battery power runs out while the computer is accessing the card in the camera the camera will turn off in the middle of the operation and this could destroy image files data If you are using batteries make sure that there is sufficient remaining battery power If you are running Mac OS X the connection to the computer and downloading the image data are verified Restrictions such as the following may occur due to the OS The image file properties are not displayed correctly Images in the camera cannot be opened without first downloading them etc For more details visit the Olympus web site Connecting the camera to the computer 24 Downloading images to your computer Disconnecting the

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