Olympus CAMEDIA C-2000 User's Manual
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1. Digital Stills Camera User Guide Contents Basic operation Switch On 3 Shooting modes 3 Viewfinder 4 ZOOMING oy aanre ee 4 Taking the picture 4 Viewing the picture 5 Deleting a picture 6 Advanced operation Exposure compensation Eposure compensation examples 8 Aperture priority cece eee eee scene eens 8 Depth of field examples Shutter priority 52 raserede ennen Shutter speeds examples Flash options AUTO ere eel n te 12 Forced sses radere eee 12 Anti Redeye 12 OH rn ene enas ade 13 Fill in flash examples 14 FOCUS sionen 15 Macro mode 16 Miscellaneous 17 These instructions are for the Olympus C 2000 digital stills camera Basic Operation Switch on 1 TAKE OFF THE LENS CAP This must be done before switching on the camera DAMAGE WILL OCCUR IF THE LENS CAP IS NOT REMOVED WHEN THE CAMERA IS SWITCHED ON fas 2 Switch on the camera by pressing the power button bas 3 The lens will extend and the camera is now ready for use Shooting Modes There are 3 different shooting modes they are Programmed P Aperture Priority A and Shutter Priority S The mode is selected by moving the ring of the mode dial to indicate the required shooting mode For general use set the camera to P This means that the camera will try to work out everything for2. The modes available are Auto Forced fill in Anti Red Eye and off The different flash modes are available in each of the shooting modes P A and S All flash modes are selected on the LCD display Auto This mode means that the flash will come on as and when needed This is the default setting There is no indication in the top control panel this means that auto is set Forced fill in This mode would be used when you are shooting with enough available light but perhaps the subject is in shade Anti Redeye This mode attempts to avoid the devil eye effect The camera gives out a burst of rapid flashes followed by a larger longer flash This burst of flashes could be a problem with people suffering from epilepsy 12 Flash Off This mode would be used where a flash would be intrusive or dangerous such as sporting events To change flash mode 1 Turn on LCD in any shooting Oo mode P A or S aS 2 Press Menu you should now see the menu displayed Menu button 3 Select the second menu item by Jog dial pressing the down arrow on the jog dial The menu line turns to a blue background on the selected line 4 The left and right arrows on the jog dial will move the cursor a green box along the menu line to select the required mode If you accidentally go past the item you require keep pressing the arrow button and it will cycle round 5 When the item you want is
3. up and down mu arrows take you to the end and beginning of your set respectively 1 Switch to viewing mode The LCD will switch on itself NS 3 You can zoom in to your picture y 56m lever by pressing the zoom lever towards T Once zoomed in you can then navigate around the picture using the jog dial 4 If you press the zoom lever towards W you will return to normal If you press W again you will get all your pictures displayed on the LCD 5 If you wish to delete any shots just display on LCD in viewing a mode then press the LCD on button Oo a5 Menu button 6 You will then be asked for confirmation if you are sure then press OK 7 To turn off the LCD screen you must come out of viewing mode and back to a shooting mode P A or S It is very easy to delete a picture by pressing the LCD on off button and OK Advanced Operation There are several options available to you to become more creative in your picture taking These options include exposure override aperture control shutter control focus and flash Exposure Compensation This would be used when you know that the meter on the camera could be fooled An example of this would be when shooting into the sun or on a brightly lit snowfield Exposure compensation can be applied to any of the shooting modes P A or S To engage exposure compensation LCD ON OFF 1 Turn on LCD Oo m 2 Pres
4. amples of aperture control 6 S N f Small F number Small depth of field Large F number Large depth of field Shutter Priority This is the third shooting mode It gives you another creative tool as it allows you to vary the time the shutter is open This has the effect of freezing motion at high shutter speeds and blurring motion at low shutter speeds If you are hand holding the camera you must select 1 60 of a second to avoid camera shake This needs to be even higher if at the telephoto end of the zoom To do this 1 First select S on the shooting mode dial pm 2 With the LCD switched on select the required shutter speed using the up and Jog dial down arrows on the jog dial The shutter speeds are displayed in green top centre as fractions of a second The range is from a second to 1 800 of a second Note that exposure compensation is available in this shooting mode If there is not enough light to take a picture at your selected setting the camera will warn you by flashing the settings in red when you half press the shutters You must select either another mode or shutter setting Here are some examples of different shutter speeds Slow Shutter speed Fast shutter speed 11 Flash Options The camera has a built in flash which is controlled by the camera itself The flash has several modes but the amount and the duration of the flash are automatic
5. highlighted pressing OK will change the mode These are the symbols Automatic not displayed on top control panel 13 4 Forced flash fill in Anti Redeye G Flash off 6 Once the you are happy you press Menu again to lose the menu You can then switch off the LCD You will also get a confirmation symbol on the top control panel Forced flash 14 Focus This camera has an automatic focus system It will focus on whatever is in the crosshairs on the viewfinder Orange lamp e Green lamp Autofocus mark This means that if the subject is not in the centre of the screen it will not be in focus To combat this you must first frame up the shot so that the subject is in the crosshairs Then you must half press the shutter release until the green light is lit the orange one lights to tell you the flash is ready Whilst keeping the shutter half pressed reframe the shot and when happy fully press down the shutter release If you let the release go before taking the shot you will have to get the focus again before taking the picture Note that the focus system can be fooled by objects which are very shiny have horizontal lines low contrast or fast moving 15 Macro Mode This mode allows you to shoot an object very close up You would use this to shoot a flower head for example To use the macro mode the subject needs to be between 20cm and 80cm from the lens Note that at
6. s left or Tight on jog dial Jog dial 3 The LCD display will show in green the amount of exposure compensation in increments from 2 to 2 4 The control panel on top will show this symbol to show that the exposure compensation is still activated To cancel you need to bring the value back to 0 0 Here are some examples of exposure compensation Aperture Priority A This is another shooting mode which gives you more creative control You would use this to throw a background out of focus whilst keeping the subject sharp small aperture number Alternatively you can have the foreground and the background in focus large aperture number This mode allows you to control the depth of field To do this PS 1 First select A on the mode dial LOS vw S 2 With the LCD on select the required aperture F number displayed in green top 9 centre The range is from F2 0 F2 8 at telephoto setting to F11 Selection is done using up and down arrows on the jog dial Note that pressing left and right arrows will change the exposure compensation If there is not enough light to take a picture at your selected setting the camera will warn you by flashing the settings in red when you half press the shutters You must select either another mode or aperture setting Remember Small F number Small depth of field Large F number Large depth of field Here are some ex
7. this close range what you see through the viewfinder is not quite what you get recorded It is probably best to use the LCD for this type of shooting To engage macro mode LCD ON OFF 1 Turn on LCD in any shooting mode P A or S Om s 2 Press Menu you should now see the menu di splayed Menu button 3 Select the 4 item down on the menu by Jog dial using the down key on the jog dial Normally this is set to AF 4 Select the macro mode using the right key on the jog dial The symbol for macro mode is this it is v also displayed on the top control pattern 5 To exit from the macro mode access the menu as before and return the setting to AF 16 Miscellaneous If this symbol H starts to flash then the batteries need changing Please take note of the orientation of the batteries there is a schematic diagram under the camera The camera will go into standby mode if not operated for more than 3 minutes After 4 hours the camera will switch off You just press the power button to switch back on All changes to the modes of the camera that you make are saved during power off These include exposure override flash settings etc Andrew Thorpe January 2003 17
8. you All you have to do is compose and shoot Viewfinder You have a choice of viewfinder You can shoot using the optical viewfinder or the LCD display Note that using the LCD drastically reduces the battery life To use the LCD display first select your shooting mode P A or S then press the LCD on off switch The LCD display will now show a Preview it only shows the actual picture when the shutter release is half pressed yg E Menu button Zooming The lens can be zoomed in and out by moving the zoom lever to W for wide angle or T for telephoto The effect of zooming can be seen in the optical viewfinder and also on the LCD Zoom lever Taking the Picture To actually take the picture press the shutter release Note that there is a delay of approx 2 seconds after you press the button before the camera shutter operates You also will hear 2 beeps to confirm the picture has been taken Shutter release After the picture has been taken it is saved in the camera s memory It is also displayed on the LCD for a few seconds as a confidence check The memory can hold about 15 shots dependent on picture content The LCD on top of the camera displays the number of frames remaining Viewing Your Pictures You can view your pictures on the LCD a is a T Se O VV Be xs i Kumar 2 Navigate through your pictures using the left and right arrows on the jog dial Note that
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