Olympus E-100 manual

PLAYBACK E-100 PLAYBACK You can use the camera’s built in monitor screen to play back recorded images. Basic Playback Operation Use the following procedure to scroll through recorded im- ages stored in the camera’s memory. 1. Align the POWER/Function Switch with PLAY. PLAY: PLAY mode for playing back images 2. Use [  ] and [  ] to scroll [...]

PLAYBACK E-101 Playing a Movie Use the following procedure to play back a movie recorded in the Movie Mode. 1. Align the POWER/Function Switch with PLAY. 2. Use [  ] and [  ] to scroll through the images on the monitor screen until the movie you want to play is displayed. Movie Mode icon 3. Press the shutter release button to start play- ing [...]

PLAYBACK E-102 Playing a Panorama Use the following procedure to play back a panorama re- corded in the Panorama Mode. 1. Align the POWER/Function Switch with PLAY. 2. Use [  ] and [  ] to scroll through the images on the monitor screen until the panorama you want to play is displayed. Panorama Mode icon 3. Press the shutter release button to[...]

PLAYBACK E-103 Enlarging the Playback Image Use the following procedure to enlarge the playback image on the screen. You can select either 2X or 4X enlargement. 1. Align the POWER/Function Switch with PLAY. 2. Use [  ] and [  ] to display the image you want to enlarge. 3. Slide the zoom slider towards T(TELE) to zoom in on the image. • Oper[...]

PLAYBACK E-104 If you want to do this Display on-screen guidance messages Shift the view right Shift the view left Shift the view upwards Shift the view downwards Change the zoom factor: 1X 2X 4X Return the image to normal size Do this Press SET/DISP Press [  ]. Press [  ]. Press [  ]. Press [  ]. Operate the zoom slider. Press MENU. IM[...]

PLAYBACK E-105 Selecting a Specific Image in the 9-image View 1. Display the 9-image view. 2. Press SET/DISP. • This causes a pointer to appear in the upper left cor- ner of the monitor screen. 3. Use [  ], [  ], [  ] and [  ] to move the pointer to the image you want to select, and then press SET/DISP. • This displays the single-im[...]

PLAYBACK E-106 Displaying the Histogram The following procedure displays a histogram of an image's luminance components. The histogram is a tool you can use to check the exposure of an image. 1. Align the POWER/Function Switch with PLAY. 2. Use [  ] and [  ] to display the image whose histogram you want to view. 3. Press SET/DISP a numbe[...]

PLAYBACK E-107 NOTE • If the histogram appears too lopsided in either direc- tion, you should try recording the image again after correcting the exposure (EV) value (page E-66), ad- justing the aperture priority AE aperture value (page E-80), adjusting the manual exposure shutter speed or aperture value setting (page E-81). Using the Slide Show F[...]

PLAYBACK E-108 IMPORTANT! • Auto Power Off (page E-38) is disabled whenever Slide Show is being used. This means you should not leave Slide Show running when using batteries to power the camera. Doing so can rundown batteries. Be sure to stop Slide Show and turn off the camera after you are finished. • Note that all buttons are disabled while a[...]

PLAYBACK E-109 Cropping an Image Use the following procedure when you want to crop a portion of an enlarged image and use the remaining part of the im- age as an e-mail attachment, Web page image, etc. 1. Align the POWER/Function Switch with PLAY. 2. Use [  ] and [  ] to display the image you want to crop. 3. Slide the zoom slider towards T(T[...]

DELETING IMAGES E-110 DELETING IMAGES Your camera lets you use any one of the following four meth- ods to delete images from its memory. You can delete the currently displayed image, one or more selected images, all the images in one or more selected folders, or all the images in the camera’s memory. IMPORTANT! • Image deletion cannot be undone[...]

DELETING IMAGES E-111 NOTE • The camera does not maintain open spaces in its memory. Deleting an image causes images following the deleted image to be shifted up to fill in the empty space created by the deletion.The following shows how remaining images are shifted when image 100-3 is deleted. Deleting Selected Images The following procedure lets[...]

DELETING IMAGES E-112 • Any image marked with the icon is marked for de- letion. It will be deleted when you perform the next step of this procedure. • Note that the image that was on the monitor screen when you pressed MENU in step 2 appears first with its icon turned on. • You can repeat steps 4 and 5 to mark and unmark multiple images if y[...]

DELETING IMAGES E-113 • Any folder with the icon is marked for deletion. All its images will be deleted when you perform the next step of this procedure. • Note that the folder whose image was on the monitor screen when you pressed MENU in step 2 appears first with its icon turned on. • You can repeat steps 4 and 5 to mark and unmark multiple[...]

MANAGING IMAGES E-114 MANAGING IMAGES The image management capabilities of the camera make it easy to keep track of images. You can protect images against deletion, and even use its DPOF feature to specify images for printing. Folders and Files When you shoot the first image on a particular day, the cam- era automatically creates a folder for that [...]

MANAGING IMAGES E-115 11070026.JPG Month Day Serial number Extension (.JPG/.TIF/.AVI) Files Each folder can contain up to 250 image files. If you try to save the 251st image to a folder, the camera automatically creates a new folder and stores the image there. The names assigned to files are based on the current date, as shown below. Example: 26th [...]

MANAGING IMAGES E-116 Selecting a Folder for Playback Use the following procedure to select a particular folder and play back the image files it contains. 1. Align the POWER/Function Switch with PLAY. 2. Press . 3. Use [ 왘 ] and [ 왗 ] to select the folder you want, and then press SET/DISP. • This displays the image of the first file (in name [...]

MANAGING IMAGES E-117 5. Press [ 왔 ] or [ 왖 ] to toggle the displayed image ’ s icon on and off. • Any image marked with the icon is marked for pro- tection. It will be protected when you perform the next step of this procedure. Any image without the icon will be unprotected. • You can repeat steps 4 and 5 to turn on the icon for multiple[...]

MANAGING IMAGES E-118 • Any folder with the icon is marked for protection. All its images will be protected when you perform the next step of this procedure. All images in any folder without the icon will be unprotected. • You can repeat steps 4 and 5 to turn on the icon for multiple folders if you want. 6. Press SET/DISP to protect the images [...]

MANAGING IMAGES E-119 DPOF The letters “ DPOF ” stand for “ Digital Print Or- der Format ” , which is a format for recording on a memory card or other medium which digital camera images should be printed and how many copies of the image should be printed. Then you can print on a DPOF-compatible printer or at a professional print service fro[...]

MANAGING IMAGES E-120 To do this Decrease the number of copies value Increase the number of copies value Toggle printing of the recording date on and off Press this button [ 왔 ] [ 왖 ] PREVIEW • An image selected for printing is marked by the icon. • An image for which printing of the recording date is turned on is marked with the icon. • [...]

MANAGING IMAGES E-121 Making DPOF Settings of All Images on the Memory Card 1. Align the POWER/Function Switch with PLAY. 2. Press MENU. 3. Select “ DPOF ” “ All ” , and then press SET/ DISP. 4. Use the button operations described below to make the DPOF settings you want. To do this Decrease the number of copies value Increase the number of[...]

OTHER SETTINGS E-122 Changing the Display Language Use the following procedure to switch the display language between English and Deutsch. 1. Align the POWER/Function Switch with REC or PLAY. 2. Press MENU. 3. Select “ Language/Sprache ” using one of the following two key operations, and then press SET/DISP. 4. Select the setting you want, and [...]

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-123 CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT Your camera has three terminals for connection to external equipment: a VIDEO OUT terminal, a DIGITAL terminal, and a USB port. You can use these terminals to connect the camera to a television, VCR, computer, or other external equipment. Computer (page E-126) TV (page E-124) W[...]

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-124 IMPORTANT! • Be sure to turn off both the camera and the other equipment before making any connections. • Check the documentation that comes with your other equipment for information you may need to know when making connections. • Leaving the same image displayed on a television or computer display scree[...]

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-125 1. Use the video cable to connect the camera to the television as shown in the illustration. 2. Perform the required operation on the TV to set it up for video input. • See the documentation that comes with your televi- sion for information about how to do this. 3. Perform normal playback and recording opera[...]

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-126 Connecting the Wired Remote Controller to the Camera The optionally available wired remote controller lets you op- erate the camera without touching it. This capability helps to avoid the effects of unintended camera movement when shooting at slow shutter speeds or with high telephoto set- tings with the camer[...]

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-127 ■ Connecting to a Computer with the USB Cable • Whenever connecting the USB cable to the camera, make sure the arrow mark on the plug is aligned properly with the arrow mark on the side of the camera ’ s terminal. • Plug the USB connectors into the ports as far as they will go. Incorrect connection can[...]

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-128 ■ Windows The Data Transfer Cable connects to an IBM PC/AT or com- patible equipped with a D-Sub 9-pin RS-232C serial port, as shown below. DIGITAL terminal Serial port (RS-232C D-Sub 9-pin) Data Transfer Cable • Never disconnect the USB cable while a data communica- tion operation is in progress. Doing so[...]

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-129 IMPORTANT! • Be sure to turn off the camera, computer, and all pe- ripherals connected to the computer (monitor, hard disk, etc.) before connecting the camera to the com- puter. • After connecting the camera to the computer, align the POWER/Function Switch with PLAY. Data communi- cation with a computer is[...]

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-130 ■ Another Computer To access the contents on the memory card on a computer that does not have a CompactFlash card slot or PC card slot, use a commercially available PC card reader/writer in combi- nation with a separately available CASIO PC Card Adapter (CA-10). See the instructions that come with the PC car[...]

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-131 Memory Card File Structure < ¥ DCIM ¥ > (Parent Folder) INDEX.HTM (Card Browser Main File) QVCAM.QVS (Management File) HTML (Card Browser Folder) INDEX2.HTM () MENU.HTM 100_MMDD (Main Image Folder) 100_MMDD.QVS (Management File) MMDD0001.JPG (Main Image File) MMDD0002.JPG (Main Image File) MMDD0003.AVI[...]

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-132 • Main Movie File Contents: Movie file recorded by the camera • Preview Folder Contents: Preview images • Preview Image File Contents: Preview images of still image and movie files used for temporary playback and card browser previews • DPOF File Folder Contents: DPOF files • TIFF Data Parent Folder [...]

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-133 • We also strongly recommend that after transferring data from a memory card to other external storage that you re- format the memory card and delete its contents before us- ing it to record more images. • The camera formats memory cards using ATA format, which means that a Macintosh sees all memory card f[...]

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-134 Using the HTML Card Browser The camera ’ s Card Browser generates HTML files that let you see a table of image thumbnails for easy selection, and even view the properties of each image. • Card Browser files can be viewed using the Web browsers listed below. Movie files require QuickTime. Microsoft Internet[...]

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-135 4. Select the Card Browser setting you want. When you want this To turn off the Card Browser (no HTML files generated) Maximum performance, including access to image properties and slideshow capabilities • This format uses high-level Java Script, and requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or later or Nets[...]

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-136 Viewing Card Browser File Contents Use your computer ’ s Web Browser to view the contents of the Card Browser files. 1. Transfer the image data from the camera to your computer by cable (page E-126) or by ac- cessing the memory card from your computer (page E-129). 2. On the memory card, open the folder name[...]

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-137 4. You can click the following items on the screen to perform the operations described below. To do this Start an automatic slideshow of full-screen size images (5-second interval) Start a manual slideshow of full-screen size images (image changes with click) Click here AUTO MANUAL • Tapping an image on the [...]

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-138 INDEX DATA • Image Properties The following is the information provided by the Image Properties screen. File Size : File size Resolution : Resolution Quality : Quality Recording mode : Recording mode AE : Exposure mode Light metering : Metering mode Shutter speed : Shutter speed Aperture stop : Aperture stop[...]

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-139 Saving Card Browser Files • To save Card Browser files, use a USB cable connection (page E-127) or memory card transfer (page E-129) to copy the folder named “ DCIM ” on the memory card to a hard disk, floppy diskette, MO disk, or other external stor- age. Never use your computer to edit or delete files,[...]

REFERENCE E-41 REFERENCE Camera Menus The following shows lists of menus that appear in the REC mode and PLAY mode, and their settings. • The settings that are underlined in the following table are initial defaults. •“ 쑗 ” indicates items that can be included as part of a short- cut (page E-96). REC mode Off / On 2048 x 1536 / Fine 2048 x[...]

REFERENCE E-42 PLAY mode SET UP DELETE DPOF PROTECT SLIDE SHOW Off / Type1 / Type2 / Type3 / Type4 Off / On Year / Month / Day Day / Month / Year Month / Day / Year Time setting English / Deutsch No / Yes NTSC / PAL Off / Mode1 / Mode2 / Mode3 No / Yes Card Browser Beep Date Style Date / Time Language / Sprache Format Video Out Link * Restore Selec[...]

REFERENCE E-43 Mode Settings Settings in Each Mode 쑗 : Available 왕 : Partially available ҂ : Not available Recording Mode Exposure Mode Normal Portrait Landscape Night Scene Best Shot Movie (Normal) Movie (Past) Panorama P Mode A Mode S Mode M Mode Partial Shutter Release Button Press AF Lock AE Lock Flash Mode Self-timer Focus Frame Display ?[...]

REFERENCE E-44 쑗 : Available ҂ : Not available Recording Mode + Exposure Mode Combinations The following table shows to what extent each recording mode can be used in combination with each exposure mode. Recording Mode Normal Portrait Landscape Night Scene Best Shot Movie (Normal) Movie (Past) Panorama 쑗 쑗 쑗 쑗 쑗 쑗 쑗 쑗 쑗 쑗 쑗[...]

REFERENCE E-144 Troubleshooting 1. Batteries are not oriented correctly. 2. Batteries are dead. 3. Using the wrong AC adaptor. 1. Activation of Auto Power Off (page E-38). 2. Dead batteries 3. You are aligning the POWER/Function Switch with REC while the lens cap is attached. Batteries are low. 1. The POWER/Function Switch is aligned with PLAY. 2. [...]

REFERENCE E-145 Symptom Probable Cause Action Recording Power failure during self- timer operation. Monitor screen image is out of focus. Recorded image is not saved. Colors of recorded image are different from those on the monitor screen. [ 왘 ] and [ 왗 ] operations do not work while the 9-image view is on the monitor screen. Cannot display a p[...]

REFERENCE E-146 Symptom Probable Cause Action Playback Monitor screen contents do not appear on the screen of a connected TV. Cannot access the delete screen. Cannot select menu items in the PLAY mode. All buttons and switches are dead. Nothing appears on the monitor screen. 1. Incorrect camera-TV connection 2. Wrong TV settings 3. Wrong video sign[...]

REFERENCE E-147 RECORD ERROR There are no images on this memory card! This camera cannot display the image you selected! REPLACE BATTERY! NO FORMAT MENU Some problem occurred when compressing image data to save it on the memory card. Shoot the image again. There is no image data stored on the memory card. The image file you are trying to view is co[...]

REFERENCE E-148 Insert memory card! MEMORY FULL Change quality/size or delete unneeded images MEMORY FULL Delete unneeded images LENS CAP! There is no memory card loaded in the camera. Load a memory card (page E-39). There is not enough memory to record an image with your current quality and size settings. Change the image quality and size settings[...]

REFERENCE E-149 Description ......................... Digital camera Model .................................. QV-3500EX Recorded Image File Format ......................... Still images (including panoramas): JPEG (Exif. Ver. 2.1)/TIFF, DCF stan- dard (Design rule for Camera File sys- tem), DPOF compatible Movies: AVI (Motion JPEG) Recording Medium[...]

REFERENCE E-150 Battery Life The values noted below indicate the number of hours before battery failure under normal operating temperature (25 ° C). These values are for reference only, and do not guarantee that any particular set of batteries actually will provide the service life indicated. Low temperatures shorten battery life. White Balance ..[...]

REFERENCE E-151 • This camera does not have a separate battery to power its clock. Clock settings are cleared whenever power to the camera is cut off (by batteries going dead while the camera is not connected to an AC power outlet with the AC adaptor) for about 24 hours. After power is resumed, either by loading fresh batteries or connecting to a[...]