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Thank you for purchasing an O lympus digita l camera. Before you start to use your new camera, please re ad these instructions carefull y to enjoy optimum pe rformance and a longer service life. Ke ep this manual in a sa fe place for future ref erence. We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera bef ore taking import ant [...]
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2 How to use this manual ( Basic and Advanced Manuals The instruct ion manual accompany ing this camera is di vided into two parts: t he Basic Ma nual and the Adva nced Manual (this documen t). ( Indications used in this manual Below is an ex planation of ho w to rea d the i nstruction s in th is manual . Please read it carefully before proce eding[...]
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3 10 Composition of the manual The tit le page of each ch apter gives a short descript ion of the con tents. Be sure to check it out. Basic operation Tips before yo u start taking pi ctures Basic shooting fun ctions Additio nal shoo ting functions Playback Settings Printing p ictures Connectin g the camera to a compu ter Appen dix Miscellaneous Tro[...]
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4 Table of Contents How to use this manual ......... ........... .......... .......... ........... ........ ............ 2 Compositio n of the manual ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ......... 3 1 Basic operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 Mode di al... ........ ..... ........ ........ ..... ......[...]
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Table of Contents 5 4 Additional shooting function s - - - - - - - - - - - 45 Shooting pictures using image bl ur reduction ............. ........ ....... 46 Changing the shutter s peed for shoot ing pic tures ........ ........ ....... 47 Changing the apert ure value for shootin g pictures ....... .......... ..... 48 Changing picture brigh tness ..[...]
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Table of Contents 6 Formatting the int ernal memory or card (MEMOR Y FORM AT/FO RMAT ) ....... ........ ........ ........ . 83 6 Settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 84 Saving cam era setti ngs (ALL RESET) ............. ........ ........ ........ ........ . 85 Selecting a di splay languag e ...... ........ ........ .....[...]
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Table of Contents 7 Viewi ng still pi ctures and movies ........ ..... ........ ........ ..... ........ ........ .. 123 Printi ng picture s ............. ........ ..... ........ ........ ........ ..... ........ ........ ..... .. 124 To downloa d and save images to a computer without using OLYMP US Mast er ....... ....... ........ ...... ....... ...[...]
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8 1 Basic operation Sequential shooting Movies WB MODE MENU ALL RESET PW ON SETUP COLOR ON LOW STANDARD ENGLISH SETUP MEM CAM 00:36 00:36 00:36 1 Are you ever overwhelmed by all of the advanced shooting a nd editing functions? Professional photographers u se these functions to achieve a varie ty of effects. Now you too can achieve such effects simp[...]
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9 1 Basi c ope ratio n Mode dial This camera feat ures shooting modes and play back modes. Use the mod e dial to make setti ngs. Set th e desired mode and turn the camera on. ( About the mode dial Shooting modes K Suit able fo r gener al s ituatio ns. Simply p ress t he sh utter button , and the came ra dete rmines op timum cond itions an d shoo ts[...]
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Mode dial 10 1 Basic operation TIPS • Direc t butto n fun ctions and menu content s vary de pendin g on the position of the mod e dial. g “Direct butto ns” (P. 11), “M enus” (P. 13 ), “Menu list” (P. 148 ) • You can change the mode be fore and afte r turnin g the ca mera on. In thi s manual, the fol lowing ic ons in dicate the posi [...]
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11 1 Basi c ope ratio n Direct buttons This camera features but tons for settin g functions directly. The direct but tons have differen t functio ns in shooting mode and in playback mo de. Using the direct buttons in shooting mode c QUICK VIEW but ton g P. 63 The last pict ure tak en is displaye d on th e mon itor. Al l the fu nction s in playb ack[...]
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Direct buttons 12 1 Basic operation Using the direct buttons i n playback mode c GUIDE button g P. 18 Displ ays a shootin g guide de scribi ng shooti ng methods for various purpos es. Sel ect a me nu it em, and pre ss the GUIDE butt on to dis play an explan ation o f its fu nction . d DISP button Press th e DISP button to chang e the dis play i n t[...]
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13 1 Basi c ope ratio n Menus Set the mode dial to any mode and pres s Z to display t he menus on the monitor. Menus are used to make e ach camera settin g. The menu i tems displ ayed in s hooting mod e and pla yback mode differ . About the menus Press Z Mode dial Mode menu WB MODE MENU Top menu Shortcut menus Menus are divided into short cut menus[...]
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Menus 14 1 Basic operation Shortcut men us ( Shooting m ode ( Playback mode WB MODE MENU g P. 49 g P. 50 g P. 25 MOVIE PLA Y ALBUM ENTR Y MODE MENU For movies For still pictures ALBUM ENTR Y MODE MENU g P. 80 g P. 67 g P. 67 g P. 73 g P. 65 g P. 80 MOVIE PLA Y ALBUM MENU UNDO ENTR Y For movies For still pictures ALBUM MENU UNDO ENTR Y g P. 80 g P. [...]
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Menus 15 1 Basi c ope ratio n Mode menu ( Shooti ng mod e ( Playback mode CAMERA tab For settin g shooting -related fun ctions. MEMORY/ CARD tab For f ormatting intern al memory or card s. Als o saves interna l memory da ta onto c ards. SETUP tab For set ting ba sic ca mera fun ctions a nd sett ings that make th e camera ea sier to use. PLAY t ab F[...]
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Menus 16 1 Basic operation Use the ar row pad an d Z to set me nu items. Follo w the op erati on gui de an d arrow s on th e scr een to selec t an d chang e sett ings. Ex: Sett ing [ISO] 1 Set the mode dial to any of the follo wing mod es: K SA . 2 Press Z . • The top me nu is displaye d. 3 Press Y to select [MODE MENU]. 4 Press ON to select the [...]
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Menus 17 1 Basi c ope ratio n 5 Press ON to select the [ISO], and press Y . • Ref er to th e arro ws on the sc reen to select and make set tings with the ar row pad. • Una vailab le sett ings ca nnot be select ed. 6 Press ON to select [AUTO], [64], [100], [200], [400 ], [800], or [1600], and pr ess Z . • Fol low the operati on guid e at the b[...]
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Menus 18 1 Basic operation This came ra has a GUIDE function. T here i s a shoo ting gu ide ex plainin g shoo ting methods for vari ous shoo ting si tuatio ns, pu rposes, and eff ects, a nd a menu gui de explain ing the me nus. Pre ssing th e GUIDE button automat ically dis plays the shooti ng guid e or th e menu guid e. ( Displaying the shoo ting [...]
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19 1 Basi c ope ratio n How to read the p rocedure pages A sample of a pro cedure page is shown belo w explaini ng the notati on. Look at it carefull y before takin g or viewing pictures . Select t he menu s in th e orde r indica ted by . g “Using th e menus” (P . 16), “ Menu op eratio n notati on” (P. 17) This s ample pag e is on ly for yo[...]
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20 2 Tips before you start taking pi ctures Tips before you start taking pictures Your pictures are almost guaranteed to come out well just by setting the mode dial to K and pressing the shutter button. But occasionally, you can’t focus on yo ur subject, the subject is too dark, or the picture doesn’t come out the way you wan t. Just knowing wh[...]
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21 2 Tips before you start taking pictures Turning the camera on and off Press the POWE R butto n to turn the cam era on. ( Turning t he camer a on Set th e mode dial to any mode , and press the POWER b utton . • Th e power la mp on the ca mera lig hts gree n. • The monitor turns on. • Whe n you tur n on the came ra in shooting mo de, the len[...]
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22 2 Tips before you star t taking pictures If the correct focus cannot be obtained When the sub ject you wan t to focus on is no t in the cen ter of the frame and you cannot po sition the AF ta rget mark on it, you ca n focus the ca mera on another p oint at rou ghly the same distanc e (focus l ock) and take the picture as explai ned below. 1 Posi[...]
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If the correct focus canno t be obtained 23 2 Tips before you start taking pictures 4 Press the shutte r button fully. • The camera ta kes the pictur e. The ca rd access lamp blinks wh ile the pi cture is record ed. ( AF lock The fo cus posi tion ca n be lo cked. AF lock refers to lock ing the f ocus p osition . Positio n the AF target mark on th[...]
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If the correct focus cannot be obtained 24 2 Tips before you star t taking pictures Under ce rtain typ es of cond ition s, the au to focu s may not wor k proper ly. In thes e cases, focus (f ocus lo ck) on an ob ject wi th high contras t at the same dista nce as the in tend ed subj ect, r ecompos e you r shot and th en tak e the pict ure. I f the s[...]
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25 2 Tips before you start taking pictures Record mode You can select a record mode in which to t ake pictures or shoot movies. Select th e best record mode for your purpose (printi ng, editing on a computer, we bsite editing , etc.). For information on th e image sizes for each record mo de and t he number of storable s till p ictures/movie record[...]
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Record mode 26 2 Tips before you star t taking pictures Imag e size The numbe r of pixe ls (hor izonta l × vert ical) used when saving an image. Yo u can save yo ur pic tures at a lar ge im age si ze to g et cle arer pri nts. However, as th e image size in creases , the fil e size (da ta size ) also in creases , which de crease s the nu mber of pi[...]
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Record mode 27 2 Tips before you start taking pictures For movies Record mode Image si ze Remaining record ing time (s ec.) Internal memo ry Using a 128 MB card SHQ 640 × 480 (15 fra mes/s ec.) 15 110 HQ 320 × 240 (15 fra mes/s ec.) 50 320 SQ 160 × 120 (15 fra mes/s ec.) 125 800 TIPS • When a pict ure is t ransfe rred to a computer , the si ze[...]
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Record mode 28 2 Tips before you star t taking pictures Top menu [ K ] g “Using the menus” (P. 16) 1 For still pi ctures, select from [SHQ], [HQ], [SQ1] or [SQ2]. For movie s, select from [SHQ 640 × 480], [HQ 320 × 240], and [SQ 160 × 120]. 2 When [SQ1] or [SQ2 ] is selected, press Y to sel ect the image si ze. 3 Press Z . Changing the re co[...]
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29 2 Tips before you start taking pictures The internal memory and memory card Pictures taken are recorde d in the internal memory. Pictures can also be recorde d on the optiona l xD-Picture Card (“card”). The card can be used to record more pictu res than is poss ible with the internal memory of the camera. A card c an be conv enient when taki[...]
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The internal memory and memory card 30 2 Tips before you star t taking pictures The card is a medium f or reco rding pi cture s, simil ar to fi lm in a fi lm came ra. Pictur es rec orded to the ca rd can be easil y eras ed on the came ra or pr ocesse d using a computer . The numbe r of reco rdable pictur es can be i ncrease d by usi ng a card with [...]
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The internal memory and memory card 31 2 Tips before you start taking pictures 1 Make sure th e camera is tu rned off. • The power lamp is of f. • The monitor is off. • The lens is retr acted. 2 Slide the card co ver lock. • The card cove r opens. ( Inserting the card 3 Orient the ca rd as shown, an d insert it into the card slot as shown i[...]
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The internal memory and memory card 32 2 Tips before you star t taking pictures ( Removing the card 3 Push the card all th e way in and release slowly. • The card prot rudes sligh tly a nd st ops. • Grasp th e card and remo ve. 4 Close the card cov er. Releas ing yo ur f inger quick ly af ter pushin g the card all t he way in ma y cause i t to [...]
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33 3 Basic shooti ng functions 17 OK DOCUMENTS 16 OK CUISINE 2 OK LANDSCAPE + PORTRAIT 1 SELECT OK GO SELECT GO SELECT GO LANDSCAPE 3 OK PORTRAIT SELECT GO SELECT GO A professional photographer adjusts the exposure to the op timal setting, chooses the best focusing method and eve n selects the type of film according to the subject. With a digital c[...]
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34 3 Basic sh ootin g functi ons Selecting a scen e according to the sit uation (SCENE) Selecting a scene according to the situation ( f ) When you select a s cene according to the si tuation or condi tions, the camera auto matically sele cts the opti mal settings. In order t o produce special ized eff ects, some sc enes limit control of certain fu[...]
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Selecting a scene according to the situa tion ( f ) 35 3 Basic shooting functions Q Self Portrait + Self Timer Suita ble for ta king pi ctures on a trip. Use the se lf-t imer to incl ude y oursel f in your landsc ape pi ctures . R Self Portrait Suita ble for taking self-p ortrai t pict ures. S Sunset* Suitab le for takin g pictures of the evenin g [...]
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Selecting a scene according to the situa tion ( f ) 36 3 Basic sh ootin g functi ons V Cuisine Suita ble for taking p icture s of food . Food col ors are vibran tly rep roduc ed. d Documents Suita ble for tak ing pic tures of document s or time sc hedul es. The c ontras t betwee n the text an d backg round is enha nced. The fl ash cann ot be used. [...]
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Selecting a scene according to the situa tion ( f ) 37 3 Basic shooting functions ( When [SHOOT & SELECT1] or [SHOOT & SELECT2] is selected • Af ter tak ing you r pic tures, the scr een fo r select ing whic h pictu res to er ase is displa yed. 1 Press XY to select t he pi cture you want t o eras e, and press O . Repeat St ep 1 to eras e m[...]
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38 3 Basic sh ootin g functi ons Zooming in on your subject You can z oom in on your s ubje ct usi ng the op tical zoom and d igita l zoo m. Wit h the optical zoom, the image is enlarge d on the CCD when the lens magnification is change d, and the i mage is for med by all the CCD pixel s. Wit h the digi tal zoo m, the area at the center of the imag[...]
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Zooming in on your subject 39 3 Basic shooting functions Top menu [MODE MENU] [C AMERA] [DIGIT AL ZOOM] [ON] / [OFF] g “Using the menus” (P. 16) 1 Press T on the zoom bu tton. Using the digital zoom Note • Taking a picture wi th the di gital zo om may cau se the pict ure to ap pear gra iny. 4 4 3264 32 64 × 2448 24 48 HQ HQ 1/200 1/200 F4.0 [...]
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Zooming in on your subject 40 3 Basic sh ootin g functi ons Set the camera to macro mode wh en takin g pictu res close ( 20 cm/7 .9 in. t o 50 cm/ 19.7 i n.) to you r subj ect. & This mode lets y ou shoot from as close as 20 cm /7.9 in. t o your subjec t. % This mode let s you sho ot from as close as 3 cm/1.2 in . to your subj ect. The positio [...]
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41 3 Basic shooting functions Flash shooting Select the flash mode best suit ed to th e light c ondition s and the e ffect you want to achi eve. Flash wo rking ra nge W (max.): Approx. 0.2 m to 6.5 m (0.7 ft . to 21.3 ft.) T (max. ): Approx. 0.2 m to 3.5 m (0.7 ft . to 11.5 ft.) Auto-flash (No indicatio n) The flas h fires automat ically in low lig[...]
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Flash shooting 42 3 Basic sh ootin g functi ons Flash off ( $ ) The fl ash does not fir e even in low l ight co ndition s. Use th is mode in situ ations where flash photogr aphy is not d esired or is pr ohibit ed. You can also use t his mode when shooti ng land scape s, sunse ts, and other su bjects outsid e the ran ge of the flash. 1 Press O # rep[...]
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Self-timer shooting 43 3 Basic shooting functions This funct ion lets you ta ke pictures us ing the self-ti mer. Fix the camera securely on a tripod for self-time r shooting . This functi on is useful fo r taking picture s when you want to be inclu ded in the photo graph. 1 Press the Y button repeatedly and set to [ Y ]. g “Dire ct butt ons” (P[...]
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44 3 Basic sh ootin g functi ons Recording movies This functi on allows you to record movies. During recording, the correct expo sure is automati cally maintai ned even if the subject moves, but the focus and zoom are loc ked. If the di stance to the subject chang es, you may lose foc us. 1 Compose your p icture. • The remainin g recordin g time [...]
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45 4 Additio nal shoot ing func tions Additional shooting functions Taking pictures like a p ro... Adjust the brightness or white balance of the picture, change the focusing a rea depending on the subject, and make use of other useful functions to create prof essional-like pictures. At a sporting event Try various shutter speeds and capture the exc[...]
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46 4 Additiona l shooti ng functi ons Shooting pictures using image blur reduction This funct ion reduce s the blur incurre d by a moving subject or camera movement whe n taking pi ctures. 1 Take the picture. Note • When the camera mov es a lot or the subj ect is mov ing qui ckly, the reduc tion functio n may not operat e effectiv ely. • Shoot [...]
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47 4 Additi onal shoo ting functi ons Changing the sh utter speed for shooting pictures This funct ion allows you to set the shutte r speed manuall y. The camera sets the apertu re automaticall y. Set the shutter speed acc ording to the subject and the typ e of effect you want. 1 Press XY to set the shutter speed. • The shutte r spee d bar is di [...]
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48 4 Additiona l shooti ng functi ons Changing the aperture value fo r shooting pictures This function allows you to set the aperture manually. The camera sets the shutter speed automatically. By decreasing the aperture value (F-number), the camera will focus within a smaller range, producing a picture with a blurred background. Increasing the valu[...]
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49 4 Additi onal shoo ting functi ons Changing picture bright ness In some situ ations, you may get better result s when the exposu re that the camera sets is compens ated (adju sted) manual ly. You can adj ust the exposure in the range of ±2.0 EV in 1/3 EV steps. When the ex posure is changed, you can check the result on the moni tor. Top menu [ [...]
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50 4 Additiona l shooti ng functi ons Adjusting the color of a picture The col or of th e subject d iffers de pending on light ing condi tions. For instance , when daylight , the setting sun or tungsten ligh ting are reflected on white paper, the shade of white prod uced will be slight ly diff erent fo r each. By adjusting the white balance, you ca[...]
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51 4 Additi onal shoo ting functi ons Changing the area for measuri ng the brightne ss of a subject (ESP/Spo t) Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject (ESP/ ) When takin g pictures ag ainst backl ight, the f ace of th e subject ma y appear darker. With spot met ering, the picture can be taken based on the brightness at the cent[...]
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52 4 Additiona l shooti ng functi ons Sequential shooting You can take a sequence of pict ures at one time while hol ding down the shutter butto n. o Shoots 1 frame at a time when the shut ter but ton is pr essed. j Focus, exposur e and whit e balan ce are loc ked at th e first frame. The seque ntial sh ooting spe ed vari es depe nding on th e reco[...]
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53 4 Additi onal shoo ting functi ons Changing ISO sensitivity (ISO) The higher the ISO, the better the camera ’s light sens itivity and abi lity to shoot in low li ght conditi ons. Howe ver, high sensiti vity intr oduces noise into the resulti ng picture, which may gi ve it a grainy appearance. AUTO Sens itivi ty is automat icall y adju sted a c[...]
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54 4 Additiona l shooti ng functi ons Changing the focusing area (AF MODE) This fun ction all ows you to select how the camera focu ses on your subj ect. iESP The ca mera deter mines which sub ject wi thin the scre en to focus on. E ven when the s ubject is not in the cent er of the scree n, focu sing is possi ble. SPOT Focus se lection is bas ed o[...]
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55 4 Additi onal shoo ting functi ons Remote control shooting (optional) This funct ion lets you ta ke picture s using the opti onal remot e control (RM-1). This is use ful when you want to take a pict ure with yourself in it or a night scene without touching th e camera. 1 Mount the camera on a tripod or place it on a stable, flat surface. 2 Press[...]
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Remote control shooting (optional) 56 4 Additiona l shooti ng functi ons TIPS When the self-ti mer/remo te contr ol lamp d oes not bl ink aft er the s hutter button on the re mote contr ol is pr essed j The remot e control may be too f ar from t he camera. Mov e closer to the camera an d press t he shutt er button on the remo te co ntrol a gain. To[...]
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57 4 Additi onal shoo ting functi ons Panorama shootin g You can take advan tage of panorama sho oting with an Olymp us xD- Picture Ca rd. Panorama sho oting let s you connect pict ures with overlapping edges into a singl e panoramic pi cture, using the OLYMPUS Master software. Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [PA NORAMA] g “Using the menus” (P. 1[...]
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Panorama shooting 58 4 Additiona l shooti ng functi ons 2 Make sure that the edges of the pictures ov erlap, then take the pictures. • The fo cus, ex posure and wh ite ba lance a re set by the first p icture. Do no t selec t an extr emely br ight su bjec t (such a s the su n) for t he firs t pict ure. • You cannot ad just the zoom af ter th e f[...]
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59 4 Additi onal shoo ting functi ons Taking two-in-one pic tures This fu nction a llows you to combin e two pictures taken in suc cession and save them as a s ingle pi cture. Thi s way you can enjoy havi ng two su bjects in one pict ure. Top menu [MODE MENU] [C AMERA] [2 IN 1] g “Using the menus” (P. 16) 1 Take the first picture while viewing [...]
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60 4 Additiona l shooti ng functi ons Recording sound with still pictures Sound can be recorded when taking still pictures. Re cording starts about 0.5 seconds afte r the shutt er is released and lasts about 4 seco nds. When this function is en abled, sou nd is recorded aut omaticall y every time you take a picture. Top menu [MOD E MENU] [CAMER A] [...]
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61 4 Additi onal shoo ting functi ons Changing the monitor display (DISP) This functio n displays hi stograms and lin es that help you t o compose your pictures. Als o, you can change t he amount of i nformation tha t is display ed on the screen. 1 Press the DISP button repeatedly. •P r e s s t h e DISP button to c hange th e disp lay in t he fol[...]
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62 5P l a y b a c k With film-type cameras, you cannot see the pictures you have taken until the film has been developed. And aren’t you sometimes disappointed with t he results when you do eventually see them? Pictures o f blurred scenery or someone with their eyes shut. Or maybe you took several pict ures of the same scene because you weren’t[...]
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63 5 Playback Playing back still pictures The pictu res on a card are play ed back if a ca rd is inserted in the camera. Remove the card to play back pic tures stored in the internal memory. • Th e last pictu re tak en is displ ayed on the monit or (si ngle- frame playba ck). •P r e s s i n g t h e QUICK VI EW button in sho oting mode a lso ena[...]
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Playing back still pictures 64 5 Playback This fun ction lets you sele ct the nu mber of thu mbnails in an index di splay fr om 4, 9, 16, and 25 . Top menu [MOD E MENU] [SETUP] [ G ] [4] / [9] / [16] / [25] g “Using the menus” (P. 16) Pictur es taken with t he camera held v ertically are di splayed horizo ntall y. This functi on lets y ou turn [...]
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65 5 Playback Playing back movies This fun ction lets you play back movies. You can f ast forwar d the movie o r play it back one frame at a time. Select th e movie that you want to pl ay, then display t he top menu. Top menu [MOVIE PLAY] g “Using the menus” (P. 16) • The movi e is pla yed bac k. When playba ck ends, t he camera aut omat ical[...]
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66 5 Playback Viewing an album Pictures recorded to the card can be organized by sortin g them into albums. Pict ures stored in the in ternal memory cannot be entered in albums. You can enter up to 200 pic tures into each of the available 12 albums. Using the provid ed OLYMPUS Master software, pict ures on your computer ca n be entered in an a lbum[...]
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Viewing an album 67 5 Playback You can e nter pict ures or mov ies in an album. Top me nu [ALBUM ENTRY] g “Using the menus” (P. 16) 1 Select the album entry method. SEL. IMAGE Select s one f rame at a time for en try. SET CALENDAR Select s a dat e on th e calend ar disp lay, a nd enter s one pi cture from that da te into th e album. SET ALL Sel[...]
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View in g an a lbu m 68 5 Playback ( SET CALENDAR 3 Press ON XY to select the date with pictures to enter in the album, and press Z . 4 Select [YES], and press Z . ( SET ALL 3 Select [PHOTO], [MOV IE] or [ 0 ], and press Z . 4 Select [YES], and press Z . Note • A for mat or a ll-frame erase will er ase al l the p ictures , inclu ding thos e ente [...]
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Viewing an album 69 5 Playback 1 Press XY to select an album to view, and press Z . • The titl e image for each album is displa yed. 2 Use the arrow pad to disp lay the pictu re you wa nt. Y : Displ ays the ne xt pict ure. X : Displ ays the pr eviou s pictur e. O : Jumps to the pictur e 10 frame s back. N : Jumps to the pictur e 10 frame s ahead [...]
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View in g an a lbu m 70 5 Playback You can change t he titl e image ( first frame i n albu m) display ed on the [SE L. ALBUM] screen . Select the alb um to chang e, then display the top me nu. Top menu [ALBUM MENU] [SELECT T ITLE IMAGE] g “Using the menus” (P. 16) 1 Press XY to select the picture for the title image, and p ress Z . 2 Select [OK[...]
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Viewing an album 71 5 Playback ( SEL. IMAGE 2 Press XY to select the pictures to undo, an d press O . • R is disp layed o n the selec ted pictu re. •P r e s s O ag ain to canc el the selec tion. • Rep eat Step 2 to undo mul tipl e pictures . • Press T on the zoom butto n to displ ay a pictur e using sin gle-fr ame playba ck. 3 After selecti[...]
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View in g an a lbu m 72 5 Playback You can erase pictur es enter ed in a n albu m. Unlike undoin g albu m pict ures, t his erases the pict ure fro m the card . 1 Select the picture you want to erase, and p ress the S button. g “Direct bu tto ns” (P. 11 ) 2 Select [YES], and press Z . Erasing pictures fro m albums Note • You can not eras e pro[...]
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73 5 Playback Slideshow This fu nction disp lays sti ll pictures stored i n the int ernal memory o r the card one after another. You can select from 4 dif ferent transit ion effects. In addition, y ou can vie w your pictures t o the accompan iment of ba ckground music. Only the first frame of each movie is disp layed. NORMAL The pi ctures are play [...]
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Adding sound to still pictures 74 5 Playback 5 Press Z . • The slidesh ow s tarts. • The slide show will not stop until y ou cance l it by pressi ng Z . Sound can be adde d to a still picture tha t you have alre ady taken. You can also re-record over the soun d that has already been recorde d. Total recording time per picture is approximate ly [...]
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Adding sound to still pictures 75 5 Playback 2 Aim the camera microp hone toward the soun d you want to record, and p ress Z to start recording. • The [BUSY] ba r is disp laye d durin g record ing. Note • If the micr ophone i s farther than 1 m (3. 3 ft.) fr om the sub ject, sound may no t be rec orde d prop erly. • If you re -recor d the sou[...]
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76 5 Playback Editing still pict ures (RE DEYE FI X/BLAC K & WHI TE/SEPIA/ Resizing) Editing still pictures (REDEYE FIX/ BLACK & WHITE/SEPIA/ ) This fu nction le ts you edi t still pi ctures saved on a card and store t hem as new pictu res. The following editing operati ons are possible. REDEYE FIX Correc ts the re d-eye phe nomeno n caused[...]
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Making an index picture from a movie (INDEX) 77 5 Playback ( When [ ] is selected Select [1280 × 960], [640 × 480], o r [320 × 2 40], an d pres s Z . • The [BUSY] ba r is disp laye d and aft er the i mage is saved, t he camera retur ns to the playba ck mode. This funct ion extracts 9 fra mes from a movie on the card and di splays them on 1 scr[...]
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Playing back pictures on a TV 78 5 Playback Use the provided AV cable to play back re corded images on your TV. You can play back both sti ll pictures and movies on your TV. 1 Make sure that the TV and camera are turned off. Con nect the multi-connecto r on the camera to the video input terminal on the TV using the provid ed AV cabl e. 2 Turn the T[...]
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Playing back pictures on a TV 79 5 Playback You can s elect [ NTSC] or [P AL] ac cordin g to your TV’s vide o signal type. Use this setting when pl aying ba ck picture s on a TV in a foreign co untry. S elect the [VIDEO OUT] sig nal befor e connect ing th e AV cable. I f you sel ect the wrong video s ignal type, you will no t be abl e to play bac[...]
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80 5 Playback Protecting pictures You are recommended to pro tect impo rtant pict ures to av oid acciden tally erasing them. Protect ed pictures cannot be erased by the single-frame/ all- frame erase funct ion, but th ey are all erased by formatti ng. Select the pi cture you want to prote ct and display t he top menu. Top menu [ 0 ] g “Using the [...]
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Erasing pictures 81 5 Playback This function erases recorded pictures. Pictures can be erase d either one at a time or all the pict ures in the internal memory or on the card. 1 Select the pi cture yo u want to erase, and press the S button. g “Dire ct butt ons” (P . 11) 2 Select [YES], and press Z . • The displa yed pict ure is er ased. Note[...]
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Erasing pictures 82 5 Playback Top menu [MODE MEN U] [MEMORY (CARD)] [ALL ERASE] g “Using the menus” (P. 16) 1 Select [YES], and press Z . • All the pict ures ar e eras ed. All-frame erase YES NO OK ALL ERASE SELECT GO CAUTION ERASING ALL[...]
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83 5 Playback Formatting the internal memory or card (MEMORY FORMAT/FORMAT) For formatting i nternal memory or cards. Formatting prepares the card or internal memory to receiv e data. • Mak e sure there i s no card i nserte d in the ca mera wh en format ting t he inte rnal memory. • Be sure th at the card is i nserte d in the c amera wh en form[...]
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84 6 Setti ngs Which language? Use shutter sound? Use the beep sound? Playback volume? Set a screen? What monitor brightness? Reset all? Power on setup GOAL ST ART Now you have your very own customized camera! One of the key features of a digital camera is that you can view the pictures you have taken immediately. But that isn’t all. For example,[...]
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85 6 Settings Saving camera settings (ALL RESET) This funct ion lets you choo se whether or not to save the current camera settings aft er the power i s turned off. The settings af fected by [ALL RESET] are listed bel ow. The [ALL RESET] se tting appli es to all the modes . When [ALL RESET] is set to [OFF] in eithe r shooting mode or play back mode[...]
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86 6 Settings Selecting a di splay language You can select a la nguage for on-screen disp lay. Availabl e languages vary depending on the area where you pu rchased thi s camera. Top menu [MOD E MENU] [SETUP] [ W ] g “Using the menus” (P. 16) 1 Select a language, and press Z . You can select the volume level and the pi cture displaye d when the [...]
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Changing the startup screen a nd volume (PW ON SETUP) 87 6 Settings 1 For [SCREEN], sele ct [OFF], [1], [2], or [3], and press Z . OFF No pi cture i s displ ayed. 1 / 2 A pic ture is displa yed. 3 The pictur e regis tered wi th [SCREEN SETUP] is displaye d. If t here is no regis tered p icture, nothin g is displaye d. 2 For [VOLUME], selec t [OFF],[...]
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Setting screen color s (COLOR) 88 6 Settings 1 Select the picture you want to regi ster, and press Z . 2 Select [OK], and pres s Z . • The pictur e is regis tered an d the screen retu rns to th e menu. You can select the scre en color (for menus, etc.) from 4 colors. Top menu [MOD E MENU] [SETUP] [CO LOR] [NORMAL] / [BLUE] / [GREEN] / [PIN K] g ?[...]
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89 6 Settings Setting camera soun ds (Beep sound/SHUTTER SOUND/ VOLUME) Setting camera s ounds ( /SHUTTER SOUND/VOLUME) 8 Select [OFF], [LOW] or [HIGH] fo r the camer a warning sou nd. SHUTTER SOUND Select [OFF], [1], [2 ], or [3] for the so und of th e shut ter butt on. You can al so set t he volume of the soun d to [LOW] or [HIGH ]. VOLU ME Selec[...]
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90 6 Settings Viewing pictures immediately (REC VIEW) You can choose whether or not to display the pict ure you have just taken on the monitor. ON The pict ure bein g record ed is d isplayed . Thi s is usef ul for mak ing a bri ef chec k of th e pict ure yo u have just taken . Pres sing t he shu tter bu tton h alfway during R ec View lets yo u resu[...]
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Adjusting the monitor brightness 91 6 Settings Top menu [MODE MENU] [SETUP] [FILE NAME] [RESET] / [AUTO] g “Using the menus” (P. 16) This functi on lets you adju st the brigh tness of the mon itor to make it easi er to see the image. Top menu [MODE MENU] [SETUP] [ s ] g “Using the menus” (P. 16) •F o r - : Top menu [ALBUM MENU] [ s ] 1 Ad[...]
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92 6 Settings Setting the date and time This functi on lets you set th e date and time. The date and time is saved with each image , and is used in the fil e name. Top menu [MOD E MENU] [SETUP] [ X ] g “Using the menus” (P. 16) 1 Select one of the follo wing date formats: [Y-M-D] (Year/Month/ Day), [M-D-Y] (Month/Day/Year), [D-M-Y] (Day/Month/Y[...]
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93 6 Settings Setting the date and ti me in another time zone (DUALTIME SETUP) This fun ction all ows you to se t a date a nd time in ano ther time zone (dual time), separate from t he settings in [ X ]. After setting, yo u can switch between the new setti ng and the time set in [ X ]. Top menu [MODE MENU] [SETUP] [DUALTIME SET UP] g “Using the m[...]
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Setting alarms (ALARM CLOCK) 94 6 Settings ( Switching the date and time 1 Select [ON] or [OFF], and press Z . OFF Switches t o the da te and time se t in [ X ]. ON Switches t o the da te and time se t in [DUA LTI ME SETU P]. This came ra features an alarm that can b e set as needed . You c an set snooze (al arm intervals) o r alarm sound s and vol[...]
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Setting alarms (ALARM CLOCK) 95 6 Settings 2 Select [TIME], and press Y . 3 Press ON to set the hours, and press Y to move to the minu tes setting. Pre ss ON to set the minutes. • The time is di splay ed in the 24-hour format. Conseq uently , 2 p.m. i s displa yed as 14: 00. 4 Press X . 5 Set [SNOOZE] and [A LARM SO UND]. ( To set [SNOOZE] 1 Sele[...]
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Setting alarms (ALARM CLOCK) 96 6 Settings TIPS How to shut off th e alarm j While the a larm is s oundin g, press any butt on to sh ut off the alarm an d turn off the camera. Note tha t press ing the POWER bu tton will turn the camera on. j When [SNOOZE] is [OFF], the a larm stops a utomatically and th e camera turns off after 1 minute of no opera[...]
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97 6 Settings Adjustin g the image pr ocessing func tion (PIXEL MAPPING) The pixel mappi ng feature allows t he camera to check and adjust the CCD and image processing functions. It is not necess ary to operate this functi on frequentl y. Approximately once a year is recommended. Wai t at least one minute after t aking or viewing p ictures to allow[...]
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98 7 Printing p ictures You can print out the pictures you have taken either at a pho to store or at home on your ow n printer. If you go to a photo store, it is a good ide a to store the print reservation data on th e card first. This lets yo u select the pictures you wa nt to print and decide how many prints you w ant. If you print the pictures a[...]
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99 7 Printing pictures Direct printing (PictBridge) By conn ectin g the ca mera to a Pict Bridge -compat ible p rinter wi th th e USB cabl e, you can pri nt out p icture s direc tly. With the camer a conne cted to the prin ter, se lect the pict ures you want to print and the number o f prin ts on the came ra’s mo nitor. It is also possi ble to pr[...]
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Direct printing (PictBridge) 100 7 Printi ng pic tures Use the pr ovided USB cable t o connec t the came ra to a Pic tBrid ge-compa tible printer . Try print ing one pictur e with t he most b asic pr intin g method. Th e sel ected p icture is printe d using t he sta ndard settings of your printe r. The date and file na me are not printed . 1 Turn t[...]
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Direct printing (PictBridge) 101 7 Printing pictures 4 Select [PRINT], and p ress Z . • The [PRINT PAPER] sc reen is displa yed. 5 Press Z without changing the [SIZE] or [BORDERLESS] settings. • When the [PRINTPAPE R] screen is not displa yed, go t o Step 8. 6 Press XY to select a picture, and press O . • [SINGLE PRINT] is set. 7 Press Z . ?[...]
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Direct printing (PictBridge) 102 7 Printi ng pic tures ( To cancel print ing Pressing Z dur ing pr int data t ransf er dis plays the sc reen f or sele cting wh ether to cont inue or cancel prin ting. To cancel prin ting , sel ect [CANCEL] and press Z . 9 In the [PRINT MODE SELECT] screen, pr ess X . • A mess age is di splaye d. 10 Remove the U SB[...]
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Direct printing (PictBridge) 103 7 Printing pictures In addit ion to the bas ic printi ng method , there ar e also seve ral othe r printin g modes. The pape r size an d bord erless settin gs can be s et in the same prin t mode. If the followin g scree n is displaye d, perform th e operation s accord ing to the operat ion gu ide. Selecting the pictu[...]
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Direct printing (PictBridge) 104 7 Printi ng pic tures Setting the print p aper Select the pape r size and bo rder on t he [PRINT PAPER] scr een. SIZE Choo se from th e avail able paper sizes on you r print er. BORDERLESS Select framed or unfra med. In [MULTI PRIN T] mod e, you cannot select the fra me. OFF ( ) The pi cture is prin ted ins ide a bl[...]
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Direct printing (PictBridge) 105 7 Printing pictures If an err or mess age is di splayed on the came ra’s mon itor du ring di rect pr int set ting or print ing, se e the fol lowing ta ble. For mor e details , refer to the printer’s instru ction ma nual. If an error m essage is displayed Monitor indica tion Poss ible cau se Co rrecti ve acti on [...]
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106 7 Printi ng pic tures Print settings (DPOF) Print re serv ation allows you to s ave pri nting data ( the numb er of pr ints a nd the date and time informa tion) with the pictur es st ored on th e card. With prin t rese rvati on, you ca n print out pic tures ea sily eit her at home usin g a person al DPOF-c ompati ble print er or a t a phot o st[...]
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Print settings (DPOF ) 107 7 Printing pictures How to ma ke a s ingle- frame rese rvation for a select ed pict ure is shown below. Follow the operatio n guide to mak e setting s. For - , se lect the album th at you wa nt to mak e the pr int reser vations fo r, and d isplay the top me nu. Top me nu [MODE MENU ] [PLAY] [ < ] g “Using the menus?[...]
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Print settings (DPOF) 108 7 Printi ng pic tures 1 Select [ < ], and press Z . 2 Follow the op erati on guid e and press XY to select the frame s for print reservatio ns, and then press ON to set the number of prints. • You cannot mak e pri nt res ervat ions for pictur es wit h A . • Repe at St ep 2 t o make print reser vatio ns for ot her pi[...]
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Print settings (DPOF ) 109 7 Printing pictures Reserve s all th e pictu res st ored o n the c ard. The number of prin ts is se t at on e print per pic ture. Yo u can set to p rint th e shoo ting da te and ti me. For - , print reserv ations are made fo r all pi ctures in the al bum. Sel ect the album that you wan t to make the print re servat ions f[...]
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Print settings (DPOF) 110 7 Printi ng pic tures ( To reset the print reservation data for a selected picture 1 Select [KEEP], and press Z . • If there is no pr int reser vation da ta, this scree n is not di splay ed. 2 Select [ < ], and press Z . 3 Press XY to select the picture with the print reser vations you want to cance l, and press N to [...]
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111 8 Connecti ng the c amera to a computer Viewing the pictures you have taken on your computer is just one of the many ways you can enjoy your pictures. You can print out your favor ite pictures, use the application software to download your pictures from your camera a nd edit them or organize them by date or category, or a ttach them to e-mail a[...]
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112 8 Connecting the came ra to a computer Flow Using the USB cable provided with your camera, you can connect the camera and computer and download (transfer) the images to your computer using the OLYMPUS Master software, also provided with the camera. Install th e OLYMPUS Ma ster softwa re g P. 114 Connec t the came ra to the computer using t he U[...]
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113 8 Connecting the came ra to a computer Using OLYMPUS Master For editing and managi ng image files, install the OLYMPUS Mast er software from the provide d CD-ROM. OLYMPUS Mast er is ap plicat ion sof tware f or editin g imag es taken with a digi tal camera on a compute r. Insta lling it on your compute r lets you do the fo llowing: For det ails[...]
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Using OLYMPUS Master 114 8 Connecting the came ra to a computer Before install ing the OL YMPUS Mas ter soft ware, ple ase conf irm tha t your comp uter is comp atible wit h the fol lowing system r equire ments. F or newer o perati ng syst ems, please refer t o the Olymp us web sit e as shown on the bac k cover of this manual. ( Operating environme[...]
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Using OLYMPUS Master 115 8 Connecting the came ra to a computer Windows 1 Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. • The OLYMPUS Mas ter setup s creen is displa yed. • If the scr een is not disp layed, double -click th e “My Comput er” ico n and click t he CD-RO M icon. 2 Click the “OLYMPUS Maste r”. • The QuickTi me insta llati on sc[...]
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Using OLYMPUS Master 116 8 Connecting the came ra to a computer 3 Click “N ext” and fol low the on- screen ins tructio ns. • When th e QuickT ime lice nsing agree ment i s displ ayed, re ad the agreeme nt and c lick “A gree” t o procee d with the insta llati on. • The OLYMPU S Master installa tion scree n is disp layed. 4 Follow the on-[...]
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Using OLYMPUS Master 117 8 Connecting the came ra to a computer 6 Follow the on -screen instructions. • The screen confi rming tha t inst allat ion is complete d is displa yed. Click “Finish ”. 7 Select the option to restart immedi ately when th e scr een as king y ou if you wish to restart the computer is displayed and click “OK”. • Th[...]
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118 8 Connecting the came ra to a computer Connecting the camera to a computer Connect the camera to th e computer using the USB cable provi ded with the camera. 1 Make sure the camera is turne d off. • The power lamp is off. • The monitor is off. • The lens is retr acted. 2 Plug the USB cable into the USB por t on the computer. • Refer to [...]
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Starting up OLYMPUS Master 119 8 Connecting the came ra to a computer Windows 1 Double-c lick the “OLYMPUS Master” ico n on the desktop. • The main menu i s displa yed. • When OLYMPUS Master is st arted u p for the fi rst time a fter instal lation, t he “Regist ration” dialog box is di spla yed befo re the mai n menu. Fol low the prompt[...]
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Starting up OLYMPUS Master 120 8 Connecting the came ra to a computer ( OLYMPUS Master main menu 1 “Transf er Image s” button Downloads images from the c amera o r oth er medi a. 2 “Browse I mages” button Displa ys the brows e window. 3 “Onlin e Prin t” button The onli ne prin t window is displ ayed. 4 “Print Images at Home” button [...]
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121 8 Connecting the came ra to a computer Displaying camera images on a computer You ca n save c amera i mages o n your comput er. 1 Click “Transfe r Images” on the OLYMPUS Master main menu. • The menu for se lecti ng the so urce is d isplay ed. 2 Click “From Camera” . • The wind ow for selectin g images is displa yed. Al l the imag es[...]
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Displaying camera images on a computer 122 8 Connecting the came ra to a computer ( To disconnect the camera You can di sconne ct the ca mera after download ing the images to your compu ter. 1 Make sure tha t the card access lamp is off. 2 Make the following pre parations for disconne cting the US B cable. Window s 98SE 1 Double-click th e “My C [...]
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Viewing still pictu res and movies 123 8 Connecting the came ra to a computer 3 Disconnect the USB cable fro m the camera. 1 Click “Browse Images” on the OLYMPUS Master main menu. • The “Browse” window i s displa yed. 2 Double-c lick the still picture thumbnail that you wan t to view. • The camera swit ches to vi ew mode and the pict ur[...]
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Printing pictures 124 8 Connecting the came ra to a computer ( To view a movie 1 Double-click the mo vie thumbnail that you want to see in the “Browse” wind ow. • The camer a switch es to vie w mode an d the first fram e of th e movie is displa yed. 2 To play back the mo vie, click playback bu tton at the bottom of the screen. The n ames a nd[...]
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Printing pictures 125 8 Connecting the came ra to a computer 2 Click “Photo” . • The “Pho to Print” window is displa yed. 3 Click “Settin gs” in the “Photo Print” window . • The prin ter set tings s creen is disp layed. Make the ne cessar y print er sett ings. 4 Select a layout and size . • To p rint th e date an d time with y[...]
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To download and save images to a computer with out using OLYMPUS Master 126 8 Connecting the came ra to a computer 7 Click “Print”. • Pri nting star ts. • To re turn to the main me nu, click “Men u” in th e “Photo Print” win dow. This camera is compa tible with USB mass storage. You can connect the camera to your comput er using th [...]
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127 9 Appendix This chapter contains useful information fro m OLYMPUS. • W hen you get an error message while using the camera... • When you press the POWER button but nothing happens... • W hen you want to know how to safely store your special camera... • W hen you don’t understand a term used in the manual... Here is where you’ll find[...]
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128 9 Appendix Troubleshooting Error messages Monitor in dicatio n Possible cause Correc tive act ion q CARD ERROR Ther e is a problem with the card . This car d cannot be used. Insert a new card . q WRITE- PROTECT Writ ing to th e card is prohib ited. The reco rded imag e has be en protec ted (rea d-only ) on a comput er. Downl oad the image to a [...]
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Troubleshooting 129 9 Appendix This car d cannot be used in this camera. Or, the car d is not format ted. Form at th e card or r eplace . • Select [POWER OFF] and pres s Z . Insert a ne w card. • Select [FORMAT] and pres s Z . All da ta on the car d is er ased. There is an error in th e internal memory. Select [MEMO RY FOR MAT] a nd press Z . A[...]
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Troubleshooting 130 9 Appendix ( Preparatory operations ( Taking pictures Troubleshooting Possib le cau se Correctiv e action Ref. page The camer a does not turn on or func tion bu ttons d o not r espond. The power is off. Press the POWER butto n to t urn t he ca mera on. P. 21 The batt ery powe r is exhaus ted. Char ge the batter y. – The batter[...]
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Troubleshooting 131 9 Appendix The moni tor is ha rd to see. There i s conden sation * inside th e camer a. Turn the camera of f. Befo re tu rning i t on again, wa it until the ca mera adjus ts to the surrou nding t emperat ure and dr ies out . – The bri ghtnes s of th e monitor is not ad justed proper ly. Use [ s ] to adj ust the b rightne ss. P[...]
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Troubleshooting 132 9 Appendix The fl ash does not fi re. The flash is set to [ $ ]. Select a flas h mode other than [ $ ]. P. 41 The subj ect is illumina ted. If you wan t the flas h to fi re on a br ightl y illumina ted su bject, s et the fl ash to [ # ]. P. 41 The camer a record s movies. The flash do es not fire in th e movie mod e. Select a sh[...]
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Troubleshooting 133 9 Appendix ( Playback of recorded images Possible cause Correc tive actio n Re f. page The pic tures in t he interna l memory ca nnot be p layed ba ck. The car d is in serted in the camer a. When a car d is in serted , only pictur es on th e card can be played back. Remo ve the ca rd. P. 29 The pi cture i s out o f foc us. A sub[...]
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Troubleshooting 134 9 Appendix The pi cture is too da rk. The flash was blocke d by your f inger. Hold th e camer a corr ectly, k eeping y our finger s away fro m the f lash. – The subj ect was ou t of the workin g range of the flash. Shoot wit hin th e flash wo rking r ange. P. 41 The fla sh was set to [ $ ]. Select a fl ash mod e othe r tha n [[...]
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Troubleshooting 135 9 Appendix Pictur es you have taken do not ap pear o n the mo nitor. The p ower i s off . Set th e mode dial to q or - , then pres s the POWER button to turn th e camer a on. P. 21 The camer a is in the shooti ng mode. Press th e QUICK VIEW button or se t the mode dial t o q or - . P. 9 There are no pictur es i n the internal me[...]
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Troubleshooting 136 9 Appendix ( When the camera is connected to a comput er or printer Possib le cau se Correctiv e action Ref. page The pri nter fa ils to co nnect. PC was sele cted on t he monito r after connecti ng the ca mera to th e printe r with the USB cable. Remove the US B cabl e, and start ag ain fro m Step 1 of “P rinting pictur es”[...]
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137 9 Appendix Camera care ( Cleaning the camera Exte rior: • Wipe gen tly with a s oft clo th. If th e camera i s very dirty, soak t he cloth i n mild soapy wa ter and wring we ll. Wipe the came ra with the damp cloth and the n dry it with a dry cl oth. If you have us ed the came ra at th e beach, use a clot h soaked i n clean wa ter and wr ung [...]
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138 9 Appendix Battery and charger ( This camera uses one Olympus LI-10B or LI- 12B lithium ion battery . No other type of batteries can be u sed. ( Power consumption by the camera varies depending on which functions are used. ( During the conditions described below , power is consume d continuou sly and the battery becomes exhausted quickly . • [...]
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139 9 Appendix AC adapter (optional) An AC adapter is useful for time-consumin g tasks such as image downloads to a computer. Use the Olympus AC ad apter to power your digita l camera from a common AC wall outl et. Do not use any other AC adapt er with thi s camera. Note • If the bat tery pow er runs ou t while the camer a is conne cted to a comp[...]
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140 9 Appendix Safety Precautions • T o protect the high-precision technol og y contained in this product, never leave the camera in the places listed below , no matter if in use or sto rage: • P laces where temperatur es and/or humidity a re high or go through extreme changes. Dir ect sunlight, beac hes, locked cars, or ne ar other heat source[...]
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Safety Precautions 141 9 Appendix • Do not push the monitor forcibly; otherwise the image may becom e vague, resulting in a playback mode failur e or damage to the monitor . • A strip of light may appear on the top/bott om of the monitor , but this is not a malfunction. • When a subject is viewed diagonally in the camera, the edges may appea [...]
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Safety Precautions 142 9 Appendix Unauthorized photographing or use of copyrighted material may violate applicable copyright laws. Ol ympus assumes no responsibility for unauthorized photographing, use or other acts that infringe upon the rights of cop yright owners. All rights reserved. No part of these written materials or this soft ware may be r[...]
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Safety Precautions 143 9 Appendix • Radio and T elevision Interference Changes or modifications not expressl y approved by th e manufacturer may void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Cla ss B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits[...]
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144 9 Appendix Glossary of terms A (Aperture P riority) Mode You set the aper ture yo urself and the camera au tomati cally varies the shut ter sp eed so that the pic ture is taken with the best exp osure. AE (Automati c Expos ure) The came ra automa tically sets the expos ure. The 3 AE mo des ava ilable on this camera ar e K (Program aut o) mode, [...]
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Glossary of terms 145 9 Appendix EV (Exposure Valu e) A syste m for mea suring exposur e. EV0 is when th e apert ure is at F1 and the shut ter speed i s 1 second. The EV then increas es by 1 each time the ap ertur e increa ses by one F sto p or the sh utter speed inc reases b y one incr ement. EV can al so be used to indicat e brigh tness an d ISO.[...]
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Glossary of terms 146 9 Appendix S (Shutter Pr iority) Mode Also ca lled Sh utter P riority AE mode. The u ser sele cts the shutte r speed and th e camera a utomatic ally va ries th e apertu re so t hat the pictur e is ta ken wi th the best exposu re. Sleep Mode A mode design ed to sav e batter y life . The camer a automati cally enters the sleep m[...]
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147 10 Miscellan eous This chapter contains all the camera functions described in Chapters 1 to 8. Refer here for the names of the camer a parts and buttons, the names and meanings of the icons that are displayed on the monitor, and the lists of the top menus and mode menus. The index helps you fi nd the pages containing a function or item that you[...]
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148 10 Miscella neous Menu list Shooting mode men us ( K / h / f / S / A ) Top menu Tab Item Setting s Ref. Page MODE MENU CA MERA ESP/ n ES P , n P. 5 1 DRIV E o , j , i P. 5 2 ISO AUTO, 64, 1 00, 200, 40 0, 800, 1600 P. 5 3 DIGIT AL Z OOM OFF , ON P. 3 9 AF MODE iESP , SPOT P. 5 4 R OFF , ON P. 6 0 P ANORAMA P. 5 7 2 IN 1 P. 5 9 MEMORY (CARD) MEM[...]
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Menu list 149 10 Miscella neous Shooti ng mode menus ( A ) * Availabl e langua ges vary dependi ng on the area where you pur chased this camera. K SHQ P. 2 5 HQ SQ1 2560 × 1920 , 2272 × 1704 , 2048 × 1536 SQ2 1600 × 1200, 1280 × 96 0, 1024 × 768, 640 × 480 WB AUTO, 5 , 3 , 1 , w , x , y P. 5 0 Top menu Tab Ite m Settings Ref. Page MODE MENU [...]
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Menu list 150 10 Miscella neous Playback mode menus ( q ) (still pictures) * A vailab le la nguages vary dependi ng on the ar ea whe re you pur chased t his camera. Top menu Tab Item Setting s Ref. Page MODE MENU PLA Y y +90°, 0°, -90 ° P. 64 << , U P . 106 R P. 7 4 EDIT REDEYE FIX NEW FILE, CANCEL P. 7 6 BLACK & WHITE BLACK&WHITE,[...]
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Menu list 151 10 Miscella neous Playback mode menus ( q ) (m ovies) * Availabl e langua ges vary dependi ng on the area where you pur chased this camera. Top menu Tab Ite m Settings Ref. Page MODE MENU EDIT INDEX INDEX, CANCEL P. 77 MEMORY (CARD) ALL ERASE YES, NO P. 8 2 MEMORY FORMAT (FORM AT) YES, NO P. 8 3 BACKUP YES, NO P. 8 0 SETUP ALL RESET O[...]
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Menu list 152 10 Miscella neous Playback mode menus ( - ) (album display) *1: Not disp layed for movies. *2: No t disp layed f or still pictur es. Top menu Item S ettings Ref. Page ALBUM MENU S EL. ALBUM – P. 6 9 y *1 +90°, 0°, -90 ° P. 6 4 SELEC T TITLE IMAGE OK, C ANCEL P. 7 0 < *1 < , U P . 106 VOLUME OFF , LOW , HIGH P. 8 9 s P. 9 1 [...]
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153 10 Miscella neous List of factory default settings The functi ons are set as follows when the ca mera leaves the factory. Shooti ng mode Playback mode Informat ion dis play ( DISP ) Inf ormati on on scr een Zoom Wide & , %& OFF BB OFF Flash Still pi ctures : AUTO Movies: $ K HQ F 0.0 WB AUTO ESP/ n ES P DRIVE o ISO AUTO DIGITAL ZOOM OFF[...]
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List of factory default settings 154 10 Miscella neous Oth ers * Setti ngs diff er acco rding t o the regi on whe re the ca mera is so ld. ALL RESET ON W * PW ON SETUP SCREEN: OFF COLOR NORMAL s ±0 X Y-M-D 20 05.01. 01 00:00 DUALTIME SE TUP OFF ALARM CLOCK OFF VIDEO OUT NTSC or PAL* 8 LOW[...]
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155 10 Miscella neous Functions available in shooting modes and scenes Some functio ns cannot be set in cert ain shoot ing modes and sce nes. For more details, re fer to the table bel ow. Mode Function Kh SA FD B N & 9 % 9 — 9 B 9 Flash 9 Informat ion displa y ( DISP ) 9 Optical zoom 9 F 9 WB 9 K 9 *3 ESP/ n 9 DRIVE 9 ISO 9 — 9 *6 — DIGIT[...]
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Functions available in shooting modes and scenes 156 10 Miscella neous Mode Function Cg P Q R S c G & 9 % 9 — B 9 9 *1 9 Flash 9 — 9 — 9 Inform atio n displ ay ( DISP ) 9 Optical zo om 9 *2 F 9 WB 9 K 9 *3 ESP/ n 9 *4 DRIVE 9 — ISO — DIGITAL ZO OM 9 — 9 — 9 AF MODE 9 *5 R 9 PANORAMA 9 — 9 2 IN 1 9 Format 9 ALL RESE T — W 9 PW [...]
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Functions available in shooting modes and scenes 157 10 Miscella neous *1 Only [ Y ] and [ < ] a re ava ila ble. *2 Locked on wide an gle (W ) when usi ng R . *3 When using h , N , c , W , or e , only [ 2048 × 1536], [1 600 × 12 00], [1280 × 9 60], [ 1024 × 76 8], and [ 640 × 480 ] are ava ilabl e. *4 When using R , only [ESP] is avai lable[...]
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158 10 Miscella neous Names of parts Camera POWER butt on g P. 21 Lens Microphone g P. 60, 75 Tripod sock et Shutter button g P. 22 Speaker Card cover lock g P. 31 Flash g P. 41 Remote contro l receiver g P. 55 Strap eyelet Battery lock knob Multi-connector g P. 78, 100, 1 18 DC-IN jack g P. 139 Self-timer/Remote con trol lamp g P. 43, 55 Card cove[...]
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Names of parts 159 10 Miscella neous Arrow pad ( ON XY ) g P. 16 OK/MENU bu tton ( Z ) g P. 11, 13 Flash mod e button ( # ) g P. 11, 41 QUICK VIEW button g P. 11, 63 Macro butto n( & ) g P. 11, 40 Arrow pad GUIDE button g P. 11, 18 DISP button g P. 11, 61 Self-tim er button ( Y ) g P. 11, 43, 55 Erase button ( S ) g P. 11, 72, 81 Monitor g P. 1[...]
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Names of parts 160 10 Miscella neous The am ount o f informa tion di splayed on the screen in sh ooting mod e or p laybac k mode can be changed by pressi ng the DISP button . The screen below shows the detail displa y. g “Direct button s” (P. 11 ), “Chan ging the monit or disp lay (DI SP)” (P. 6 1) ( Shooting m ode Monitor indications Item [...]
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Names of parts 161 10 Miscella neous 12 Self-time r Remote con trol Y < P. 43 P. 55 13 Flash mod e ! , # , $ , H P. 41 14 Sound r ecord R P. 60, 74 15 Record mode SHQ, HQ, S Q1, SQ2 P. 25 16 Image si ze 3264 × 2448, 2560 × 19 20, 640 × 48 0, etc. P. 25 17 AF targ et mark [ ] P. 22 18 Number of st orabl e still pictur es Remaining r ecording t[...]
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Names of parts 162 10 Miscella neous ( Playback mode Item Indicat ions Ref. Page 1 Batter y check e , f – 2 Memory indi cator Album [IN], [xD] - P. 29 P. 66 3 Print re servation / number of pr ints Movie < ×10 n P. 106 P. 65 4 Sound recor d H P. 65, 74 5P r o t e c t 9 P. 80 6 Recor d mode SHQ, HQ, SQ1, S Q2 P. 25 7 File number M 100 – 0004[...]
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Index 163 10 Miscella neous Index For re ferenc e page numbers rela ting to ca mera par ts, see “ Names of part s”. 2 IN 1 ..... ........ ........ ..... ........ ...... 59 A AC adapter ...... ........ ........ ...... .. 139 AF lock ...... ..... ........ ........ ........ ... 23 AF MODE ..... ..... ........ ........ ..... ... 54 AF targ et mark [...]
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Index 164 Index 10 Miscella neous I iESP ..... ........ ..... ........ ........ ..... ... 54 Image blur reductio n mode . ....... ........ ...... ....... . 46 Image size... ......... ........ ..... 25, 145 IN ...... ........ ..... ........ ........ ........ ... 2 9 INDEX .... ........ ..... ........ ........ ..... . 77 Index di splay ...... .......[...]
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Index Index 165 10 Miscella neous SELF PORT RAIT+ SELF TI MER ...... ........ ...... 35 Self-t imer .. ........ ........ ..... 1 1, 43 SEPIA .. ..... ........ ........ ..... ........ ... 76 Sequenti al shooting ........ ....52 SET A LL ......... ..... ........ ........ ...... 6 7 SET CA LENDAR ... ........ ........ ... 67 SHOOT & SELECT 1/2 , .[...]
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