Olympus C-2 manual

DIGIT AL CAMERA C-2 D-230 REFERENCE MANU AL «Clic k Here» Q UICK ST AR T GUIDE CONNECTING THE CAMERA T O A PC CAMERA OPERA TION[...]

DIGIT AL CAMERA C-2 D-230 OPERA TION MANU AL ● Thank y ou f or purchasing an Olympus digital camera. ● Please read this manual carefully bef ore using your camera. W e recommend that y ou become f amiliar with y our camera b y taking a number of test shots bef ore perf orming impor tant shooting. CAMERA OPERA TION[...]

2 INTR ODUCTION This man ual e xplains the correct operating procedures f or your camer a. Read it carefully and k eep it in a saf e place for future ref erence. ABOUT THIS MANU AL ● The inf or mation contained in this man ual ma y be subject to change without notice. F or the latest inf ormation on the product, please consult y our local Olympus[...]

3 PLA YING BA CK PICTURES RECORDING FUNCTIONS PLA YBA CK FUNCTIONS O THER FUNCTIONS T AKING PICTURES PREP ARA TION TROUBLE– SHOO TING INDEX CONTENTS 4 PREP ARA TION 7 T AKING PICTURES 18 PLA YING B A CK PICTURES 25 RECORDING FUNCTIONS 29 PLA YB A CK FUNCTIONS 52 O THER FUNCTIONS 57 TR OUBLESHOO TING 83[...]

4 CONTENTS ★ This symbol indicates pages recommended for reading by first-time users. ★ These pages show ho w to tak e pictures and ho w to pla y them bac k. Introduction .......................................................................................... 2 Inde x ...........................................................................[...]

5 CONTENTS Protecting impor tant images ★ ......................................................... 28 RECORDING FUNCTIONS 29 Using the arrow pad ........................................................................... 29 Flash ................................................................................... 30 Macro mode ...................[...]

6 ● About symbols used in this man ual Caution Indicates impor tant precautions that ma y lead to f ailure or troub le and oper ations that should be absolutely av oided. Note Indicates items that are useful to kno w f or eff ective use of the camer a. Indicates the ref erence pages in this man ual. CONTENTS Clear settings .......................[...]

7 PREP ARA TION ● Shutter b utton ● Flash ● Self-timer lamp ● Lens barrier T ur ns the camer a ON/OFF ● Arro w pad/Men u navigation ● OK/Menu b utton ● Monitor button T ur ns the monitor ON/OFF ● Battery compartment cover ● T ripod socket ● USB connector ● DC-IN jac k ● Connector co ver ● Lens ● Car d co ver ● Strap e [...]

8 PREP ARA TION Note F or details on ho w to displa y image infor mation, see “Displa ying image inf ormation” ( p .77). Item Indication Ref. Pa ge 1 Batter y status p. 1 0 2 Exposure compensation +1.5, +2.0, –1.5, –2.0 p . 36 3 Flash p. 3 0 4 Dr iv e p . 38, 40, 57 5 SPO T p. 4 3 6 White balance p. 4 4 7 F ocus p . 42, 33 8 Memor y gauge p[...]

9 PREP ARA TION A TT A CHING THE STRAP 1 P ass the shor t end of the strap through the eyelet. 2 P ass the long end of the strap through the loop. 3 Pull tight and chec k that the strap is securely attac hed. Caution Attach the strap correctly as instructed abov e . Olympus can not provide w arranty or assume any liability f or damage resulting fro[...]

10 PREP ARA TION LO ADING THE B A TTERIES 1 Check the f ollowing. 2 Slide the battery compar tment cover to ward A and lift it up in the direction of B . 3 Insert the batteries as shown, making sure that they are correctl y oriented. 4 Push down the battery compar tment co ver in the direction of C and c lose firml y by pressing the mark in the dir[...]

11 PREP ARA TION SELECTING COMMERCIALL Y A V AILABLE B A TTERIES OR THE A C AD APTER The f ollo wing batteries or AC adapter can be used in addition to the included batter y . Choose the batter y that fits y our pur pose. LITHIUM B A TTER Y P A CK (NON-RECHARGEABLE) The CR-V3 lithium batter y pack f eatures a long ser vice life which is con v enien[...]

12 PREP ARA TION INSER TING THE SMAR TMEDIA CARD Pictures tak en b y the camera are stored on a SmartMedia card. 1 Check the f ollowing. 2 Open the car d cover . 3 Insert the Smar tMedia car d in the direction sho wn in the figure . There is a mark inside the card cov er indicating the direction in which the card should be inser ted. 4 Close the co[...]

13 PREP ARA TION INSERTING THE SMAR TMEDIA CARD Wr ite protect seal REMO VING THE SMAR TMEDIA CARD T o remo ve the card, hold the card with y our finger tips, and pull it out in the direction of the arro w . NUMBER OF RECORD ABLE IMA GES The appro ximate n umber of recordable images is sho wn in the tab le belo w . See “ Image quality ” ( p .46[...]

14 PREP ARA TION TURNING THE CAMERA ON/OFF WHEN T AKING PICTURES T urning the camera on: Open the lens barrier . The camera turns on in the Record mode. T urning the camera off: Close the lens barrier . The camera turns off . WHEN PLA YING B A CK PICTURES T urning the monitor on: Press the button with the lens barrier c losed. The camera turns on i[...]

15 PREP ARA TION MENU SCREEN FLO W Displaying menus Note • The menus displa y ed in the Record mode and the Pla y mode are diff erent. • The current setting of each menu is displa yed in the br ack et at the r ight side of its respectiv e menu bar . • Some items can not be selected depending on the settings. This is not a malfunction. • Whe[...]

16 PREP ARA TION SETTING THE D A TE AND TIME 1 Press the button. The monitor tur ns on. 2 Press the button. The monitor sho ws the Pla y menu. 3 Select [SETUP] using the / b uttons and press the button. 4 Select [ ] using the / b uttons and press the button.[...]

17 PREP ARA TION SETTING THE DA TE AND TIME 5 Select the date format “Y-M-D (Y ear -Month-Day)”, “M-D-Y (Month-Day-Y ear)” or “D-M-Y (Day-Month-Y ear)” using the / b uttons, and press the button. The monitor shows date setting screen. 6 Set the first figure using the / buttons and press the b utton. The cursor mov es to the ne xt figure[...]

18 T AKING PICTURES Note Clear images can not be obtained if the camera shak es when the shutter b utton is pressed. Hold the camera correctly , and press the shutter b utton gently . Incorrect wa y to hold the camera Mak e sure not to b lock the lens or the flash with y our fingers or the camera strap . Horizontal position V er tical position T AK[...]

19 T AKING PICTURES Green lamp AF target mark T AKING PICTURES Y ou can use either the viewfinder or the monitor . Whiche v er you choose , y ou can take pictures simply b y pressing the shutter button. When you tak e pictures, the images are recorded on the Smar tMedia card in the camera. T AKING PICTURES USING THE VIEWFINDER 1 Open the lens barri[...]

20 T AKING PICTURES T AKING PICTURES T AKING PICTURES USING THE MONIT OR 1 Open the lens barrier . 2 Press the button. The monitor tur ns on. Press the button again to turn the monitor off . 3 Determine the image composition b y observing y our subject in the monitor . 4 Press the shutter b utton to take a picture in the same wa y as y ou w ould wh[...]

21 T AKING PICTURES T AKING PICTURES Note • It is recommended that you look through the monitor when shooting a subject at distances of 50 cm-1.5 m/1.6 ft-4.9 ft. • With the vie wfinder , the area of the image actually shot is larger than the area obser ved in the vie wfinder . • As shown in hatched area, the area of the image actually shot m[...]

22 T AKING PICTURES THE FUNCTION OF THE GREEN LAMP AND THE ORANGE LAMP If the green lamp or the or ange lamp on the right of the vie wfinder lights, goes off or b links , it indicates the f ollo wing. Lamp status Camera oper ation What y ou can/can not do Green lamp lights. Green lamp blinks . Orange lamp goes off . Orange lamp lights. Orange lamp [...]

23 T AKING PICTURES FOCUS LOCK If your subject is not within the AF target mark, y ou can bring it into f ocus b y f ollo wing the f ocus loc k procedure belo w . 1 Open the lens barrier . The camera tur ns on in the Record mode. 2 Look into the viewfinder and position the AF target mark over the subject. 3 Press the shutter b utton halfwa y . The [...]

24 T AKING PICTURES SUBJECTS THA T ARE DIFFICUL T T O FOCUS ON USING THE A UT OFOCUS The autof ocus ma y not work proper ly f or the f ollo wing subjects. If this happens , lock the f ocus on an object with high contrast that is at the same distance from the camer a as the subject, then aim at the subject to tak e the picture . If the subject has n[...]

25 PLA YING BA CK PICTURES PLA YING BACK PICTURES CHECKING RECORDED IMA GES (PLA YB A CK) Y ou can pla y bac k images one b y one on the monitor . 1 Press the button with the lens barrier closed. The monitor tur ns on in the Pla y mode and shows the last picture y ou took. (Single-image pla ybac k) 2 Press the / buttons. Press the button to pla y b[...]

26 PLA YING BA CK PICTURES QUICK VIEW (DOUBLE-CLICK PLA YBA CK IN THE RECORD MODE) Y ou can pla y bac k the image y ou hav e just tak en, with the lens barr ier open. After y ou chec k the image, y ou can return immediately to the Record mode. 1 Press the button twice (double c lic king). This s witches the camer a to the Pla y mode; the monitor sh[...]

27 PLA YING BA CK PICTURES ERASING AN IMA GE 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button. The camera tur ns on in the Pla y mode. 2 Press the / buttons and pla y back the ima ge y ou want to erase . See “Chec king recorded images” ( p . 25). 3 Press the button f or more than 1 second. The monitor shows the single-image erase menu. 4 Select [ [...]

28 PLA YING BA CK PICTURES PR O TECTING IMPOR T ANT IMA GES Impor tant images can be protected against accidental erasure. 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button. The camera tur ns on in the Pla y mode. 2 Press the / b uttons to display the ima ge y ou want to protect. See “ Chec king recorded images ” ( p . 25). 3 Press the button f or [...]

29 RECORDING FUNCTIONS During recording: F or magnifying the subject. See “Digital tele mode” ( p .35) During pla ybac k: F or magnifying the displa yed image . See “Close-up pla yback” ( p.54) During pla ybac k: F or protecting the image . See “Protecting impor tant images” ( p .28) During recording: F or setting the flash mode. See ?[...]

30 RECORDING FUNCTIONS FLASH The flash is designed to fire automatically when the flash setting is A UT O (def ault setting) and you tak e pictures under low light conditions or against strong bac klight. Y ou can change the flash mode to suite diff erent shooting situations . 1 Open the lens barrier . The camera turns on in the Record mode. 2 Pres[...]

31 RECORDING FUNCTIONS Ey es ma y appear red Note • Y ou can set the flash mode by selecting [ ] on the Camer a menu. • The flash wor king distance is appro ximately 0.2 m ~ 3.5 m/ 0.7 ft ~11.5 ft. • All the flash settings returns to A UT O mode (def ault setting) when the clear settings value is [RESET] and the lens barrier is closed. See ?[...]

32 RECORDING FUNCTIONS Caution • Because of the pre-flashes, it tak es about 2 seconds before the shutter is actually released. Hold the camera securely during this per iod to pre v ent camera shak e. • The eff ectiveness of the red-e ye reduction mode ma y be reduced depending on the distance to the subject or if the subject is not looking dir[...]

33 RECORDING FUNCTIONS NIGHT SCENE/RED-EYE ( ) Use this mode when photogr aphing people against a night bac kground. The flash fires first while the shutter speed is reduced to capture the surrounding lighting conditions. The red-e ye phenomenon is minimized by the pre-flash. Caution The shutter speed is reduced in lo w-light situations when the fl[...]

34 RECORDING FUNCTIONS 3 When the current Macr o mode displa y indicates [OFF], press the b utton once again. The Macro mode is set and the monitor tur ns on. 4 T ake a picture b y composing the subject using the monitor . Note The Macro mode is canceled when the clear settings v alue is [RESET] and the lens barrier is closed. See “ Clear setting[...]

35 RECORDING FUNCTIONS DIGIT AL TELE MODE This mode enab les you to enlarge the image to magnifications 1.6 × , 2 × , 2.5 × , 3.2 × , 4 × and 5 × . The image quality needs to be set to SQ2 to magnify 3.2 ×, 4 × or 5 × . See “ Image quality ” ( p . 46). 1 Open the lens barrier . The camera tur ns on in the Record mode. 2 Press the butto[...]

36 RECORDING FUNCTIONS EXPOSURE COMPENSA TION Although the camera ’ s e xposure is set automatically , y ou can v ar y it to change the image brightness in the range of ±2 stops in 0.5-stop steps . Note • Use this function to obtain correct brightness (e xposure) when there is significant contrast (diff erence in br ightness) in the image. •[...]

37 RECORDING FUNCTIONS 5 Adjust the exposure compensation setting using the / b uttons and press the button. Press [ – ] to darken image or [+] to br ighten image. The e xposure compensation setting is no w completed. Press the b utton again to e xit the menu. 6 T ake a picture . Note • The setting of e xposure compensation retur ns to ±0.0 (d[...]

38 RECORDING FUNCTIONS SELF-TIMER Y ou can shoot images using the self-timer function. Fix the camera securely on a tripod, etc., before shooting. The self-timer is useful f or taking commemorativ e pictures including the photog rapher . 1 Open the lens barrier . The camera turns on in the Record mode. 2 Press the b utton. The monitor sho ws the Ca[...]

39 RECORDING FUNCTIONS SELF-TIMER 6 Press the shutter b utton. The self-timer lamp on the front of the camera lights up f or 10 seconds and then blinks f or 2 seconds, bef ore the picture is tak en. Note • The self-timer is canceled automatically after the picture is tak en. • T o cancel the self-timer after the shutter button has been pressed,[...]

40 RECORDING FUNCTIONS SEQ UENCE MODE The Sequence mode allo ws you to tak e a rapid succession of still images b y pressing and holding the shutter b utton (up to 8 images at appro x. 1.2 frames per second). Y ou can choose the best image from a series of sequential shots . When y ou hav e f ound y our best shot, y ou can also erase the rest of th[...]

41 RECORDING FUNCTIONS 6 T ake pictures. (Press the shutter b utton and keep it pressed. Recor ding will stop when the shutter button is released.) Note • The sequence mode is canceled when the clear settings v alue is [RESET] and the lens barrier is closed. See “ Clear settings ” ( p .75). • The flash can not be used in this mode . • T o[...]

42 RECORDING FUNCTIONS FIXED FOCUS This function is useful f or shooting distant scenes that are difficult to br ing into f ocus , such as taking pictures of large fire work displa ys . T o achiev e more eff ective image at night, set the flash to the Night Scene mode in addition. See “ Flash ” ( p.30). 1 Open the lens barrier . The camera turn[...]

43 RECORDING FUNCTIONS SPO T METERING MODE Y our subject may appear dark when it is against a bright bac kground. In this case , change the meter ing setting to SPO T . The camer a calculates the e xposure using only the lighting inf or mation at the center of the vie wfinder without it being aff ected b y the bac kground light. Note Metering setti[...]

44 RECORDING FUNCTIONS WHITE BALANCE This camera incorporates electronic circuitr y to automatically adjust color hues so that the y appear more natural (auto white balance control circuit). If the auto white balance does not produce accur ate results due to weather or lighting conditions , you can control the white balance man ually . Note White b[...]

45 RECORDING FUNCTIONS 5 Select [A UT O], [ ], [ ], [ ] or [ ] using the / b uttons and press the b utton. The white balance setting is now completed. Press the button again to e xit the menu. 6 T ake a picture. Note • The white balance setting returns to A UT O (def ault setting) when the clear settings v alue is [RESET] and the lens barrier is [...]

46 RECORDING FUNCTIONS IMA GE Q U ALITY Set the image quality bef ore shooting. Note Image quality settings * The ter m “ pixel ” stands for “ picture element ” . The image is comprised of up to 2 million pix els. • Select this mode if you wish to print a high-quality or large-size print of the image or if y ou want to retouch it on a PC [...]

47 RECORDING FUNCTIONS 5 Select [SHQ], [HQ], [SQ1] or [SQ2] using the / buttons and press the button. The image quality setting is now completed. Press the b utton again to e xit the menu. 6 T ake a picture . Note • The image quality setting retur ns to HQ (def ault setting) when the clear settings v alue is [RESET] and the lens barrier is closed[...]

48 RECORDING FUNCTIONS SHARPNESS Use this function when y ou want to soften the contours of the subject or alter nativ ely when y ou want to emphasiz e the contours to achie ve a sharper image . Note Sharpness settings HARD: The outline of the subject is emphasized. This setting is ideal f or taking shots of b uildings or te xt. NORMAL: This is the[...]

49 RECORDING FUNCTIONS 5 Select [HARD], [NORMAL] or [SOFT] using the / b uttons and press the b utton. The shar pness setting is now completed. Press the button again to e xit the menu. 6 T ake a picture. Note The shar pness setting retur ns to NORMAL (def ault setting) when the clear settings v alue is [RESET] and the lens barrier is closed. See ?[...]

50 RECORDING FUNCTIONS CONTRAST Use this function when y ou want to emphasiz e , or alternatively reduce , the contrast betw een the bright areas and the dar k areas of the subject. Note Contrast settings HIGH: The diff erence between the br ight and dark areas is enhanced to giv e the image a higher contrast eff ect. NORMAL: This is the standard s[...]

51 RECORDING FUNCTIONS 5 Select [HIGH], [NORMAL] or [LO W] using the / b uttons and press the b utton. The contrast setting is no w completed. Press the button again to e xit the menu. 6 T ake a picture. Note The contrast setting returns to NORMAL (def ault setting) when the clear settings v alue is [RESET] and the lens barrier is closed. See “ C[...]

52 PLA YBA CK FUNCTIONS PLA YBACK FUNCTIONS INDEX PLA YB A CK The pla ybac k can be changed from the Single-image pla yback to the Inde x pla ybac k. This mode is useful when y ou are looking f or a par ticular image. 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button. The monitor tur ns on in the Pla y mode and shows the last picture taken. (Single-ima[...]

53 PLA YBA CK FUNCTIONS CHANGING THE NUMBER OF IMAGES IN INDEX PLA YBA CK Select the number of images in the Inde x pla yback (y ou can select 4, 9 or 16 images). 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button. The camera tur ns on in the Pla y mode. 2 Press the button. The monitor shows the Pla y menu. 3 Select [SETUP] using the / b uttons and pres[...]

54 PLA YBA CK FUNCTIONS CLOSE-UP PLA YB A CK Images can be pla y ed bac k in 4 le vel s of magnification: 1.5 × , 2 × , 2.5 × and 3 × . This function is con v enient when you w ant to chec k details in the picture tak en. 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button. The camera turns on in the Play mode. 2 Press the b utton. The image will be [...]

55 PLA YBA CK FUNCTIONS A UT O PLA YB A CK Y ou can view images stored on the card automatically in their stored order as a “ slide show ” . This function is useful when y ou want to view images in sequence. 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button. The camera turns on in the Play mode. 2 Press the b utton. The monitor sho ws the Pla y men[...]

56 PLA YBA CK FUNCTIONS ERASING ALL IMA GES 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button. The camera turns on in the Play mode. 2 Press the button. The monitor sho ws the Pla y menu. 3 Select [SETUP] using the / b uttons and press the button. 4 Select [ ] using the / buttons and press the button. 5 Select [ ALL ERASE] using the / b uttons and pres[...]

57 O THER FUNCTIONS OTHER FUNCTIONS RECORDING AND PLA YING B A CK MO VIES Y ou can take mo vies as well as still pictures with this camer a. Movies can be pla y ed bac k or sa ved separ ately as still pictures using the Inde x function. RECORDING MO VIES 1 Open the lens barrier . The camera tur ns on in the Record mode. 2 Press the button. The moni[...]

58 O THER FUNCTIONS 6 Record mo vies by looking at the monitor . Press the shutter button to start recor ding. Press the shutter button a gain to stop recor ding. The remaining recordab le time is displa yed in seconds on the monitor . Note • The flash and Digital tele can not be used in the Mo vie mode . • It tak es longer to sav e movies . ?[...]

59 O THER FUNCTIONS RECORDING AND PLA YING BACK MOVIES CHANGING THE QU ALITY AND SIZE OF A MO VIE There are tw o image quality settings (HQ and SQ) f or recording movies . Note Image quality settings 1 Select Mo vie mode and press the button. The monitor shows the Camer a menu. 2 Select [PICTURE] using the / buttons and press the b utton. 3 Select [...]

60 O THER FUNCTIONS PLA YING B A CK MO VIES 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button. The camera tur ns on in the Play mode. 2 Press the / b uttons to display the movie y ou want to see (indicated by a symbol) and press the button. The monitor sho ws the Pla y menu. 3 Select [PLA Y] using the / b uttons and press the button. 4 Select [ ] using[...]

61 O THER FUNCTIONS RECORDING AND PLA YING BACK MOVIES P A USING MO VIE PLA YB ACK AND REVIEWING SPECIFIC MO VIE FRAMES Y ou can temporar ily stop a mo vie at any fr ame during pla yback b y pressing any b utton on the arrow pad (pause status). The f ollo wing operations are possib le while the mo vie is paused: Press button F orw ard pla yback res[...]

62 O THER FUNCTIONS RECORDING AND PLA YING BACK MOVIES CREA TING AN INDEX OF SEP ARA TE MO VIE FRAMES The Movie inde x mode allows 9 image frames to be selected automatically and sa ved as a separ ate still image . 1 Close the lens barrier and press the b utton. The camera tur ns on in the Play mode. 2 Press the / b uttons to displa y the movie y o[...]

63 O THER FUNCTIONS P ANORAMA MODE The Olympus CAMEDIA brand cards suppor t the P anorama mode. Y ou can link se v er al images to mak e a connected panorama image on a computer using the CAMEDIA Master software included. P anor ama images can not be merged on this camer a. F ollow the softw are instructions carefully to combine panorama images suc[...]

64 O THER FUNCTIONS 6 Specify the desired direction f or mer ging using the / / / b uttons. The arrows indicating the direction f or merging are displa yed on the monitor . 7 T ake pictures so that the edges o verlap. A maximum of 10 images can be connected. 8 Press the button to finish taking pictures in the P anorama mode. Note The P anorama mode[...]

65 O THER FUNCTIONS COMPOSITE IMA GES Y ou can compose an image from two images taken in succession and sa ve it as a single image. 1 Open the lens barrier . The camera tur ns on in the Record mode. 2 Press the button. The monitor shows the Camer a menu. 3 Select [CAMERA] using the / buttons and press the b utton. 4 Select [FUNCTION] using the / bu[...]

66 O THER FUNCTIONS COMPOSITE IMAGES 5 Select [2 IN 1] using the / b uttons and press the button. The composite mode is no w set. The monitor tur ns on automatically . 6 While viewing the monitor , take the fir st image . The subject is positioned on the left. 7 T ake the second image. The subject is positioned on the right. 8 Press the button to f[...]

67 O THER FUNCTIONS EDITING IMA GES MONOCHR OME (BLA CK AND WHITE) IMA GES Y ou can tur n selected images into monochrome images and sav e them separately . 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button. The camera tur ns on in the Play mode. 2 Display the ima ge you want to turn into a monochr ome image on the monitor and press the button. The mon[...]

68 O THER FUNCTIONS SEPIA IMA GES Y ou can tur n selected images into sepia images and sa v e them separately . 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button. The camera turns on in the Play mode. 2 Display the ima ge y ou want to turn into a sepia image on the monitor and press the button. The monitor sho ws the Pla y menu. 3 Select [EDIT] using t[...]

69 O THER FUNCTIONS EDITING IMAGES RESIZING Y ou can change the size of a selected image to 640 × 480 or 320 × 240 and sa v e it separately . Use this function when you w ant to reduce the image data v olume , f or e xample: when y ou send an e-mail with an image attached. 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button. The camera tur ns on in the[...]

70 O THER FUNCTIONS R O T A TING Y ou can rotate a selected image 90 degrees cloc kwise or countercloc kwise and sa v e it separ ately . This function is useful f or tur ning a ver tical image into a horizontal position. 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button. The camera turns on in the Play mode. 2 Display the ima ge y ou want to rotate on [...]

71 O THER FUNCTIONS MUTING THE BEEP T ONES This function enab les y ou to tur n off the beep tones. 1 Open the lens barrier . The camera tur ns on in the Record mode. 2 Press the button. The monitor shows the Camer a menu. 3 Select [SETUP] using the / b uttons and press the button. 4 Select [ ] using the / b uttons and press the button. 5 Select [O[...]

72 O THER FUNCTIONS FORMA TTING A NEW CARD This function enab les y ou to f or mat the Smar tMedia card. Any images on the card can be erased when the card is f or matted. Caution • Bef ore oper ating, inser t the card. • When using a card from a manuf acturer other than Olympus or a card which is f ormatted or used with devices other than this[...]

73 O THER FUNCTIONS 5 Select [ FORMA T] using the / buttons and press the button. 6 Select [ FORMA T] using the / buttons and press the button. The card is formatted. Once star ted, f or matting can not be cancelled. Note Y ou can also format a card from the Camera menu. Caution • F ormatting erases all images on the Smar tMedia card including th[...]

74 O THER FUNCTIONS REC VIEW After each picture is tak en, the image is displa yed on the LCD monitor f or a f e w seconds for y ou to vie w . 1 Open the lens barrier . The camera turns on in the Record mode. 2 Press the button. The monitor sho ws the Camera menu. 3 Select [SETUP] using the / b uttons and press the button. 4 Select [REC VIEW] using[...]

75 O THER FUNCTIONS CLEAR SETTINGS Y ou can choose to keep the shooting-related settings, such as the flash mode and image quality settings, as the y are f or the ne xt picture or retur n to the def ault settings when the camera is tur ned off . If you do not want to change the settings to suit the weather or subject, select [HOLD] to keep current [...]

76 O THER FUNCTIONS CLEAR SETTINGS CLEAR SETTINGS V ALUE [RESET] When the camera is tur ned off , the shooting-related settings are deleted and the camera re v er ts to the def aults (def ault settings). [HOLD] The settings remain, e v en if the camer a is turned off. Settings when [RESET] or [HOLD] is selected and the camera is turned on Settings [...]

77 O THER FUNCTIONS DISPLA YING IMA GE INFORMA TION This function enab les y ou to displa y or not to displa y the image inf or mation on the monitor while the image is pla y ed back. If you select [ON], the inf ormation is displa yed f or 3 seconds . For details of the inf or mation displa yed, see “ Monitor indications ” ( p .8). Image inf or[...]

78 O THER FUNCTIONS MONIT OR BRIGHTNESS If the monitor is hard to see , y ou can adjust it to suit the surrounding br ightness . 1 Close the lens barrier and press the button. The camer a tur ns on in the Pla y mode . 2 Press the button. The monitor sho ws the Pla y menu. 3 Select [SETUP] using the / b uttons and press the button. 4 Select [ ] usin[...]

79 O THER FUNCTIONS PRINT RESER VE This function enab les y ou to set and store the desired print setting of the images recorded on the Smar tMedia card for printing at photoshops with DPOF-compatib le printer . Note • The image to be pr inted is marked with the symbol. When one print is reser v ed f or pr inting, the symbol appears green. When t[...]

80 O THER FUNCTIONS PRINT RESERVE 6 Select the print reserve item using the / buttons and press the b utton. 7 Press the b utton to e xit the print reserve menu and press the button. Note • Print reser ve items [ ] : Chec ks the current print reser v e data. Also allows print reser v e settings to be changed. [ ]: Sets the number of prints while [...]

81 O THER FUNCTIONS PRINT RESERVE 9 When you finish c hecking the settings or making any necessary changes, press the b utton. 10 Press the b utton to exit the print reser ve menu and press the button. SINGLE IMA GE 7 Specify the image and the number of prints. Select the image using the / buttons and specify the n umber of pr ints from 1-9 using t[...]

82 O THER FUNCTIONS PRINT RESERVE CANCELING ALL PRINT RESER VE SETTINGS 7 Select [ RESET] using the / buttons and press the button. 8 Press the b utton to e xit the print reserve menu and press the button. IMPRINTING THE D A TE/TIME 7 Select the item using the / b uttons and press the button. [OFF] : The date and time of shooting are not printed. [[...]

83 TROUBLE– SHOO TING W arning/ Meaning Action Monitor displa y Card is not inser ted or recogniz ed. Shooting, pla yback and erasure are not possib le. Writing data to the card is prohibited. No more images can be tak en because the n umber of recordable images has reached 0. Pla ybac k is impossib le. The image can not be vie wed. Inser t a car[...]

84 TROUBLE – SHOO TING PR OBLEMS OPERA TING PROBLEMS When the camera does not work pr operl y Cause Remedy See The camera po wer is off . Batteries are inser ted the wrong w a y . The batter y po wer has run out. Batter y performance has dropped temporarily due to cold. The camera tur ned off automatically . The camera is connected to a PC . Dew [...]

85 TROUBLE – SHOO TING Although the shutter button is pressed, the camera does not take a picture Cause Remed y See The camera po wer is off . Pre vious picture is being processed. The card is full. The batter y po wer has run out during shooting or card writing. A write protect seal is attached to the card. When the monitor can not displa y ima [...]

86 TROUBLE – SHOO TING IF IMA GE QU ALITY IS POOR When the image is too bright Cause Remedy See The flash mode is set to the Fill in mode. The subject was too br ightly illuminated. When the image is too dark Cause Remedy See Y ou bloc ked the flash with y our finger , etc. The subject was out of reach of the flash. Y ou shot a dar k subject agai[...]

87 TROUBLE – SHOO TING When part of image is cut off Cause Remed y See The lens was b loc ked b y y our fingers or the strap . The shooting distance to the subject w as too close . When the ima ge is out of focus Cause Remed y See The camera mo v ed at the moment y ou pressed the shutter button (camer a shak e). The subject being f ocused on div [...]

88 SPECIFICA TIONS Pr oduct type: Digital camera (f or recording and pla ybac k) Recor ding system Still images: Digital recording, compatible with JPEG (based on DCF) and DPOF industr y standards Movie: QuickTime Mo vie and JPEG standard Recor ding medium: Smar tMedia card (4MB, 8MB , 16MB , 32MB , 64MB , 128MB) No. of recordable frames: SHQ/Appro[...]

89 On-screen display: Date/Time, frame n umber , protect, image quality , battery lev el, file n umber , pr int reser v e , menu, etc. Flash recharging time: Appro x. 9 sec. or less (at nor mal temper ature with new batteries) Flash working range: 0.2 m to 3.5 m/0.7 ft to11.5 ft Flash modes: A uto (automatic flash activation in lo w light and backl[...]

90 INDEX A A C adapter .................................. 11 AF target mark .............................. 7 Alkaline batteries ......................... 11 Arro w pad ................................ 7, 29 A uto pla yback .............................. 55 B Batteries ...................................... 10 Batter y compar tment cover ...........[...]

91 INDEX Monitor brightness ...................... 78 Monitor b utton ............................... 7 Monochrome ............................... 67 Movie mode ................................ 57 N Night Scene .......................... 30, 32 Night Scene/Red-ey e ............ 30, 33 No . of recordable images ........ 8, 13 O OK/Menu b utton .....[...]

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● Thank y ou f or purchasing an Olympus digital camera. ● F ollow the procedures in this man ual to install the USB driv er . F ollo wing other procedures ma y result in incorrect installation. CONNECTING THE CAMERA T O A PC DIGIT AL CAMERA C-2 D-230 OPERA TION MANU AL[...]

2 INTR ODUCTION This manual e xplains in detail how to connect y our camera to a personal computer . Read it carefully and keep it in a saf e place f or future ref erence . ABOUT THIS MANU AL ● The inf or mation contained in this man ual ma y be subject to change without notice. F or the latest inf ormation on the product, please consult y our lo[...]

3 INDEX FLOW 4 FOR Windows (98/Me/2000) USERS 5 FOR Macintosh (OS9) USERS 14 FINDING PC CONNECTION METHOD 20 (FOR O THER OS USERS) Windows Macintosh[...]

4 FLO W Chec king Connecting Installing (First time only f or Windows) Sa ving Disconnecting Chec k your camera and PC before y ou star t. Connect the camera to the PC using the USB cable . Install the dr iv er in the PC to ensure detection of the camera. Copy and sa ve images on the PC after checking that the PC detects the camera. Disconnect the [...]

5 Windows CHECKING • T ur n the PC on and chec k that Windo ws is running. • Quit all applications that ma y be running. • Y ou are recommended to connect the optional A C adapter to the camera. If the batter y power runs out while the PC is accessing the Smar tMedia card in the camer a, the camera will tur n off in mid-operation and this cou[...]

6 Windows CONNECTING Y OUR CAMERA T O THE PC 1 Insert the connector on one end of the USB cable into the USB por t of the PC. Note The location of the USB por t varies depending on the PC . Refer to the operation manual f or the PC. 2 Make sure that the camera lens barrier is c losed. 3 Open the connector cover on the camera. 4 Insert the connector[...]

7 Windows INST ALLING THE DRIVER (FIRST TIME ONL Y) If you are using Windows 98, install the dr iv er software required b y f ollowing the procedures e xplained belo w . If you are using Windows Me/2000, these procedures are not necessar y as the driver will be installed automatically . Proceed to “ Sa ving images from y our camera on the PC ” [...]

8 Windows INST ALLING THE DRIVER (FIRST TIME ONL Y) 4 Select [CD-ROM drive] and clic k on [Next]. 5 Clic k on [Next] when the driver is detected. Installation of the driv er star ts. Do not tur n the PC off or disconnect the camera from the PC during installation. 6 Clic k on [Finish]. 7 Installation of the driver is no w completed. Proceed to “S[...]

9 Windows SA VING IMA GES FR OM Y OUR CAMERA ON THE PC This procedure enables y ou to sav e images on the PC . The My Documents f older is used in this man ual as an e xample of the download destination f older . Y ou can choose or create a diff erent f older if desired. 1 Double-clic k on the [My Computer] icon on the PC desktop and open the windo[...]

10 Windows 4 Double-c lic k on the [100olymp] icon and open the f older . The image files (JPEG files) are displa yed and you can vie w the icons (P1010012.jpg, etc.). Note • The camera automatically creates the f older name and the file name according to the f ollowing r ules. • Images are assigned serial numbers from 0001 to 9999. • When th[...]

11 Windows 6 Dra g the [P1010012.jpg] icon to the [My Documents] window . The image in the camera is copied and sa ved on the PC (in the My Documents). Note • Y ou can view the image b y doub le-clic king the image file sa v ed in the [My Documents] f older . It will open in the def ault Windo ws Image Viewer application. T o view the image at di[...]

12 Windows DISCONNECTING Y OUR CAMERA FR OM THE PC Windo ws Me/2000 users should proceed to “ F or Windows Me/2000 Users ( p .13) ” . FOR Windo ws 98 USERS 1 Check that the orange lamp on the camera is not blinking. 2 Select the [Remo v able Disk] icon in the [My Computer] window and right-c lick on it to displa y the pull-down men u. 3 Clic k [...]

13 Windows DISCONNECTING YOUR CAMERA FROM THE PC FOR Windo ws Me/2000 USERS 1 Check that the orange lamp on the camera is not blinking. 2 Clic k on the [Unplug or Eject Hard ware] icon display ed on the task bar . Then the message to stop the drive is displa y ed. 3 Clic k the message . The [Saf e T o Remov e Hardware] window is displa yed. 4 Clic [...]

14 Macintosh CHECKING • T ur n the PC on and chec k that Mac OS is running. • Quit all applications that ma y be r unning. • It is recommended that y ou connect the optional A C adapter to the camer a. If batter y pow er r uns out while the PC is accessing the Smar tMedia card in the camer a, the camera turns off in mid- operation and this co[...]

15 Macintosh CONNECTING Y OUR CAMERA T O THE PC 1 Inser t the connector on one end of the USB cable into the USB por t of the PC. Note The location of the USB por t varies depending on the PC . Ref er to the operation man ual f or the PC . 2 Make sure that the lens barrier of the camera is c losed. 3 Open the connector cover on the camera. 4 Inser [...]

16 Macintosh SA VING IMA GES FR OM Y OUR CAMERA ON THE PC This procedure enab les y ou to sav e images on the PC (the Hard Disk is used in this manual). 1 Double-c lic k on the [untitled] icon displa yed on the desktop by connecting the camera to the PC and open the windo w . Note If the [untitled] icon is not displa y ed, or if an error message is[...]

17 Macintosh 100 OL YMP Note • The camera automatically creates the f older name and the file name according to the f ollowing rules . • Images are assigned serial numbers from 0001 to 9999. • When the image number 9999 has been reached, the f older is assigned the ne xt number . • The month included in the file name is indicated by the num[...]

18 Macintosh 5 Dra g the [P1010012.JPG] icon to the Har d Disk window . The image in the camera is sa v ed on the PC (in the Hard Disk). Note • Y ou can view the image b y doub le-clic king the image file sa v ed in the hard disk. T o vie w the image in diff erent sizes, or to process or manipulate the image , separate JPEG image processing softw[...]

19 Macintosh DISCONNECTING Y OUR CAMERA FROM THE PC 1 Check that the orange lamp on the camera is not blinking. 2 Select the [untitled] icon on the desktop and dra g it to the T rash can. 3 Check that the green lamp on the camera goes off. 4 Remo ve the USB cable fr om the camera. 5 Remo ve the USB cable fr om the PC. ➜ Orange lamp (should be off[...]

20 The USB cab le supplied with the camera cannot be used with the f ollowing OSs . Windo ws 95 / Windows NT / Mac OS other than Mac OS9 By using a supplied Smar tMedia card and a flopp y disk adapter or PC card adapter (optional), y ou can tr ansf er image data to the PC . Does your PC ha v e a USB interf ace (is there a USB por t mar k ed on y ou[...]

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QUICK START GUIDE Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Please read the operation manual supplied with the camera carefully before using your camera. We recommend that you become familiar with your camera by taking a number of test shots before performing important shooting. ■ PACKAGE CONTENTS Check that your digital camera comes co[...]

■ SEQUENCE MODE ( ) 1 Press the button with the lens barrier open to display the Camera menu. 2 Select [CAMERA] using the / buttons and press the button. 3 Select [DRIVE] using the / buttons and press the button. 4 Select [ SEQUENCE] using the / buttons and press the button. 5 Press the button again to exit the menu. 6 Take pictures. (Picture-tak[...]