Olympus OLYMPUS SP-510UZ manual

Advanced Manual Menu operations Button operations Printing pictures Using OLYMPUS Master Getting to know your camera better Miscellaneous Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you start to use your new camera, please read these instructions carefully to enjoy optimum performance and a longer service life. Keep this manual in a [...]

2 EN Content s Quick St art Guide P . 3 T est out the functions of the camera buttons by following the illustration s and actually trying them ou t on the camera . Button operation s P. 10 Learn everything about the menus , from basic operations to the functions of each menu and their various settings. Menu operations P. 18 Learn how t o print pic [...]

EN 3 Quick S tart Guide Gather these items (box content s) Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose. Digital Camer a Strap Lens Cap/Len s Cap String AA Batteries (four) USB Cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master Software CD-ROM Items not shown: Advanced Manual (this manual), Basic Manual and w arranty card. Contents may vary depending on purchase[...]

4 EN Quick S tart Guide Prep are the battery For details on inserting an optional xD-Picture Card (he reinafter called the card), please refer to “Inserting and removing th e card” (P. 78). 1 3 2 7 5 6 4[...]

EN 5 Quick S tart Guide T urn the camera on This explains how to turn on the camera in shooting mode. a. Set the mode dial to h . Still picture shooting modes b. Press the o button. To turn off the camera, pr ess the o button once again. h Allows you to take pictures with full automatic settings. P The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture[...]

6 EN Quick S tart Guide Set date and time a. Press the s F button and the r QUICK VIEW button to sel ect [Y]. • The first two digits of the year are fixed. b. Press the q # button. c. Press the s F button and the r QUICK VIEW butto n as in a. to select [M]. d. Press the q # button. About the date and time setting screen MENU CANCEL X Y/M/D Y / M [...]

EN 7 Quick S tart Guide e. Press the s F button and the r QUICK VIEW button to select [D]. f. Press the q # button. g. Press the s F button and the r QUICK VIEW button to select “hour” , “minute”. • The time is displayed in the 24- hour format. h. Press the q # button. i. Press the s F button and the r QUICK VIEW button to select [Y/M/D].[...]

8 EN Quick S tart Guide Shoot a. Hold the cam era c. Shoot Horizontal gr ip Vertical gri p b. Focus The card access lamp blinks. Shutter Button (Pressed Halfway) HQ HQ 3072 3072 × 2304 2304 [ IN I N ] 4 4 [ ] Place this mark over your subject. The number of stor able still pictures is displayed. The green lamp indicates the focus and exposure are [...]

EN 9 Quick S tart Guide View pictures a. Set the mode dial to q . a. As described in a. above, d isplay the picture you want to erase . b. Press the Y / S button. c. Press the s F button to select [YES], and press the o button to erase the image. 12:30 12 : 3 0 '06.1 1.26 ' 0 6 . 11 . 2 6 100-0001 1 0 0 - 0 0 0 1 1 HQ HQ [ IN IN ] Mode Di[...]

10 EN Button operations Button operations Button operations Toggles between the monitor and viewfinder. Shooting still pictures Set the mode dial to h , P , A / S , M , r , g or s , and lightly press the shutter button (halfway). The green lamp lights when the focus and ex posure are locked (focus lo ck). Now press the shutter button all the way (c[...]

EN 11 Button operations Record ing movies Set the mode dial t o n , and press the s hutter button halfway to l ock the focus, and then press the shutter button completely to start recording. Press the shutter b utton again to stop recording. Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject Optical zoom: 10× Playback mode: Switching the picture display 4 [...]

12 EN Button operations Press h / < in shooting m ode to select [ON] or [OFF] for the digital i mage stabilization. Press o to set. Still picture shooting mode: Shooti ng with digital image stabilization This function reduces th e blur incurred by camera moveme nt or subject movement when taking pictures. g “DIS MODE Shoot ing still pictures u[...]

EN 13 Button operations The camera determines the optimum settings and shoots th e picture. The camera automatically sets the opt imum aperture value and shutter speed for the brigh tness of the subject. Changing the apertu re value for shooting pictures Press sr after pressing s F . The camera automatica lly sets the shutter speed. Changing the sh[...]

14 EN Button operations To take long exposure (bulb) shots Press r to set shutter speed to BULB. The shutter remains open as lon g as the shutter button is pressed. (The maximum time that it can remain open is 8 m inutes.) This mode allows you to set each shooting function manua lly and use as your original s hooting mode. g “MY MODE S ETUP Setti[...]

EN 15 Button operations Changing the informatio n displays Press DISP./ E to change the display in the following order. *1 Not displayed in case of n . *2 Not displayed if it i s set to [OFF] in the menu. g “ u Displaying the histogram” ( P. 44) g “FRAME ASSIST Displaying the frame assist/Determining the type of frame assist” (P. 44) Displa[...]

16 EN Button operations Checking the time While the camera is off, p ress DISP./ E to display the set alarm t ime (when [ALARM CLOCK] is set) and the current time for 3 seconds. Displays the top me nu. Select scenes, playback picture , and the items on the menus. Shooting mode: Self-timer shooting Press Y / S in shooting mode to s elect on and off [...]

EN 17 Button operations Press q # in shooting mode to s elect the flash mode. Press o for setting. • T o take a picture with the flash, press # . The settings cannot be made if the flash is not popped up. g “ # button Fla sh pop-up” (P. 14) • Some items can not be set depending on the position of the mod e dial. The last picture taken is di[...]

18 EN Menu operations Menu ope rations Menu operation s Pressing m displays the top m enu on the monitor. • The items displayed on the top menu differ according to the mode. • When [CAMERA MENU], [PLA YBACK MENU], [EDI T], [ ERASE], or [ SETUP] is sel ect ed, t he menu corresponding to the respective functions is displayed. • When your camera[...]

EN 19 Menu operations This explains how to use the menus with [DIGITAL ZOOM] as an exam ple. 1 Set the mode dial to P . 2 Press m to display the top menu. Select [CAMERA MENU] and press o . • [DIGIT AL ZOOM] is on a menu in [CAME RA MENU]. Press o . 3 Press sr to select [DIGIT AL ZOOM], and pr ess o . • Unavailable set tings cannot b e selected[...]

20 EN Menu operations • Some functions are not available according to the selected mode. g “Functions av ailable in shootin g modes and sce nes” (P. 72) g “SETUP menus” (P. 39) • The factory default settings are displayed in gray ( ). Still picture image quality and their applicat ions • Normal image modes *1 If you select [SQ1] or [S[...]

EN 21 Menu operations Movie image quality It restores shooting funct ions back to default settings. Th e mode dial must not be set t o g . Functions for returning the settings to the original when the reset function is executed Image quality/Iamge size Number of frames SHQ 640 × 480 30 frames/sec. HQ 640 × 480 15 frames/sec. SQ1 320 × 240 30 fra[...]

22 EN Menu operations The scene selection screen displays sample ima ges and the shooting mo de to best suit th e situation. It can be set only when the mo de dial is set t o s . • By switching to the other scene, most settings will be changed to the default settings of each scene. *1 When the object is d ark, noise reduction is automatically act[...]

EN 23 Menu operations When [PRESET] is selected Press sr to select a white balanc e setting, then press o . When [ V ] is sel ected • With the [ONE TOU CH WB] screen displayed, point the camera at a sheet of white paper. Po sition the paper so that it fills t he screen, making sure there are no shadows. • Press o . The new white balance is set.[...]

24 EN Menu operations When [BKT] is selected This function allows yo u to zoom up to 15x by combinin g the optical zoom and image cro pping. • [IMAGE QU ALITY] is limited to below [2048 × 1536]. The digital zoom ca n be used to take close-up p ictures with stronger magnifica tion than the optical zoom. Maximum magnifi cation Still picture shooti[...]

EN 25 Menu operations When [AREA] is selected • T o move the AF target mark Press the arrow pad (the AF target mark is displayed in green). Y ou can take pictures w hile in this status. • T o set the position of the AF target mark Hold down o . T o change the position of the mark, hold down o again. • [FULL TIME AF] cannot be used when [ R ] [...]

26 EN Menu operations Adjusts the amount of light emitted by the flash in the following situations: Shooting small subjec ts / Distant backgrounds / Situations when increased contrast is de sired Press sr to adjust, and press o . Selecting an emission level • When flash is set to [SLA VE], flash mode automatically changes to [ # ] for all flash m[...]

EN 27 Menu operations Allows you to crea te a panoramic picture, usi ng the OLYMPUS Master software from the provided CD-ROM. An Olympus xD-Picture Card is re quired for panorama shooting. Use the arrow pad to specif y at which edge you want to conne ct the pictures, and then compose your shots so that the edg es of the pictures overl ap. The part [...]

28 EN Menu operations • This function may not work effectively with some shooting conditions or subjects. • If you will be taking pictures over a long peri od, make sure to use fully charged batteries or the AC adapter . CONTRAST ..................................................................... Adjusting the contrast of the image s (Toward [...]

EN 29 Menu operations • If any of the following operati ons occur during sleep mode, the camera cancels the timelapse mode and returns to normal shooting. Opening the battery comp artment cover , opening the card cover , connecting the camera to a computer , operating the shutter button, arrow pad or other button. • From 4 seconds prior to taki[...]

30 EN Menu operations g “SETUP menus” (P. 39) “SILENT MODE Sett ing to turn off so unds like shutte r sound” (P. 29) • The factory default settings are displayed in gray ( ). • Set [BGM] to [ON] or [OFF]. • Select the transition effect between pictures from [TYPE]. • Only the first frame of each movie i s displayed. • After settin[...]

EN 31 Menu operations Operations during movie playback • Press o to pause the playback. Operations during pause • T o resume the movie, press o . • T o cancel the playback of the movie in the middle of it or during pause, press m . Allows you to play back the pictures in a calendar format by the date of recording. g “ALBUM ENTRY Adding pict[...]

32 EN Menu operations Allows you to edit still p ictures saved on a card and store them as new pictures. Adjusts the pictures rec orded in raw data format and stores th em as new pictures in JPEG forma t. Items that can be set with [RAW DATA EDIT]. * Available only when the picture is taken with [WB] set to [ V ]. Changes the image size o f a pictu[...]

EN 33 Menu operations Allows you to select the fra me, and synthesize the frame and the picture, and store it as a new picture. • Select a frame with pq and press o . • Select the picture to be synthesized with the frame with pq , and press o . (Press sr to turn the picture 90 degrees clockwis e or 90 degrees counterclockwise.) • Use the arro[...]

34 EN Menu operations Allows you to control the tone of the wh ole picture so that the dark part becomes bright er and store it as a new picture. Allows you to adjust the brightness of the picture, and st ore it as a new picture. • Select the picture with pq , and press o . • Adjust the brightness with sr , and press o . Allows you to adjust th[...]

EN 35 Menu operations Allows you to save printing d ata (the number of prints and the date and time information) with the pictures stored on the ca rd. g “Print sett ings (DPOF)” (P. 49 ) Protected pictures cannot be erase d with [ERASE]/[SEL.IMAGE]/[ALL ERASE], but they are all erased by formatting. • Select the picture with pq , and protect[...]

36 EN Menu operations Sound is recorded for about 4 s econds. •U s e pq to select a picture, and use sr to select [YES] to record. • The [BUSY] bar is displayed. Pictures recorded to the card can be organized by sorting them into albums. Pic tures stored in the internal memory cannot b e entered in albums. g “Album pla yback menus” (P. 38) [...]

EN 37 Menu operations Protected pictures cannot b e erased. Cancel protection before eras ing protected pictures. Once erased, pictures cannot b e restored. Check each picture before e rasing to avoid accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep. • When erasing the picture in the internal memory , do not insert a card into the camera. • When [...]

38 EN Menu operations • Sele ct [YE S], an d pre ss o . • The card on w hich album is registered is required. g “ALBUM ENTRY Adding pictures to an alb um” (P. 36) To switch albums, select the desired album from [SEL. ALBUM]. g “ALBUM See the pictures register ed in the album” (P. 31) Even if a picture is remov ed from an album, the pict[...]

EN 39 Menu operations Allows you to change the label image (first frame in the alb um) to be displayed on th e album selection screen. Other album menus g “ 0 Protecting pictures” (P. 3 5) “ y Rotating pi ctures” (P. 35) This function exits al bum playback. *1 A card is requir ed. *2 The sound is tur ned off regardless the sett ing when [SI[...]

40 EN Menu operations Insert the optional card in to the camera. Copying data does not e rase the picture in the internal memory. • It takes some time to back up dat a. Check if the battery is not empty before starting the copy , or use the AC adapter . You can select a language for on-s creen display. Available languages vary depending on the ar[...]

EN 41 Menu operations File names and thei r folder names fo r recorded pi ctures are automat ically generated by the camera. File names and folder names r espectively include file number s (0001 to 9999) and folde r names (100 to 999), and ar e named as follows. The pixel mapping fea ture allows the camera to check and adjust the CCD and image proc[...]

42 EN Menu operations The date and time is sav ed with each image, and is used in the file name. • The first two digits of [Y] are f ixed. • The time is displayed in the 24-hour format. • T o set the time precisely , with the cursor at either [M] or [Y/M/D], press o as the time signal strikes 00 seconds. • When [ X ] has not been se t, [ALA[...]

EN 43 Menu operations Operating, shutting off and checking the alarm • Operating the alarm: Tu rn off the camera. The alarm only operates when the camera is off. • Shutting off the alarm: While the alarm is sounding, press any button to shut off the alarm and turn off the camera. Note that pressing o will turn the camera on. After 1 minute of n[...]

44 EN Menu operations Press DISP./ E in shooting mode to display the frame assist and determi ne the type of frame assist. Press DISP./ E in shooting mode to display the histogram. • When set to [DIRECT], the black and white areas are displayed directly on the picture. Types of my mode settings FRAME ASSI ST ............... Displaying the frame a[...]

EN 45 Menu operations Press sr to select the function you want to set, and press o . g “Functions th at can be assig ned to My Mo de and custom button” (P . 72) AF ILLUMINA T . ................................................ Setting to light the illumi nator in a dark place OFF AF illuminator does not light ON Press the shutter button half way[...]

46 EN Printing pictures Printing pictu res Printing pictures By connecting the camera to a PictBridge-compatible print er, you can print out pictures d irectly. Select the pictures you wan t to print and the number of prints on the camera’s monitor. To find out if your printer is compatible with PictBridge, refer to the printer’s instruction ma[...]

EN 47 Printing pictures 3 Press h / < . • Printing starts. • When printing is finished, the picture selection screen is displ ayed. T o print a nother picture, press pq to select a picture, and press h / < . • When you are finished, di sconnect the USB cabl e from the camera with the pict ure selection screen displayed. 4 Remove the USB[...]

48 EN Printing pictures 3 Make the print settings ac cord ing to the operation guide. Note • If the [PRINTP APER] screen is not displayed, [SIZE], [BORDER LESS] and [PICS/SHEET] are set to the standard. Press pq to select the picture you want to print. You can also use the zoom button and select a picture from the index di splay. Selecting the p [...]

EN 49 Printing pictures 4 Select [OK], and press o . • Printing starts. • When pri nting is finish ed, the [PRINT MODE SELE CT] screen is displayed. To cancel printing 5 In the [PRINT MODE SELECT] screen, press m . • A message is displayed. 6 Disconnect the USB cable from the camera. 7 Disconnect the USB cable from the printer . Print reserva[...]

50 EN Printing pictures Pictures with print reservati ons can be printed using the follo wing procedures. Printing using a DPOF-compatibl e photo store. Y ou can print th e pictures using the print r eservation data. Printing using a DPOF-compatibl e printer. Printing is possi ble directly fr om a card containing print reservati on data, without us[...]

EN 51 Printing pictures 6 Select [SET], and press o . Reserves all the pictures stored on the card. The number of print s is set at one print per picture. 1 Press m in the playback mode and display the top menu. 2 Select [PRINT ORDER] [ U ], and press o . • Playing back the album:Top menu [PRINT ORDER] [ U ] 3 Select the date and time setting, an[...]

52 EN Using OL YMPUS Ma ster Using OLYMPUS M aster Using OL YMPUS Master Using the USB cable provide d with your camera, you ca n connect the camera and com puter and download (transfer) the images to y our computer using the OLYMPUS Master software, a lso provided with the camera. OLYMPUS Master is appli cation software for editing images t aken w[...]

EN 53 Using OLYMPUS Master Before installing the OLYMPUS Master software, pl ease confirm that your computer is compatible with the following system requirements. For newer operating systems, please refer to th e Olympus web site as shown on the back cover of this manual. Operating environment Windows OS Windows 98SE/Me/2000 Profess ional/XP CPU Pe[...]

54 EN Using OL YMPUS Ma ster 2 Click “OL YMPUS Master”. • The QuickTime installation screen is displayed. • QuickTime is required to use OL YMPUS Master. If the QuickTime screen is not displayed, QuickTime 6 or later is already installed on the comput er . In this case, go to step 4. 3 Click “Next” and follow th e on-screen instructions[...]

EN 55 Using OLYMPUS Master Macintosh 1 Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. • The CD-ROM window is disp layed. • If the CD-ROM windo w is not displayed, double- click the CD-ROM icon on the desktop. 2 Double-click on the desired l anguage folder . 3 Double-click the “Inst aller” icon. • The OL Y MPUS Master installer starts up. • Fo[...]

56 EN Using OL YMPUS Ma ster Note • The camera functions are disabled while the camera is connected to a computer . • Connecting the came ra to a computer via a USB hub may cause unstable op eration. In this case, do not use a hub, but connect the camera directly to t he computer . Windows 1 Double-click the “OL YMPUS Mast er” icon on the d[...]

EN 57 Using OLYMPUS Master To exit OLYMPUS Master 1 Click “Exit” on the main menu. • OL YMPUS Mast er is exited. 1 Click “T ransfer Images” on the OL YMPUS Master main menu. • The menu for selecting th e source is displayed. 2 Click “From Camera” . • The window for selecti ng images is displayed. Al l the images in the camera are [...]

58 EN Using OL YMPUS Ma ster 2 Make the following prep arations for disconnecting the USB cable. Windows 98SE 1 Double-click the “My Computer” icon and ri ght-click the “Removable Disk” icon to display th e menu. 2 Click “Eject” on th e menu. Windows Me/2000/XP 1 Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon in the system tray . 2 Click[...]

EN 59 Using OLYMPUS Master T o view a movie 1 Double-click the movie thumbnail that you want to see in the “Browse” window . • OL YMPUS Master switches to view mode and the first frame of t he movie is displayed. 2 T o play back the movie, click the pl ayback button at the bottom of the screen. The nam es and function s of the control ler par[...]

60 EN Using OL YMPUS Ma ster 4 Select a layout and size. • T o print the date and time with your image, check the box next to “Print Date”, and select betw een “Date” and “Date & Tim e”. 5 Select the thumbnail image that you want to print and click “Add”. • A preview of the selected i mage is displayed on the layout. 6 Selec[...]

EN 61 Using OLYMPUS Master 2 Plug the USB cable into the USB port on the computer . 3 Plug the other end of the USB cable into the camera’s USB connector . • The camera turns on automat ically . • The monitor turns on and the sele ction screen for the USB conne ction is displa yed. 4 Select [PC], and press o . 5 Click “OK”. • OL YMPUS M[...]

62 EN Getting to know your camera better Getting to know your came ra better Getting to know your camera better The battery power is exhausted • Insert new batteries or charge th e batteries . The battery is temporarily unable t o function because of the cold • Battery p erformance d eclines in low temperatur es, and the char ge may not be suff[...]

EN 63 Getting to know your camera better There is condensation* inside the camera • Turn the camera off. Before turning it o n again, wait u ntil the camera a djusts to the surrounding temperatur e and dries ou t. * W hen it is cold outside, the wate r vapor in the air is rapidly cooled and turns to d roplets of water . Condensati on occurs w hen[...]

64 EN Getting to know your camera better • Under certa in types of cond itions, it i s difficult t o focus using au to focus. The g reen lamp on the monitor lights, allowing you to check if the focus is locked. In these cas es, focus (foc us lock) on an object with h igh contrast at the same distance as the intend ed subject, rec ompose your shot[...]

EN 65 Getting to know your camera better Increasing the ISO sens itivity • When you inc rease the [ ISO] setti ng, “noi se”, wh ich appear s as spots o f unwanted c olor or unevenne ss in the color, can be introduced and give the picture a grain y appearance. This camera is equ ipped with a funct ion to allow shoo ting at high sensit ivity wh[...]

66 EN Getting to know your camera better There are tw o ways to record the pictures you take with thi s camera. Recording pictur es to the internal memory • Pictures are recorded to the internal m emory, and when the numbe r of storable s till pictures re aches 0, you must connect th e camera to a co mputer to downl oad the pictures, and then era[...]

EN 67 Getting to know your camera better Movie • When [I MAGE QUALITY] is se t to [SHQ], the max imum sequential sh ooting time is approxima tely 15 secon ds for the cards other than TypeH . • If you use a non -Olympus car d or a card used for another appl ication, such as for a computer, the m essage [CARD ERROR] is d isplayed. To use th is ca[...]

68 EN Getting to know your camera better • Perform ing any of the following oper ations when not actually taking pictu res can deplete the battery power. • Repeatedly pressing the shutter button halfway • Repeatedly using the zoom • [FULLTIME AF] is set to [ON]. • Some items may not be selecta ble from the me nus when using the arrow pad.[...]

EN 69 Getting to know your camera better How to read the histogram 1 If the peak f ills too much of the frame, th e image will appear mostly bl ack. 2 If the peak f ills too much of the frame, th e image will appear mostly white. 3 The part indica ted in green in the histogra m shows the luminance distributi on within t he AF target mark. g “ DIS[...]

70 EN Getting to know your camera better The size of the picture displayed on a computer scre en changes dep ending on the computer settings. Wh en the monit or setting is 1,0 24 × 768 and you are u sing Internet Ex plorer to view a picture wi th an image si ze of 2,048 × 1,536 at 100 %, the entire picture cann ot be viewed without scrolling. The[...]

EN 71 Getting to know your camera better This card cannot be used in this camera. Or , the card is not formatted. Format or replace the card. • Select [POWER OFF ] and press o . Insert a new card. • Select [FORMA T] [YES ] and press o . All data on the card is erased. There is an error in the internal memory . Select [MEMOR Y FORMA T] [ YES] an[...]

72 EN Getting to know your camera better *1 Select and set either th e monitor or the viewfi nder to light when the camera is turned on. *2 For [Z OOM], select from 38 mm, 50 mm, 10 0 mm, 200 mm or 380 mm (the se numbers are ba sed on the focal length of a 3 5 mm camera). Some functi ons cannot be se t in certain s hooting modes . For more detail s[...]

EN 73 Getting to know your camera better Modes and shooting functions Shooting mode h P A S M s A Function Flash AUTO 9 — — ! 9 — — # 9 — H 9 — # SLOW 9 — — $ 9 — F — 9 — 9 FNo. — 9 — 9 — Shutter speed — 9 — & 9 9 % 9 9 Y 9 INFO 9 — Optical zoom 9 9 DIS MODE 9 — 9 — DIS MOVI E MODE — 9 AE lock — 9 — A[...]

74 EN Getting to know your camera better *1 [RAW] is not available. *2 [AUTO] is not available. *3 [BKT] is not available. NOISE RE DUCT . — 9 — TIMELAPSE — 9 — R (movies) — 9 MEMORY FORMA T (FOR MA T) 9 BACKUP 9 W 9 PW ON SETU P 9 PW OFF SETU P 9 BEEP 9 8 9 SHUTTER SO UND 9 VOLUME 9 REC VIEW 9 FILE NAME 9 PIXEL MAPPING 9 s 9 X 9 DUAL TIM[...]

EN 75 Getting to know your camera better Functions with restrictions in shooting scenes *1 [ ! ] or [ H ] cannot be sele cted. *2 This is fixed at [ & ]. *3 [RAW] cannot be selected. *4 [IMAGE QUALITY] is fixed at [6 40 x 480]. *5 This is fixed at [ON]. Scene Function B C Z a N Q k G U W c R S X j P V d i e f FLASH MODE 9 — 9 — 9 — 9 *1 &[...]

76 EN Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Exterior: • Wipe gently with a so ft cloth. If the camera is ver y dirty, soak th e cloth in mild so apy water and wr ing well. Wipe the came ra with the d amp cloth an d then dry it with a dry cloth. If you ha ve used the camera at the beach, use a cl oth soaked in clea n water and wrung well. Moni[...]

EN 77 Miscellaneous • Lithium battery pack (CR-V3) and manga nese (zinc-carbon) ba tteries cannot be used. • Power consumption b y the camera var ies dependin g on which functi ons are used. • During the conditi ons described below, power i s consumed cont inuously and the batteries be come exhausted qu ickly. • The zoom i s used repeatedly[...]

78 EN Miscellaneous Using the interna l memory or card You can confirm on the monitor whether the in t ernal memory or card is being used during shooting and playback operation s. 1 T urn off the camera. 2 Open the card cover . Insert ing the card 3 Orient the card as shown, and insert it into the card slot as shown in the illustration. • Insert [...]

EN 79 Miscellaneous 4 Close the card cover . Note • The card access lamp blinks while the camera is reading the images. Reading of images may take some time. Do not open the battery compartm ent cover/card cover while the card access lamp is blinking. Doing so may damage the data in the internal mem ory or the card and render the internal memory [...]

80 EN Miscellaneous Read All Instructions — Before you use the product, read all operating instructions. S ave all manuals and documentation for future reference. Cleaning — Always unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Use only a damp cloth for cleaning. Never use any type of liquid or aerosol cleaner, or any type o f organi[...]

EN 81 Miscellaneous Keep young children and infants away from the camera. • Always use and store the camera out of the reach of young children and infants to prevent the following dangerous situations which could cause serious inju ry: • Becoming entangled in the camera strap, causing strangulation. • Accidentally swallowing the battery , car[...]

82 EN Miscellaneous CAUTION • Do not remove batteries immediately after using the camera. Batteries may become hot during prolonged use. • Always unload the battery from the camera before storing the camera for a long period. • If NiMH batteries are not charged within t he specified time, stop charging them and do not use them. • Do not use[...]

EN 83 Miscellaneous • Olympus NiM H batteries (i ncluded in some areas) are intended for use only with Olympus digital cameras. Never use these batteries with any other device. • Always charge NiMH batteries (incl uded in some areas) before using them for the first time, or if they have not been used for a long period. • Always charge sets of[...]

84 EN Miscellaneous • Olympus m akes no representations or warranties, ei ther expressed or implied, by or concerning any content of these written materials or software, and in no event shall be liable for any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose or for any consequential, incidental or indirect damages (includ[...]

EN 85 Miscellaneous “CE” mark indicates that th is product complies with the E uropean requirements for safety, health, environment and customer protection. “CE” mark came ras are intended for sales in Europe. This symbol [crossed-out wheeled bin WEEE Annex IV] indicates separa te collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment in t[...]

86 EN Miscellaneous 3. This war ranty does not co ver the f ollow ing and th e customer will be requir ed to pay re pair charg e, even for defects occurring within the warranty period referred to abo ve. (a) Any defect that occurs due to mishandling (such as an operation perform ed that is not mentioned in the Handling Care or other sections of the[...]

EN 87 Miscellaneous SPECIFICA TIONS ( Camera Product type : Digital camera (for shooting and displaying) Digital recording, JPEG (in a ccordance with Design rule for Camera File system (DCF)) Recording system S till pictures : Applicable standards : Exif 2.2, Digital Print Order Format (DPOF), PRINT Image Matching III, PictBridge Sound with still p[...]

88 EN Miscellaneous CAMERA DIAGRAM Camera Microphone Flash (P. 14) Shutter Butt on (P. 8) Lens Zoom Lever (P. 11) Strap Eyelet (P . 3) Card Slo t (P. 78) DC-IN jack Multi-Connector (P. 43 , P. 46, P. 55 ) Card Cover (P. 78) Connector Cover (P. 43, P. 46, P. 55) Self-Timer Lamp/AF Illuminator (P. 16, P. 45, P. 67) Speaker Viewfi nder Mode Dial (P . [...]

EN 89 Miscellaneous ( Monitor – Shooting Mode Monitor Symbols & Icons Items Indications Ref. Page 1 Battery check e = full power , f = low power P . 70 2 Green lamp { = Auto Focus Lock P . 10, P. 6 7 3 Flash standby Camera movem ent warning / Flas h charge # (Lit) # (Blinks) P. 6 2 4 Digital image stabilization h P. 2 5 5 Silent mode f P. 2 9[...]

90 EN Miscellaneous 22 Self-timer h , g P. 1 6 23 Shutter speed 15" – 1/1000, BULB P . 13 24 Noise reduction O P. 2 8 25 Aperture F2.8 – F8.0 P . 13 26 Exposure compensation -2.0 – +2.0 P . 16 27 Image quality RA W , SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 P . 20 28 AF target mark [ ] P . 8, P . 24 29 Image size 3072 x 2304, 2560 x 1920, 640 x 480, etc. P . 2[...]

EN 91 Miscellaneous ( Monitor – Playback mode Items Indications Ref. Page 1 Battery check e = full power , f = low power P . 70 2 Album - P. 3 1 , P. 3 8 3 Current memory [IN]: (Playing back pictures in the internal memory), [xD]: (Playing back pictures in the card) P. 7 8 4 Print reservation/Number of prints Movie < x 10 n P. 4 9 P. 3 1 5 Sou[...]

92 EN Index s F button (ex posure compensati on) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 h / < button (digital image stabi lization/ print) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 q # button ( flash mode) . . . . . . . . . 17 # button (flas h pop-up) . . . . . . . . . . 14 p & button (macr o) . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

EN 93 DIGITAL ZOOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 DIRECT (Hist ogram) . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Direct pr inting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 DIS MODE h . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 , 25 DIS MOVIE MODE h . . . . . . . 12 , 29 DISP./ E button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 DOCUMENTS d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 DPOF . . . . . . [...]

94 EN Memory gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Memory in dicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 MENU button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 , 18 Menu guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 METERING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Mode dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

EN 95 SEPIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Sequentia l shooting j . . . . . . . . . 23 SET ALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 SET CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 SHARPNESS N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 SHOOT & SEL ECT1/2 e f . . . . . 21 Shooting gu ide ( g ) . . . . . . 5 , 14 Shooting mo de . . .[...]

 2006 VH685501[...]