Olympus D-555 ZOOM инструкция обслуживания

Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digita l camera. Before you start to use your new camera, please read these instruct ions carefully to enjoy optimum pe rformance and a longer service life. Keep this manu al in a safe place for future ref erence. We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to yo ur camera before taking importan t pho[...]

2 How to use this manual ( Basic and Advanced Manuals The instruction manua l accompanying this ca mera is divi ded into two parts: the Basic Manual and the Advanced Manual (this document). ( Indications used in this manu al Below is an explana tion of how to r ead the instructions in this manual. Please read it carefully before proceedi ng. For de[...]

3 Composition of the manual The title page of each ch apter gives a short description of the contents. Be sure to check it out. Basic operation Tips before you start taking pictures Basic shooting functions Playback Settings Printing pictur es Connecting the camera to a computer Appendix Miscellaneous Troubles hooting. For when you want to know the[...]

4 Table of Contents How to use this manual ...................... ................ .................. ............... 2 Composition of the manua l ........... ............... ............. .............. ............ 3 1 Basic operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 Shooting mode and playback mode .............. ............... ..[...]

Table of Contents 5 5 Playback - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 45 Playing ba ck still pictures ............... .......... .............. ............. .......... .... 46 Selecting t he numbe r of pictures ............ .......... .............. ...... 47 Picture rota tion ........... ........... ............. ............. ....[...]

Table of Contents 6 8 Connecting the camera to a computer - - - - - 79 Flow... ........... ............. ............. ........... ............. ............. .......... ............ 8 0 Using OLYM PUS Master .................. ............. ............. ............. ......... 81 What is OLYMPUS M aster?........ ............. .......... .........[...]

7 1 Basic operati on Sequential shooting Movies Basic operation Don’t you feel that although your camera has many attractive functions, you are unable to use them confidently? Now all you have to do is simply press the buttons on your digital camera. By setting the menus, you can easily do things like change where the light is metered or adjust t[...]

8 1 Basic operation Shooting mode and playback mode This camera features a shoot ing mode and a playback mode. Shooting mode is for taking pic tures and making shooti ng settings, whereas playback mode i s for displayin g pictures you have taken. ( Turning the camera on in shooting mode Slide the POWER switch to K , pressing and holding the lock bu[...]

Shooting mode and playback mode 9 Basic operation 1 ( Turning the camera on in playback mode Slide the POWER switch to q . • The camera turns on in playba ck mode. The last pi cture taken is dis played on the monitor. To turn the camer a off → Slide the PO WER switch to OF F. The monitor turns off. To enable shootin g mode → Slide the PO WER [...]

10 1 Basic operation How to use the arrow pad When in shooting mode, the arrow pad can be use d to switch between shooting modes in the virt ual dial, a s well as enabl e functions l ike macro mode, flash mode and self -timer. ( Shooting mode c (Shooting mode) button g P. 28 Enables shooti ng mode. d & (Macro) button g P. 32 Enables macro mode [...]

11 Basic operation 1 How to use the menus When you turn on the camera and p ress Z , the top menu is displa yed on the monitor. The functions of thi s camera are set f rom the menus. This chapter explai ns how the menus work, using the shoot ing mode screens. About the menus OK/MENU butto n Arrow pad Press Z . The top menu is displayed. Mode menu ?[...]

How to use the menus 12 1 Basic operation Shortcut menus ( Shooting mode c WB g P. 38 Sets the appr opriate whit e balance acco rding to the light cource . d K g P. 26 Sets the i mage qual ity and resolu tion. e MONITER OFF (MONITOR ON) g P. 20 Sets whethe r or not the monitor also goes on when t he camera t urns on. If the monito r is set to off, [...]

How to use the menus 13 Basic operation 1 ( Playback mode c m g P. 48 Runs throug h all saved pictur es one after anothe r. It is displayed wh en the camera is play ing back still pict ures. d INFO g P. 53 Displays all t he shooting i nformation on t he monitor. e S ERASE g P. 55 Erase the selected st ill picture or movie. f MOVIE PLA YBACK g P. 49[...]

How to use the menus 14 1 Basic operation Mode menu ( Shooting mode ( Playback mode CAMERA tab For setting sh ooting related functions. CARD tab For formatting the card. SETUP tab For making b asic camera set ting and setti ng that make the camera easier to use. PLAY tab Make print r eservations or protect imag es. EDIT tab For editin g saved pic t[...]

How to use the menus 15 Basic operation 1 Use the arrow pad a nd Z to select an d set menu items. Follow the op eration gui de and arrow s on the screen t o select and mak e settings. This secti on explains how to use the menus. Ex: Making t he [DIGITAL ZOOM ] setting 1 Press Z in shooting mode. • The top menu is di splayed. 2 Press d to select [[...]

How to use the menus 16 1 Basic operation 3 Press ac to select the [CAMERA] tab, and press d . • Refer to the ar rows on th e screen t o select a se tting with the a rrow pad. 4 Press ac to select [DIGITAL ZOOM], and press d . • Refer to the ar rows on th e screen t o select a se tting with the a rrow pad. • Unavaila ble settings ca nnot be s[...]

17 Basic operation 1 How to read the proced ure pages A sample of a procedure page is sho wn below explaini ng the notation. Look at it carefully before ta king or viewing pictures. This sample page is only for your re ference. It may differ fr om the actual page in this manual. ( This indicates the position of the POWER switch. If multip le POWER [...]

18 2 Tips before you start taking pictures Tips before you start taking pictures You can take great pictures in just about any situation just by sett ing the shooting mode to PROGRAM AUTO mode and pressing the shutter button. But occasionally, you can’t focus on your subject, or the subject is too dark, or the picture doesn’t come out the way y[...]

19 Tips before you start taking pi ctures 2 Holding the camera Sometimes when you look a t a picture you have taken, the contours of the subject are blurred. This is often caused by movement of th e camera at the precise moment that the shutt er button is pressed. Picture where subject is not clearly defined To prevent the camera from moving, hold [...]

20 2 Tips before you start taking pictures Turning the monitor on/of f You can take pictures with or withou t using the monitor. MONITOR ON For taking pictures u sing the mon itor MONITOR OFF For taking pi ctures usin g the viewfinde r Top menu [MONITOR O FF] / [MONITOR ON ] g “How to use the menus” (P. 11) ( Features of the moni tor and viewfi[...]

21 Tips before you start taking pi ctures 2 If correct focus ca nnot be obtained The camera automat ically detect s the focus target in the frame. Th e level of contrast is one of the criteria it uses to detect t he subject. The camera may fail to de termine subjects with lower contras t than the surroun dings or with an area of ext remely strong c[...]

If correct focus cannot be obtained 22 2 Tips before you start taking pictures 4 Press the shutter button fully. Under certai n types of cond itions, the au to focus may not work properl y. In these case s, focus (foc us lock) on an ob ject with high contrast at t he same distance a s the inte nded subj ect, recomp ose your sho t and th en take the[...]

23 Tips before you start taking pi ctures 2 Record mode You can select a record mode in whi ch to take pictures or shoot movies. Select the best record mode fo r your purpose (printing, editing on a computer, website edi ting, etc.). For in formation on the image size s for each record mode and memory capacity , see the table on P. 25. Record mode [...]

Record mode 24 2 Tips before you start taking pictures ( Special record modes 3:2 The image aspec t ratio is nor mally 4:3. If the aspect rat io is changed to 3:2, the image can b e printed at a photo lab without lo sing the ima ge borders. Movies are recorded in Mo tion-JPEG forma t. Record mode Features Image size 3:2 (SHQ, HQ) This is us eful fo[...]

Record mode 25 Tips before you start taking pi ctures 2 Tips before you start taking pi ctures Still pict ures Movies Number of st orable still pict ures/r emaining r ecordi ng ti me Record mode Image size Number of storable still pictures : number (Using a 16 MB card) SHQ 2592 × 1944 4 2592 × 1728 4 HQ 2592 × 1944 12 2592 × 1728 14 SQ1 1600 ×[...]

Record mode 26 2 Tips before you start taking pictures Top menu [ K ] g “How to use the menus” (P. 11) 1 For still pictures, s elect [SHQ], [HQ], [SQ1] or [SQ2], and press Z . For movies, sele ct [HQ] or [SQ], and press Z . 2 In SHQ or HQ mode, y ou can select further from [2592 × 1944] or [2592 × 1728] resolutions. Press Z to confirm. To cha[...]

27 3 Basic shooting funct ions A professional photographer adjusts the exposure to the optimal setting, chooses the best focusing method and even selects t he type of film according to the subject. With a digital camera, you don’t need to learn how to make difficult settings. Your camera will adjust the settings for you! All you have to do is cho[...]

28 3 Basic shooting functions Selecting a shooting mode according to the situation You can take pictures with the optimum setti ngs by selecting mo de menu according to the shooti ng conditions or purpose. ( Shooting mode P Program Auto Suitable f or general si tuations. Th e camera au tomatically uses setting s that capt ures the scene in its natu[...]

Selecting a shooting mode according to the situation 29 3 Basic shooting functions 1 Press b () . • The screen for selecting t he shooting mode (virtu al dial) is d isplayed. 2 Press bd to select the sh ooting mode. 3 Press Z . • The shooti ng mode is set, and the virt ual dial s creen di sappears. • Even if the Z bu tton is not p ressed, the[...]

30 3 Basic shooting functions Zooming in on a distant subject You can zoom in on your subject usi ng the optical zoom and digit al zoom. With the optical zoom, the image is enlarged on the CCD when the lens magnification is changed, and th e image is formed by all the CCD pixels. With the digita l zoom, the area at the center of t he image captured[...]

Zooming in on a distant subject 31 3 Basic shooting functions To use the digi tal zoom, set [DI GITAL ZOOM] to [ON]. Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [DIGITAL ZOOM] g “How to use the menus” ( P. 11) 1 Select [ON], and press Z . 2 Pull the zoom lever toward T . Using the digital zoom Note • The picture may appear grain y when taken ins ide the di[...]

32 3 Basic shooting functions Taking close-up pictures (macro/ super macro) Focusing is usually sl ow when you get close to a subject (wi de-angle: 20 cm/7.9" to 50 cm/19.7"; tele photo: 50 cm/19.7" to 90 cm/35.4 "). However, in macro mode focusing is performed quickl y. & This mode let s you shoot f rom as clos e as 20 cm/7[...]

Taking close-up pictures (macro/ super ma cro) 33 3 Basic shooting functions This mode lets you shoot from as close as 2 cm/ 0.8" to your subject. In the % mode, normal shooting is also possibl e, but the position of the zoom is fixed automatical ly and cannot be changed. Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [ % ] g “How to use the menus” (P. 11)[...]

34 3 Basic shooting functions Flash shooting Select the flas h mode best suited to the light conditions and t he effect you want to achiev e. Flash wor king range W (max.): Appr ox. 0.2 m to 3.4 m (0.7 ft. to 1 2.1 ft.) T (max.): Approx. 0.2 m t o 2.0 m (2.0 ft. to 6.9 ft.) Auto-flash (No indication) The flash fire s automatica lly in low light or [...]

Flash shooting 35 3 Basic shooting functions 1 Press d ( # ). • The curre nt flash se tting is dis played. 2 Press d ( # ) to change the flash mode to your desired setting . • Each time you press d , the flash mo de changes in the fo llowing se quence: "Auto-flash" - " ! Red-eye redu ction flash" - " # Fill-in flash&quo[...]

36 4 Additional shoot ing functions At a sporting event… Use movie mode to capture the atmosphere and action. Or use sequential shooting mode to take a succession of shots of a goal and pick out the best ones later. In the country or at a tourist spot… Use panorama mode to capture a b eautiful mountain range or impressive building. At a party o[...]

37 4 Additional shooting fun ctions Adjusting picture brightness ( exposure compensation) This function a llows you to make fi ne changes to the exp osure setting. Yo u can adjust the exposure in the range of ±2.0 EV in 0.5 EV steps. When the setting is c hanged, you can chec k the result o n the monitor. Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [ F ] g “H[...]

38 4 Additional sh ooting func tions Adjusting picture coloration The color of the subject d iffers depending on lighting co nditions. For instance, wh en daylight, the setting sun, or tungsten light ing are reflected on white paper, the shade of white produced will be slightly different for each. By setti ng the white balan ce, you can achieve mor[...]

39 4 Additional shooting fun ctions Recording movies This function is fo r recording movies. The se movies can be played back on the camera. 1 Press b ( ) . • Display the vi rtual dial screen. 2 Press bd to se lect N , then press Z . • The camera re turns to the sh ooting mode. • On the mon itor, the N mark and the remaining rec ording time o[...]

Recording movies 40 4 Additional sh ooting func tions 5 Press the shutter button again to stop record ing. • When the remain ing recording time has been used up, re cording stops automatically . • When ther e is space in the card, th e remaining recording time (P. 25) is displayed, and the ca mera is ready t o shoot. Note • The flash an d sup[...]

41 4 Additional shooting fun ctions Sequential shooting Takes still pictu res in succession. The f ocus, exposure, and whi te balance are locked at the first frame. Approx. 4 frames at 1.1 fra mes/sec. (in HQ mode) Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [DRIVE] [ j ] g “How to use the menus” (P. 11) 1 Select [ j ], and press Z . 2 Take the picture. • [...]

42 4 Additional sh ooting func tions Self-timer shooting This function lets you t ake pictures using the self-ti mer. Fix the camera securely on a t ripod for self-timer shooti ng. This functi on is useful f or taking pictures when you want to be incl uded in the photograph. 1 Press c ( Y ). • The curr ent self-timer s etting is di splayed. 2 Pre[...]

43 4 Additional shooting fun ctions Panorama shooting You can take advantage of pa norama shooting with an Olympus xD- Picture Card. Pa norama shooting lets you conne ct pictures with overlapping edges into a single panoramic pict ure, using the OLYMPUS Master software. Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [PANORAMA] g “How to use the menus” (P. 11) 1[...]

Panorama shooting 44 4 Additional sh ooting func tions 2 Make sure that the edges of the pi ctures overlap, then take the pictures. • The focus, exposur e, and whit e balance ar e set by t he first p icture. Do not select an ex tremely br ight subject ( such as the su n) for the fi rst pictur e. • You cannot adjust the zo om after the f irst pi[...]

45 5P l a y b a c k With film-type cameras, you cannot se e the pictures you have taken until the film has been developed. And aren’t you sometimes disappointed with the results when you do eventually see them? Pictures of blur red scenery or someone with their eyes shut. Or maybe you took several pictures of the same scene because you weren’t [...]

46 5 Playback Playing back still pictures 1 Set the POWER switch at q . • The last pic ture taken i s displayed on the monitor (s ingle-fra me playback ). • Use the arrow pad to navigate b etween pic tures. 2 Press T or W on the zoom lever. • This allows you to enlarg e the picture (close-up pl ayback) or di splay an index of pictures (index [...]

Playing back still pictures 47 5 Playback This function lets you select the n umber of pictures in an ind ex display from 4, 9, and 16. Top menu [MODE MENU] [SETUP] [ G ] g “How to use the menus” (P. 11) 1 Select [4], [9], or [16], and press Z . Pictures ta ken with th e camera held vertically are displaye d horizonta lly. This function lets yo[...]

Playing back still pictures 48 5 Playback This func tion displays still pict ures stored in the card on e after anot her. Only the first frame of each mo vie is displa yed. Select a sti ll picture and display the top me nu. Top menu [ m ] g “How to use the menus” (P. 11) • The slidesho w starts. •P r e s s Z to stop the s lideshow. Th e sli[...]

49 5 Playback Playing back movies This function lets you play back movies. You can fast forward the movie or play it back one frame at a time. Select a picture with n a nd display the top menu. Top menu [MOVIE PLAYBACK] g “How to use the menus” (P. 11) 1 Select [PLAYBACK], and press Z . • The movie is played b ack. When playback end s, the di[...]

50 5 Playback Editing still pictures (Resizing) Changes the image si ze of still pict ure to 640 × 480 or 320 × 24 0 and saves the pictur e as a new file . Select the pi cture that you want to ed it and displa y the top menu. Top menu [MODE MEN U] [EDIT] [ Q ] g “How to use the menus” (P. 11) 1 Select an image size, and press Z . • The [BUS[...]

51 5 Playback Editing movies (INDEX) 9 frames extrac ted from a movie are displayed a s an index to show the recorded movie at a glan ce. Index es can be st ored on the c ard as a still pictur e. Select a picture with n a nd display the top menu. Top menu [MODE MENU] [EDIT] [INDEX] g “How to use the menus” (P. 11) • When there is ins ufficien[...]

Editing movies (INDEX) 52 5 Playback 3 Select [OK], and press Z . • The 9 frames ex tracted f rom the movie appear as an index di splay, and the camera ret urns to the playback mod e. The index is st ored as a new pict ure. • If you want to select t he frames ag ain, select [RES ET] and press Z and re peat the procedu re from Step 5. • To can[...]

53 5 Playback Displaying detailed shooting information This function lets you dis play detailed shootin g information on the monitor for approx. 3 second s in the playback mode . For details of the inf ormation displayed, see “Monito r indications” (P. 120). Top menu [INFO] g “How to use the menus” (P. 11) • Each time you select [ INFO] f[...]

54 5 Playback Protecting pictures You are recommended t o protect import ant pictures to av oid accidentall y erasing them. Protected picture s cannot be erased by the single-frame/ all- frame erase function, bu t they are all erased by formatting. Select the picture that you want to protect, and display the to p menu. Top menu [MODE MEN U] [PLA Y][...]

55 5 Playback Erasing pictures This function erases recorde d pictures. Pictures can be erase d either one at a time or all the pictures in the card a t once. Select the images you wa nt to erase, and then displ ay the top menu. Top menu [ S ERASE] g “How to use the menus” (P. 11) 1 Select [YES], and press Z . Note • You ca nnot erase protect[...]

Erasing pictures 56 5 Playback This func tion erases al l the pictu res in the card . Top menu [MODE MENU] [CARD] [CARD SETUP] g “How to use the menus” (P. 11) 1 Select [ R ALL ERASE], and press Z . 2 Select [YES], and press Z . • All the pi ctures a re erased. All-frame erase d4255_e_00_0_bookfile.book Page 56 Monday, June 6, 2005 11:08 AM[...]

57 5 Playback Formatting This function lets you fo rmat the card. Formatting prepares cards t o receive data. • Before using no n-OLYMPUS cards or cards which hav e been formatt ed on a computer, you mu st format them with this camera. All existing dat a, includin g protected pict ures, are erased when the card is formatted. Make sure that you sa[...]

58 6 Setting s 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, you can save the settings you made for certain functions so that you may use them even after the power is turned off. You can also make adjustments on the brightness of the monitor, depend ing o[...]

59 6 Setting s Saving camera settings (ALL RESET) This function let s you choose whether or not to save the current camera settings after the powe r is turned off. The settings aff ected by [ALL RESET] are listed below. The [ALL RESET] setting ([ON]/ [OFF]) applies to all modes . It applies whether the camera is in shootin g mode or playback mode. [...]

60 6 Settings Changing the display language You can select a language f or on-screen display. Availabl e languages vary depending on t he area where you pu rchased this camera. Top menu [MODE MEN U] [SETUP] [ W ] g “How to use the menus” (P. 11) 1 Select a language, and press Z . d4255_e_00_0_bookfile.book Page 60 Monday, June 6, 2005 11:08 AM[...]

61 6 Setting s Viewing pictures immediately (REC VIEW) You can choose whether or not to displ ay the picture you have just taken on the monitor. ON This disp lays the p icture whi le it is be ing recorded . This is useful for making a brief che ck of the p icture you have just t aken. Durin g rec view , the camera is ready to sho ot. OFF The pictur[...]

62 6 Settings Resetting the file name (FILE NAME) The camera automatica lly creates file names and fol der names for images to be stored in . Files can be numbe red from 0001 to 9999 and folders can be numbered from 100 to 999. Examples are shown bel ow. There are two settings fro m which you ca n choose: [RE SET] or [AUTO]. Choose the one that is [...]

63 6 Setting s Checking the image processing function (PIXEL MAPPING) The pixel m apping featur e allows the c amera to chec k and adjus t the CCD and image proce ssing functi ons. It is no t necessary to operate th is function frequently. Approximatel y once a year is recommende d. Wait at leas t one minute af ter taking or viewing pictures t o al[...]

64 6 Settings Setting the date and time This function let s you set the date and time. The date and time is saved with each picture, and is us ed in the file name. Top menu [MODE MEN U] [SETUP] [ X ] g “How to use the menus” (P. 11) 1 Press ac to select one of the following date formats: [Y-M-D] (Year/Month/Day), [M-D-Y] (Month/Day/Year), [D-M-[...]

65 7 Printing pictures You can easily print out the pictures recorded on the card, when this camera is docked with the ImageLink compatible printer. For more details on ImageLink compatible printers, refer to the printer’s instruction manual. If you print the pictures at home, you can either connect the camera directly to the printer or you can c[...]

66 7 Printing pictures Direct printing (PictBridge) By connecti ng the camer a to a PictBri dge-compati ble printer with the USB cable, you can print out recorded pic tures direc tly. With th e camera connect ed to the pr inter, select the p ictures you want to print and the n umber of prints o n the camera’s monitor. It is also possib le to prin[...]

Direct printing (PictBridge) 67 7 Printing pict ures Use the USB cable pr ovided to conne ct the camer a to a PictBri dge-compatible printer. The basic prin ting method for printi ng one pictu re is shown below. One print of yo ur selected pict ure will be prin ted using t he standard sett ings of your printer. The date and file n ame are not pr in[...]

Direct printing (PictBridge) 68 7 Printing pictures 6 Press Z without changing the [SIZE] or [BORDERLESS] settings. • When the [PRINTPA PER] screen is not displayed, go to Step 7. 7 Press bd to select the pictur e you want to print, and pre ss a . • The [SINGLE PRINT] is s et. 8 Press Z . • [PRINT] s creen is disp layed. 9 Select [OK], and pr[...]

Direct printing (PictBridge) 69 7 Printing pict ures ( To cancel printing Pressing Z dur ing print da ta transfer displays the screen f or selectin g whether to continue or cancel pri nting. To canc el printing, select [CANCEL], and press Z . 10 In the [PRINT MODE SELECT] screen, press b . • A message is disp layed. 11 Slide the POWER switch to O[...]

Direct printing (PictBridge) 70 7 Printing pictures There are many oth er print modes avai lable besides th e basic mode. Even within the same mode, y ou have the choice of s etting a bo rder or the pa per size. Follow the op eration gui de for the scre ens shown bel ow. Selecting a print mode PRINT Prints the sele cted pi cture. ALL PRINT Prints a[...]

Direct printing (PictBridge) 71 7 Printing pict ures Selecting the picture you want to print Press bd to select the pic ture you wa nt to print . You can also mak e your select ion by pressi ng the zoom lever, and usin g the index display . PRINT Prints one copy of t he picture. SINGLE PRINT Makes a print re servation for the picture. Th e print re[...]

Direct printing (PictBridge) 72 7 Printing pictures If an error code is di splayed on th e camera’s mo nitor durin g direct pr int setting o r printing, se e the following table. For more details , refer to t he printer’s ins truction manua l. If an error code is displayed Monitor indication Possible cause Correcti ve action NO CONNECTION The c[...]

73 7 Printing pict ures Print settings (DPOF) Print rese rvation al lows you to sav e printing d ata (the numb er of prints and the date/ time inform ation) with th e pictures stor ed on the card. With print reservation, you can print ou t pictures e asily either at home using a personal DP OF-compatible p rinter or a t a photo stor e that suppo rt[...]

Print settings (DPOF) 74 7 Printing pictures Note • DPOF res ervations set by another d evice cannot be change d by this came ra. Make change s using the o riginal dev ice. • If a card contains DPOF reser vations se t by anothe r device, e ntering reservatio ns using t his camera may overwr ite the p revious res ervations. • If there is n ot [...]

Print settings (DPOF) 75 7 Printing pict ures How to apply [ < ] to a select ed pictur e is shown b elow. Follo w the operat ion guide to make sett ings. Top menu [MODE MENU] [PLAY] [ < ] g “How to use the menus” (P. 11) • You c annot make pr int reservat ions for pictu res with n . • If data is already stored on th e card, the [ <[...]

Print settings (DPOF) 76 7 Printing pictures 4 The reservatio n is made. Press Z . • The single-fr ame reservation men u is displayed. 5 Select [END]. •T h e [ < PRINT ORDER] scre en is displa yed. Press b until you return to the playback s creen. Reserves al l the pic tures stored on the car d. You can set the nu mber of pri nts or pri nt t[...]

Print settings (DPOF) 77 7 Printing pict ures ( To set the d ate/time printing data Select [NO], [DATE] or [T IME], and pres s Z . NO The pictures are printed wi thout the date and ti me. DATE All the sele cted pict ures are printed wit h the shootin g date. TIME All the se lected pict ures are printed with th e shooting ti me. 4 After setting the [...]

Print settings (DPOF) 78 7 Printing pictures ( To reset the print reservation data for a selected picture Top menu [MODE MEN U] [PLA Y] [ < ] g “How to use the menus” (P. 11) 1 Select [KEEP], and press Z . • If there is no print res ervation data stored on the card, the [ < PRINT ORDER SETTING] screen is not display ed. 2 Select [ < [...]

79 8 Connecting th e camera 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 favorite pictures, use the application software to download your pictures from your camera and edit them or arrange them by date or category, or attach them to e-mail and sen[...]

80 8 Connecting the camera 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 the OLY MPUS Master softwa re g P. 82 Connect the camera to the comp uter using t he USB ca[...]

81 8 Connecting the camer a to a computer Using OLYMPUS Master For editing and managing image f iles, install the OLYMPUS Master software from the provided CD-ROM. OLYMPUS Master i s applicati on software for editing imag es taken with a digital camera on a compu ter. Insta lling it on your computer lets yo u do the follo wing: For detail s of func[...]

Using OLYMPUS Master 82 8 Connecting the camera to a computer Before insta lling the OLYMPUS Master soft ware, please co nfirm that you r computer is compatible with the following system requir ements. For newer oper ating syst ems, please ref er to the Oly mpus web site as shown on the back cover of this manual. ( Operating environment Windows OS [...]

Using OLYMPUS Master 83 8 Connecting the camer a to a computer Windows 1 Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. • The OLYMPUS Maste r setup screen is displayed. • If the screen is not displayed, double-click the “My Computer” icon and c lick the CD-ROM icon. 2 Click the “OLYMPUS Master”. • The QuickTim e installati on screen is disp[...]

Using OLYMPUS Master 84 8 Connecting the camera to a computer 3 Click “Next” an d follow the on- screen instruc tions. • When the Q uickTime lice nsing agreemen t is displaye d, read the agreement a nd click “Agr ee” to proceed with the installation . • The OLYMPUS Master insta llation screen is di splayed. 4 Follow the on-screen instru[...]

Using OLYMPUS Master 85 8 Connecting the camer a to a computer 6 Follow the on-screen instructions. • The screen co nfirming tha t install ation is completed is disp layed. Click “Finish”. 7 Select the option to restar t immediately when the screen asking you if you wish to restart the computer is displayed and click “OK”. • The compute[...]

86 8 Connecting the camera to a computer Connecting the camera to a computer Use the USB cable provided with t he camera to connect the camera to your computer. 1 Make sure the POWER switch is located at OFF. 2 Plug the USB cable into the USB port on the computer . • Refer to your computer ’s instructi on manual to lo cate the po sition of the [...]

87 8 Connecting the camer a to a computer Starting up OLYMPUS Master Windows 1 Double-click th e “OLYMPUS Master” icon on the desktop. • The main menu is di splayed. • When OLYMPU S Master is star ted up for the fi rst time after ins tallation, the “Registrat ion” dialog box is displaye d before th e main menu. Follow the prompts and fi[...]

Starting up OLYMPUS Master 88 8 Connecting the camera to a computer ( OLYMPUS Master main menu c “Transfer Ima ges” button Downloads im ages from t he camera o r other me dia. d “Browse Imag es” button Displays th e browse window. e “Online Pr int” button Displays the Online Print window. f “Print Images” bu tton Displays t he print[...]

89 8 Connecting the camer a to a computer Displaying camera images on a computer You can sa ve camera i mages on yo ur computer. 1 Confirm first that [BUSY] is no lon ger displayed on the LCD monitor. 2 Click “Transfer Images” on the OL YMPUS Master main menu. • The menu for se lecting the so urce is displ ayed. 3 Click “From Camera” . ?[...]

Displaying camera images on a computer 90 8 Connecting the camera to a computer ( To disconnect the camera You can discon nect the camer a after download ing the images to your compute r. 1 Confirm first that [BUSY] is no longer d isplayed on the LCD monitor. 2 Make the following preparatio ns for disconnecting th e USB cable. Windows 98SE 1 Double[...]

Viewing still pictures and movies 91 8 Connecting the camer a to a computer 3 Disconnect the USB ca ble from the camera . 1 Click “Browse Images” on the OLYMPUS Master main menu. • The “Browse” wi ndow is displa yed. 2 Double-click the still picture thumbnail that you want to view. • The camera switche s to view mode and the pictur e is[...]

Printing pictures 92 8 Connecting the camera to a computer ( To view a movie 1 Double-click the movie thumbna il that you want to see in the “Browse” window. • The camera switches to v iew mode and th e first frame of the movie is displayed . 2 To play back the movie, click playba ck button at the bottom of the screen. The names and functi on[...]

Printing pictures 93 8 Connecting the camer a to a computer 2 Click “Photo” . • The “Pho to Print” windo w is displaye d. 3 Click “Settings” in the “Photo Print” window. • The printe r settings s creen is di splayed. Make the necess ary printer settings. 4 Select a layout and size. • To print the da te and time with yo ur imag[...]

To download and save images to a computer without using OLYMPUS Master 94 8 Connecting the camera to a computer 7 Click “Print”. • Printing starts . • To return to the main menu, cl ick “Menu” in the “P hoto Print” win dow. This camera is compatibl e with USB mass storage. You can connect the camera to your computer u sing the USB c[...]

95 9 Appendix This chapter contains useful information from OLYMPUS. Here you will find what to do when you are stuck or don’t understand the meaning of the terms used in this manual. Refer to this section for basic troubleshooting, camera care and a full glossary to understanding the terms used in this manual. Appendix 9 ? ? ?[...]

96 9 Appendix Troubleshooting Error codes Monitor indi cation Possible c ause Corrective action q NO CARD The card is not inse rted, or it cannot be recognized. Insert a ca rd or inse rt a differen t card. If the prob lem persists, fo rmat the card. If the card cann ot be formatted, it cannot be u sed. q CARD ERROR There is a prob lem with the card[...]

Troubleshooting 97 9 Appendix ( Preparatory operations ( Shooting Troubleshooting Possible c ause Correctiv e action Ref. page The camera d oes not turn on or f unction but tons do not res pond. The power is o ff. Turn the camer a on. P. 8 The batter ies are load ed incorrectly . Reload th e batteries correctly. – The battery power is exhausted. [...]

Troubleshooting 98 9 Appendix The monitor do es not turn on. The camera is se t to [MONITOR OFF]. Press Z in the shooting mod e to display t he top menu, t hen press c to select [MONITOR ON]. P. 20 The viewfind er or monitor is hard to see. There is conde nsation* inside the camera. Turn the camera off and wait un til it dries before tu rning it o [...]

Troubleshooting 99 9 Appendix The monitor g oes off. The camera is i n the sleep mode. Operate t he shutter bu tton or zoo m lever. P. 8 The power i s turned off with the monitor off. If [ALL RESET] is set to [OFF], th e camera settings be fore the po wer was turned o ff remain uncha nged. Turn on the monito r, and turn off th e power. P. 59 The fl[...]

Troubleshooting 100 9 Appendix ( Playback of recorded images Possible cause Corrective action Ref. page The picture is out of focus. A subject u nsuited to A F was taken. Use the focus lo ck to focus on y our subjec t. P. 21 The camera moved when the shutter but ton was pressed. Hold the camera correctly and pr ess the shutter but ton gently. Camer[...]

Troubleshooting 101 9 Appendix The subject was out of the working range of the flash. Shoot wit hin the flas h working range. P. 34 The subject was too small and was backl it. Set the fla sh to [ # ]. P. 34 The sequen tial shooti ng mode was us ed. Higher shutt er speeds are used during sequential shooting, whic h may result in pictures th at are d[...]

Troubleshooting 102 9 Appendix ( When the camera is connected to a computer or pr inter The monitor i s hard to see. The brightn ess of the monitor is n ot adjusted properly. Use [ s ] to adjust mo nitor brig htness. P. 63 The monitor is ex posed to direct sunl ight. Block the sunl ight with your hand. – Possible cause Corrective action Ref. page[...]

103 9 Appendix Camera care ( Cleaning the camera Exterio r: • Wipe gently wi th a soft clot h. If the camera is very dirty , soak the clot h in mild soapy water an d wring well. Wi pe the camera wit h the damp clo th and then dry it with a dry c loth. If you hav e used the camer a at the beach, use a cloth so aked in clean water and wrung well . [...]

104 9 Appendix AC adapter (optional) An AC adapter is useful for time-consuming tasks such as image downloads to a comp uter. An optional Olympus AC adapter allo ws you to power your digital camera from a common AC wall ou tlet. TIPS • When the AC ad apter is conn ected, the power is drawn from the AC adapter even if ther e are batte ries in the [...]

105 9 Appendix Safety Precautions • T o protect the high-precision technol ogy contained in this product, never leave the camera in the places listed below, no matter if in use or storage: • Places where temperatures and/or humidity are high or go thr ough extreme changes. Direct sunlight, bea ches, locked cars, or near other heat sources (stov[...]

Safety Precautions 106 9 Appendix • Recommended temperature ranges for NiMH batteries: Operation ................. 0° C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) Charge ..................... 0° C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) Storage .................... -20°C to 30°C (-4°F to 86°F) • Using, charging, or storing the batte ries outside these ranges could sh[...]

Safety Precautions 107 9 Appendix • Olympus makes no representations or warr anties, either 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 da[...]

Safety Precautions 108 9 Appendix • Radio and T elevision Interfere nce Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the 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 Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits a[...]

109 9 Appendix Glossary of terms Aperture The adjust able lens o pening whic h controls t he amount o f light that e nters the camera. The l arger the aper ture, the sh orter the dep th of field a nd the fuzzier t he background . The smal ler the ap erture, the greater t he depth of field an d the sharp er the backg round. L arger aper ture valu es[...]

Glossary of terms 110 9 Appendix JPEG (Joint Ph otographic Exp erts Group) A compressio n format for st ill images. Photograph s (images) shot using this c amera are recorded in JPEG format . By download ing these imag es to a computer , users can edit th em using gr aphics applic ation softw are or view the images using an Internet web br owser. N[...]

111 10 Miscellaneous Miscellaneous This chapter contains all the camera functions described in Chapters 1 to 8. Refer here for the names of the camera parts and buttons, the names and meanings of the icons that are displayed on the monitor, and the lists of th e top menus and mode menus. An index also helps you find the pages where a function or it[...]

112 10 Miscellaneous Menu list Shooting mo de ( P , I , K , L , m , o ) Top menu Tab Item Setting Ref. page MODE MENU CAMERA F -2.0, -1.5, -1.0 , -0.5, 0, +0.5, +1.0, +1.5, +2.0 P. 37 DIGITAL ZOOM ON, OFF P. 31 % ON, OFF P. 33 DRIVE o , j P. 41 PANORAMA P. 43 CARD CARD SETUP YES, NO P. 57 SETUP ALL RESET ON, OFF P. 59 W ENGLISH, FRANCAIS, DEUTSCH, [...]

Menu list 113 10 Miscellaneous Shooting mode ( N ) Top menu Tab Item Setting Ref. page MODE MENU CAMERA F - 2.0, -1.5, -1.0, -0.5, 0, +0.5, +1.0, +1.5, +2.0 P. 37 DIGITAL ZOOM ON, OFF P. 31 CARD CARD SETUP YES, NO P. 57 SETUP ALL RESET ON, OFF P. 59 W ENGLISH, FRANCAIS, DEUTSCH, ESPAÑOL P. 60 FILE NAME RESET, AUTO P. 62 PIXEL M APPING P. 63 s P. 6[...]

Menu list 114 10 Miscellaneous Playback mode (still pictures) Top menu Tab Item Setting Ref. page MODE MENU PLAY 0 ON, OF F P. 54 y 0 ° , +90 ° , -90 P. 47 << , U P. 75, 76 EDIT Q 640 × 480, 320 × 240, CANCEL P. 50 CARD CARD SETUP R ALL ERAS E, I FORMAT P. 56, 57 SETUP ALL RESET ON, OFF P. 59 W ENGLISH, FRANCAIS, DEUTSCH, ESPAÑOL P. 60 s[...]

Menu list 115 10 Miscellaneous Playback mode ( n ) Top menu Tab Item Setting Ref. page MODE MENU PLAY 0 ON, OFF P. 54 EDIT INDEX OK, RESET, CANCEL P. 51 CARD CARD SETUP R ALL ERASE, I FORMAT P. 56, 57 SETUP ALL RESET ON, OFF P. 59 W ENGLISH, FRANCAIS, DEUTSCH, ESPAÑOL P. 60 s P. 63 X P. 64 G 4, 9, 16 P. 47 MOVIE PLAYBACK PLAYBACK, FRAME BY FRAME, [...]

116 10 Miscellaneous List of factory default settings The function s are set as follows when the c amera leaves the factory. Shooting mo de Playback mode Other default settings # AUTO & OFF Y OFF Shooting mode P (PROGRAM AUTO) Monitor ON K HQ F 0.0 DRIVE o (Single-fr ame shooting) DIGITAL ZOOM OFF PANORAMA OFF WB AUTO FILE NAME RES ET % OFF m O[...]

117 10 Miscellaneous Modes and shooting functions * In the mov ie record mode , only HQ/SQ can be sele cted. Shooting mode Item P IKLm oN & 9 % 9 — # 9 — Y 9 Optical zoom 9 W (Wide) fixed 9 K 9 * 1 F 9 j 9 — 9 — DIGITAL ZOOM 9 — 9 PANORAMA 9 — WB 9 CARD SETUP 9 ALL RESET 9 REC VIEW 9 — FILE NAM E 9 s 9 X 9 d4255_e_00_0_bookfile.bo[...]

118 10 Miscellaneous Names of parts Camera Lens Self-timer lamp g P. 42 USB connector cover g P. 67, 86 DC-IN jack g P. 104 Shutter button g P. 21 USB connector g P. 67, 86 Flash g P. 34 Zoom lever (W/T, GU ) g P. 30, 46 Strap eyelet Card cover g P. 57, 83, 89 DC-IN jack cover g P. 104 Card slot VISUAL INDEX d4255_e_00_0_bookfile.book Page 118 Mond[...]

Names of parts 119 10 Miscellaneous OK/MENU button ( Z ) g P. 10, 11 OK/MENU button ( Z ) g P. 10, 11 Monitor g P. 20, 63 106 Battery compartment cover g P. 57, 83, 89 Tripod socket Viewfinder g P. 20 POWER switch g P. 8 Self-timer button ( Y ) g P. 10, 42 Macro button ( & ) g P. 10, 32 Flash mode butto n ( # ) g P. 10, 34 Shooting mode button [...]

Names of parts 120 10 Miscellaneous ( Shooting modes Monitor indications Still picture Movie Item Indications Ref. page 1 Shooting mode P , I , K , L , m , o , N P. 2 8 2 Battery ch eck e , f – 3 Green lamp { P. 21 4 Flash standb y Camera movement warning/ F lash char ge # (lit) # (Blinks) P. 34 5 Macro mode & , % P. 32 6 Flash mode ! , # , $[...]

Names of parts 121 10 Miscellaneous ( Playback mode INFO setting allows you to sel ect how much information to displ ay on the monitor. Screens wh en the information disp lay is set to ON are shown below. g “Displ aying detailed shootin g information” (P. 53) Still pictur e Movie Item Indicatio ns Ref. page 1 Print rese rvation, Number of print[...]

122 10 Index GLOSSARY INDEX Index For reference page numbers relat ing to camera parts, see “Names of parts”. A AC adapt er ................ ............. . 1 04 AF target mark .......... ............. ... 21 ALL INDEX ............. ............. ...... 70 ALL PRIN T ... .......... ............. ...... 70 ALL RESE T....... ............. .......[...]

Index 123 Index 10 GLOSSAR Y INDE X P PANORAMA .. ............. ............. .43 PC .......... ........... ............. .......... .86 PictBridge .. .......... .............. 66 , 110 Picture rotati on y ............. ........ 47 PIXEL MA PPING ..................... .63 Pixels ............. ............. ...... 23, 110 Playback mode q ...........[...]

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