Olympus SP-590 UZ manual

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    ● 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safe placeforfuturerefer[...]

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    Contents Names of Parts ...................................... 6 Preparing the Camera .........................10 Shooting, Playback and Erasing ........14 Using Shooting Modes ........................17 Using Shooting Functions ..................21 Using Playback Features ....................27 Menus for Shooting Functions ...........29   ?[...]

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    Please read “Menu Settings” (p. 29 to 57) while referring to this page. 1 S e t  t h e  m o d e  d i a l  t o  o n e  o f  t h e s e l e c t i o n s .  The symbolin“Menu Settings”(p.29to43) indicatesavailableshooting modes. 2 Pressthe  button. Thisexampleshowsh[...]

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    4 EN Menu Index MenusforShootingFunctions Whenthemodedialissettoashootingmodeposition ( h  P  A  S  M  r    I  n ),settingscanbe adjusted. CAMERA MENU ME N U EXIT SET OK 5 1 2 3 7 6 4 Shootingmodetopmenu Using the FUNC menu (p. 26) Frequentlyusedshooting[...]

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    5 EN 1  G  SLIDESHOW .............. p.44 2  H  PERFECTFIX ............ p.44 3  F  BEAUTYFIX ............... p.45 4  I  EDIT Q (Resize) ............... p.45 P (Crop) ................... p.45 COLOREDIT .............. p.46 CALENDAR ................ p.46 F ACEFOCUS.....[...]

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    6 EN Names of Par ts 1  Self-timerlamp/ AFilluminator ......................... p.24,35 2  Microphone .................................. p.48 3  Flash ............................................ p.22 4  Lens 5  Batterycompartmentcover .......... p.10 6  Batterycompartmentlock ...[...]

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    7 EN 2 1 4 3 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 18 15 16 17 10 1 1 1 2 1  Viewnder .................................... p.25 2  Strapeyelet .................................. p.10 3  Monitor ............................... p.8,14,54 4  u button(monitor/viewnder) ... p.25 5  z / m button(custom/sequenti[...]

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    8 EN Monitor Shooting mode display 12 M +2.0 1/400 F3.5 +2.0 +2 +2 +2 4 IN ISO 1600 AFL NR AEL +2.0 1 2 s 1 2 s F INE C +2.0 IN 00:34 V GA 1 5 1 2 s 1 2 s 1 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 22 25 31 32 30 29 28 27 26 2 5 4 9 6 7 8 3 21 1 17 18 19 21 20 22 25 32 30 28 27 26 2 5 4 9 3 6 [...]

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    9 EN Playback mode display 2009.08.26 12:30 100-0004 00:14 / 00:34 IN VGA 1 5 12 17 10 11 13 15 3 4 6 1 14 16 15 14 12 M 2009.08.26 12:30 4 +2.0 F3.5 10 IN x 100-0004 N ORM 1/1000 I SO 1 6 0 0 2 11 12 10 8 7 9 13 3 4 6 5 1 17 Stillimage Movie 1 [...]

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    10 EN Preparing the Camer a Loading the batteries 1 3 2 Battery compartmentlock Slidethebatterycompartmentlockfrom ) to =  andensurethatthebatterycompartmentcoveris securelylocked( 7 ).Failuretodosomaycause thebatterycompartmentcovertoopenduring[...]

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    1 1 EN Using the microSD car d/ microSDHC car d (sold separately) microSDcard/microSDHCcard(hereinafter calledthemicroSDcard)isalsocompatiblewith thiscamerabyusingthemicroSD Attachment.  “UsingamicroSD Attachment”(p.74) 1 Insert the microSD card into the attachment. Insert?[...]

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    12 EN Ar row pad and operation guide Thesymbols  , KJLM displayed onvarioussettingandmovieplaybackscreens indicatethatthearrowpadisused. 2009.08.26 12:30 100-0004 00:14 / 00:34 IN / 2009 08 26 12 30 OK X Y M D TIME ME NU CANCEL SET Y M D OK CALENDAR SET   M Arrowpad   [...]

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    13 EN 4 As in steps 2 and 3, use 789: and the o button to set [M] (month), [D] (day), [TIME] (hours and minutes) and [Y/M/D] (date order).  Forprecisetimesetting,pressthe o button asthetimesignalstrikes00seconds.  T ochangethedateandtime,makethe settingfromthemenu.[[...]

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    14 EN Shooting, Playback and Erasing 4 Hold the camera, and compose the shot. 12 M 4 IN AUTO N ORM $ $ Horizontalgrip V erticalgrip Monitor 5 Press the shutter button halfway down to focus on the subject. Whenthecamerafocusesonthesubject,the exposureislocked,andthe AFtargetmark changestogr[...]

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    15 EN 6 T o take the picture, gently press the shutter button all the way down while being careful not to shake the camera. AU TO $ $ Imagereviewscreen Pressfully T o view images during shooting Pressingthe q buttonenablesplaybackof images.T oreturntoshooting,eitherpress the q buttonagain?[...]

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    16 EN T o play back movies Selectamovie,andpressthe o button. 2009.08.26 12:30 100-0004 4 IN MOVIE PLA Y OK Movie Operations during movie playback V olume: Duringplayback,press 78 . Fast-f orward/rewind: Selectwith 9: . Eachtimeabuttonispressed,theplayback speedcyclesthrough[...]

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    17 EN Shooting with optimum aper ture value and shutter speed ( P mode) Inthismode,automaticcamerashootingcan beusedwhilealsoallowingchangestoawide rangeofothershootingmenufunctions,suchas exposurecompensation,whitebalance,etc. onwhenneeded. 1 Set the mode [...]

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    18 EN Selecting the aper ture value for shooting pictures ( A mode) Inthismode,theshutterspeedisautomatically setbythecamera.Thisisusefulforshooting whilecontrollingtherangeinwhichsubjects appearssharp. 1 Set the mode dial to A . 1/1000 F4.0 A 12 M 4 IN N ORM NR Shuttersp[...]

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    19 EN Selecting the aper ture value and shutter speed for shooting pictures ( M mode) Thismodeenablestheusertosettheaperture valueandshutterspeedmanually . 1 Set the mode dial to M . 1/1000 F2.8 +2.0 M 12 M 4 IN N ORM NR Shutterspeed Aperture value M modeindicator Differencebetween thecurr[...]

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    20 EN Shooting mo vies ( n mode) 1 Set the mode dial to n . 00:34 IN 1 5 E A modeindicator T o record audio when shooting [ R (MovieREC)](p.39) T o zoom while recording audio Theopticalzoomisnotavailablewhen recording.Use[DIGIT ALZOOM](p.33). 2 Press the shutter button halfway down to focus on t[...]

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    21 EN Using Shooting Functions Using the optical zoom Turningthezoomleveradjuststheshooting range. Turningtothe wide(W)end Turningtothe telephoto(T)end W T 12M P 4 IN N ORM 1/400 F3.5 W T 12 M P 4 IN N ORM 1/400 F3.5 NR NR Zoombar  Opticalzoom:26x,Digitalzoom:5x  Useof[...]

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    22 EN Using the flash Theashfunctionscanbeselectedtobest matchtheshootingconditionsandrenderthe desiredimage. 1 Press the # button to flip up the built-in flash. # button  Theashsettingscannotbeadjustedwith theashclosed. T o turn off the ash Pressthe?[...]

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    23 EN 3 Use 9: to select the setting option, and press the o button to set. Item Description FLASH AUTO *1 Theashresautomaticallyin low-lightandbacklightconditions. REDEYE *1 Thisemitspre-ashestoreduce theoccurrenceofredeyeinyour photos. FILLIN Theashresregard[...]

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    24 EN Shooting closeups (Macro shooting) Thisfunctionenablesthecameratofocusand shootsubjectsatclosedistances. 1 Press 9 . P $ $ OK OK OFF % & SET OFF OF F NR 2 Use 9: to select the setting option, and press the o button to set. Item Description OFF Macromodeisdeactivated. MACRO Thisenablesshoo[...]

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    25 EN Switching between the monitor and viewfinder Boththemonitorandviewnderareavailableto composeashot.Theremaybecaseswherethe monitorisdifculttoseeduetobrightlightbeing reectedonitwhileshootingunderaclearsky . Insuchcases,[...]

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    26 EN Locking the e xposure and/or focus position f or shooting (AE LOCK/AF L OCK) Oncetheexposureand/orfocuspositionare/is setforasubjectinshootingmode,youcan continueshootingatthesameexposure,focus positiororboth(AELOCK, AFLOCKor AF LOCK+ AELO[...]

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    27 EN Index view , calendar view and closeup view Indexviewandcalendarviewenablequick selectionofatargetimage,andcloseupview(up to10xmagnication)allowscheckingofimage details. 1 T urn the zoom lever . W side T side Indexview Single-imageview Closeupview 4 IN 12 M[...]

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    28 EN Playing back sequentially shot images Forimagesthatwereshotsequentiallywith thebelowfunctions,onlytherstframewillbe displayed. [ j ],[ ],[ ] ],[ i ],[ 7 ],[TIMELAPSE], [ S SMILESHOT] 1 Select an image with a sequential- shot icon during playback.  “Viewingima[...]

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    29 EN Menus for Shooting Functions Whenthemodedialissettoashootingmode,settingscanbemade.  Theiconnextto indicatesthepositiontoadjustthemodedialtowhensettingfunctions.  Thedefaultsettingsofthefunctionarehighlightedin . Selecting t[...]

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    30 EN Adjusting image color [WB] K CAMERA MENU  WB : P A S M r  I A Submenu 2 Submenu 3 Application AUTO — Thecameraautomaticallyadjuststhewhitebalanceaccordingto theshootingscene. PRESET 5 Forshootingoutdoorsunderaclearsky 3 Forshootingoutdoorsunderacloudy?[...]

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    31 EN Selecting the ISO sensitivity [ISO] K CAMERA MENU  ISO : P A S M r  A methodforindicatinglmspeedbytheInternationalOrganizationforStandardization(ISO)(e.g. “ISO100”).  IntheISOsetting,althoughsmallervaluesresultinlesssensitivity ,sharp?[...]

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    32 EN Shooting pictures sequentially while the shutter button is held down [DRIVE] K CAMERA MENU  DRIVE : P A S M r  Submenu 2 Submenu 3 Submenu 4 Application o — — Oneframeisshoteachtimetheshutterbuttonis pressed. j *1 Sequentialshootingatafocusandbrightness (exposure)?[...]

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    33 EN Shooting at magnifications higher than optical zoom without reducing the image quality [FINE ZOOM] K CAMERA MENU  FINEZOOM : P A S M r  I Submenu 2 Application OFF Onlyopticalzoomisusedtozoomin forshooting. ON Opticalzoomandimagecropping arecombinedtozoominfor[...]

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    34 EN Selecting the focusing area [AF MODE] K CAMERA MENU   AFMODE : P A S M r  Submenu 2 Application F ACE DETECT *1 Thisisusedfortakingpicturesof people. Thecameraautomaticallydetects andfocusesonaface. iESP Thisenablesyoutocomposetheshot without[...]

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    35 EN Shooting pictures while keeping the subject in focus [FULL TIME AF] K CAMERA MENU  FULL TIMEAF : P A S M r  I A Submenu 2 Application OFF Pressingtheshutterbutton halfwaydownbringsthesubject intofocusandlocksthefocus. ON Fulltime AFkeepsthesubjectin focus,?[...]

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    36 EN Adjusting the flash intensity [ w ] K CAMERA MENU   w : P A S M r  I  Incertainsituations,itisadvisabletoadjusttheashintensity ,suchaswhenshootingsmallsubjects ordistantbackgrounds.Thisfunctionisalsousedwhenincreasedcontrastisd[...]

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    37 EN Recording sound when shooting still pictures [ R ] K CAMERA MENU   R : P A S M r  Submenu 2 Application OFF Nosoundisrecorded. ON Thecameraautomaticallystarts recordingforapprox.4secondsafter takingthepicture.Thisisusefulfor recordingnotesorcomments?[...]

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    38 EN Adjusting the contrast of the image [CONTRAST] K CAMERA MENU  CONTRAST : P A S M r  I A Submenu 2 Application −5to+5 Thisadjuststhecontrastbetween lightanddarkareas. Adjustinginthe +directionproducesacrisperimage. Adjustinginthe–directionsof[...]

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    39 EN T aking a preset number of shots at preset intervals [TIMELAPSE] K CAMERA MENU  TIMELAPSE : P A S M r  Submenu 2 Submenu 3 Submenu 4 Application OFF — — Thetimelapseshootingfunctionisdeactivated. ON 2to99 1MINto99MIN Thetimelapseshootingfunctionisactivated.The amount?[...]

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    40 EN Selecting a scene mode according to the shooting situation [ J  ] J   :   In  mode,theoptimumshooting settingsarepre-programmedforspecic shootingscenes.Forthisreason,settings maynotbechangedinsomemodes. Submenu 1 Application B  PORTRAIT/ F  L[...]

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    41 EN Detecting a smiling face to release the shutter automatically ([ l SMILE SHOT] mode) 1  Select[ l SMILESHOT],andthenaim thecameratowardsthesubject. Theself-timerlampturnson.Whenasmiling faceisdetected,thecameraautomatically takes3sequentialshots.  Pictur[...]

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    42 EN Creating panoramic images [ G P ANORAMA] G P ANORAMA : P r  Submenu 2 Application COMBINEIN CAMERA1 *1*2 Threeframesaretakenand combinedbythecamera.The useronlycomposestheshots sothatthetargetmarksand pointersoverlap,andthecamera automaticallyrelea[...]

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    43 EN T aking pictures with [COMBINE IN CAMERA2] 1  Use 789: toselectthedirectionthat theframesarecombined. ME N U CANCEL Directionfor combiningthe nextframe 2  Presstheshutterbuttontotaketherst frame. A guideframeappearsasareference. 1stframe ME NU C[...]

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    44 EN Menus for Playbac k, Editing and Printing Functions Settingscanbemadewhenmodedialissetto q . Playing back pictures automatically [ G SLIDESHOW] G SLIDESHOW Submenu 1 Submenu 2 Submenu 3 Application ALL * 1 * 2 / STILLPICTURE/ MOVIE * 1 * 2 / CALENDAR * 1 * 2 * 3 NORMAL/SCROLL/ F ADER/SLIDE/ ZOOMDOWN/ZOOM[...]

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    45 EN Retouching the skin and eyes [ F BEAUTY FIX] F BEAUTYFIX  Dependingonthepicture,theeditingmay notbeeffective. Submenu 1 Submenu 2 Application ALL ― [CLEARSKIN], [SP ARKLEEYE] and[DRAMA TIC EYE]areapplied together . CLEARSKIN SOFT/A VG/ HARD Makesskinlook smoothand[...]

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    46 EN Changing the color tone of image [COLOR EDIT] I EDIT  COLOREDIT Submenu 2 Application Black&white Thischangestheimagetoblack andwhite. Sepia Thischangestheimagetoa sepiatone. Saturation(hard) Thisincreasesthecolorsaturation oftheimage. Saturation(sof[...]

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    47 EN Creating an index of 9 frames from a movie [INDEX] I  EDIT  INDEX  Thismovieframeindexcanbesavedfor easilyrecallingthecontentofamovie.The scenesthatareautomaticallyextractedcan beneadjustedandreselected. 1  Use 9: toselectamovie,a[...]

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    48 EN Protecting images [ 0 ] J PLA YBACKMENU   0  Protectedimagescannotbeerasedby [ERASE](p.16),[SEL.IMAGE]or[ALL ERASE](p.49),butallimageswillbe erasedby[MEMORYFORMA T]/[FORMA T] (p.50). Submenu 2 Application OFF Imagescanbeerased. ON Images?[...]

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    49 EN Erasing images [ K ERASE] K ERASE  Checkifthereisanyimportantdatabefore erasingimages. Submenu 1 Application SEL.IMAGE Imagesareindividuallyselected anderased. ALLERASE Allimagesintheinternalmemory orcardareerased.  Whenerasingpicturesintheinter[...]

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    50 EN Menus for Other Camera Settings Erasing data completely [MEMOR Y FORMA T]/[FORMA T] E SETUP  MEMORY FORMA T/FORMA T  Beforeformatting,checkthatnoimportant dataisleftintheinternalmemoryorcard.  Non-Olympuscardsandcardsthathave beenformattedbyacomputer?[...]

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    51 EN 51 Adjust the settings for the functions while referring to “Using the Menu” (p. 3). Setting the startup display screen and sound [PW ON SETUP] E SETUP  PWONSETUP Submenu 2 Submenu 3 Application SCREEN OFF Noimageisdisplayed. 1 A presetimage *1 isdisplayed. 2 A stillimagestoredinthe[...]

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    52 EN Viewing the image immediately after shooting [REC VIEW] E SETUP  RECVIEW Submenu 2 Submenu 3 Application OFF — Theimagebeingrecordedisnotdisplayed.Thisallowstheuserto prepareforthenextshotwhilefollowingthesubjectinthemonitoror viewnderaftersho[...]

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    53 EN 53 Adjust the settings for the functions while referring to “Using the Menu” (p. 3). Resetting the file names of images [FILE NAME] E SETUP  FILENAME Month:1toC (A=October , B=November , C=December) Day:01to31 Pmdd Foldername Foldername Filename DCIM 100OL YMP 999OL YMP Pmdd0001.jpg Pmdd9999[...]

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    54 EN Adjusting the brightness of the monitor [ s ] E SETUP   s 1  Use 78 toadjustthebrightnesswhile viewingthescreen,andthenpressthe o  button. s SET OK ME N U BACK Setting the date and time [ X ] E SETUP   X  “Settingthedateandtime”(p.12) T o select the [...]

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    55 EN 55 Adjust the settings for the functions while referring to “Using the Menu” (p. 3). Selecting a video signal system to match your TV [VIDEO OUT] E SETUP  VIDEOOUT  TheTVvideosignalsystemvariesdependingonthecountriesandregions.Beforeviewingcamera imagesonyourTV ,se[...]

  • Page 56

    56 EN  FordetailsonchangingtheinputsourceoftheTV ,refertotheTV’sinstructionmanual.  Setthemodedialto q whenconnectingviaan A Vcable.  UseanHDMIcablethatmatchestheHDMIminiconnectoronthecameraandtheHDMIconnector?[...]

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    57 EN 57 Adjust the settings for the functions while referring to “Using the Menu” (p. 3). Selecting the display units during manual focus [m/ft] E SETUP  m/ft  “Changingthefocusmethod[FOCUSMODE]”(p.34) Submenu 2 Application m Thisdisplaysinmetersandcentimeters. ft Thisdisplaysinfe[...]

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    58 EN Printing 2 T urn on the printer , and then connect the printer and camera. Opentheconnectorcoverin thedirectionofthearrow . USBcable (supplied) Multi-connector OK PC / CUSTOM PRINT EASY PRINT ST ART : button 3 Press : to start printing. 4 T o print another image, use 9: to select an image, and press the o b[...]

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    59 EN Changing the printer’s settings for printing [CUST OM PRINT] 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 for [EASY PRINT] (p. 58), and press the o button. EASY PRINT USB SET OK EXIT CUSTOM PRINT PC 2 Use 78 to select [CUST OM PRINT], and press the o button. 3 Use 78 to select print mode, and press the o button. Submenu 2 Application PRINT Thisprintsthe[...]

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    60 EN 6 Use 9: to select an image. 7 Press 7 to set the displayed image for single reservation. Press 8 to make detailed printer settings for the displayed image. T o make the detailed printer settings 1  Use 789: ,andpressthe o button. PRINT INFO 1 WITHOUT WITHOUT < x DA TE FILE NAME P SET OK EXIT ME N U Submenu 5 Submenu 6[...]

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    61 EN T o cancel printing 1  Pressthe o buttonwhen [TRANSFERRING]isdisplayed. 2 Select[CANCEL]using 7 8 ,andpress the o button. PRI NT SET OK CONTINUE CANCEL CANCEL OK TRANSFERRING 11 Press the  button. 12 When the message [REMOVE USB CABLE] is displayed, disconnect the USB cable from the camera an[...]

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    62 EN 4 Use 9: to select the image for print reservation. Use 78 to select the quantity . Press the o button. SET OK ME N U BACK DA TE TIME NO X 5 Use 78 to select the [ X ] (date print) screen option, and press the o button. Submenu 2 Application NO Thisprintstheimageonly . DA TE Thisprintstheimageandthe shootingda[...]

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    63 EN R esetting the print reser vation data for selected images 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 of “Resetting all print reservation data” (p. 62). 2 Use 78 to select [ < ], and press the o button. 3 Use 78 to select [KEEP] and press the o button. 4 Use 9: to select the image with the print reservation you want to cancel. Use 78 to set the print quan[...]

  • Page 64

    64 EN Using OL YMPUS Master 2 System requirements and installation of OL YMPUS Master 2 InstalltheOL YMPUSMaster2software referringtotheincludedinstallationguide. Connecting the camera to a computer 1 Make sure the camera is turned off. Themonitorisoff. Thelensisretracted. 2 Connect the camera to a[...]

  • Page 65

    65 EN Operating OL YMPUS Master 2 WhenOL YMPUSMaster2isstarted,Quick StartGuideappearsonthescreenand helpsyoutohandlethecamerawithoutany questions.WhentheQuickStartGuideis notdisplayed,click inthetoolbarto showtheGuide. Fordeta[...]

  • Page 66

    ---- -- -- -- -- X Y M Y M D D TIM E ME NU CANCEL 66 EN Usage Tips Ifthecameradoesnotworkasintended,orifan errormessageisdisplayedonthescreen,refer totheinformationbelowtoxtheproblem(s). T roubleshooting Battery “The camera does not work even when batteries are insta[...]

  • Page 67

    67 EN Whenmodedialissetto h ,  or I : settingswillbechangedbacktodefault whenthepoweristurnedoff(exceptfor [ A IMAGEQUALITY]). Other “There is a noise coming from inside the camera during shooting” Themovementofthelensmaymakeanoiseeven[...]

  • Page 68

    68 EN Shooting tips Whenyouareunsureofhowtotakeapicture thatyouenvision,refertotheinformationbelow . Focusing “Focusing on the subject” T aking a picture of a subject not in the center of the screen Afterfocusingonanobjectatthesamedistance asthesubject,compos[...]

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    69 EN Camera shake “T aking pictures without camera shake” T aking pictures using [IMAGE ST ABILIZER] (p. 35) TheCCD *1 shiftstocorrectforcamerashakeeven iftheISOspeedisnotincreased.Thisfunctionis alsoeffectivewhentakingpicturesatahighzoom magnication. *1 [...]

  • Page 70

    70 EN Image quality “ T aking sharper pictures ” T aking pictures with the optical zoom Avoidusing[DIGIT ALZOOM](p.33)totake pictures. T aking pictures at a low ISO sensitivity IfthepictureistakenwithahighISOsensitivity , noise(smallcoloredspotsandcolorunevenness that[...]

  • Page 71

    71 EN Appendix Batter y handling precautions Inadditiontothebatteriesprovidedwiththe camera,thefollowingtypesofbatterycanbe used.Choosethepowersourcebestsuitedto thesituation. AA alkaline batteries Thenumberofpicturesthatyoucantakemay varyconsid[...]

  • Page 72

    72 EN Using an AC adapter An ACadapterisusefulfortime-consuming taskssuchasimagedownloadstoacomputer orwhenrunningaslideshowforalongperiod oftime. Donotuseanyother ACadapterwiththis camera. Using your A C adapter abr oad The ACadaptercan?[...]

  • Page 73

    73 EN Readout/recording process of the card Neveropenthebatterycoverorcardcover whilethecameraisreadingorwritingdata, whichisindicatedbyblinkingofthecard accesslamp.Thiscannotonlydamage theimagedatabutalsorendertheinternal memoryo[...]

  • Page 74

    74 EN Using a microSD Attachment  DonotusetheattachmentwithOlympus digitalcamerasthatdonotsupportthis microSD Attachment,aswellaswithother brandsofdigitalcameras,computers, printersandotherdevicesthatsupport xD-PictureCard.Doingsonotonl[...]

  • Page 75

    75 EN 6 Select the ash mode.  “Usingtheash”(p.22)  [ ! REDEYE],[ H RED-EYE+ FILL-IN]and[ N RED-EYESLOW]arenot availablewhen[ # RC]isselected. 7 T ake a test shot to check the operation of the ash and the resulting image.  Besuretocheckthechargelevel?[...]

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    76 EN Handling the Camera W ARNING Do not use the camera near ammable or explosive gases. Do not use the ash and LED on people (infants, small children, etc.) at close range. Y oumustbeatleast1m(3ft.)awayfromthe facesofyoursubjects.Firingtheashtooclose tothesubject’s[...]

  • Page 77

    77 EN Battery Handling Precautions Follow these important guidelines to prevent batteries from leaking, overheating, burning, exploding or causing electrical shocks or burns. DANGER UseonlytheOlympusbrandNiMHbatteriesand properttingcharger . Neverheatorincineratebatteries. T akeprecautionswhenca[...]

  • Page 78

    78 EN Caution for Usage Environment T oprotectthehigh-precisiontechnology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throughextremechanges. Dir[...]

  • Page 79

    79 EN LCD Monitor Donotpushthemonitorforcibly;otherwisethe imagemaybecomevague,resultinginaplayback modefailureordamagetothemonitor . A stripoflightmayappearonthetop/bottomofthe monitor ,butthisisnotamalfunction. Whenasubject?[...]

  • Page 80

    80 EN For customers in Europe “CE”markindicatesthatthisproductcomplies withtheEuropeanrequirementsforsafety , health,environmentandcustomerprotection. “CE”markcamerasareintendedforsalesin Europe. Thissymbol[crossed-outwheeledbinWEEE AnnexIV]?[...]

  • Page 81

    81 EN Notes regarding warranty maintenance 1 ThiswarrantywillonlybevalidiftheW arranty CerticateisdulycompletedbyOlympusoran authorizeddealerorotherdocumentscontain sufcientproof.Therefore,pleasemakesure thatyourname,thenameofthedealer [...]

  • Page 82

    82 EN SPECIFICA TIONS Camera Product type : Digitalcamera(forshootinganddisplaying) Recording system Still pictures : Digitalrecording,JPEG(inaccordancewithDesignruleforCameraFile system(DCF)) Applicable standards : Exif2.2,DigitalPrintOrderFormat(DPOF),PRINTImageMatching[...]

  • Page 83

    83 EN Inde x C CALENDAR(edit) ................................. 46 Calendarview ....................................... 27 CAMERA MENU ................................... 30 Card .......................................... 1 1,50,72 Center-weightedmetering 4  .............. 33 CLEARSKIN .....................[...]

  • Page 84

    84 EN F F ACEDETECT ..................................... 34 F ACEFOCUS ....................................... 46 FILENAME ..................................... 53,60 Fill-inash #  ........................................ 23 FINE L  ......................................... 29,73 FINEZOOM ...........[...]

  • Page 85

    85 EN Printreservations .................................. 61 Programmode P  .................................. 17 Protect 0  ........................................... 48 PWONSETUP ..................................... 51 R RECVIEW ............................................ 52 Recordingsoundwithmovie[...]

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