Olympus Stylus Verve manual

DIGIT AL CAMERA Advanced Manual 1 T aking Picture s 2 Viewing 3S e t t i n g U p 4 Printin g Pictures 5 Conne cting Compu ter 6 Appen dix[...]

2 How to use this manual This manual contains a table of co ntents, an index and menus to enabl e you to easily find the topic that you want to use or learn out more about. Using the t able of content s g P. 5 All the titles in the manual are listed here, grouped into chapters. The chapters are composed of the sh ooting , playback, printing, etc. b[...]

3 How to read the instructions A sample page is shown be low to explai n how to read the in structions in this manual. Loo k at it carefully before taking or viewing picture s. z Indications used in this m anual This sample page is only for your reference. It may dif fer from the actual page in this man ual. Important information on factors which m[...]

4 Menu operations The screen that appears on t he monitor when you turn the camer a on and press the OK/MENU button is called the “ T op me nu.” There are three top menus as shown below . The shooting mode screens will be used he re to explain how to use the menu s. See g P . 180 for t he Menu Lis t. T o cancel th e menu di splay , pres s the O[...]

5 Content s How to use this manual ........................................................................... 2 How to read the instructions ....... ............................................................. 3 Menu operations ............................................. ........................................ 4 1 Taking Pictures .. ..........[...]

6 2 Viewing .................... ........................ ............ 49 Displaying several p ictures at once G ............................... ................. 50 Selecting the number of picture s G .......................................... 51 Enlarging pictures U ...................................... ...................................... 53 [...]

7 4 Printing Pictures . .............................. .......... 113 Selecting printing method ........... ......................................................... 114 Making print reservations < ........................... .................................... 115 All-frame reserva tion U ....................... ...............................[...]

8 6 Appendix ........................ ............................ 159 Precautions ..................................................... .................................... 160 Handling the camera .................................................. ............... 160 Battery handling precautions ....................................................[...]

9 1 T aking Pict ures This chapter de scribes how to ta ke succes sive pictures, movies and how to use the fl ash, zoom, etc. T o change the shooting settin gs, refer to “3: Setting Up.” 1 T aking Pictures[...]

10 1 T aking Pict ures Focusing on a subject that is not in center of frame (Focus lock) When the su bject you want to focus on is not exactly in the center of the monitor and you cannot positio n the AF target mark on it, you can focus on another point at rough ly the same distance (focus lock) and take the picture as explained below . This i s ca[...]

Focusing on a subject that is not in center of frame (Focus lock) 11 1 T aking Pict ures Press the shutter button completely down to t ake the picture. Subject s that are difficult to focus on The purpose of the camera’ s aut o focus feature is to bring the subject into focus automatical ly , but under cert ain con ditions, the auto focus ma y no[...]

12 1 T aking Pict ures Changing focus zone (AF) Y ou can select the focusing mode. Press the OK/MENU button in shooting mode ( K ). The top menu is displ ayed. Press to go to [MODE MEN U]. Press or to select the [CAMERA] tab. Press to go to the [CAMER A] menu. Press or to select [AF MO DE]. Press to go to the AF mode settings. SPOT The camera focus[...]

Changing focus zone (AF) 13 1 T aking Pict ures Press or to select [iESP] or [SPOT] and press the OK/MENU button. The AF mode is set. Press the OK/MENU butt on again to exit the menu. T ake the picture using the monitor . SPOT iESP CARD SET ESP/ n ISO DIGIT AL ZOOM DRIVE AF MODE CAMERA[...]

14 1 T aking Pict ures Changing shooting scene modes l There are 14 shooting scene modes to choo se from on this camera. T o create the ef fects you want, simply select the mode best su ited to your purpose or conditions. Until you b ecome f amiliar with the camera , it is recommen ded that [ PROGRAM AUTO] be used to take pict ures. Press ( l ) in [...]

Chan ging shootin g scene mode s l 15 1 T aking Pict ures Shooting scene modes PROGRAM AUTO P All you need to do is press the shutte r button. The camera automatically selects the optimal settings. PORTRAIT I Suitable for t aking a full-frame portrait shot of a person. Ideal for capturing accurate skin tones. LANDSCAPE L Lets you take clear and sha[...]

Changing shoo ting scene modes l 16 1 T aking Pict ures CUISINE G Lets you take beautiful pictures of food. The saturation, sharpness and contrast settings are in creased t o ta ke shar p, vivid pictur es of the subje ct. BEACH & SNOW R Suitable for t aking picture s at a beach or in snow . Lets you take beautiful pictures of scenery with white[...]

Chan ging shootin g scene mode s l 17 1 T aking Pict ures INDOOR H Suitable to take pictures of the subject indo ors together with backg round scene. Pictur e qualit y mode ca n only be se t to SQ2 “1280 × 960”, “10 24 × 768” and “640 × 480. ” CANDLE U The optimum mode to take a picture of candles preserving warm light of candles. Pi[...]

18 1 T aking Pict ures Recording movies N Y ou can record movies as we ll as still pictures with this camera. The camera mainta ins the correct exposu re during mo vie recording eve n if your subject moves. The sound is automatica lly recorded w hen recording a movie. Set the mode dial to n , then press the POWER switch to turn the camera on. When [...]

Recording movies N 19 1 T aking Pict ures Press the shutter button the rest of the way and release it to st art recording. While a movi e is taken, N indica tor light s red. Press the shutter button again to stop recording. When the remaining recording time has been used up , recording stops automatically . T o view th e movie you have just taken, [...]

20 1 T aking Pict ures Using zoom systems This camera has two zoom systems, one is a normal optical zoom system and the other is a digital zoom system. Using the zoom system s, you can change the scope and composition o f the picture you are taking. Using the optical zoom Press the zoom button in shooting mode ( K ). Press and hold the T side of th[...]

Using zoom systems 21 1 T aking Pict ures Enabling digit al zoom The optical zoom is operate d simply by pressing the zoom button, but to use the digital zoom, [DIGIT A L ZOOM] must be set to [ON] on the monitor . The opti cal zoo m magnifi es the su bject b y extend ing the lens. Th e digital zoom, on the ot her hand , enlar ges th e pictu re by d[...]

Using zoom syst ems 22 1 T aking Pict ures Press or to select [ON] and press the OK/MENU button. The digit al zoom is set. Press the OK/MENU butt on again to exit the menu. The digital zo om cannot be used whe n [OFF] is sele cted. Press the z oom butto n to ope rate the digital zoom. Pictur es t aken w ith the digit al zo om may a ppear gr ainy . [...]

23 1 T aking Pict ures Using flash # The came ra is init ially set to Auto -flash, but you can select from the following four flash modes accord ing to the shooting conditio ns. Auto-flash (Factory default setting) The flash fires auto mati cally in lo w light or b acklight conditions. ! Red-eye reduction flash The light from the flash may make the[...]

Using flash # 24 1 T aking Pict ures Press ( # ) repeatedly in shooting mode ( K ) to change the flash setting. The flash settings change in the order of the arrow . After [ $ ], the setting returns to [AUT O]. The fl ash char ging lamp ( # ) blinks while the flash is charging. Example: When [ # ] is s et, the displa y shows # indicator . The flash[...]

25 1 T aking Pict ures Changing resolution and quality K Picture quality modes for still pictures This function lets you sel ect the resolution and qual ity when recordi ng pictures on the card. It is best to choose the resolution and qual ity according to the purpose. The came ra is preset to HQ mode . Card cap acity and number of storabl e pictur[...]

Changing resolution and quality K 26 1 T aking Pict ures Press the OK/MENU button in shooting mode ( K ). The top menu is displ ayed. Press to select [ K ]. Compression rate and picture quality The quality of the picture depends on the compression rate. Pictures t aken in a low compression record mo de are clearer than pictures taken in standard co[...]

Changing resolution a nd quality K 27 1 T aking Pict ures Press or to select [SHQ], [HQ], [SQ1] or [SQ2]. If you selected [SHQ ], [HQ] or [SQ1] , go to step 4. If you sele cted [SQ2], go to step 3. Press to display the [SQ2] setup screen. Press or to choose a resolution and press the OK/MENU button. Press the OK/MENU button. The selected record mod[...]

Changing resolution and quality K 28 1 T aking Pict ures Picture quality modes for movie Y ou can select between two picture quality modes. The record ing time varies depending on the picture quality mode. T ot al recordin g time per card The reco rding t ime shown in the above table are appr oximat e. Record mode Resolu tion (Frames per second) Re[...]

Changing resolution a nd quality K 29 1 T aking Pict ures Press the OK/MENU button in the MOVIE ( n ) shooting mode. The top menu is displ ayed. Press to select [ K ] . Press or to select [HQ] or [SQ]. Press the OK/MENU button. The selected record mode and ti me remaining are disp layed. F WB K MODE MENU HQ 320×240 SQ 160×120 K GO SELECT[...]

30 1 T aking Pict ures Selecti ng white ba lance acco rding to surrounding ligh ting 0 When daylight, the sun or tungste n li ghting are re flected on white substance, the shade of white produc ed will differ for each. People’s eyes recognize white objects as being white irresp ective of the surrounding lightin g, but with a digital camera the co[...]

Selecting white balance accordin g to surroun ding lighting 0 31 1 T aking Pict ures Press or to select [AUTO], [ 5 ], [ 3 ], [ 1 ] or [ > ], then press the OK/ MENU button. The selected white bal ance mode is set. When the white balance mode is selected, the white balance indicator s [ 5 , 3 , 1 , > ] are displayed on the monitor . When [AUT[...]

32 1 T aking Pict ures Setting Exposure Compensation F If your subject is extremel y bright or dark, or if the contrast between the subject and the background is high, yo u can adjust the brightness using the exp osure compensatio n feature. Y ou can adjust the exposure between +2.0 and –2.0 in 1/3 EV (Exp osure V alue) ste ps. Press the OK/MENU [...]

33 1 T aking Pict ures Changing ISO sensitivities Setting ISO sensitivity at a high level is effective in t aking pictures of the subject in dark or low-lighting conditions. How ever , the picture may contain noise or become grainy . Press the OK/MENU button in shooting mode. The top menu is displ ayed. Press to go to [MODE MEN U]. Press or to sele[...]

Changing ISO sensitivities 34 1 T aking Pict ures Press or to select a desired ISO sensitivity and press the OK/ MENU button. The sele cted ISO sens itivit y is set. Press the OK/MENU butt on again to exit the menu. T ake the pictures. The high er ISO sen sitiv ity set ting yo u select , the hi gher no ise leve l the picture has. The ISO se nsiti v[...]

35 1 T aking Pict ures When brightn ess of subject and backgr ound dif fers 5 T aking pictures of a backlit subject may result in darkened faces or other foregroun d objects. Using the spo t metering in su ch situa tions will ensure that the subject is clear rega rdless of the background lig ht. Press the OK/MENU button in shooting mode. The top me[...]

When brightness of subject and backgr ound differs 5 36 1 T aking Pict ures Press or to select [ n ] and press the OK/MENU button. The spot m eterin g is set. Press the OK/MENU butt on again to exit the menu. T ake the picture using spot metering. c Position the subject in the center of the frame and press the shutter button halfway . d Compose you[...]

37 1 T aking Pict ures T aking close-up pictures & Use the macro mode when you want to shoot a close up of the subject, for example when taking a picture of a flower . With the macro mode, you can take pictures as close as 20 cm (7.8 in.) to the subject. T o shoot even closer , select the super macro mode. This lets you shoot as close as 8 cm ([...]

Taking close-up pictur es & 38 1 T aking Pict ures Setting up Super macro mode % Select the super macro mo de to take pictures as close as 8 cm (3.1 in.) to the subject. The lens will be set to T (T elephoto) and the flash will not operate. Press ( & ) repeatedly in shooting mode to select [ % ]. The lens is set in the T (T elephoto) positi[...]

39 1 T aking Pict ures Using self-timer Y In the sel f-timer mode, the picture is taken approximate ly 12 se conds after the shutter button is pressed. Y ou are recommended to stabilize the camera by using a tripod . Press ( Y ) repeatedly in shooting mode to select [ Y ON]. When the self-timer mode has been selecte d, Y is displ ayed on the monit [...]

40 1 T aking Pict ures T aking successive pictures j This function allows you to take a rapid succe ssion of still pictures a t approximately 1.3 frames per secon d (7 pictures in [SHQ] mode) by keeping the shutter button pressed. As you can choose the best picture fr om a series of sequential shots, you are recommended to use thi s mode when photo[...]

Taking successive pictures j 41 1 T aking Pict ures Press or to select [ j ] and press the OK/MENU button. The successive pictu re shooting is set. Press the OK/MENU butt on again to exit the menu. T ake the pictures. Press the s hutter button fu lly and keep it pr essed . The camera will cont inue to take pictu res un til you releas e your fi nger[...]

42 1 T aking Pict ures Panoramic shooting Y ou can take advant age of the panoramic shooting featur e with the Olympus xD-Picture Card. The panoramic shooting le ts you connect pictures with overlapping edges into a single panoramic picture, using the OL YMPUS Master software contained in the CD-ROM provided. The panorami c mode is only availa ble [...]

Panoramic shooting 43 1 T aking Pict ures On the monitor , use the arrow p ad to choose the direction you want to t ake the pictures in. : T akes pictures from lef t to right . : T akes pict ures from ri ght to le ft. : T akes pictures from bott om to top. : T akes pictures from top t o bottom. T ake the first picture. Focus, exposur e and white ba[...]

Panoramic shootin g 44 1 T aking Pict ures Make sure that the edges of the pictures overlap, then t ake your pictures. Use the frames at the edge s of the screen as a guide when composing you r pictures. The first and second shot s are tak en so that they overlay part A. The second and thir d pictures are t aken so that they overlay part B. Remembe[...]

45 1 T aking Pict ures S titching together two pictures / This function allows you to positi on two pictures taken in succession next to each other and store them as a sing le picture. Y ou can combine two different subjects in one picture. Press the OK/MENU button in shooting mode ( K ). The top menu is displ ayed. Press to go to [MODE MEN U]. Fir[...]

Stitching together two pictures / 46 1 T aking Pict ures Press or to select the [CAMERA] tab. Press to go to the [CAMER A] menu. Press or to select [ / ]. Press to go to the composite 2 pictures shooting display . T ake the first s hot using the monitor . T ake the second shot. Once the second pi cture is ta ken, the monitor automat ically retu rns[...]

47 1 T aking Pict ures Recording sound with still pictures R This func tion let s you re cord sound w hen taking a still picture. Recording begins abo ut 0.5 seconds after pressing the shutter button and lasts for about 4 seconds. When this function is ena bled, sound is automatically recorded af ter each pict ure is taken . This is useful for addi[...]

Recording sound with still pictures R 48 1 T aking Pict ures Press or to select [ON] and press the OK/MENU button. Recording sound with still pict ures is set. Press the OK/MENU button again to exit the menu. Press the shutter button to start t he sound recording. When the sound recording is started, p osition the microphone toward the sound source[...]

49 2 Vi e w i n g This chapter de scribes how to play back the sti ll pictures and movies. T o change the playback settings, refer to “3: Setting Up.” 2 V iewing[...]

50 2 Vi e w i n g Displaying several pictures at once G This function lets you view several thumbnail pictures on the monitor at once . It is usef ul when you are lo oking fo r a speci fic picture. Y ou can change the number of pictures disp layed. g “Selecting t he number of pictures G ” (P .51) Press the G side of the zoom button in the playb[...]

Displaying severa l pictures at once G 51 2 Vi e w i n g Selecting the numb er of pictures G Y ou can choose to display 4, 9 or 16 thumbnail pictures on the monitor . Press the OK/MENU button in playback mode. The top menu is displ ayed. Press to go to [MODE MEN U]. Press or to select the [SETUP] t ab. Press to go to the [SETUP] menu. Press or to s[...]

Displaying sever al pictur es at o nce G 52 2 Vi e w i n g Press or to choose the number of pictures [4], [9] or [16] and press the OK/MENU button. The number of pict ures in the index disp lay is set. Press the OK/MENU butt on again to exit the menu. G 4 16 9 SETUP CARD EDIT PLA Y[...]

53 2 Vi e w i n g Enlarging pictures U A picture displayed on the moni tor can be enlarged up to 4 times their o riginal size to check the clarity of the picture. Press the U side of the zoom button in the playback mode. The picture is enl arged in step s (1 .5 × , 2.0 × , 2.5 × , 3.0 × , 3 .5 × and 4.0 × ) each time the U side of th e zoom b[...]

54 2 Vi e w i n g Rot ating pictures y Pictures taken when the camera is held vertically are disp layed horizontally . In playback mode, display the picture you want to rot ate. Press the OK/MENU button. The top menu is displ ayed. Press to go to [MODE MEN U]. HQ HQ 20 2 0 $04.12.18 15:30 $ 0 4 . 1 2 . 1 8 1 5 : 3 0 100-0020 1 0 0 - 0 0 2 0 HQ 20 2[...]

Rotating pictur es y 55 2 Vi e w i n g Press or to select the [PLA Y] t ab. Press to go to the [PLA Y] menu. Press or to select [ y ]. Press to go to the rotation display settings. Press or to select [+90°] or [–90°]. The picture is rot ated and displayed. Press the OK/MENU button. The rot ated picture is saved. Press the OK/MENU butt on again [...]

56 2 Vi e w i n g Displaying pictures one af ter another m This function automaticall y displays the pictures in order (slideshow). For movies, on ly the first frame is displayed. Press the OK/MENU button in playback mode. The top menu is displayed. Press to start the slideshow . Pictures are displayed in sequence at approximately 3 second interval[...]

57 2 Vi e w i n g Recording sound with pictures t aken R This func tion le ts yo u re cord sound to the stil l pictures already taken, or renew recorded sound. Recording time for each picture is for about 4 secon ds. Play back the picture you wish to add sound to in playback mode. Press the OK/MENU button. The top menu is displayed. Press to go to [...]

Recording sound with pictures taken R 58 2 Vi e w i n g Press to select [ST ART] and press the OK/MENU button. Sound recordin g sta rts. If the sou rce of the s ound yo u are rec ording is mo re than 1 m ( 3.3 ft.) away from th e camera, the reco rded sound may no t be very clear . When s ound is r ecorde d on the pictur e wi th sound , previ ous s[...]

59 2 Vi e w i n g Playing back movies q This function lets you play back movies on the camera’s monitor . When t he pl ayback mo de is activat ed, the last picture recorded is played back on the monito r . Follow the instruction s below to select a picture with n mark and play it back. Press or in playback mode to select the picture with the n ma[...]

Playing back movies q 60 2 Vi e w i n g While a movi e is pl aying ba ck, you ca n selec t the fol low ing op erations . :Rewind :Fast f orwar d :Raise volume :Lower volume OK/MENU button: Pause In pause mode, you can op erate as follo ws. :Rever se playb ack whil e the but ton is pr essed :Normal playbac k while t he butt on is pre ssed :Displa ys[...]

Playing back movies q 61 2 Vi e w i n g Creating an index The camera automatically selects nine frames from the movie and stores as still pictures, enabling you to see the conte nt of the movie at a glance. Select a movie with n and play it back. Press the OK/MENU button. The top menu is displ ayed. Press to select [MODE MENU]. Press or to select t[...]

Playing back movies q 62 2 Vi e w i n g Press again to go to the index creation mode. Press or to select [INDEX], then press the OK/MENU button. When the processing is comp leted, the frames are saved as new still pictures. The inde x is sto red as pic tures in di fferent re cord mode s from the origin al movie. The int erval b etween t he fram es [...]

63 2 Vi e w i n g Playback on a TV Y ou can play back pictures on a TV . Use the A V cable provided with the camera to connect the camera to the TV . Select NTSC or P AL according to your TV video signal system. TV video signal system s NTSC: North Amer ica, T aiwan, Korea, Japan P A L: European co untrie s, China Press the OK/MENU button in the pl[...]

Playback on a T V 64 2 Vi e w i n g Press or to select [NTSC] or [P AL] and press the OK/MENU button. The video signal system is set. Press the OK/MENU butt on again to exit the menu. T urn the camera and the TV off. Plug the A V cable into the Multi- connector on the camera. Plug the yellow plug and the white plug of the A V cable into the TV vide[...]

Playback on a TV 65 2 Vi e w i n g T urn the TV on and switch to the video input mode. For informa tion on the vi deo inpu t mode, ref er to you r manual o f the TV . Press the POWER switch to turn the camera on. The picture is dis played on the TV . Operate t he came ra in t he same way as no rmal pl ayback to dis play pi cture s on your T V . Whe[...]

66 2 Vi e w i n g Displaying shooting information This function chan ges the shooting in formation displ ayed on the monito r . The shoo ting in form ation i s displa yed for approxi mately 3 secon ds. Press the OK/MENU button in the playback mode. The top menu is displ ayed. Press to select [INFO]. The det ailed shootin g informatio n is displaye [...]

67 2 Vi e w i n g Editing pictures Creating sof t focus pictures This function enables you to add soft focus effect s to the selected pictures and store them as new pictures. By using soft focus ef fect s, you can change your picture to a v i gnette picture to g ive a fantastic atmosph ere. While in playback mode, display the picture you want to co[...]

Editing pictures 68 2 Vi e w i n g Press or to select [SOFT FOCUS]. Press to go to the sof t focus picture settings. Press or to select [SOFT FOCUS]. Press the OK/MENU button to create the sof t focus picture. Once the soft focus p icture is created, it is stored as a new pictu re. A new picture cannot be created if the card is full. SOFT FOCUS FIS[...]

Editing pictures 69 2 Vi e w i n g Creating fish-eye pictures This function enables you to add fi sh-eye view effect s to the selected pictures and store them as new pictures. When the fish-eye view mode is selected, the picture is transforme d into a spherical picture. While in playback mode, display the picture you want to convert into fish-eye p[...]

Editing pictures 70 2 Vi e w i n g Press or to select [FISHEYE]. Press to go to the fish-eye picture settings. Press or to select [FISHEYE]. Press the OK/MENU button to create the fish-eye picture. Once the fish-eye picture is creat ed, it is stor ed as a new picture. A new picture cannot be created if the card is full. SOFT FOCUS FISHEYE BLACK &am[...]

Editing pictures 71 2 Vi e w i n g Creating black and white pictures This function enables you to convert selected pictures into black and white pictu res and store them as ne w pictures. While in playback mode, display the picture you want to convert into black and white pictures. Press the OK/MENU button. The top menu is displ ayed. Press to go t[...]

Editing pictures 72 2 Vi e w i n g Press or to select [BLACK & WHITE]. Press to go to the black and white picture settings. Press or to select [BLACK & WHITE]. Press the OK/MENU button to create the black and white picture. Once the black an d white pict ure is crea ted, i t is stored as a new picture. A new picture cannot be created if the[...]

Editing pictures 73 2 Vi e w i n g Creating sepia-tone pictures This function enables you to convert selected pictures into sepia-to ne pictures and store them as ne w pictures. While in playback mode, display the picture you want to convert into sepia color . Press the OK/MENU button. The top menu is displ ayed. Press to go to [MODE MEN U]. Press [...]

Editing pictures 74 2 Vi e w i n g Press or to select [SEPIA]. Press to go to the sepia-tone picture settings. Press or to select [SEPIA]. Press the OK/MENU button to create the sepia-tone picture. Once the sepia-t one picture is created , it is stored as a new pictu re. A new picture cannot be created if the card is full. FISHEYE BLACK & WHITE[...]

Editing pictures 75 2 Vi e w i n g Changing the resolution Q This function enables you to change the resolution of selected pi ctures and store them as new pictures. This is useful when you want to reduce the volume of picture data, such as when posting pictures on the Internet or attaching them to e-mail. Y ou can choose from two resolutions, 640 [...]

Editing pictures 76 2 Vi e w i n g Press or to select [ Q ]. Press to go to the resize settings. Press or to select the picture size. Press the OK/MENU button to create the resized picture. Once the picture is resi zed, it is stored as a new picture. A new picture cannot be created if the card is full. If the resolution is 640 × 480 when the pictu[...]

77 2 Vi e w i n g Protecting pictures 0 Y ou can protect important pictures to avoid accidentally erasing th em. Protected pictures cannot be erased by th e singl e-frame or all- fram e erase fu nction . Format ting er ases bot h unprot ected an d prote cted p ictur es. g “F ormatti ng a card ” (P . 107) While in playback mode, display the pict[...]

Protecting pictures 0 78 2 Vi e w i n g Press or to select [ 0 ]. Press to go to the protection settings. Press or to select [ON]. T o ca ncel protection, select [OFF]. Press the OK/MENU button. The selected pict ure is protected. 9 is dis playe d on the screen . y 0° 0 < R OFF CARD EDIT PLA Y SET y 0 < R CARD EDIT PLA Y SET OFF ON 9 HQ HQ 2[...]

79 2 Vi e w i n g Erasing one picture S Digital cameras let you erase pictu res that you do not want to keep. Y ou ca n also erase all t he pict ures s tored (excep t prote cted one s) on the card at on ce. g “Eras ing all pict ures R ” (P .80) The prot ected pictures c annot be erase d. g “Prot ectin g pictures 0 ” (P .77) Once e rased, pi[...]

80 2 Vi e w i n g Erasing all pictures R This function erases all pi ctures stored on the card. The prot ected pictures c annot be erase d. g “Prote cting pic tures 0 ” (P .7 7) Once e rased, pict ures c annot be res tored. Press the OK/MENU butt on in the playback mode. The top menu is displ ayed. Press to go to [MODE MEN U]. Press or to selec[...]

Erasing all pict ures R 81 2 Vi e w i n g Press to select [YES], and press the OK/MENU button. All pictu res, except fo r protec ted ones, are erase d. R ALL ERASE CAUTION ERASING ALL YES NO GO SELECT[...]

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83 3 Setting Up Describes how to set operation modes and change settings. 3 Setting Up When the same se ttings ar e availab le for “Sho oting mode ” and “Playb ack mode,” the monit or disp lays fo r “Shoot ing mode ” are us ed in this chapter .[...]

84 3 Setting Up Selecting a language W Y ou can select the language in whi ch the menus and erro r messages are displayed on the monitor . Press the OK/MENU button. The top menu is displ ayed. Press to go to [MODE MEN U]. Press or to select the [SETUP] t ab. Press to go to the [SETUP] menu. Press or to select [ W ]. Press to go to the language sett[...]

Selecting a langua ge W 85 3 Setting Up Press or to select the desired language. A vailable la nguages vary dependi ng on the region where you purchased the camera. Press the OK/MENU button. The selected la nguage is set. Press the OK/MENU butt on again to exit th e menu. Y ou c an sel ect o ther lang uages too. The f irmw are fo r oth er l anguag [...]

86 3 Setting Up Setting date and time X Y ou can set the date and time. This feature i s handy when managing pictures on a computer or printing pictures. Press the OK/MENU button. The top menu is displ ayed. Press to go to [MODE MEN U]. Press or to select the [SETUP] t ab. Press to go to the [SETUP] menu. Press or to select [ X ]. Press to go to th[...]

Setting date and time X 87 3 Setting Up Press or to select one of the following date formats: [Y]-[M]-[ D] (Y ear/Month/Day), [M]-[D]-[Y] (Month/ Day/Y ear), [D]-[M]-[Y] (Day/Month/ Y ear). Press to go to the year input. The f ollowing step s show the proc edure used w hen t he date format i s set t o [Y]-[M]-[D]. Press or to set each of the last t[...]

88 3 Setting Up Saving settings This func tion le ts yo u save the shoo ting and other settings you have made during shooting or playback. The camera is set to [ON] at the t ime of p urchase. The sett ings affecte d by [ALL RES ET] ar e liste d on g P .89. Press the OK/MENU button. The top menu is displ ayed. Press to go to [MODE MEN U]. Press or t[...]

Savin g settin gs 89 3 Setting Up Press or to select [OFF]. Press the OK/MENU button. The save settin g is turned on. Press the OK/MENU butt on again to exit th e menu. Setting s not me ntioned ab ove ar e always saved. See g “Me nu List ” (P .1 80 - 183) for inf ormat ion abou t all th e def ault settings (the s ettings when ship ped fr om the[...]

90 3 Setting Up Checking the picture you have just t aken REC VIEW lets you check the picture you have just ta ken on the monitor . The picture is displayed for a few seconds between shots, letting you check each picture as it is taken. If you want to move on to the next shot immediately with out checking the previous picture, set [REC VIEW ] to [O[...]

Checking the pictur e you have just taken 91 3 Setting Up Press o r to select [ON] or [OFF], and press the OK / M E NU button. Press the OK/MENU butt on again to exit the menu. For movi e shooti ng mode, [REC VIEW] ca nnno t be set. For succ essive pictures mode, the REC VIEW pict ures do no t appear . OFF O N SHUTTER SOUND FILE NAME PIXEL MAPPING [...]

92 3 Setting Up Setting beep/alert sound 8 This fu nction le ts yo u adjust the volume of th e beep sound used for warnings an d button operations, o r turn off. Press the OK/MENU button. The top menu is displ ayed. Press to go to [MODE MEN U]. P r e s s or t o select the [SETUP] t ab. Press to go to the [SETUP] menu. P r e s s or t o select [ 8 ].[...]

Setting beep/aler t sound 8 93 3 Setting Up P r e s s or t o select [OFF], [LOW] or [HIGH]. T o turn of f the be ep so und, sele ct [OFF]. Press the OK/MENU button. The beep s ound is set to the sele cted leve l. Press the OK/MENU butt on again to exit th e menu. W W LOW HIGH OFF CARD ALL RESET PW ON SETUP COLOR 8 CAM SETUP[...]

94 3 Setting Up Setting shutter sound Y ou can select from three diff erent sound s to use as the shu tter sound. Y ou can also se t the sound level to [HIGH] or [LOW]. Press the OK/MENU button in shooting mode ( K ). The top menu is displ ayed. Press to go to [MODE MEN U]. P r e s s or t o select the [SETUP] t ab. Press to go to the [SETUP] menu. [...]

Setting shutter sound 95 3 Setting Up P r e s s or t o select [1], [2], [3] or [OFF]. If you h ave selected a shutt er sound ([1] , [2] or [3]), press to set the sound level. T o turn off the sound, select [OFF]. P r e s s or t o select [HIGH] or [LOW] and then the OK/MENU button. Again, press the OK/MENU butt on twice t o exit t he menu . The shut[...]

96 3 Setting Up Setting volume Y ou can adjust the volume whe n playing back a still picture with sound or a movie. Press the OK/MENU button in playback mode. The top menu is displ ayed. Press to go to [MODE MEN U]. P r e s s or t o select the [SETUP] t ab. Press to go to the [SETUP] menu. P r e s s or t o select [VOLUME]. Press to go to the volume[...]

Setting volume 97 3 Setting Up P r e s s or t o select [OFF], [LOW] or [HIGH]. T o disabl e the sou nd, sele ct [O FF]. Press the OK/MENU button. The volume is set. Press the OK/MENU butt on again to exit th e menu. H is displa yed on the mon itor whil e recorded pictures with soun d are played back. VOLUME s X VIDEO OUT 8 EDIT PLA Y HIGH OFF LOW S[...]

98 3 Setting Up Setting power-on screen and sound Y ou can set the screen to be displa yed and sound to be played each time the camera is turned on. Y ou can record and set your own screen as the powe r-on screen. g “Recording po wer-on s creen” (P .100) Press the OK/MENU button. The top menu is displ ayed. Press to go to [MODE MEN U]. P r e s [...]

Setting power- on scre en an d sound 99 3 Setting Up P r e s s or t o select [SCREEN] and then press . P r e s s or t o select [OFF], [1], [2] or [3] and then press the OK/MENU button. The scre en [3] ca n be cus tomize d as your sc reen. I f no scre en is r ecorded , no scre en will be di splaye d when the camera is turned on . P r e s s or t o se[...]

100 3 Setting Up Recording power-on screen Record the screen that appea rs on the monitor when the camera is turned on. Y ou can select it from the pictures stored on the card. Press the OK/MENU button in playback mode. The top menu is displ ayed. Press to go to [MODE MEN U]. P r e s s or t o select the [SETUP] t ab. Press to go to the [SETUP] menu[...]

Recor ding powe r-on scre en 101 3 Setting Up P r e s s i n g , , and , select the screen to be recorded.The press the OK/MENU button. Press or to select [OK] and press the OK/MENU button. Press the OK/MENU butt on again to exit the menu. The recor ded scre en here is reco rded at [ 3] of [P W ON SETUP] po sition. g “Setti ng powe r-on s creen an[...]

102 3 Setting Up Setting screen color Y ou can set the screen color displayed on the monitor to [NORMAL], [BROW N], [BLUE] or [BLACK]. Press the OK/MENU button. The top menu is displ ayed. Press to go to [MODE MEN U]. P r e s s or t o select the [SETUP] t ab. Press to go to the [SETUP] menu. P r e s s or t o select [COLOR]. Press to go to the color[...]

Setting screen color 103 3 Setting Up P r e s s or t o select [NORMAL], [BROWN], [BLUE] or [BLACK] . Press the OK/MENU button. The screen color i s set. Press the OK/MENU butt on again to exit th e menu. NORMAL BROWN BLUE BLACK COLOR GO SELECT CANCEL[...]

104 3 Setting Up Setting file names For the pictures stored on the card, file names and folder names are automatically reco rded by the camera. File and folder names are assigned as shown below , using a file number (0001-9999) and folde r number (100-999), respectively . This function c an be set to [RESET] or [AUT O] to det ermine how to assign f[...]

Setting file nam es 105 3 Setting Up P ress the OK/MENU button in shooting mode. The top menu is displ ayed. Press to go to [MODE MEN U]. P r e s s or t o select the [SETUP] t ab. Press to go to the [SETUP] menu. P r e s s or t o select [FILE NAME]. Press to go to the file name settings. F WB K MODE MENU W CARD ALL RESET PW ON SETUP COLOR 8 ENGLISH[...]

Setting file names 106 3 Setting Up P r e s s or t o select [RESET] or [AUTO]. Press the OK/MENU button. The fil e name is set to selec ted mode . Press the OK/MENU butt on again to exit th e menu. RESET AUTO SHUTTER SOUND FILE NAME PIXEL MAPPING s REC VIEW CARD CAM SETUP[...]

107 3 Setting Up Formatting a card Formatting prepares the card to receive data from the camera. This camera may not recognize cards which have be en formatted on a computer or another camera. Be sure to format the card with this cam era. All data stor ed on th e card is erased wh en the car d is for matte d. Protec ted pict ures ar e also erased. [...]

Formatting a car d 108 3 Setting Up Press to select [YES]. Press the OK/MENU button. The [BUSY] ba r is disp layed while the card is being fo rmatted. Never op en the ca rd cover , or connec t or disc onnect the ba ttery , AC a dapter and power couple r durin g forma tting . Such act ion, ma y render the card unusab le. CAUTION ERASING ALL YES NO G[...]

109 3 Setting Up Adjusting brightness of monitor s This func tion le ts yo u adjust the brightn ess of the monitor . Press the OK/MENU button. The top menu is displ ayed. Press to go to [MODE MEN U]. P r e s s or t o select the [SETUP] t ab. Press to go to the [SETUP] menu. P r e s s or t o select [ s ]. Press to go to the brightness settings. F WB[...]

Adjusting brightness of monitor s 110 3 Setting Up While looking at the monitor , press or t o adjust the b rightness. Pressing brightens the monitor , and pressing darkens it. Press the OK/MENU button. The brightness is set. Press the OK/MENU butt on again to exit th e menu. s GO SELECT[...]

111 3 Setting Up Adjust CCD and image processing functions The Pixel Mappi ng feature allows the camera to check and adjust the CCD and image processing functions. This should be performed once a year . W a it for about a minute af ter ta king a pictur e or playi ng back a pict ure to allow for proper perfo rmance of the Pixel Mapping fu nction. Th[...]

Adjust CCD and image processing fu nctions 112 3 Setting Up Press the OK/MENU button. The [BUSY] bar is displayed durin g Pixel Mapping proces s and the camera is adjus ted. Press the OK/MENU butt on again to exit the menu. If you a cciden tally turn the camer a off during Pi xel Mappi ng proc ess, start again fro m step 1. BUSY[...]

113 4 Printing Pic tures Describes how to print pictures taken with the ca mera in two ways. One is to print using the Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) and the other is using a PictBridge compatible printer . 4 Printing Pictures[...]

114 4 Printing Pic tures Selecting printing method Printing without using a computer Î Y ou can use the printing service of f ered by photo labs. Y ou can have the pictures on the card printed at a photo lab. If you make print reservations (D POF) with the camera, you can get pictures printed according to the print reserv ation data. g “Making p[...]

115 4 Printing Pic tures Making print reservations < Y ou can specify pictures and th e num ber of prints on the card. T ake the card containing this print reservation information to a DPOF-support photo lab for printing. Y ou can also print pictu res at home if your printer is DPOF-compatible. There are two methods of reservatio n, all pictures[...]

Making print rese rvations < 116 4 Printing Pic tures All-frame reservation U Use thi s featur e to print all the pict ures stor ed on the card. Y ou can sele ct whether or not to include the shooting date and time. One print will be made of each frame. Use single-frame reservation to reserve multiple prints of a particular frame. Y ou ca nnot m[...]

Making print reservations < 117 4 Printing Pic tures Press or to select [ U ] and press the OK/MENU button. Press or to select whether the date or time is to be included and press the OK/MENU button. NO: The pictures are printed without the shooting date and time. DA TE: The pictures are printed with the shooting date. TIME: The pictures are pri[...]

Making print rese rvations < 118 4 Printing Pic tures Single-frame reservation < Use this function to select the pi ctures you want to print one at a time. Y ou can set the desired number of prints for each picture or change previous reservati ons. Y ou can not print pictur es with n (movie) mark. Press the OK/MENU button in playback mode. Th[...]

Making print reservations < 119 4 Printing Pic tures Press or to select [ < ] and press the OK/MENU button. Press or to select the picture you want to print. Press or to select the number of prints. The maximum number of prin ts you can set is 10. If you se lect 0 , no prints will be made. Press the OK/MENU button. Press or to select whether [...]

Making print rese rvations < 120 4 Printing Pic tures Canceling print reservations This fu nction lets you cancel all the pr int reservati on dat a stored on the card. Press the OK/MENU button in playback mode. The top menu is displ ayed. Press to go to [MODE MEN U]. Press or to select the [PLA Y] t ab. Press to go to the [PLA Y] menu. Press or [...]

Making print reservations < 121 4 Printing Pic tures Press or to select [RESET] and press the OK/MENU button. Press to return to the PLA Y menu. Press th e OK/MENU bu tton to exit the menu. PRINT ORDERED < PRINT ORDER SETTING RESET KEEP GO SELECT CANCEL < PRINT ORDER < U GO SELECT CANCEL[...]

122 4 Printing Pic tures Printing with PictBridge-comp atible printer Using the direct printing function By connecting the camera to a PictBridge-compatible printer with the USB cable, you can print out record ed pictures directly . W ith the camera connected to the printer , sele ct the pictures you want to print and set the number of prints on th[...]

Printing w ith PictBrid ge-com patible printer 123 4 Printing Pic tures Connecting the camera to a printer Use the USB cable provided to conne ct the camera to a PictBridge- compatible printer . T urn the printer on and plug the labeled end of the USB cable into the printer ’ s USB port. For details of how to turn the printer on and locate the US[...]

Printing with PictBri dge-compatible printer 124 4 Printing Pic tures Printing pictures When the camera is properl y connected to a PictBridge-compatible printer , the [PRINT MODE SELECT] screen is displayed on the monitor . Use this screen to select the print mode. Y ou can choose from the following p rint modes. PRINT Prints the selected picture.[...]

Printing w ith PictBrid ge-com patible printer 125 4 Printing Pic tures Easiest Printing The easiest procedure to print a picture t aken with the camera is described below . With the [PRINT MODE SELECT] screen displayed, press or to select [PRINT], then press the OK/ MENU button. The [PRINT P APER] screen is displayed. Press or to select the paper [...]

Printing with PictBri dge-compatible printer 126 4 Printing Pic tures Press or to select the picture you want to print. Press OK/MENU button. Press or to select [OK] and press the OK/MENU button. Printing start s. T o return to the [PRINT MODE SELECT ] screen, select [CANCEL] and press the OK/MENU button. When printing is finished, retur n to step [...]

Printing w ith PictBrid ge-com patible printer 127 4 Printing Pic tures PRINT mode/MUL TI PRINT mode With the [PRINT MODE SELECT] screen displayed, press or to select [PRINT] or [MUL TI PRINT], then press the OK/MENU button. The [PRINT P APER] screen is displayed. Press or to select the paper size, then press . PRINT mode: Go to step 3. MUL T I PRI[...]

Printing with PictBri dge-compatible printer 128 4 Printing Pic tures Press or to select [PICS/ SHEET] and press the OK/MENU button. Press or to select the picture you want to print. Press the G side of the zoom button to display the index. Y ou can then select the pictures you want to print f rom the index. Select the print reservation method. SIN[...]

Printing w ith PictBrid ge-com patible printer 129 4 Printing Pic tures Setting MORE p rint reservatio ns c Press . The [PRINT INFO] scre en is displayed. d Press or to select the item you want to set, then pre ss . Press or to change th e setting, and press the OK/MENU button. < ×: Sets the number of prints . Y ou can select up to 10 prints. D[...]

Printing with PictBri dge-compatible printer 130 4 Printing Pic tures Print the pictures. Press or to select [OK] or [CANCEL] and press the OK/MENU button. OK: Printing starts. CANCEL: T he settings are canceled an d the monitor ret urns to the [PRINT MODE SELECT] screen. When printing is finished, the monitor returns to the [PRINT MODE SELECT] scr[...]

Printing w ith PictBrid ge-com patible printer 131 4 Printing Pic tures ALL PRINT mode With the [PRINT MODE SELECT] screen displayed, press or to select [ALL PRINT] mode, then press the OK/MENU button. The [PRINT P APER] screen is displayed. Press or to select the paper size, then press . When the [PRINT P APER] screen is not displayed, [SIZE] and [...]

Printing with PictBri dge-compatible printer 132 4 Printing Pic tures Press or to select the item you want to set, then press . Press or to change the se tting, and press the OK/MENU button. If [PRINT INFO] canno t be set with your printer , go to step 6. One copy is printed for each picture. DA TE ( ): If you select [WITH], pictures are printed wi[...]

Printing w ith PictBrid ge-com patible printer 133 4 Printing Pic tures T o cancel printing Pressing the OK/MENU button during print data transfer displays the screen for selectin g whether to continue or cancel printing. T o cancel printing, press or to select [CANCEL] a nd press th e OK/MENU button . PRINT CONTINUE CANCEL GO SELECT[...]

Printing with PictBri dge-compatible printer 134 4 Printing Pic tures ALL INDEX mode/PRINT ORDER mo de With the [PRINT MODE SELECT] screen displayed, press or to select [ALL INDEX] or [PRINT ORDER], then press the OK/MENU button. The [PRINT P APER] screen is displayed. Press or to select the paper size, then press . When the [PRINT P APER] screen i[...]

Printing w ith PictBrid ge-com patible printer 135 4 Printing Pic tures Print the pictures. Press or to select [OK] or [CANCEL] and press the OK/MENU button. OK: Printing starts. CANCEL: T he settings are canceled an d the monitor returns to the [PRINT MODE SELECT] screen. When printing is finished, the monitor returns to the [PRINT MODE SELECT] sc[...]

Printing with PictBri dge-compatible printer 136 4 Printing Pic tures Exiting direct printing When you have finish ed printing, disconn ect the camera from the printer . With the [PRINT MODE SELECT] screen displayed, press . A message is displayed. Unplug the USB cable from the camera. The camera turns off. Unplug the USB cable from the printer . P[...]

137 5 Connecting Co mputer This chapter de scribes how to tr ansfer picture s stored on the card to computer , and how to use various functions of OL YMPUS Master . For details, refer to the on-line “Help” and th e manual of OL YMPUS Master . 5 Connecting Computer[...]

138 5 Connecting Co mputer Operational Sequence Y ou ca n transfer images fro m the card in the camera to your comp uter by connecting the camera t o the computer with the supplied USB cable. Use of the AC adapter and power coupl er (sold sep arately) is recommended when using the camera with a computer . When using the batt ery for the camera conn[...]

139 5 Connecting Co mputer Using provided OL YMPUS Master sof tware The CD-ROM provided with the camera inclu des the OL YMPUS Master applicatio n sof tware for image editi ng and o rganizing your photos and movies. What is OL YMPU S Master? OL YMPUS Master is for use on computers to view , edit an d organize the pictures taken with the digital cam[...]

Using provided OLYMPUS Mas ter software 140 5 Connecting Co mputer Inst allin g OL YMPUS Master Check the operating system of yo ur c omputer before installing OL YMPUS Master . For the compatibility of a new operating system, see OL YMPUS W ebsite. Operational Environment Windows This s oftware is for u se on comput ers wit h a pre-in stalled Oper[...]

Using provided OLYMPUS Master software 141 5 Connecting Co mputer Macintos h Macinto sh not or iginall y equi pped wit h a US B port, n ormal operatio ns cannot be guaran teed on computers whe n the came ra is conn ected u sing the US B conn ectors . QuickTime 6 or later , and Safar i 1.0 or lat er shoul d be install ed. Befor e star ting the follo[...]

Using provided OLYMPUS Mas ter software 142 5 Connecting Co mputer Windows Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The OL YMPUS Master installatio n window is displayed . If the inst all ation window does not display automat ically , doub le click the [My Computer ] icon on your desktop and then click th e CD-ROM icon. Select the language to be in[...]

Using provided OLYMPUS Master software 143 5 Connecting Co mputer Click [Next], the operation message window appears. Operate according to the mess age s. When the so ftware license agreement window i s displayed, rev iew the agreement and cl ick [Agree]. The OL YMPUS Master install ation window will be di splayed. Operate according to the window m[...]

Using provided OLYMPUS Mas ter software 144 5 Connecting Co mputer If you wish to install Adobe Reader , click [OK]. If you d o not wi sh to i nst all, clic k [Cancel] , and g o to step 8. The Adobe Reader i nstall ation window app ears. Operate according to the window mess age s. The inst allation completion wind ow appears . Click [Finish]. The d[...]

Using provided OLYMPUS Master software 145 5 Connecting Co mputer Macintosh Insert the CD-ROM into the CD- ROM drive. The CD-ROM window is displayed. If the ins tallation wi ndow is no t displ ayed, double cli ck the [ CD-ROM] icon o n the deskto p labele d [ OL YMPUS Master] . Double click the installer icon. Operate ac cording to the wind ow mess[...]

146 5 Connecting Co mputer Connecting the camera to computer Use the provided USB cable to conne ct the camera to a computer . Connect the labeled end of the USB cable to the USB port on the computer . For the locati on of the USB port on your comp uter , see the manual fo r the compute r . Connect the other end of the USB cable to the multi-connec[...]

Connecting th e camera to computer 147 5 Connecting Co mputer The computer recognizes the camera as a new device. Windows 98SE/Me/2000 The first time when the camera is con nected to your computer , the computer installs the sof tware to recognize the camer a. W ait until recognition is completed and the co mpletion message is displayed. Click [OK][...]

148 5 Connecting Co mputer Activating OL YMPUS Master Windows Double click the (OL YMPUS Master) icon on the desktop. The main menu window appears automa tically . Macintosh Double click the (OL YMPUS Master) icon in the “OL YMPUS Master” folder . The main menu window appears automa tically . The first t ime the computer is activat ed, the user[...]

Activatin g OLYMPUS Master 149 5 Connecting Co mputer OL YMPUS Master main menu c [T ransfer Images] butt on Use to transfer imag es from the camera or media. d [Upgra de] butt on Use to display the di alog box for upg rading to OL YMPUS Master Plus. e [Browse Images] button Use to display the browse ima ge. f [Backup Images] button Use to back up [...]

150 5 Connecting Co mputer Displaying camera images on computer T ransferring and storing the camera images on a computer S toring camera images o n a computer . In the OL YMPUS Master main menu, click the (T ransfer Images) button. The transferring so urce se lect ion menu windo w appears. Click the (From Camera) button in the menu window . The tr[...]

Displaying camera imag es on computer 151 5 Connecting Co mputer Click the [Browse images Now] button. The image transferre d into the browse window is displayed . T o return to the main menus, cl ick [MENU] on the browse window . The lamp on the camera b ody blin ks red whi le the i mages are being transf erred. Never op en the car d cover o n the[...]

Displaying camera ima ges on computer 152 5 Connecting Co mputer For Windows Me/20 00/XP 1 Click th e [Eject Hard ware] icon displayed on t he control strip. 2 Click the displayed message. 3 When the [ Safe to Remov e Hardware] message is displayed, click [OK]. For Macintosh 1 Drag and drop the [NO_NAME] (or [Untitled] icon) on the desktop to [TRAS[...]

153 5 Connecting Co mputer V iewing still images/movies In the OL YMPUS Master main menu, click the (Browse Images) button. The Browse Window i s displayed. Double click the thumbnail of the still picture you want to view . The display switches to view mode and the picture is enlarged. T o return to the ma in menu, click [Menu] in the browse window[...]

Viewing still images/movies 154 5 Connecting Co mputer V iewing movies In the browse window , double click the thumbnail of the movie you want to view . The display switches to view mode and t he firs t frame of t he movie is displaye d. Click the playback button at the bottom of the movie display to start the movie. The operati on of the other but[...]

155 5 Connecting Co mputer Printing images There are many printing menus for the photos, indexes, postcards, calendars, etc. This section describes how to print photo s. In the OL YMPUS Master main menu, click [Print Images]. The Print Menu wi ndow is displ ayed. Click the (Photo) button. The Photo Print wi ndow is disp layed. Click [Settings] on t[...]

Printing image s 156 5 Connecting Co mputer Select the thumbnail of the picture you want to print and click [Add]. The selected pict ure is displayed on the layout as a previ ew . Set the number of prints. Click [Print]. T o return to the main menu s, click [Menu] on th e Photo Print window .[...]

157 5 Connecting Co mputer T ransfe rri ng a nd stori ng came ra image s to a co mput er wi thout usi ng OL YM PUS Maste r app l icati on This came ra is sup ported by USB Mass S torage Class Device S tandards. Therefore, you can transf er and store imag es by connecting the camera to a computer wi th the provided device specific USB cable without [...]

158 5 Connecting Co mputer MEMO[...]

159 6 Appendix T roubleshooting, Camera Maintenance, Checking Functions and S pecification s. 6 Appendix[...]

160 6 Appendix Precautions Handling the camera W ARN ING Do not use the camera near flammable or explosive gases. T o avoid causing a fi re or explosion, never use the camera ne ar flammable or explosive gases. Do not use the flash on people (infant s, small childre n, etc.) at close range. Use caution when taking flash pictures at cl ose range. Wh[...]

Precautions 161 6 Appendix Do not cover the flash wi th a hand while firing. Do not cover the flash wit h a hand wh ile firing or touch it af ter it has just been fired. It may be hot and cause minor burns. A void us ing the flash for exte nded periods. Do not take ap art or modify the camera. Never attempt to disasse mble the camera. The internal [...]

Precautions 162 6 Appendix Battery handling precautions DANGER This camera uses a lithium ion bat tery spec ified by Olympus. Ch arge batt eries with the specified charger . Do no t use any other chargers. Never heat or incinerate bat teries. T ake precaution s when carrying or stor ing ba tt eries to prevent them from co ming into conta ct with an[...]

Precautions 163 6 Appendix Olympus lithium ion batteries are inten ded for use only wit h Olympus digit al cameras. T o find out whether your camera can be used with these batter ies, read your camera’ s manual. Always charge lithium io n batteries when u sing t hem for th e first time, or if they have not been used for a lo ng period. The batter[...]

Precautions 164 6 Appendix Do not leave the camera pointed directly at the sun. This may cause lens or shutter curtai n damage, color failure, ghosting on th e CCD, or may possibly cause fires. Do not push or pull severely on the lens. Before st oring the camera for a long p eriod, remo ve the battery . Select a co ol, dry location for stor age to [...]

165 6 Appendix Error messages Monitor indication Corrective action Insert a card, or remove the card once and reinsert i t correctly . g See the separate Basic manual provided. Wipe the gold contact s with a commercially available cleaning paper and insert the card again. If the problem persists, format the card. If the card cannot be fo rmatted, u[...]

Error messages 166 6 Appendix Use image editing software such as the OL YMPUS Master provided to view the pic- tures on a comp uter . If that cannot be done, the image file is damaged. Format the card. g (P .107) Close the card cover . g See the separate Basic manual provided. Set the date/time. g (P .86) Charge the battery . Monitor indication Cor[...]

Error messages 167 6 Appendix The camera is not connected to the p rinter or computer correctly . Disconnect the came ra and connect it again correctly . There is no paper in the printer . Load some paper in the printer . The printer has r un out of ink. Replace the ink cartridge in the printer . The paper is jammed in the printer . Remove the jamm[...]

Error messages 168 6 Appendix There is a problem with the pr inter and/or camera. T urn of f the camera and pr inter , check the printer , and then turn on both devices. Monitor indication Corrective action PRINT ERROR CANCEL YES[...]

169 6 Appendix If a problem arises Possible cause Corrective action Ref. page The camera does not respond or the monitor does not turn on n The power is off. n T urn the camera on. *1 o The battery is exhausted. o Charge the battery . *1 p The battery is temporarily unable to function because of the cold. p W arm the battery by putting it in your p[...]

If a proble m arises 170 6 Appendix The flash does not fire n The flash is set to [ $ ]. n Select a flash mode other than [ $ ]. P. 2 3 o The subject was excessively illuminate d. o If you want the flash to fire on a brightly illuminated subject, set the flash to [ # ]. P. 2 3 The picture cannot be played back n The power is off. n T urn the camera[...]

If a problem arises 171 6 Appendix The picture is out of focus n The camera moved when the shutter button was pressed. n Hold the camera correctly . Press the shutter button gently . When you take a picture with the [ $ ] or [ m ](NIGHT SCENE) in a dark situation, use a tripod or hold the camera firmly . *1 P .23, 14 o The subject is too close. o U[...]

If a proble m arises 172 6 Appendix The picture is too dar k n The flash was blocked by your finger . n Hold the camera correctly . *1 o The subject was out of the working range of the flash. o Shoot within the flash working range. P. 2 4 p The flash was set to [ $ ]. p Select a flash mode other tha n [ $ ]. P. 2 3 q The picture was taken against t[...]

173 6 Appendix Green and red lamp s and indicators The green lamp and fl ash stand-by ( # ) indicator on the monitor and th e lamp on the camera body indica te the following dependi ng on whether they are on, off or blinking. Lamp or indica tor Camera status Possible / Impossibl e actions Green lamp on the monito r light s The subj ect is in f ocus[...]

174 6 Appendix Camera maintenance Cleaning the camera Exterior Wipe gently with a soft cloth. If the camer a is very dirty , so ak the cloth in mild soap y water a nd wr ing well. Wipe th e camera with t he dam p cloth and th en dry it w ith a d ry cloth. If you us ed the ca mera a t the be ach, clean it with a cloth th at has b een soaked in clean[...]

175 6 Appendix AC adapter (sold sep arately) In addition to the lithium ion battery pr ovided with the camera, you can also use the specified AC adap ter with a po wer coupler (sold sepa rately). An AC adapter is usef ul for time-consuming tasks such as picture downloads. Use onl y the specif ied AC adapter (sold separate ly). Connect in the sequen[...]

176 6 Appendix Names of p art s Flash g P. 2 3 Shutter button g *1 Microphone g P. 4 8 Lens g *1 Card cover g *1 Multi-connector g P .123, 146 Mode dial g *1 Self-tim er lam p g P. 3 9 Battery lock knob g *1 *1: See the separate Basic manual provided.[...]

Names of parts 177 6 Appendix Monitor g *1, P .109 OK/MENU button g P. 4 T ripod socket Batte ry compartment / connec tor cove r g *1 Zoom button g P .20, 50, 53 Arrow pad S peake r S trap eyelet g *1 The Arrow pad can be used to set the macr o mode, flash mo de, and other sett ings. It can a lso be used as directiona l keys. g “Menu operat ions?[...]

178 6 Appendix Monitor Display List *1 See the separate Basic manual provided. Shooting mode S till picture Movie Item Indi cations Ref. page 1 Shooting mod es P, I , L , K , m , G , R , N , v , o , H , U , S , y , N P. 1 4 2 Battery check indicator e , f *1 3 Green lamp P .173 4 Flash stand-by # (Light) P. 2 4 , 173 Camera movement warning, Flash [...]

Monitor Display List 179 6 Appendix *1 See the separate Basic manual provided. For movi es, th e disp lay conte nt s for the sele cted p ictur e and for the movie playba ck differ . Playback mode S till picture Movie Item Indi cations Ref. page 1 Battery check e , f *1 2 File number 100 - 0030 P .104 3 Print reservation, Number of print s Movie <[...]

180 6 Appendix Menu List The shooting mode and playback mode menus for still pictures and movies are shown separately below . Shooting mode menu (S till picture) T op menu  Ta b  Function  Setting  Ref. page MODE MENU CAMERA ESP/ 5 // 5 P. 3 5 DRIVE / j P. 4 0 IS O /64/1 00 /20 0/4 00 P. 3 3 DIGIT AL ZOOM /ON P. 2 1 AF MODE iESP/ P. 1 2[...]

Menu List 181 6 Appendix Shooting mode menus ( Movie) Playback mode men us (S till pi cture) T op menu  Ta b  Function  Setting  Ref. page MODE MENU CAMERA ESP/ 5 // 5 P. 3 5 IS O /64/1 00 /200 / 400 P. 3 3 DIGIT AL ZOOM /ON P. 2 1 CARD FORMA T YES/ P .107 SETUP ALL RESET OFF/ P. 8 8 W ∗ P. 8 4 PW ON SETUP SCREE N: OFF/ /2 /3 VOLUME: [...]

Menu L ist 182 6 Appendix EDIT SOFT FOCUS / CANCEL P. 6 7 FISHEYE /CANCEL P. 6 9 BLACK & WHITE / CANCEL P. 7 1 SEPIA /CANCE L P. 7 3 Q /320 × 240/ CANCEL P. 7 5 CARD ALL ERASE YES/ P. 8 0 FORMA T YES/ P .107 SETUP ALL RESET OFF/ P. 8 8 W ∗ P. 8 4 PW ON SETUP SCREEN : OFF/ /2 /3 VOLUME: OFF/ / HIGH P. 9 8 SCREEN SETUP /CANCE L P .100 COLOR /B[...]

Menu List 183 6 Appendix Playback mode men us (Movie) T op menu  Ta b  Function  Setting  Ref. page MODE MENU PLA Y 0 /ON P. 7 7 EDIT INDEX /CANCEL P. 6 1 CARD ALL ERASE YES/ P. 8 0 FORMA T YES/ P .107 SETUP ALL RESET OFF/ P. 8 8 W ∗ P. 8 4 PW ON SETUP SCREEN : OFF/ /2 /3 VOLUME: OFF/ / HIGH P. 9 8 SCREEN SETUP /CANCE L P .100 COLOR /[...]

184 6 Appendix List of functions by shooting mode Some settings may not be available depend ing on the shooting mode. For de tails, refer to the table belo w . Shooting mode Function P I L K mGRNv o & 9999999999 # 99999999 – 9 Y 9999999 ON 99 QUICK VIEW 9999999999 Optical zoom 999999999 Fixed at wide- angle K 9999999999 F 9999999999 0 9999999[...]

List of fu nctions by shooting m ode 185 6 Appendix *1 Only [ 1280 × 960 ] [ 102 4 × 768 ] and [ 640 × 480 ] for SQ2 a re selectable. *2 Selectable only when the camera is in shooting standby mode. Shooting mode Function H U S y N & 99999 # 9 –––– Y 99999 QUICK VIEW 99999 Optical zoom 9999 *2 K *1 *1 999 F 99999 0 99999 ESP/ n 99999 [...]

186 6 Appendix Camera specifications Product type : Digital camera (for shooting and displaying) Recording system S till picture : Digital recording, JPEG (in accordance with Design rule for Camera File system (DCF)) Compati ble stand ards : Exif 2.2, DPO F , PRINT Ima ge Matching II, Pi ctBridge. Sound with still picture : Wave format Movie : Quic[...]

Camera specifications 187 6 Appendix SPECIFICA TIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE OR OBLIGA T ION ON THE P ART OF THE MANUF ACTURER. Monitor : 1.8" TFT color LCD display , 134,000 pixels Flash charging time : Approx. 5 seconds (f ully charged new battery is used, and the charging time is measured in the normal temper- ature a fte[...]

188 6 Appendix S pecifications of accessories xD-Picture Card Battery Charger (LI-30C) Lithium ion rechargeable battery (LI-30B) SPECIFICA TIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE OR OBLIGA T ION ON THE P ART OF THE MANUF ACTURER. Product type: : xD-Picture Card for d igit al cameras Memory type: : NAND flash EEP-ROM Memory capaci ty: : 16 [...]

189 6 Appendix Index A AC adapter ............. ........ ...... 175 AF mode ...... ...................... ..... 12 AF target mar k ........... ........... .. 10 ALL RESET ......... ........... ........ 88 All-frame reservation U ...... 116 Arrow pad ....... ........... ........ ... 177 AUTO (white balance) ............ 30 Auto-flash .... ..........[...]

Index 190 6 Appendix G Green lamp ............. ........ 10, 173 H HQ .... ........ ........ ......... ....... 25, 28 I iESP .......... ........... ........... ........ 12 INDEX . ......... ........ ......... ........ .. 61 Index display G ....... ........ ..... 50 INDOOR H ........ ......... ........ .. 17 ISO ..... ......... ........ ...... .....[...]

Index 191 6 Appendix S SCREEN SETUP ....... ........... 100 SELF PORTRAIT o ........ ..... 16 SELF PORTRAIT + SELF TIMER N .... ........ .. 16 Self-timer lamp ............. .. 39, 176 Self-timer Y ... ........ ........ ...... .. 39 SEPIA .... ......... ........ ........ ........ 73 Shooting distance ....... 20, 37, 38 Shooting information ( INFO ) [...]

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