Olympus 225765 Advanced Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

Detailed explanation for each function such
as camera buttons and menus is separately
provided.

Advanced
Manual

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 reference.

We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking

important photographs.

In the interest of continually improving products, Olympus reserves the right to update or

modify information contained in this manual.

The screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced during the

development stages and may differ from the actual product.

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How to use this manual

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Contents

How to use this manual ............................................................................... 2

Contents ...................................................................................................... 3

o button.....................................Turning the camera on and off 8

Shutter button .........................................................Shooting pictures 8

K/h/ button (Shooting)............Switching the shooting mode 9

K..............................................................Shooting still pictures 9

h .................Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization 9



..... Shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation

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1 Button operations.................................................8

Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following the illustrations
and actually trying them out on the camera.

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Index

! Red-eye reduction flash . . . . . 12

# Fill-in flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

$ Flash off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

% Super macro mode . . . . . . . . . . 13

& Macro mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

< button (print) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

 button (OK/FUNC) . . . . . . . . . . 10

K/h/ button (Shooting) . . . . 9

q button (playback) . . . . . . . . . . . 10

F button (exposure compensation)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

YS button (self-timer/erase) . . 12

# button (flash mode) . . . . . . . . 12

& button (macro) . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

BEEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

BGM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

BLACK & WHITE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

BRIGHTNESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 25

Calendar display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

CAMERA MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

, 31, 74

Card access lamp . . . . . . . . 52

, 62, 76

CCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

, 70

Close-up playback U . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Cloudy day 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Shooting tips and information

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5 Getting to know your camera better

Getting to know your camera better

The battery is not fully charged

• Charge the battery with the charger.

The battery is temporarily unable to function because of the cold

• Battery performance declines in low temperatures, and the charge may not be
sufficient to turn on the camera. Remove the battery and warm it by putting it
in your pocket for a while.

Shooting tips and information

Tips before you start taking pictures

The camera does not turn on even when a battery is loaded

No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed

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Contents

How to use this manual ............................................................................... 2

Contents ...................................................................................................... 3

o button.....................................Turning the camera on and off 8

Shutter button ......................................................... Shooting pictures 8

K/h/s button (Shooting)............Switching the shooting mode 9

K..............................................................Shooting still pictures 9

h .................Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization 9

s

..... Shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation

9

q button (Playback)

.... Viewing still pictures/Selecting playback mode

10

Arrow pad (1243)......................................................................... 10

o button (OK/FUNC)......................................................................... 10

P/AUTO.......................Shooting pictures with automatic settings 10

m button (MENU)......................................................................... 11

Zoom button.................... Zooming while shooting/close-up playback 11

1F button ........................................... Changing picture brightness 12

3# button ...................................................................Flash shooting 12

2Y/S button...................Shooting with self-timer / Erasing images 12

Shooting with self-timer................................................................ 12

Erasing pictures ........................................................................... 13

4& button.............................. Shooting pictures close to the subject 13

< button................................................................... Printing pictures 13

About the menus........................................................................................ 14

Using the menus........................................................................................ 15

Shooting mode menu................................................................................. 17

IMAGE QUALITY.................................... Changing the image quality 17

RESET ..........Change the shooting functions back to default settings 18

s (Scene)

..... Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation

18

1 Button operations.................................................8

Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following the illustrations
and actually trying them out on the camera.

2 Menu operations .................................................14

Learn everything about the menus, from basic operations to the functions
of each menu and their various settings.

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CAMERA MENU................................................................................. 19

WB ...............................................Adjusting the color of a picture 19

ISO..................................................Changing the ISO sensitivity 19

DRIVE ......................................................... Continuous shooting 20

ESP/n

....Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject

20

DIGITAL ZOOM ................................Zooming in on your subject 20

AF MODE......................................... Changing the focusing area 21

R ............................................Recording sound with still pictures 21

PANORAMA ..................................Creating a panoramic picture 21

Playback mode menu................................................................................ 22

SLIDESHOW .............................. Playing back pictures automatically 22

MOVIE PLAY ..................................................... Playing back movies 23

CALENDAR ............... Playing back the pictures in a calendar format 24

INDEX........................................ Viewing the pictures as a thumbnail 24

EDIT.................................................................................................... 24

Q .................................................Changing the size of pictures 24

REDEYE FIX..................................Fixing the red-eye in pictures 24

BLACK & WHITE .............. Changing pictures to black and white 24

SEPIA .................................... Changing pictures to a sepia tone 24

FRAME ............................. Synthesize the frame and the picture 24

TITLE .................................... Synthesize the title and the picture 25

CALENDAR ............... Synthesize the calendar using the picture 25

BRIGHTNESS.................... Change the brightness of the picture 25

SATURATION......................Change the vividness of the picture 25

INDEX .............................. Making an index picture from a movie 25

PRINT ORDER ............................. Making print reservations (DPOF) 26

PLAYBACK MENU ............................................................................. 26

0................................................................. Protecting pictures 26

y ...................................................................... Rotating pictures 26

R .................................................... Adding sound to still pictures 26

ALBUM ENTRY .............................. Adding pictures to an album 27

ERASE..............................Erase selected pictures/Erase all pictures 28

SEL. IMAGE.........................Erase by selecting the single-frame 28

ALL ERASE .. Erase all the pictures in the internal memory and the card

28

ALBUM ............................... See the pictures registered in the album 28

Album playback menus ............................................................................. 29

SEL. ALBUM.............................................................See other album 29

PLAYBACK MENU ............................................................................. 30

UNDO ENTRY ......................................... Undoing album entries 30

SELECT JACKET .........................................Selecting the jacket 30

SETUP menus........................................................................................... 31

MEMORY FORMAT (FORMAT) Formatting the internal memory or card

31

BACKUP .....Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card 31

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W ..............................................Selecting a display language 32

Kq

........Using Shooting button / Playback button to turn on the camera

32

PW ON SETUP ............... Setting the startup screen and volume 32

SCREEN SETUP ..... Registering a picture as the startup screen 32

COLOR ............................ Setting the color of the menu screens 32

BEEP...... Adjust the volume of beep when the button is pressed 32

8 ..........................Adjust the volume of camera warning sound 32

SHUTTER SOUND ..... Selecting the sound of the shutter button 33

VOLUME .......................... Adjusting the volume during playback 33

REC VIEW .....................................Viewing pictures immediately 33

FILE NAME ..........................Resetting the file names of pictures 33

PIXEL MAPPING ......... Adjusting the image processing function 34

s ............................................Adjusting the monitor brightness 34

X .......................................................Setting the date and time 34

DUALTIME ......... Setting the date and time in another time zone 35

ALARM CLOCK ....................................................Setting alarms 35

VIDEO OUT ................................. Playing back pictures on a TV 36

Direct printing (PictBridge)......................................................................... 38

Using the direct printing function......................................................... 38

EASY PRINT....................................................................................... 38

Other print modes and print settings (CUSTOM PRINT).................... 40

Print settings (DPOF)................................................................................. 43

How to make print reservations .......................................................... 43

Single-frame reservation..................................................................... 44

All-frame reservation........................................................................... 44

Resetting print reservation data .......................................................... 45

3 Printing pictures .................................................37

Learn how to print pictures you have taken.

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Flow ........................................................................................................... 46

Using OLYMPUS Master........................................................................... 46

What is OLYMPUS Master? ............................................................... 46

Install the OLYMPUS Master software ............................................... 47

Connecting the camera to a computer ...................................................... 50

Start up the OLYMPUS Master software................................................... 51

Displaying camera images on a computer ................................................ 52

Downloading and saving images ........................................................ 52

Viewing still pictures and movies............................................................... 54

Printing pictures......................................................................................... 55

To download and save images to a computer without using OLYMPUS Master

... 56

Shooting tips and information .................................................................... 57

Tips before you start taking pictures................................................... 57

The camera does not turn on even when a battery is loaded ...... 57

No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed ............... 57

The date and time have not been set .......................................... 58

Shooting tips....................................................................................... 58

Focusing on the subject ............................................................... 58

Subjects that are difficult to focus on ........................................... 58

Taking pictures without blurring ................................................... 59

Taking pictures without the flash.................................................. 59

The picture is too grainy............................................................... 59

Taking pictures with the correct color .......................................... 60

Taking pictures of a white beach or snow scene ......................... 60

Taking pictures of a subject against backlight ............................. 60

Additional shooting tips and information............................................. 61

Increasing the number of pictures that can be taken ................... 61

Using a new card ......................................................................... 62

Lamp indicators............................................................................ 62

Extending the useful life of the battery......................................... 62

Functions that cannot be selected from menus ........................... 63

4 Connecting the camera to a computer .............46

Learn how to transfer pictures to a computer and save them.

5 Getting to know your camera better .................57

Find out more about your camera and learn what to do when you have a
question regarding operations.

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Selecting the optimal record mode............................................... 63

To return the settings of functions to default settings................... 63

Playback help...................................................................................... 64

The red-eye cannot be fixed ........................................................ 64

The picture cannot be registered in the album............................. 64

Playback tips....................................................................................... 64

Playing back the picture in the internal memory .......................... 64

Quickly displaying a desired picture............................................. 64

Erasing sound recorded to still pictures ....................................... 64

Viewing pictures on a computer.......................................................... 65

Viewing the entire picture on a computer screen ......................... 65

When you get an error message on the camera ....................................... 66

Functions available in shooting modes and scenes .................................. 68

Glossary of terms....................................................................................... 70

Camera care.............................................................................................. 72

Battery and charger ................................................................................... 73

Useful use of the accessories.................................................................... 74

The card.............................................................................................. 74

AC adapter.......................................................................................... 76

Safety Precautions..................................................................................... 77

Index............................................................................................................ 80

6 Miscellaneous .....................................................72

Read about convenient functions and safety precautions on how to use
your camera more effectively.

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Button operations

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1 Button operat ions

Button operations

Shooting still pictures

Press the K/h/s button to select the shooting mode from P, AUTO, h
or s, and lightly press the shutter button (halfway). The green lamp lights
when the focus and exposure are locked (focus lock). Now press the shutter
button all the way (fully) to shoot a picture.

Locking the focus and then composing the
shot (focus lock)

Compose your picture with the focus locked, and
then fully press the shutter button to shoot a picture.

• When the green lamp blinks, the focus is not
adjusted properly. Try locking the focus again.

Locking the focus position (AF lock)

When the scene is k, H, or T, you can lock the
focus position by pressing 2. Press 2 again to
cancel the AF lock.
g“s (Scene) Shooting pictures by selecting

a scene according to the situation” (P. 18)

1 o button Turning the camera on and off

Power on: The camera is turned on in the shooting mode.

• Monitor turns on

• The lens cover opens.

2 Shutter button Shooting pictures

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Button operations

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Recording movies

Press the K/h/s button to set the shooting mode to s and select n
from the shooting scene. The sound is recorded at the same time. Lightly press
the shutter button to lock the focus, and then press the shutter button to start
recording. Press the shutter button again to stop recording.

Set the mode to the shooting mode. Press the K/h/s button repeatedly,
the shooting mode changes as follows: P/AUTO -> h -> s.

• The camera is turned on only by pressing the K/h/s button.
g “Kq Using Shooting button / Playback button to turn on the camera”

(P. 32)

The camera determines the optimum settings and shoots the picture.

This function stabilizes the blur caused by a moving subject or camera
movement when taking pictures.

• By switching to the other mode, most settings will be changed to the default
settings of each mode.

You can shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation.

Change the scene to another one

• Press the m button to select [SCN] from the top menu, and change it to
another scene.

• By switching to the other scene, most settings will be changed to the default
settings of each scene.

3 K/h/s button (Shooting) Switching the shooting mode

K Shooting still pictures

h Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization

s

Shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation

This lights red during movie recording.

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00:36

00:36

The remaining recording time is displayed.
When the remaining recording time reaches 0,
recording stops.

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Button operations

1

The last picture taken is displayed.

• Press the arrow pad (43) to view other pictures.

• Use the zoom button to switch among close-up playback, index display and

calendar display.

g Movie playback “MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies” (P. 23)

• The camera is turned on only by pressing the q button.

g “Kq Using Shooting button / Playback button to turn on the camera”

(P. 32)

Use the arrow pad to select scenes, playback picture, and the items on the menus.

Displays the function menu and sets the functions often used in shooting mode.
This button is also used to confirm your selection.

The functions you can set with the function menu

Use P/

AUTO

to select the shooting mode from P (Program auto) and

AUTO

(Full auto mode).

g “WB Adjusting the color of a picture” (P. 19)

“ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity” (P. 19)
“DRIVE Continuous shooting” (P. 20)
“ESP/n Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject”
(P. 20)

4 q button (Playback) Viewing still pictures/Selecting playback mode

5 Arrow pad (1243)

6 o button (OK/FUNC)

P/AUTO.............................................. Shooting pictures with automatic settings

P (Program auto) The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value

and shutter speed for the brightness of the subject.

AUTO (Full auto mode) The camera automatically sets white balance and ISO

sensitivity in addition to the aperture and shutter speed.

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ISO

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43: Select a setting, and press o.

1
2

Function menu

: Select the setting items.

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Button operations

1

Displays the top menu.

Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject

Playback mode: Switching the picture display

7 m button (MENU)

8 Zoom button Zooming while shooting/close-up playback

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Zoom out:
Press W on the
zoom button.

Zoom in:
Press T on the
zoom button.

Optical zoom: 3×

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• Press T to incrementally
enlarge the picture up to 10
times the original size. Press
W to reduce the size.

• Press the arrow pad
(1243) during close-up
playback to scroll the picture
in the indicated direction.

• When returning to the single­frame playback, press o.

Index display

• Use the arrow pad

(1243) to select a
picture for playback, and
press o to play back the
single-frame of the
picture selected.

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• Use the arrow pad (1243)

to select the date, and press
o or T on the zoom button to
display the pictures on the
date selected.

Single-frame playback

• Use the arrow pad (1243) to browse pictures.

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Button operations

1

Press the 1F button in shooting mode to adjust the
exposure.

• Adjustable from - 2.0EV to +2.0 EV

Press the 3# button in shooting mode to select the flash mode.
Press o for setting.

Press the 2Y/S button in shooting mode to select on and off of the self-timer.
Press o for setting.

• The self-timer lamp lights for approximately 10 seconds, blinks for
approximately 2 seconds, and then the picture is taken.

• To cancel the self-timer, press the 2Y/S button.

• Self-timer shooting is automatically canceled after one shot.

9 1F button Changing picture brightness

0 3# button Flash shooting

AUTO (Auto-flash) The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight

conditions.

! Red-eye reduction flash This emits pre-flashes for red-eye reduction.
# Fill-in flash The flash fires regardless of the available light.
$ Flash off The flash does not fire even in low light conditions.

a 2Y/S button Shooting with self-timer / Erasing images

Shooting with self-timer

Y ON After the setting, press the shutter button fully.
Y OFF Cancel the self-timer.

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Activate the setting
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3: Brighten
4: Darken

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Button operations

1

Display the picture you want to erase one by one in the playback mode and press
the 2Y/S button.

• Once erased, pictures cannot be restored. Check each picture before erasing

to avoid accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep.

g“0 Protecting pictures” (P. 26)

• A single image cannot be erased during the close-up playback / index playback.

Press the 4& button in shooting mode to select the macro mode.
Press o for setting.

In playback mode, press the < button to display the picture you want to print out.
g“EASY PRINT” (P. 38)

Erasing pictures

b 4& button Shooting pictures close to the subject

& Macro mode This mode lets you shoot from as close as

20cm/7.8 in. (when the zoom is set for the
zoom-out angle) and as close as 30cm/11.8
in. (when the zoom is set for the zoom-in
angle) to your subject.

% Super macro mode This mode lets you shoot from as close as

7 cm/2.7 in. to your subject.

c < button Printing pictures

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Menu operations

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2 Menu operations

Menu operations

Press the m button to display the top menu.
The items displayed on the top menu differ according to the mode.

About the menus

2

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Arrow pad
(1243)

m
button

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SCN

OK

MENU

SET

EXIT

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RESET

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IMAGE

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QUALITY

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INDEX

INDEX

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SHOW

SLIDE-

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EDIT

EDIT

EDIT

ERASE

ERASE

ERASE

SETUP

SETUP

SETUP

CALENDAR

CALENDAR

CALENDAR

PLAYBACK

PLAYBACK

MENU

MENU

PLAYBACK

MENU

PRINT

PRINT

ORDER

ORDER

PRINT

ORDER

ALBUM

ALBUM

ALBUM

• When [CAMERA MENU], [PLAYBACK
MENU], [EDIT], [ERASE], or [SETUP] is
selected, the menu corresponding to the
respective functions is displayed.

Top menu in the

playback mode

Top menu in the

shooting mode

Menu displayed when

[CAMERA MENU] is

selected

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MENU

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SET

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Menu displayed when

[PLAYBACK MENU]

is selected

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Menu operations

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Use the arrow pad (1243) and o to set menu items.

This explains how to use the menus with the [AF MODE] setting as an example.

Using the menus

1 Press the m button to

display the top menu, and
then press o.

• [AF MODE] is on a menu in

[CAMERA MENU]. Press o.

• To display other menus, use the

arrow pad (1243) to select a
menu, and press o.

• To close the top menu, press the

m button.

Select the shooting mode or playback mode.

•Press the K/h/s button to set the shooting mode to P.

Top menu

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SCN

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MENU

SET

EXIT

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The selected
item is
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different color.

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This mark is
displayed when
there are more
menu items on
the next page.

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PANORAMA

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2 Press 12 to select a setting,

and press o.

• [AF MODE] is the sixth menu

item, so press 2 five times, and
then press o.

• Unavailable settings cannot be
selected.

Operation
guide

m button

o

1243 on

the arrow pad

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Menu operations

2

3 Press 12 to select a setting, and

press o.

• Select the [AF MODE] from [iESP]

and [SPOT] and then press o.

• The menu item is set and the previous
menu is displayed.

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OFF

Page display

When there are more menu items on the next
page, press 4 on the procedure 2 screen to
move the cursor to the page display.
Press 12 to change the page.
To return to the previous page, press 3 or o.

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Menu operations

2

g “SETUP menus” (P. 31)

• Some menu cannot be selected according to the shooting mode.
g “Functions available in shooting modes and scenes” (P. 68)

• The factory default settings are displayed in gray ( ).

Still picture image quality and their applications

Movie image quality

Shooting mode menu K h s

1 IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality

Image quality/Image size

Compression Application

SHQ 3072

× 2304 Low

compression

• This is useful for printing large images
on full-size paper.

• This is useful for performing computer
image processing, such as contrast
adjustment and red-eye correction.

HQ 3072 × 2304 Standard

compression

SQ1 2560 × 1920 Standard

compression

• This is useful for postcard-sized prints.

• This is useful for computer editing
such as rotating or adding text to a
picture.

2304 × 1728
2048

× 1536

SQ2 1600

× 1200 Standard

compression

• This is useful for viewing pictures on a
computer.

1280 × 960
1024 × 768 • This is useful for sending as e-mail

attachments.

640 × 480 Low

compression

Image quality/Image size

SHQ 640 × 480
HQ 320 × 240
SQ 160 × 120

WB
ISO
DRIVE
ESP/n

DIGITAL ZOOM
AF MODE

R

PANORAMA

*1

SCN

OK

MENU

SET

EXIT

SCN

SCN

ŔņŕŖő

Ŕ ņ ŕ Ŗ ő

ŔņŕŖő

RESET

RESET

IMAGE

IMAGE

QUALITY

QUALITY

IMAGE

QUALITY

RESET

SCN

ńłŎņœł

ńłŎņœł

ŎņŏŖ

ŎņŏŖ

SCN

ńłŎņœł

ŎņŏŖ

1

2

*2

3

*3

4

CAMERA MENU

*1

A card is required.

*2

[RESET] cannot be selected when the
shooting mode is set to s or h.

*3

s can be selected when the shooting
mode is set to s.

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Menu operations

2

Restore shooting functions back to default settings. The mode dial has to be set
to K (P or AUTO) in order to restore default settings.

Functions for returning the settings to the original when the reset
function is executed

The scene selection screen displays sample images
and the shooting mode to best suit the situation.

• By switching to the other scene, most settings will be
changed to the default settings of each scene.

2 RESET Change the shooting functions back to default settings

NO /YES

Function Factory default setting Ref. Page

Flash AUTO P. 12
YYOFF P. 12
F 0.0 P. 12
& OFF P. 13

IMAGE QUALITY HQ P. 17

WB AUTO P. 19

ISO AUTO P. 19
DRIVE o P. 20
ESP/n ESP P. 20

DIGITAL ZOOM OFF P. 20

AF MODE SPOT P. 21
R OFF P. 21

3 s (Scene)

Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation

B

F
D
G

U

OK

SET

MENU

BACK

IJȁPORTRAIT

Scene selection

Press o to decide the scene.

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Menu operations

2

[e SHOOT & SELECT1] / [f SHOOT & SELECT2]

•

Press and hold the shutter button to shoot sequential pictures. After shooting
pictures, select the ones you want to erase, put the

R

to them, and press

2Y/S

button to erase them.

4 CAMERA MENU

WB

......................................................................... Adjusting the color of a picture

AUTO The white balance is adjusted automatically for natural

color, regardless of the light source.

5 Sunny day For shooting under a clear sky.
3 Cloudy day For shooting under a cloudy sky.
1 Tungsten light For shooting under tungsten lighting.
w Fluorescent

lamp 1

For shooting under daylight fluorescent lighting. (This
type of lamp is mainly used in homes.)

x Fluorescent

lamp 2

For shooting under a neutral white fluorescent lamp.
(This type of lamp is mainly used in desk lamps.)

y Fluorescent

lamp 3

For shooting under a white fluorescent lamp. (This type
of lamp is mainly used in offices.)

ISO..............................................................................Changing the ISO sensitivity

AUTO Sensitivity is automatically adjusted according to the conditions

of the subject.

64/100/200/
400/800/
1600

A low value lowers the sensitivity for daylight shooting of clear,
sharp pictures. The higher the value, the better the camera’s
light sensitivity and ability to shoot with a fast shutter speed and
in low light conditions. However, high sensitivity introduces noise
into the resulting picture, which may give it a grainy appearance.

Selected picture

OK

MENU

S

SET

BACK ERASE

ee

Press 43 to scroll through the pictures.

Pictures with a

R mark are erased.

Select the pictures to be erased.

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Menu operations

2

You can take a sequence of pictures at one time while holding down the shutter
button. The camera will take pictures in sequence until you release the shutter
button.

• In high speed sequential shooting, [IMAGE QUALITY] will be limited to below
[2048 × 1536].

The digital zoom can be used to take close-up pictures with stronger
magnification than the optical zoom. (Optical zoom × Digital zoom: the maximum
15x)

DRIVE.................................................................................... Continuous shooting

o Shoots 1 frame at a time when the shutter button is pressed.
j Focus, exposure and white balance are locked at the first frame.

The sequential shooting speed varies depending on the record
mode setting.

i Pictures can be taken at a faster speed than normal sequential

shooting.

ESP/n ............. Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject

ESP Meters the brightness at the center of the monitor and the

surrounding area separately to create a picture with balanced
brightness. When taking pictures against strong backlight, the
center of the picture may appear dark.

n Only the center of the monitor is metered. Suitable for taking a

picture of the subject in the center of the monitor against backlight.

DIGITAL ZOOM....................................................... Zooming in on your subject

OFF /ON

P

ʼnŒʼnŒĴıĸij

Ĵıĸij

ȿijĴıĵ

ijĴıĵ

[

IN

I N

]

44

[ ]

Zoom bar
White area: The optical zoom area
Red area: The digital zoom area

P

ʼnŒʼnŒĴıĸij

Ĵıĸij

ȿijĴıĵ

ijĴıĵ

[

IN

I N

]

44

[ ]

Optical zoom Digital zoom

21

Menu operations

2

Recording starts about 0.5 seconds after the shutter button is released and lasts
about 4 seconds.
When recording, aim the camera microphone at the source of the sound you
want to record.

Panorama shooting lets you create a panoramic picture, using the OLYMPUS
Master software from the provided CD-ROM. An Olympus xD-Picture Card is
required for panorama shooting.

Use the arrow pad (1243) to specify at which edge you want to connect the
pictures, and then compose your shots so that the edges of the pictures overlap.
The part of the previous picture where it will be joined to the next picture does
not remain in the frame. You have to remember what the part in the frame looked
like and take the next picture so it overlaps.

Panorama shooting is possible for up to 10 pictures. Press m button to exit
panorama shooting.

AF MODE ..................................................................Changing the focusing area

iESP The camera determines which subject within the screen to focus

on. Even when the subject is not in the center of the screen,
focusing is possible.

SPOT Focus selection is based on the subject within the AF target mark.

R...................................................................... Recording sound with still pictures

OFF /ON

PANORAMA...........................................................Creating a panoramic picture

Connects pictures from

left to right

Connects pictures from

bottom to top

3: The next picture is connected at the

right edge.

4: The next picture is connected at the

left edge.

1: The next picture is connected at the

top.

2: The next picture is connected at the

bottom.

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Menu operations

2

g “SETUP menus” (P. 31)

• The factory default settings are displayed in gray ( ).

• Set [BGM] to [ON] or [OFF].

• Select the transition effect between pictures from
[TYPE].

• Only the first frame of each movie is displayed.

• After setting [BGM] and [TYPE], press o to start the slideshow.

•Press o or m button to cancel the slideshow.

Playback mode menu q

1 SLIDESHOW Playing back pictures automatically

BGM

ON / OFF

TYPE NORMAL

FADER

SLIDE

ZOOM

-

OK

MENU

SET

EXIT

INDEX

INDEX

INDEX

MOVIE

MOVIE

PLPLAY

MOVIE

PLAY

EDIT

EDIT

EDIT

ERASE

ERASE

ERASE

SETUP

SETUP

SETUP

CALENDAR

CALENDAR

CALENDAR

PLPLAYBAC

YBAC

K

MENU

MENU

PLAYBACK

MENU

PRINT

PRINT

ORDER

ORDER

PRINT

ORDER

ALBUM

ALBUM

ALBUM

OK

MENU

SET

EXIT

P

INDEX

INDEX

INDEX

SLIDE-

SLIDE-

SHOW

SHOW

SLIDE-

SHOW

EDIT

EDIT

EDIT

ERASE

ERASE

ERASE

SETUP

SETUP

SETUP

CALENDAR

CALENDAR

CALENDAR

PLAYBACK

PLAYBACK

MENU

MENU

PLAYBACK

MENU

PRINT

PRINT

ORDER

ORDER

PRINT

ORDER

ALBUM

ALBUM

ALBUM

5

1

8

Q

REDEYE FIX
BLACK & WHITE
SEPIA
FRAME
TITLE
CALENDAR
BRIGHTNESS
SATURATION

When a still picture is selected

When the move is selected

EDIT

*1

6

*1*3

9

*1

7

0

y

*2

R

*2

ALBUM ENTRY

*1

PLAYBACK

MENU

2

8

9

*1

7

*2This is not

displayed when a
movie is selected.

*3This cannot be

selected when the
movie is selected.

*1A card is required.

3
4

3
4

5

INDEX

EDIT

*1

OK

SET

MENU

BACK

SLIDESHOW

OFF

ON

BGM

TYPE

[IN]

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Menu operations

2

Select [MOVIE PLAY] from the top menu, and press o to play back the movie.
Another option is to select a picture with the movie icon (n), and press o to
play back the movie.

Operations during movie playback

•Press o to pause the playback.

Operations during pause

• To resume the movie, press o.

• To cancel the playback of the movie in the middle of it or during pause, press

the m button.

2 MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies

OK

MOVIE PLAY

IJijĻĴı

IJijĻĴı

ĨıķįıĴįijķ

Ĩıķ įıĴ įijķ

IJııĮıııĵ

IJııĮıııĵ

ĵ

[

IN

IN

]

ʼnŒ

ʼnŒ

Ĵijı

Ĵijı

ȿijĵı

ijĵı

IJijĻĴı

IJijĻĴı

ĨıķįıĴįijķ

Ĩıķ įıĴ įijķ

IJııĮıııĵ

IJııĮıııĵ

ııĻıı

ııĻıı

ȟııĻĴķ

ııĻĴķ

[

IN

IN

]

ʼnŒ

ʼnŒ

Ĵijı

Ĵijı

ȿijĵı

ijĵı

1 : Increases the volume.
2 : Reduces the volume.

3 : Each time you press the button, the playback speed changes

in the following order: 2×; 20×; and back to 1×.

4 : Plays the movie in reverse. Each time you press the button, the

playback speed changes in the following order: 2×; 20×; and
back to 1×.

Playing time/Total recording time

ııĻıĶ

ııĻıĶ

ȟııĻĴķ

ııĻĴķ

[

IN

IN

]

1 : Displays the first frame.
2 : Displays the last frame.

3 : Displays the next frame.
4 : Displays the previous frame.

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Menu operations

2

This function lets you play back the pictures in a calendar format by the date of
recording.
g “Zoom button Zooming while shooting/close-up playback” (P. 11)

This function lets you view the pictures in 9 frames at the same time.
g “Zoom button Zooming while shooting/close-up playback” (P. 11)

This function lets you edit still pictures saved on a card and store them as new
pictures.

This changes the image size of a picture and saves it as a new file.

This function corrects the red-eye look that often occurs when taking pictures
with a flash.

This changes the picture to black and white and saves it as a new file.

This changes the picture to sepia and saves it as a new file.

This function lets you select the frame, and synthesize the frame and the picture,
and store it as a new picture.

• Select a frame with 43 and press o.

• Select the picture to be synthesized with the frame with

43, and press o. (Press 12 to turn the picture 90
degrees clockwise or 90 degrees counterclockwise.)

• Press the arrow pad (1243) and the zoom button to

adjust the position and size of the picture, and press o.

3 CALENDAR Playing back the pictures in a calendar format

4 INDEX Viewing the pictures as a thumbnail

5 EDIT

Q

............................................................................ Changing the size of pictures

640 × 480 /320 × 240

REDEYE FIX...........................................................Fixing the red-eye in pictures

BLACK & WHITE....................................Changing pictures to black and white

SEPIA ...............................................................Changing pictures to a sepia tone

FRAME........................................................Synthesize the frame and the picture

OK

ŘOŕ

SETMOVE

FRAME

ŜŹŅŞ

25

Menu operations

2

This function lets you select the title, synthesize the title and the picture, and store
it as a new picture.

• Select the picture with 43, and press o.

• Select the title with 43, and press o. (Press 12 to

turn the title 90 degrees clockwise or 90 degrees
counterclockwise.)

• Press the arrow pad (1243) and the zoom button to

adjust the position and size of the title, and press o.

• Set the color of the title with the arrow pad (1243),

and press o.

This function lets you select the calendar, synthesize the calendar and the
picture, and store it as a new picture.

• Select the picture with 43, and press o.

• Select the calendar with 43, and press o. (Press 12

to turn the picture 90 degrees clockwise or 90 degrees
counterclockwise.)

• Set the date of the calendar, and press o.

This function lets you adjust the brightness of the picture, and store it as a new
picture.

• Select the picture with 43, and press o.

• Adjust the brightness with 12, and press o.

This function lets you adjust the vividness of the picture, and store it as a new
picture.

• Select the picture with 43, and press o.

• Adjust the vividness with 12, and press o.

This extract 9 frames from a movie and saves them as a new picture (INDEX).

TITLE .............................................................. Synthesize the title and the picture

CALENDAR ...................................... Synthesize the calendar using the picture

BRIGHTNESS ...........................................Change the brightness of the picture

SATURATION .............................................Change the vividness of the picture

INDEX ........................................................ Making an index picture from a movie

OK

SET

TITLE ŜŹŅŞ

OK

SET

CALENDAR ŜŹŅŞ

OK

MENU

SET

BACK

BRIGHTNESS ŜŹŅŞ

OK

MENU

SET

BACK

SATURATION ŜŹŅŞ