Olympus AZ-2 User Guide
DIGITAL CAMERA
AZ-2 ZOOM
ADVANCED
MANUAL
● This manual explains advanced techniques such as shooting and playback
functions, customizing functions or settings and transferring recorded images
to a computer, etc.
● We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera
before taking important photographs.
● The screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced
during the development stages and may differ from the actual product.
Basic operations
Things to know before shooting
Advanced shooting
How to optimize your settings
before shooting
Playback
Customizing the settings/
functions of your camera
Printing
Transferring images to a
computer
Appendix
Information
How to use this manual
Image stabilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
5 Playback 59
Viewing still images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Single-frame playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Close-up playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Index display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Calendar display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Slideshow (sequential auto playback) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Rotating images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Editing still images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
BLACK & WHITE and SEPIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Resizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Trimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Adding sound to recorded images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
MOVIE PLAY— Viewing movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Editing movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
CAPTURE — Capturing a movie frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
INDEX — Making movie index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
This manual includes a table of contents, index and menu list to help you
easily locate the information you need.
Searching the table of contents ~ P. 4
Chapter and section titles related to advanced functions are included in the table
of contents so that you can quickly find the chapters you want to read.
For example
When you want to play back the images you have just
taken.
Go to Chapter 5 Playback and look for the page titled
“Viewing still images........60”.
Searching the index ~ P. 174
Terms used in this manual (such as the names of functions and parts) are listed in
alphabetical order. When you come across a term that you are not familiar with or
about which you want to learn more, you can search the index to find the relevant
page.
For example
If you want to know more about the term “INFO”
Go to the index at the end of this manual and look under I for
“INFO........105”.
V
C
Camera movement warning ................53
CAPTURE................................................72
Card........................................................158
Card access mark ..................................143
CCD........................................................160
CHECKERBOARD..................................104
V
Close-up playback ..............................61
Compression............................................31
CUISINE ............................................37
D
Date/time setting ................................97
Daylight ..............................................57
DC-IN jack..............................................170
DCF........................................................160
Digital ESPlight metering ..................55,160
DIGITALZOOM ........................................40
DPOF..............................................108, 160
Flash stand-by..........................................53
Fluorescent light ................................57
Focus..................................................26, 28
Focus lock................................................26
FORMAT..........................................106
Frame number........................................172
Full press..................................................27
H
Half press..................................................27
HQ ............................................................29
I
INDEX ......................................................73
Index display ......................................62
INDOOR ............................................36
INFO ......................................................105
ISO............................................................54
Searching the list of menus ~ P. 164
The camera’s menus are listed in a tree structure. When you come across a menu
whose name is unfamiliar on the menu screen, you can find the relevant pages for
this menu function in the menu list.
For example
When you want to know how to make settings for WB in
the menu screen
Menu directory
Shooting menu ( mode)
Top menu Tab Function Setting Ref.page
MODE MENU CAMERA OFF , ON P. 42
V
Go through the menus until you find WB and look for the
reference page number.
* For information on how to read the instructions in this manual, refer to “How to read the
instruction pages” (P. 3)
2
PICTURE WB AUTO , , , , P. 57
CARD FORMAT YES, NO P. 106
SETUP ALLRESET OFF, ON P. 82
OFF , , P. 41
ESP/ ESP, P. 55
–
2.0 - 0.0 - +2.0 P. 56
DRIVE , P. 43
ISO AUTO , 80, 100, 200, 400 P. 54
DIGITALZOOM OFF, ON P. 40
OFF, ON P. 49
PANORAMA P. 44
2 IN 1 P. 46
ENGLISH, FRANCAIS, DEUTSCH, P. 84
How to read the instruction pages
640 x 480
CANCEL
320 x 240
SELECT
GO
EXIT
OK
CANCEL
SELECT
GO
EXIT
OK
Editing still images
Resizing
Play back the image you want to
resize.
~ “Single-frame playback” (P. 60)
In the top menu, select MODE MENU
T EDIT T .
“How to use the menus” (P. 17)
~
Select the file size.
Trimming
Play back the image you want to
trim.
~ “Single-frame playback” (P. 60)
In the top menu, select MODE MENU
T EDIT T .
~ “How to use the menus” (P. 17)
Select .
Zoom button W /T
Joystick
A bar is displayed when editing is in
progress. When the bar disappears,
the normal display is restored.
67
This sample page is only for your reference. It may differ from the actual page in
this manual.
Step through the menus
in the order of the arrows
(P. 17)
The gray part on the right
shows tips for operating
5
procedures.
Playback
This shows the buttons
corresponding to the
function.
Indications used in this manual
Important information on factors which may lead to a malfunction
or operational problems. Also warns of operations that should be
absolutely avoided.
Reference pages describing details or related information.
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Contents
How to use this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
How to read the instruction pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1 Basic operations 9
How to use the mode switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
How to use the buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Button operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Joystick operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
How to use the menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Types of the menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2 Things to know before shooting 25
If correct focus cannot be obtained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
How to focus on a difficult subject. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Subjects that are difficult to focus on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Selecting the record mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3 Advanced shooting 33
Using the situation-related shooting modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
NIGHT SCENE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
NIGHT+PORTRAIT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
LANDSCAPE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
LANDSCAPE+PORTRAIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
INDOOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
FIREWORKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
PORTRAIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
SELF PORTRAIT (Shooting yourself while holding the camera) . . . . . . 37
CUISINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
SPORT (Capturing a fast-moving subject) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
BEACH & SNOW (Shooting seascapes
or snow-capped mountain landscapes ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
AVAILABLE LIGHT PORTRAIT (Shooting in low light conditions
without a flash) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
SUNSET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Optical zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
DIGITAL ZOOM – Using the digital zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Macro mode shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Self-timer shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
DRIVE — Sequential shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
PANORAMA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
2 IN 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Movie recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Recording sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
4 How to optimize your settings before shooting 51
Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
ISO sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Changing the metering area ESP/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Varying the image brightness (Exposure Compensation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
WB — Adjusting the color tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Image stabilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
5 Playback 59
Viewing still images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Single-frame playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Close-up playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Index display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Calendar display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Slideshow (sequential auto playback) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Rotating images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Editing still images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
BLACK & WHITE and SEPIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Resizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Trimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Adding sound to recorded images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
MOVIE PLAY — Viewing movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Editing movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
CAPTURE — Capturing a movie frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
INDEX — Making movie index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
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EDIT — Editing a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Playback on TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Protecting images (preventing accidental erasure) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Erasing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Single-frame erasure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
All-frame erasure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
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Customizing the settings/functions of your camera
ALL RESET — Saving the camera’s settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Changing the display language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
PW ON SETUP/PW OFF SETUP — Power on/off display/sound setting . . . . . 85
SCREEN SETUP — Setting up an image for the startup/shutdown screen . . . 87
REC VIEW — Checking the picture immediately after shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
VOLUME — Selecting the playback volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Setting the warning tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
BEEP — Setting the button operation sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
SHUTTER SOUND — Setting the shutter sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
FILE NAME — Assigning a file name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
PIXEL MAPPING — Checking the image processing functions . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Adjusting the monitor brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
VIDEO OUT — Selecting the video signal type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Selecting the number of images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
SETUP — Changing the slideshow pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
INFO — Displaying shooting information on the monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
FORMAT — Formatting the card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
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7 Printing 107
Print reservation (DPOF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Selecting the print reservation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Single-frame reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
All-frame reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Resetting print reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Direct printing (PictBridge) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Connecting the camera to a printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Flowchart for printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
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Selecting the print mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Setting the print paper items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Selecting pictures you want to print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Setting printing data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Trimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
If an error code is displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
8 Transferring images to a computer 131
Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Using the provided OLYMPUS Master software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
What is OLYMPUS Master? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Installing OLYMPUS Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Connecting the camera to the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Starting OLYMPUS Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Displaying the camera’s images on your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Downloading images to save on your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Disconnecting the camera from your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Viewing still images and movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Printing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Transferring images to your computer without using OLYMPUS Master . . . . 147
9 Appendix 149
If you encounter problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Error codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Camera maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
10 Information 163
Menu directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Available functions by shooting mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Names of parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Monitor indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
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MODE MENU
Basic operations
The advanced shooting and playback techniques used by professional
photographers are drawn from years of experience and skill in making
precise camera adjustments.
Now, with your digital camera, you’ll be able to take advantage of those
same advanced techniques simply by pressing a few buttons.
You’ll find a wide choice of shooting functions listed in the camera’s
menus that make it easy to change the focusing area, adjust the white
balance, etc. The menus can be navigated simply by pressing buttons
while viewing the monitor.
But before you can use these functions, you first need to learn how to
operate the buttons and menus.
How to use the mode switch
Still picture shooting
mode
Select this for still picture
shooting.
Movie record mode
Select this for movie
shooting.
Playback mode
Select this for playback.
Slide the mode switch
to the mode position
you want to use.
This camera is equipped with the following three modes. Use the mode switch to
select the desired mode.
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1
2
3
4
5
QUICK VIEW
W/
MENU
Joystick
~
P. 15
T/
This camera has a variety of functions to enable you to optimize settings for
various shooting conditions. Some functions are available using the buttons
(~ See below) and others are available using the menus (~ P. 17). You can
set the functions using the buttons and the Joystick while viewing the monitor.
Button operation
Some buttons have different functions in the shooting mode and the
playback mode.
1 QUICK VIEW button
Plays back images while in the shooting mode. Pressing the shutter button
halfway down after checking the recorded images resumes the shooting mode.
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Functions available in normal playback mode are also available during Quick
View.
Shooting mode
Playback mode
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NO
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SELECT
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2 Erase button ~P. 7 9
Erases the selected image.
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3 Zoom button T/ ~P. 39, 61
Shooting T: Enlarges a distant subject. (zoom-in, telephoto shooting)
Playback : Close-up
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Press
Press
4 Zoom button W/ ~P. 39, 62
Shooting W: Enables shooting at a wider angle. (zoom-out, wide-angle shooting)
Playback :
Displays all stored images at once (index display). Pressing this button also sorts
stored images by shooting date and displays a calendar showing you
corresponding thumbnails on the respective shooting dates (calendar display).
Index display
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Calendar display
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How to use the buttons
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Press
P
SCENE SELECT
FLASH MODE
MODE MENU
5 Menu button ~P. 1 7
Displays or exits menu.
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Press the menu button again
to exit the menu.
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Joystick operation
The Joystick can be pushed up, down or left or right, or it can be pressed.
These operations enable you to set various functions on the menus or to
select frames during playback.
Push the upper edge, lower
edge, left edge or right
edge of the Joystick in the
direction of illustrated
arrows.
You can confirm settings
on the menus or you can
move within the menus.
~ P. 17
Press the center down
on the Joystick.
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You can select frames
you want to play back.
~ P. 60
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How to use the buttons
The following illustrations show how to operate the Joystick.
When pushing up
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When pushing left
When pushing right When pushing down
When pressing the center
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How to use the menus
SCENE SELECT
FLASH MODE
MODE MENU
Goes to the FLASH
MODE setting screen.
Goes to the SCENE
SELECT setting screen.
Goes to the
setting screen.
Goes to MODE MENU.
Various functions can
be set.
~ P. 19
The camera’s functions can be set. Display the menus on the monitor and select
or set them.
Operation
Select the mode and turn on the
camera.
Press
Display the top menu.
Press
Top menu
POWER switch
Joystick
MENU button
This section explains how the menu
works using the mode.
The Joystick operation guide is displayed.
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Mode switch
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How to use the menus
PROGRAM AUTO
P
P
For
normal
shooting
For
normal
shooting
SELECT
GO
OK
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SQ 1 1280x960
SQ 2 640x480
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SELECT
GO
OK
AUTO
SELECT
GO
OK
FLASH MODE
SCENE SELECT
FLASH MODE
MODE MENU
Going to the setting screen directly and
setting the function
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Currently selected item
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å
å
ñ
Indicates that there are more menu
items and displays them.
Operation guide is displayed at the
bottom of the screen.
SELECT
Push the Joystick up or
down to select the item.
OK
GO
Press the Joystick to
confirm your selection.
SELECT
Push the Joystick up,
down or to the right to
select the item.
CANCEL
Push the Joystick left
to cancel the setting.
FLASH MODE ~ P. 52
~ P. 29
SCENE SELECT
~ P. 34
OFF
OFF
0.0
ESP
ESP/
DRIVE
CAMERA
CARD
SET PIC
WB
AUTO
PICTURE CAM
CARD
SET
Setting functions in MODE MENU
SCENE SELECT
FLASH MODE
MODE MENU
OFF
OFF
0.0
ESP
ESP/
DRIVE
CAMERA
CARD
SET PIC
The following example shows the setting.
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Tab ~ P. 2 3
CAMERA
PICTURE
CARD
SETUP
Select a tab.
CAMERA
tab
How to use the menus
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The functions are categorized under
tabs.
PICTURE
tab
The current setting is displayed.
Push up or down to select a tab.
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How to use the menus
FORMAT
ALL RESET
PW ON SETUP
PW OFF SETUP
REC VIEW
ENGLISH
ON
ON
CARD
CAM
PIC
CAM
PIC
CARD
SET
SETUP
Push right
OFF
CAMERA
CARD
SET PIC
ESP/
DRIVE
CARD tab
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SETUP tab
Move to the functions of the tab you
are selecting.
Select the item.
Select the
setting.
CAMERA
ESP/
CARD
DRIVE
SET PIC
OFF
OFF
ESP
0.0
When a tab is selected, the
respective functions are displayed.
Currently selected item
Indicates that there are more menu
items following DRIVE.
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The options for the selected item
are displayed.
Select the option and confirm it.
OFF
CAMERA
CARD
SET PIC
ESP/
DRIVE
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Press
Press the
Joystick
repeatedly
until the menu
disappears.
Returning to the previous item on the menus
How to use the menus
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Normal shooting screen is restored.
The icon corresponding to the
setting is displayed. (The super
macro icon is displayed here.)
Explanations for menu operation
This manual uses the following explanations for menu operations.
Setting functions in MODE MENU:
Example: In the top menu, select MODE MENU T SETUP T REC VIEW T
OFF or ON.
Going to the setting screen directly and setting the function:
Example: In the top menu, select FLASH MODE.
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How to use the menus
SCENE SELECT
FLASH MODE
MODE MENU
DIGITAL ZOOM
MODE MENU
MODE MENU
INFO
MODE MENU
MOVIE PLAY
INFO
Types of the menus
Top menu
~P. 52
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~P. 29 ~P. 34
~P .64
~P. 105 ~P. 78
mode
mode (still image)
~P.58
mode
~P. 29 ~P. 40
~P. 70
mode (movie)
~P. 105 ~P. 78
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OFF
OFF
0.0
ESP
ESP/
DRIVE
CAMERA
CARD
SET PIC
CAMERA
CARD
SET PIC
OFF
OFF
0.0
ESP
ESP/
DRIVE
WB
AUTO
PICTURE
CARD
SET
CAM
FORMAT
CARD
SET
CAM
PIC
ALL RESET
PW ON SETUP
PW OFF SETUP
REC VIEW
ON
ON
ENGLISH
SETUP
CAM
PIC
CARD
Mode menu
Tab
/
~P. 42
mode
CAMERA tab
How to use the menus
CAMERA : Sets shooting functions.
PICTURE : Sets white balance.
EDIT : Edits recorded images.
CARD : Formats the card or erases all
recorded images.
SETUP : Sets basic functions that allow you to
use the camera more efficiently, such
as date, time, language selection
, etc.
PLAY : Sets playback functions.
~P. 57
PICTURE tab
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~P. 55 ~P. 43
~P. 106
CARD tab
~P. 41~P. 56
~P. 82
~P. 85 ~P. 89
SETUP tab ( mode)
~P. 84~P. 85
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PLAY
EDIT
CARD
SET
BLACK & WHITE
SEPIA
EDIT
PLAYCARD
SET
FORMAT
CARD
SET
PLAY
EDIT
ALL ERASE
ALL RESET
PW ON SETUP
PW OFF SETUP
SCREEN SETUP
ON
ON
ENGLISH
SETUP
PLAY
EDIT
CARD
mode
~P. 65
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~P. 69
~P. 80
~P. 106
PLAY tab
CARD tab
~P. 108
~P. 66
EDIT tab
~P. 67 ~P. 67 ~P. 66
~P. 82
SETUP tab
~P. 85 ~P. 87
~P. 85
~P. 84
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SQ1
NORMAL
1600x1200
2048x1536
1280x960
HIGH
SELECT
GO
CANCEL
OK
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2288x1520
3:2
SELECT
GO
CANCEL
OK
SHQ 2288x1712
SQ 1 1600x1200
SQ 2 640x480
HQ 2288x1712
SELECT
GO
OK
Things to know before shooting
In most shooting situations, the camera can give you satisfying results if
you simply press the shutter button. However, sometimes you may come
across a subject that is difficult to focus on. This chapter explains how to
deal with those hard-to-focus subjects.
Another important thing is to select the appropriate record mode before
you start shooting. Remember that depending on what you are going to
do with your shots later, you may find that the image looks grainy in large
prints, the file size is too big for e-mail, etc. To avoid this kind of problem,
always check the record mode before shooting.
If correct focus cannot be obtained
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The camera selects the subject to focus on automatically by detecting the
contrast. If the subject’s contrast is relatively weak, the camera may focus on
something else within the chosen image composition. To avoid this you can use
Focus Lock.
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Things to know before shooting
How to focus on a difficult subject
Turn on the power in the mode.
Position the AF target mark on the
subject you want to focus on.
AF target
mark
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POWER switch
Shutter button
Monitor
Mode switch
Keep the shutter button pressed
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halfway until the green lamp lights.
Green lamp
If correct focus cannot be obtained
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halfway, recompose your shot.
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capture the picture.
Full press
When shooting a hard-to-focus
subject, point the camera at an
object about the same distance
away as the subject.
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The focus and exposure are locked
(autofocus).
If the green lamp blinks when the
shutter button is pressed
The subject is out of focus.
Recompose your shot and try
focusing again.
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If correct focus cannot be obtained
Subjects that are difficult to focus on
Under the following conditions, auto focus may not work properly.
The green lamp blinks:
The subject cannot be
brought into focus.
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Things to know before shooting
Subjects with low contrast
The green lamp lights, but
the subject cannot be
brought into focus.
Subjects with different
distances
Subjects in excessively bright
light in the center of the frame
Fast-moving subjects The subject you are
Subjects with no vertical
lines
focusing on is not in the
center of the frame.
If this happens, focus on a high-contrast object the same distance away as the
intended subject, recompose your shot and then take the picture. If the subject has
no vertical lines, hold the camera vertically and adjust the focus, then return the
camera to the horizontal position to take the picture.
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Selecting the record mode
You can select the best record mode for your purpose (printing, editing on a PC,
attaching to e-mail, etc.).
Still picture record mode
In the mode, select in the top
menu.
~ “How to use the menus” (P. 17)
Select from [SHQ], [HQ], [SQ1] or
[SQ2].
SHQ 2288x1712
HQ 2288x1712
SQ 1 1280x960
SQ 2 640x480
SELECT
Confirm the setting When you select the
picture size
Select the picture size.
SHQ/HQ setting
HQ
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GO
OK
Mode switch
2
Things to know before shooting
Joystick
Refer to the table on page 31 for
selecting the record mode.
3:2
CANCEL
2288x1520
SELECT
GO
OK
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Selecting the record mode
SQ1/SQ2 setting
Select the
picture size.
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Things to know before shooting
Select the
compression.
2048x1536
1600x1200
1280x960
CANCEL
2048x1536
1600x1200
1280x960
SQ1
SELECT
SQ1
SELECT
HIGH
NORMAL
GO
HIGH
NORMAL
GO
OK
OK
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