Olympus C-3020 Zoom Quick Start Guide

DIGITAL CAMERA	Using this camera for the first time

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QUICK START

GUIDE

OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD.

San-Ei Building, 22-2, Nishi Shinjuku 1-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan Customer support (Japanese language only): Tel. [phone] Tokyo

OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.

Two Corporate Center Drive, Melville, NY 11747-3157, U.S.A. Tel. [phone] (Technical support) Tel. [phone] (Toll-free) (First 30 days after purchase)

Tel. [phone] (After 30 days) (E-Mail) [e-mail]

Olympus software updates can be obtained at: http://olympus.com/digital/

Adobe [Photoshop] Support

Adobe software updates and technical information can be obtained at: http://www.adobe.com/support/

OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO. (EUROPA) GMBH.

(Premises/Goods delivery) Wendenstraße 14-18, 20097 Hamburg, Germany Tel. [phone] (Letters) Postfach 10 49 08, 20034 Hamburg, Germany

Our Hotline is available from 9 am to 6 pm (Monday to Friday) E-Mail: [e-mail]

«Olympus Web site» http://www.olympus.com

Taking still pictures

Full Automatic mode

	1							Remove the lens cap and
								set the mode dial to P.
2	Point the camera towards a subject while
	viewing through the viewfinder.

	Card access lamp
3	To focus on the subject, press the shutter button
	halfway, slowly and gently.

● When the subject is in focus, the green lamp lights up.

4	To start shooting, press the shutter button gently all
	the way (fully).	Green lamp

●The green lamp and card access lamp blink and the camera begins storing pictures on the card.

●To turn off the camera

Set the mode dial to OFF.

C-3020 QSG.EN.p65

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Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. This guide has been designed for those who want to become familiar with the camera in a very short time. See the Reference Manual for more details.

Checking the Package Contents

Camera	Warranty/Registration card (North
Strap	America only)
Lens cap with string	Safety Precautions
USB cable	SmartMedia (16 MB)
AA (R6) alkaline batteries (4)	Static free case for SmartMedia
CD-ROMs with Windows 98 USB driver	Labels for SmartMedia (2 pieces)
software, Reference manual, and more.	Write-protect seals for SmartMedia
Basic Manual	(4 pieces)
Quick Start Guide (this publication)	SmartMedia Instructions
Software installation guide (included in
the CD-ROM package in some areas)

Attaching the strap

Pull the string 1 loop through the hole in the

lens cap.

Put the strap through the string

2loop.

Thread the strap through the

3strap eyelet.

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2

Strap eyelet

Loosen the strap in the stopper

4beforehand to adjust the strap length.

Thread the strap through the

5stopper as indicated by the arrows. When the strap length is satisfactory, pull on the strap to make sure it is securely fastened.

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5 Stopper

Attach the strap to the other

6strap eyelet following steps 3 – 5.

Viewing still pictures

Quick View

1	Press the	(monitor) button	2	Display the desired pictures
	twice quickly.			using the arrow pad.
	● The monitor turns on and the			● Pictures indicated by	are

	recorded picture appears.	movie frames. T See “Playing
		back movies”.
			Jumps to the picture
			10 frames behind.
			Displays the next picture.
			Jumps to the picture
		Displays the	10 frames ahead.
		previous picture.
		Zoom lever	Turning the zoom
			lever towards
			T: Enlarges the
			picture.
			W: Displays multiple
			pictures at the
			same time.
3	To return to the shooting mode, press the shutter button halfway.
	● The monitor turns off. You can now shoot pictures using the viewfinder.

Loading the batteries

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	2
Make sure the camera is turned off	Slide the battery compartment lock on
(i.e. the mode dial is set to OFF).	the battery compartment cover in the
	direction of .

4 3

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Slide the battery compartment cover in the direction of the arrow printed on it, using your fingertip. Using a fingernail could result in injury.

Insert the batteries in the direction shown in the illustration.

When using LB-01 lithium battery packs When using AA (R6) batteries

	Close the battery compartment cover, then press it
6	down and slide it in the opposite direction of the
	arrow printed on it.
7	● When pressing the battery compartment cover shut,
	be sure to press the center of the cover, as it may be
	difficult to close properly by pressing the edge.
	● Make sure the cover is completely closed.

Slide the battery compartment lock on the battery compartment cover in the direction of .

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Inserting/ejecting the card

1	Make sure the camera is turned off
	(i.e. the mode dial is set to OFF).
2	Open the Card cover.

3 Inserting the card

Insert the card fully with the contact area facing towards the monitor side (back of the camera). Insert until you feel the card locked into place.

● Note the orientation of the card. If it is inserted incorrectly, it may become jammed.

3 Ejecting the card

Push in the card lightly to unlock it, then pull it out.

4 Close the cover tightly.

Note:

●NEVER open the card cover, eject the card, remove the batteries, or disconnect the optional AC adapter while the camera is in use or the camera is communicating with a computer. Doing so could destroy all data on the card.

		Recording movies
	Movie mode
2	Press to display Menu.	1	Remove the lens cap and set the
			mode dial to S-Prg.

3	Press Ñ to select
	S-Prg.			S-Prg
				MODE MENU
				DIGITAL ZOOM
4		ñ		S-prg
	repeatedlyPress		to
	select	Movie.
			CANCEL	SELECT	GO
			Viewfinder	Orange lamp

Card access lamp

5	Press .	Point the camera towards the
		6 subject and compose the
		picture while viewing through
		the monitor.

7	Press the shutter button all
	the way to start recording.
	● The orange lamp lights up.
	● The subjects are kept in focus
	all the time during movie
	recording.

Press the shutter button all 8 the way again to stop

recording.

● The card access lamp blinks and the camera starts writing the movie to the card.

● If you use up the remaining seconds displayed, the camera automatically stops shooting and starts writing the movie to the card.

AF target mark

Seconds remaining

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