Olympus C-500 User Manual
DIGITAL CAMERA
D-595 ZOOM
C-500 ZOOM
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.
Detailed explanations of all the
functions for getting the most out
of your camera.
Basic Operation
Shooting
Playing Back
Printing
Online Pictures
Camera Settings
Troubleshooting
How to use this manual
(Basic and Advanced Manuals
The instruction manual accompanying this camera is divided into two
parts: the Basic Manual and the Advanced Manual (this document).
Basic
Manual
Advanced
Manual
(Indications used in this manual
Below is an explanation of how to read the instructions in this manual.
Please read it carefully before proceeding.
Note
Important information on factors which may lead to a malfunction or operational
problems. Also warns of operations that should be absolutely avoided.
TIPS
Useful information and hints that will help you get the most out of your camera.
g
Reference pages describing details or associated information.
For details on notation and how to read the procedure pages, see
“How to read the procedure pages”. (P. 21)
This manual helps you get used to the camera. It gives you easy-tofollow explanations on how to take pictures and view them.
This manual introduces you to the camera’s many functions after you
have mastered the basics. It will help you to use the camera’s
capabilities to take much more creative pictures, with more fun!
2
Composition of the manual
Table of Contents P. 4
You’ll find important points for
getting the most out of your
camera here.
Read this part before taking
pictures.
Explanations of techniques
from basics to advanced,
giving you an understanding of
all the functions related to
taking pictures.
To view, edit and sort the
pictures you have taken.
Settings to make your camera
easier to use.
To print the pictures you have
taken.
To enjoy the pictures you have
taken on a computer. To use
OLYMPUS Master.
Troubleshooting.
For when you want to know
the names of parts, see a list
of menus, or find what you are
looking for.
Basic operation
Tips before you start
taking pictures
Basic shooting
functions
Additional shooting
functions
Playback
Settings
Printing pictures
Connecting the camera
to a computer
Appendix
Miscellaneous
P. 8
P. 22
P. 34
P. 45
P. 60
P. 80
P. 91
P. 105
P. 121
P. 138
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
The title page of each chapter gives a short description of the contents.
Be sure to check it out.
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Table of Contents
How to use this manual....................................................................... 2
Composition of the manual ................................................................. 3
1 Basic operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -8
How to use the shooting button and playback button ......................... 9
How to use the mode dial.................................................................. 12
How to use the direct buttons............................................................ 13
Using the direct buttons .............................................................. 15
How to use the menus ...................................................................... 16
About the menus ......................................................................... 16
Using the menus ......................................................................... 19
How to read the procedure pages..................................................... 21
2 Tips before you start taking pictures - - - - - -22
Holding the camera ........................................................................... 23
When to use the monitor and viewfinder..................................... 24
If correct focus cannot be obtained................................................... 25
How to focus (focus lock) ............................................................ 25
Subjects that are difficult to focus on .......................................... 26
Record mode .............................................................................. 27
Still picture record modes............................................................ 27
Movie record modes.................................................................... 28
Number of storable still pictures/remaining recording time ......... 28
To change the record mode........................................................ 29
Recording pictures ............................................................................ 30
Relationship between the internal memory and the card............ 30
Using a card (optional) ...................................................................... 31
Card basics ................................................................................. 31
Inserting a card ........................................................................... 31
3 Basic shooting functions- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34
Selecting a shooting mode according to the situation....................... 35
Selecting scene modes by subject (SCENE SELECT) ............... 37
Zooming in on a distant subject ........................................................ 39
Using the digital zoom................................................................. 40
Taking close-up pictures (macro/super macro) .................... 41
Flash shooting .............................................................................. 42
Adjusting picture brightness (exposure compensation) .................... 44
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Table of Contents
4 Additional shooting functions - - - - - - - - - - -45
Setting the aperture and shutter speed (manual shooting) ......... 46
Selecting light measurement points .................................. 46
Taking pictures in low light conditions (ISO) ..................................... 47
Adjusting picture coloration ...................................................... 48
One-touch white balance ..................................................... 49
Recording movies ....................................................................... 50
Recording sound with movies ................................................ 51
Sequential shooting .................................................................. 52
Self-timer shooting ..................................................................... 53
Function shooting (BLACK & WHITE/SEPIA/VIVID)......................... 54
Panorama shooting ........................................................................... 55
Taking two-in-one pictures ................................................................ 57
Recording sound with still pictures ............................................... 58
Noise reduction .......................................................................... 59
5 Playback - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -60
Playing back still pictures .................................................................. 61
Selecting the number of pictures .......................................... 62
Picture rotation ...................................................................... 62
Slideshow ............................................................................ 63
Playing back movies ................................................................... 65
Editing still pictures (ADD FRAME/BLACK & WHITE/SEPIA/ ).... 66
Adding sound to still pictures ................................................. 68
Editing movies ................................................................................... 69
Creating an index ........................................................................ 69
Editing a movie............................................................................ 70
Playing back pictures on a TV........................................................... 72
Selecting the video output ........................................................... 73
Displaying detailed shooting information ............................... 74
Protecting pictures ...................................................................... 75
Copying pictures to a card (BACKUP) .............................................. 76
Erasing pictures .................................................................... 77
Single-frame erase ................................................................ 77
All-frame erase .................................................................... 78
Formatting ............................................................................. 79
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Table of Contents
6 Settings- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 80
Saving camera settings (ALL RESET) .............................................. 81
Changing the display language .............................................. 82
Selecting a power on screen (PW ON SETUP) ................................ 83
Registering a power on screen (SCREEN SETUP) .................... 84
Viewing pictures immediately (REC VIEW)....................................... 85
Setting warning sounds ............................................................. 85
Setting operation sounds (BEEP) ..................................................... 86
Setting the shutter sound (SHUTTER SOUND)................................ 86
Setting the playback volume (VOLUME)........................................... 87
Resetting the file name (FILE NAME) ............................................... 88
Checking the image processing function (PIXEL MAPPING)........... 89
Adjusting the brightness of the monitor ..................................... 89
Setting the date and time .......................................................... 90
7 Printing pictures - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 91
Direct printing (PictBridge) ................................................................ 92
Using the direct printing function ................................................. 92
Printing pictures .......................................................................... 93
Other print modes and print settings........................................... 96
If an error code is displayed........................................................ 98
Print settings (DPOF) .................................................................. 99
How to make print reservations................................................... 99
Single-frame reservation ..................................................... 101
All-frame reservation .......................................................... 102
Resetting print reservation data .......................................... 103
8 Connecting the camera to a computer - - - - 105
Flow................................................................................................. 106
Using OLYMPUS Master ................................................................ 107
What is OLYMPUS Master?...................................................... 107
Installing OLYMPUS Master ..................................................... 108
Connecting the camera to a computer ............................................ 112
Starting up OLYMPUS Master ........................................................ 113
Displaying camera images on a computer ...................................... 115
Downloading and saving images .............................................. 115
Viewing still pictures and movies .................................................... 117
Printing pictures .............................................................................. 118
To download and save images to a computer without using
OLYMPUS Master............................................................... 120
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Table of Contents
9 Appendix - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 121
Troubleshooting .............................................................................. 122
Error codes................................................................................ 122
Troubleshooting ........................................................................ 124
Camera care ................................................................................... 130
AC adapter (optional) ...................................................................... 131
Safety Precautions .......................................................................... 132
Glossary of terms ............................................................................ 136
10 Miscellaneous - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 138
Menu list.......................................................................................... 139
List of factory default settings.......................................................... 144
Modes and shooting functions ........................................................ 146
Names of parts ................................................................................ 148
Camera ..................................................................................... 148
Monitor indications .................................................................... 150
Index ............................................................................................... 153
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1 Basic operation
HQ
0.0
1
MONITOR OFF
Basic operation
Don’t you feel that although your camera
has many attractive functions, you are
unable to use them confidently?
Now all you have to do is simply press the
buttons on your digital camera. By setting
the menus, you can easily do things like
change where the light is metered or adjust
the coloration of your picture.
Just display a menu on the monitor and use
the buttons to choose a setting. Familiarize
yourself with the buttons and menus before
reading the explanations of the various
functions.
MODE MENU
SELECT
WB
AUTO
GO
OK
0.0
HQ
8
Movies
00:0:15150 0:15
Sequential shooting
How to use the shooting button and playback button
This camera features a shooting mode and a playback mode. Shooting
mode is for taking pictures and making shooting settings, whereas
playback mode is for displaying pictures you have taken.
To switch between the two modes, use # and $. Press $ on its own, to
turn the camera on in playback mode.
(Turning the camera on in shooting mode
Press the POWER switch.
• The camera turns on in shooting mode. You are ready to take pictures.
POWER switch (The monitor turns on.
1
Basic operation
(The lens extends.
To turn the camera off
→ Press the POWER switch. The lens retracts, and the monitor turns off.
To enable playback mode
→ Press $. The lens remains extended, and playback mode is enabled. Press #
to return to shooting mode.
Shooting button (#)
Playback button (
$)
9
How to use the shooting button and playback button
(Turning the camera on in playback mode
With the camera off, press $.
• The camera turns on in playback mode. The last picture taken is displayed on the
1
monitor.
POWER switch
(The monitor turns on.
Basic operation
(The lens is retracted.
To turn the camera off
→ Press the POWER switch. Or else, press $. The monitor turns off.
To enable shooting mode
→ Press #. The lens extends, and shooting mode is enabled. Press $ to return to
playback mode. The lens remains extended.
Shooting button (#)
Playback button (
$)
Note
• When the power is turned on, sometimes the monitor flashes before displaying
the picture. This is not a malfunction.
10
How to use the shooting button and playback button
30 15
30
100
0005
HQ
F2.8
1/1000
0.0
HQ
2560
1920
(Switching between shooting mode and playback mode
Press # or $ to switch between shooting mode and playback mode.
To take pictures
(shooting mode)
F2.8
1/1000
P
HQ
2560
1920
•
The subject is displayed
on the monitor.
0.0
Press $.
Press #.
55
To playback
(playback mode)
100
-
0005
’0505.
0404.
30 15
:
30
• The last picture taken is
displayed on the
monitor.
Shooting mode/Playback mode notation
In this manual, the following icons indicate the camera mode necessary for
using functions.
Indicates shooting mode
Indicates playback mode
1
Basic operation
HQ
5
11
How to use the mode dial
0.0
For auto shooting
with adjustable control
F2.8
1/1000
This camera is capable of taking still pictures and movies. Use the mode dial
to switch between shooting modes before taking pictures. When the mode dial
is set to a mode, the explanation for that mode is displayed on the monitor.
1
P
F2.8
1/1000
P
PROGRAM AUTO
0.0
Basic operation
Mode dial
(About the mode dial
P Suitable for general situations.
h Takes pictures in full auto.
i Suitable for taking portrait-style pictures.
l Suitable for taking pictures of landscapes.
z Suitable for taking pictures at night.
j Suitable for taking moving subjects.
k Suitable for taking your subject in front of a landscape.
This function allows you to select from 10 situation-related modes set to the
f
shooting conditions.
n Records movies.
M This function allows you to set the aperture and shutter speed manually.
TIPS
• For details of each mode, see “Selecting a shooting mode according to the
situation” (P. 35).
• You can change the mode dial before and after turning the camera on.
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Mode dial notation
In this manual, the following icons indicate the mode dial position for using
shooting mode functions.
This indicates that the function is used with the mode dial set to
n.
• The mode dial is not indicated if the function can be used in multiple modes.
See “List of factory default settings” (P. 144).
How to use the direct buttons
The buttons that can be used in shooting mode and playback mode differ.
(Shooting mode
c
f
d
e
$ (Playback) button gP. 11
c
Enables playback mode
# (Flash mode) button gP. 42
d
For selecting the flash mode
& (Macro) button gP. 41
e
Enables macro mode or super macro mode
Zoom button gP. 39
f
W : For wide-angle photography
T : For telephoto photography
bd (Exposure compensation) buttons gP. 44
g
For making fine changes to the exposure setting
g
1
Basic operation
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How to use the direct buttons
(Playback mode
1
d
Basic operation
c
d
e
f
e
# (Shooting) button gP. 11
Enables shooting mode
S (Erase) button gP. 77
Erases pictures displayed on the monitor
y (Rotation) button gP. 62
Rotates pictures you have taken
Zoom button gP. 61
G : For index display
U : For close-up playback
c
f
14
How to use the direct buttons
Using the direct buttons
Basic functions can be easily operated using the direct buttons. Use the arrow pad
and Z to make settings. Follow the buttons displayed on the screen to select and
make each setting.
How to set the flash mode using the # button is shown below.
1 Press the # button in shooting mode.
• The flash mode selection screen is displayed.
1
Basic operation
FLASH MODE
AUTO
The flash fires automatically
in low light.
SELECT GO
OK
Current setting
Operation guide
2 Press ac to select the flash mode.
FLASH MODE
AUTO
This function reduces red-eye.
SELECT GO
OK
Selected setting
3 Press Z.
• The camera is ready to shoot.
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How to use the menus
The menu is displayed on the monitor when Z is pressed either in
shooting mode or playback mode. This menu is used to make all camera
settings.
1
Press Z
Basic operation
About the menus
The menu items displayed in shooting mode and playback mode differ.
Top menu
Menus are divided into shortcut menus
and mode menus.
MODE MENU
MONITOR OFF
Shortcut menus
Press acb to directly make settings
for the respective functions.
Settings are categorized into tabs by
function.
TIPS
• In shooting mode, set the mode dial to h, and
press Z to display [SETUP] instead of [MODE
MENU].
g“Setup menu” (P. 18)
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Mode menu
SETUP
MONITOR OFF
Shortcut menus
P M f k j z l i
mode (for still pictures)
How to use the menus
n mode
(for movies)
1
Basic operation
MONITOR OFF
INFO
MODE MENU
m
MODE MENU
0
gP. 53
MODE MENU
gP. 24
gP. 27
gP. 63 gP. 65
gP. 75
gP. 74
MONITOR OFF
MovieStill picture
MOVIE PLAY
INFO
MODE MENU
0
gP. 51
gP. 24
gP. 27
gP. 75
gP. 74
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How to use the menus
Mode menu
1
CAMERA
PICTURE tab
MEMORY/
CARD tab
Basic operation
SETUP tab
CAMERA
tab
PICTURE
tab
MEMORY/
CARD
tab
SETUP tab
Setup menu
tab
Y
5
ESP/
CAMERA
j
PIC
ISO
MEM
DIGITAL ZOOM
SET
For setting shootingrelated functions.
For making white balance
settings.
For formatting the internal
memory or card. For
backing up the internal
memory to the card.
For making basic camera
settings and settings that
make the camera easier to
use.
OFF
OFF
ESP
OFF
AUTO
OFF
SETUP tab
SETUP
MEMORY FORMAT
ALL RESET
PW ON SETUP
ON
ENGLISH
s
PLAY tab
EDIT tab
MEMORY/
CARD tab
PLAY tab
EDIT tab
MEMORY/
CARD
tab
SETUP tab
<
PLAY
R
EDITMEM
SET
For making print
reservations and recording
sound.
For editing saved pictures.
For formatting the internal
memory or card and
erasing all frames. For
backing up the internal
memory to the card.
For making basic camera
settings and settings that
make the camera easier to
use.
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How to use the menus
TIPS
• The [MEMORY] tab is displayed when using the internal memory and the
[CARD] tab is displayed when a card is inserted in the camera.
• Menu items common to the setup menu and the mode menus (in shooting
mode and playback mode) apply to the same setting, and the setting can be
made from any mode.
• For details of menu items in shooting mode and playback mode, see “Menu list”
(P. 139).
Using the menus
Use the arrow pad and Z to select and set menu items.
Follow the operation guide and arrows on the screen to select and make settings.
This section explains how to use the menus.
Ex: Making the [ISO] setting
Mode dial
acbd buttons
Z button
1 Set the mode dial to a mode other than h.
2 Press Z in shooting mode.
• The top menu is displayed.
Top menu
3 Press d to select [MODE MENU].
This refers to the arrow
pad (acbd).
MODE MENU
MONITOR OFF
1
Basic operation
19
How to use the menus
4 Press ac to select the
[CAMERA] tab, and press d.
1
• Refer to the arrows on the screen to
select a setting with the arrow pad.
5 Press ac to select [ISO], and
press d.
Basic operation
• Refer to the arrows on the screen to
select a setting with the arrow pad.
• Unavailable settings cannot be
selected.
6 Press ac to select the ISO
sensitivity from [AUTO], [50], [100],
[200] and [400], and press Z.
•Press Z repeatedly to exit the menu.
This refers to the
arrow pad (cd).
The selected item
appears indented.
Y
5
ESP/
CAMERA
j
PIC
ISO
MEM
DIGITAL ZOOM
SET
Y
5
ESP/
CAMERA
j
PIC
ISO
MEM
DIGITAL ZOOM
SET
Y
5
ESP/
CAMERA
j
PIC
ISO
MEM
DIGITAL ZOOM
SET
OFF
OFF
ESP
OFF
AUTO
OFF
OFF
OFF
ESP
OFF
AUTO
OFF
AUTO
100
200
400
50
Menu notation
In this manual, procedures for using the menus are expressed as follows.
• Ex: Steps 1 to 5 of making the [ISO] setting
Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [ISO]
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How to read the procedure pages
A sample of a procedure page is shown below explaining the notation.
Look at it carefully before taking or viewing pictures.
(This indicates shooting mode or playback mode.
Both modes can be used when both icons are shown.
g“How to use the shooting button and playback button” (P. 9),
“Shooting mode/Playback mode notation” (P. 11)
(Select the menus in the order
indicated by .
g“Using the menus” (P. 19),
“Menu notation” (P. 20)
(Procedures differ for h mode.
(Available languages vary
depending on the area where you
purchased this camera.
g“Changing the display
language” (P. 82)
(Set the mode dial to one of these
symbols.
g“Mode dial notation” (P. 12)
1
Basic operation
This sample page is only for your reference. It may differ from the actual page in this
manual.
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2 Tips before you start taking pictures
SHQ
SQ2
Tips before you start
taking pictures
2
Your pictures are almost guaranteed to
come out well just by setting the mode dial
to h or P and pressing the shutter
button. But occasionally, you can’t focus on
your subject, or the subject is too dark, or
the picture doesn’t come out the way you
want…
Just knowing which button to press or which
setting to change can help you solve these
problems.
And did you know that by selecting an
image size according to how you plan to use
the pictures afterwards, you can store more
pictures on the memory card? These are
just some of the hints provided in this
chapter.
Online applications
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Printing
applications
Ideas
Ideas
SHQ
SHQ
SQ2
SQ2
Holding the camera
Sometimes when you look at a picture you have taken, the contours of the
subject are blurred. This is often caused by movement of the camera at the
precise moment that the shutter button is pressed.
Picture where subject is not clearly defined
To prevent the camera from moving, hold the camera firmly with both
hands while keeping your elbows at your sides. When taking pictures
with the camera in the vertical position, hold the camera so that the flash
is positioned higher than the lens. Keep your fingers and the strap away
from the lens and flash.
Horizontal grip Vertical grip
2
Tips before you start taking pictures
Top view
Do not hold this part of the lens.
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Holding the camera
When to use the monitor and viewfinder
(Features of the monitor and viewfinder
Monitor Viewfinder
You can check the picture area
that the camera actually
records.
Camera movement occurs easily
and subjects may be difficult to
see in bright/dark places. The
monitor uses more battery power
than the viewfinder.
Use the monitor when you need to
know the exact area the camera
records, or to take a close-up of a
person or flower (macro shooting).
• The camera records a wider area than the image in the
viewfinder.
• As you get closer to the subject, the actual image recorded
(the shaded area in the illustration on the left) differs
slightly from the image in the viewfinder.
turns off. Repeat the steps to turn the monitor on.
To turn the monitor on, press # or the shutter button.
of the monitor” (P. 89)
Bright light, such as direct sunlight, may cause vertical lines (smears) to appear
on the image in the monitor. This does not affect recorded pictures.
2
Disadvantages
Tips before you start taking pictures
Advantages
Tips
Viewfinder
TIPS
To turn the monitor off and take pictures using the viewfinder
→ In shooting mode, press Z to display the top menu, and press c. The monitor
When the monitor turns off automatically
→ If the camera is not used for over 3 minutes, the monitor turns off automatically.
To adjust the brightness of the monitor
→ Adjust the brightness with the [s] settings. g“Adjusting the brightness
When the monitor is hard to see
→
Camera movement does not
occur easily and subjects can be
seen clearly even in bright places.
Little battery power is used.
When close to a subject, the
image in the viewfinder differs
slightly from the picture that the
camera actually records.
Use the viewfinder for general
snapshots, landscape pictures
and other casual shots.
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If correct focus cannot be obtained
F2.8
1/1000
0.0
2560
1920
HQ
F2.8
1/1000
0.0
HQ
2560
1920
The camera automatically detects the focus target in the frame. The level
of contrast is one of the criteria it uses to detect the subject. The camera
may fail to determine subjects with lower contrast than the surroundings or
with an area of extremely strong contrast in the frame. If this happens, the
simplest solution is to use the focus lock.
How to focus (focus lock)
1 Position the AF target mark on
the subject you want to focus on.
• When shooting a hard-to-focus or fastmoving subject, focus the camera on an
object about the same distance away as
the subject.
1/1000
P
HQ
2560
AF target mark
2 Press the shutter button halfway
until the green lamp lights.
• When the focus and exposure are
locked, the green lamp lights.
• The AF target mark moves to the focus
position.
• When the green lamp blinks, the focus
and exposure are not locked. Release your finger from the shutter button,
re-position the AF target mark on the subject and press the shutter button
halfway again.
3 Keeping the shutter button
pressed halfway, recompose
your shot.
Shutter button
Green lamp
1/1000
P
F2.8
1920
F2.8
2
Tips before you start taking pictures
0.0
55
0.0
HQ
2560
1920
55
25
If correct focus cannot be obtained
4 Press the shutter button fully.
Subjects that are difficult to focus on
2
Under certain types of conditions, the auto focus may not work properly.
The green lamp blinks.
The subject cannot be
brought into focus.
Shutter button
Subject with
low contrast
The green lamp lights,
but the subject cannot
be brought into focus.
Subjects at
different
distances
In these cases, focus (focus lock) on an object with high contrast at the same
Tips before you start taking pictures
distance as the intended subject, recompose your shot and then take the picture. If
the subject has no vertical lines, hold the camera vertically and focus the camera
using the focus lock function by pressing the shutter button halfway, then return the
camera to the horizontal position while keeping the button pressed halfway and take
the picture.
Subject with an
extremely bright area in
the center of the frame
Fast-moving
subject
Subject without
vertical lines
The subject is
not in the center
of the frame
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Record mode
You can select a record mode in which to take pictures or shoot movies.
Select the best record mode for your purpose (printing, editing on a
computer, website editing, etc.). For information on the image sizes for
each record mode and memory capacity, see the table on P. 28.
Still picture record modes
Record mode depicts the image size and compression rate of pictures you wish to
record.
Pictures are made from thousands of dots (pixels). If a picture with relatively few
pixels is enlarged, it looks like a mosaic. A picture with many pixels is denser and
clearer, but requires a larger file size (data size), decreasing the number of pictures
that can be saved. Increasing the compression rate reduces the file size, but makes
the pictures appear grainy.
Picture with high number of pixels
Picture with low number of pixels
Image becomes clearer
2
Tips before you start taking pictures
Application
Select according
to print size
For small-sized
prints and websites
Image size becomes larger
Image size
Compression
2560 × 1920 SHQ HQ
1600 × 1200 – SQ1
640 × 480 – SQ2
Low
compression
High
compression
Image size
The number of pixels (horizontal × vertical) used when saving an image. Save your
pictures in a large image size to get clearer prints.
Compression
Image data is compressed and recorded. The higher the compression, the less clear
the image will be.
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Record mode
F2.8
1/1000
0.0
HQ
2560
1920
HQ
0.0
15
Movie record modes
Movies are recorded in Motion-JPEG format.
Number of storable still pictures/remaining recording time
Still pictures
2
Tips before you start taking pictures
Record mode
SHQ 2560 × 1920 3 3 8 8
HQ 2560 × 1920 11 11 25 26
SQ1 1600 × 1200 26 27 60 64
SQ2 640 × 480 108 144 248 331
Image size
With sound
Movies
Record mode
HQ
SQ
Image size
With sound
320 × 240
(30 frames/sec.)
320 × 240
(15 frames/sec.)
Number of storable still pictures
Internal memory
Without sound
Remaining recording time (sec.)
Internal memory
Without sound
20 sec. 20 sec. 47 sec. 48 sec.
40 sec. 41 sec. 93 sec. 96 sec.
Card (Using a
32 MB card)
With sound
Card (Using a
32 MB card)
With sound
Without sound
Without sound
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1/1000
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HQ
2560
Number of storable
still pictures
1920
0.0
55
HQ
Remaining recording time
TIPS
• When a picture is transferred to a computer, the size of the picture on the
computer screen varies depending on the computer’s monitor setting. For
instance, a picture taken with an image size of 1,024 × 768 fills the screen if
you set the picture to 1× when the monitor setting is 1,024 × 768. However, if
the monitor setting is over 1,024 × 768 (such as 1,280 × 1,024), the picture only
takes up part of the screen.
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Record mode
Note
• The number of storable still pictures and remaining recording times listed in the
table are approximate.
• The number of storable still pictures may change according to the subject or
factors like whether print reservations have been made or not. In certain
instances, the number of remaining pictures does not change even when you
take pictures or stored images are erased.
• If movies are shot with [VIDEO OUT] set to [PAL] and the AV cable connected,
the movie recording time will differ from the time listed in the “Number of
storable still pictures/remaining recording time” table.
To change the record mode
Top menu [K] g“How to use the menus” (P. 16)
Tips before you start taking pictures2Tips before you start taking pictures
1 Select [SHQ], [HQ], [SQ1] or
[SQ2], and press Z.
For movies, select [HQ] or [SQ],
and press Z.
K
SHQ
2560
2560 1920HQ
SQ1 1600
SQ2 640
SELECT GO
For still pictures
K
HQ 30fps
320 240
SQ 15
SELECT GO
For movies
1920
1200
480
OK
fps320 240
OK
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Recording pictures
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100
0005
HQ
F2.8
1/1000
0.0
HQ
2560
1920
Pictures taken are stored in the internal memory.
You can also use an optional xD-Picture Card (referred to as “card” in this
manual) to store pictures. The card has greater capacity than the internal
memory, and so is able to store more pictures. The card is convenient, for
example, when you are traveling and you want to take a lot of pictures.
(Internal memory basics
The internal memory corresponds to the film of a normal camera for recording
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pictures you have taken.
Pictures recorded and stored in the internal memory can easily be erased,
overwritten, and/or edited on a computer. The internal memory cannot be replaced
or removed from the camera.
Relationship between the internal memory and the card
The monitor displays which memory (internal or card) is being used for shooting and
displaying images.
Shooting mode Playback mode
F2.8
P
1/1000
0.0
100
-
0005
HQ
Tips before you start taking pictures
HQ
Monitor
indications
[IN]
[xD]
2560
1920
55
Current memory
Shooting mode Playback mode
Stores to the internal memory. Plays the pictures stored in the
Stores to the card. Plays the pictures stored on the
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0404.
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internal memory.
card.
• The internal memory and the card cannot be used at the same time.
• When the card is inserted, the internal memory is disabled. When you want to use
the internal memory, remove the card.
• You can copy all the image data stored in the internal memory to a card.
g“Copying pictures to a card (BACKUP)” (P. 76)
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