Olympus Camcorder User Manual
Digital Vision
for Macintosh
User’s Guide
The contents of this User’s Guide and the Olympus Digital Vision software are
copyright 1996 Olympus America, Inc.
The product names in this User’s Guide are trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective organizations.
Introduction
The Olympus Digital Vision software allows you to connect the camera to a computer
and receive picture data. Use your imaging software (such as Adobe PhotoDeluxe)
to manipulate the photos and add them to projects (such as greeting cards).
The process is as follows:
1. Take pictures using the Olympus Digital Camera.
2. Connect the camera to the computer.
3. Access your imaging software.
4. Select the Olympus plugin.
5. Download the pictures you want.
6. Use your imaging software to create projects with your pictures.
Note: This manual describes how to use the Olympus Digital Vision software. For
details on using the camera, see your Olympus Digital Still Camera instructions.
Installing the Software
The Olympus Digital Vision software provides the interface between the imaging
software and the camera. You must install the Olympus Digital Vision software before
you can bring the pictures into the computer.
To install the software:
1. Insert the diskette into the floppy drive.
2. Drag the Olympus Plugin from the floppy to the Plugins folder for your imaging
application.
Note: Most applications that support plugins store them in a Plugins folder. If you
aren’t sure where to put the plugin, see your application documentation.
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Connecting the Camera to the Computer
After you have installed the software, you are ready to connect the camera to the
computer so that you can download the pictures you have taken.
To connect the camera to the computer:
1. Turn off the camera.
2. Connect one end of the communication cable the computer’s serial port.
3. Connect the other end to the camera.
4. Turn on the camera.
Note: For complete details and illustrations, see the Olympus Digital Still Camera
instructions.
Accessing the Software
The Olympus Digital Vision software is accessed through an imaging software
application (such as Adobe PhotoDeluxe) that supports plugins. You must have both
the imaging software and the Olympus Digital Vision software installed before you can
bring the pictures into the computer.
To access the Olympus Digital Vision software:
1. Open your imaging software.
2. Select the Olympus plugin.
Note: How you access plugins depends on your imaging software, but it’s usually
a selection on the File menu.
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The Olympus Digital Vision splash screen displays while the thumbnails load from the
camera into the computer.
The Olympus Digital Vision window displays the Contact Sheet, which contains
thumbnails of the pictures stored in the camera.
Note: Each time you open the software, these thumbnails are loaded—this can take
up to 3-4 seconds per picture, so it may take a few minutes to display all of the
thumbnails. However, once the software is open, the thumbnails are stored in
memory—if you switch windows and then return to the Contact Sheet they are
already loaded and display immediately.
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If there are additional pictures that do not fit into the display, a vertical scroll bar
displays on the right side of the page.
To view additional pictures:
❒ Click the up or down arrows on the scroll bar as necessary.
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Problems Accessing the Camera
If the software or computer has problems accessing the camera, the following message
displays:
❒ Be sure the camera is ON (close and open the lens barrier, making sure it is as far
open as possible).
❒ Be sure you have fresh, charged batteries. If the batteries are old, stale, or drained,
the camera does not stay on long enough for the computer to access it.
❒ Be sure the cable is connected properly, both to the computer and to the camera.
❒ Turn off the Chooser: Select the Chooser from the Apple menu, then click Inactive
to turn it off.
Note: Complete details on operating the camera are included in the Olympus Digital
Still Camera instructions.
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