Olympus CAMEDIA C-500 ZOOM, CAMEDIA D-595 ZOOM, CAMEDIA D-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.

DIGITAL CAMERA

Advanced
Manual

D-595 ZOOM
C-500 ZOOM

Detailed explanations of all the
functions for getting the most out
of your camera.

Camera Settings

Basic Operation

Shooting

Playing Back

Printing

Online Pictures

Troubleshooting

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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).

(Indications used in this manual

Below is an explanation of how to read the instructions in this manual.
Please read it carefully before proceeding.

For details on notation and how to read the procedure pages, see
“How to read the procedure pages”. (P. 21)

Basic
Manual

This manual helps you get used to the camera. It gives you easy-to­follow explanations on how to take pictures and view them.

Advanced
Manual

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!

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.

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Composition of the manual

The title page of each chapter gives a short description of the contents.
Be sure to check it out.

Basic operation

Tips before you start
taking pictures

Basic shooting
functions

Playback

Settings

Printing pictures

Connecting the camera
to a computer

Appendix

Miscellaneous

Troubleshooting.
For when you want to know
the names of parts, see a list
of menus, or find what you are
looking for.

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.

P. 8

P. 22

P. 34

P. 45

P. 60

P. 80

P. 91

P. 105

P. 121

P. 138

Table of Contents P. 4

Additional shooting
functions

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

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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

Table of Contents

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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

Table of Contents

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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

Table of Contents

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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

Sequential shooting

Movies

MONITOR OFF

MODE MENU

WB

AUTO

SELECT

GO

OK

HQ

HQ

0.0

0.0

00:0:15

15

0 0:1 5

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.

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Basic operation

1

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.

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.

POWER switch (The monitor turns on.

Shooting button (#)

Playback button (

$)

(The lens extends.

How to use the shooting button and playback button

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1

Basic operation

(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
monitor.

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.

Note

• When the power is turned on, sometimes the monitor flashes before displaying
the picture. This is not a malfunction.

POWER switch

(The lens is retracted.

(The monitor turns on.

Shooting button (#)

Playback button (

$)

How to use the shooting button and playback button

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Basic operation

1

(Switching between shooting mode and playback mode

Press # or $ to switch between shooting mode and playback mode.

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30

5

100

100

-

0005

0005

HQ

HQ

F2.8

F2.8

1/1000

1/1000

0.0

0.0

HQ

HQ

P

2560

2560

1920

1920

55

Press $.

To playback

(playback mode)

To take pictures

(shooting mode)

•

The subject is displayed
on the monitor.

• The last picture taken is
displayed on the
monitor.

Press #.

In this manual, the following icons indicate the camera mode necessary for
using functions.

Indicates shooting mode

Indicates playback mode

Shooting mode/Playback mode notation

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1

Basic operation

How to use the mode dial

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.

(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.

f

This function allows you to select from 10 situation-related modes set to the
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.

0.0

0.0

P

PROGRAM AUTO

For auto shooting

with adjustable control

P

F2.8

F2.8

1/1000

1/1000

Mode dial

In this manual, the following icons indicate the mode dial position for using
shooting mode functions.

• The mode dial is not indicated if the function can be used in multiple modes.
See “List of factory default settings” (P. 144).

This indicates that the function is used with the mode dial set to
n.

Mode dial notation

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Basic operation

1

How to use the direct buttons

The buttons that can be used in shooting mode and playback mode differ.

(Shooting mode

c

$ (Playback) button gP. 11

Enables playback mode

d

# (Flash mode) button gP. 42

For selecting the flash mode

e

& (Macro) button gP. 41

Enables macro mode or super macro mode

f

Zoom button gP. 39

W : For wide-angle photography
T : For telephoto photography

g

bd (Exposure compensation) buttons gP. 44

For making fine changes to the exposure setting

c

e

d

f

g

How to use the direct buttons

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1

Basic operation

(Playback mode

c

# (Shooting) button gP. 11

Enables shooting mode

d

S (Erase) button gP. 77

Erases pictures displayed on the monitor

e

y (Rotation) button gP. 62

Rotates pictures you have taken

f

Zoom button gP. 61

G : For index display
U : For close-up playback

c

e

d

f

How to use the direct buttons

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Basic operation

1

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.

2 Press ac to select the flash mode.

3 Press Z.

• The camera is ready to shoot.

Using the direct buttons

SELECT GO

OK

The flash fires automatically
in low light.

FLASH MODE

AUTO

Current setting

Operation guide

FLASH MODE

AUTO

This function reduces red-eye.

SELECT GO

OK

Selected setting

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1

Basic operation

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.

The menu items displayed in shooting mode and playback mode differ.

About the menus

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)

Press Z

Mode menu

MONITOR OFF

MODE MENU

Press acb to directly make settings
for the respective functions.

Settings are categorized into tabs by
function.

Top menu

Shortcut menus

Menus are divided into shortcut menus
and mode menus.

SETUP

MONITOR OFF

How to use the menus

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Basic operation

1

Shortcut menus

MONITOR OFF

MODE MENU

n mode

(for movies)

P M f k j z l i

mode (for still pictures)

MONITOR OFF

MODE MENU

gP. 53

gP. 24
gP. 27

gP. 24
gP. 27

gP. 51

MOVIE PLAY

0

INFO

MODE MENU

MovieStill picture

0

m

INFO

MODE MENU

gP. 75
gP. 74

gP. 74

gP. 63 gP. 65

gP. 75

How to use the menus

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1

Basic operation

Mode menu

Setup menu

CAMERA
tab

For setting shooting­related functions.

PLAY tab

For making print
reservations and recording
sound.

PICTURE
tab

For making white balance
settings.

EDIT tab

For editing saved pictures.

MEMORY/
CARD
tab

For formatting the internal
memory or card. For
backing up the internal
memory to the card.

MEMORY/
CARD
tab

For formatting the internal
memory or card and
erasing all frames. For
backing up the internal
memory to the card.

SETUP tab

For making basic camera
settings and settings that
make the camera easier to
use.

SETUP tab

For making basic camera
settings and settings that
make the camera easier to
use.

PIC

SET

CAMERA

OFF
ESP

ESP/

5

Y

j

ISO

DIGITAL ZOOM

MEM

AUTO

OFF

OFF

OFF

CAMERA

tab

PICTURE tab

MEMORY/

CARD tab

SETUP tab

<

EDITMEM

SET

PLAY

R

PLAY tab

EDIT tab

MEMORY/

CARD tab

SETUP tab

SETUP

MEMORY FORMAT

PW ON SETUP

s

ALL RESET

ON
ENGLISH

How to use the menus

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Basic operation

1

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

1 Set the mode dial to a mode other than h.
2 Press Z in shooting mode.

• The top menu is displayed.

3 Press d to select [MODE MENU].

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

acbd buttons

Z button

Mode dial

MONITOR OFF

MODE MENU

Top menu

This refers to the arrow
pad (acbd).

How to use the menus

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1

Basic operation

4 Press ac to select the

[CAMERA] tab, and press d.

• Refer to the arrows on the screen to
select a setting with the arrow pad.

5 Press ac to select [ISO], and

press d.

• 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.

PIC

SET

CAMERA

OFF
ESP

ESP/

5

Y

j

ISO

DIGITAL ZOOM

MEM

AUTO

OFF

OFF

OFF

This refers to the
arrow pad (cd).

OFF

PIC
MEM
SET

CAMERA

ESP

ESP/

5

Y

j

ISO

DIGITAL ZOOM

AUTO

OFF

OFF

OFF

The selected item
appears indented.

AUTO

50
100
200
400

PIC
MEM
SET

CAMERA

ESP/

5

Y

j

ISO

DIGITAL ZOOM

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]

Menu notation

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Basic operation

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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 sample page is only for your reference. It may differ from the actual page in this
manual.

(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)

(Set the mode dial to one of these

symbols.
g“Mode dial notation” (P. 12)

(Available languages vary

depending on the area where you
purchased this camera.
g“Changing the display
language” (P. 82)

(Procedures differ for h mode.

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2 Tips before you start taking pictures

Tips before you start
taking pictures

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.

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SHQ

SQ2

SQ2

SHQ

SQ2

Online applications

Ideas

Ideas

Printing
applications

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Tips before you start taking pictures

2

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

Top view

Do not hold this part of the lens.

Holding the camera

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2

Tips before you start taking pictures

(Features of the monitor and viewfinder

When to use the monitor and viewfinder

Monitor Viewfinder

Advantages

You can check the picture area
that the camera actually
records.

Camera movement does not
occur easily and subjects can be
seen clearly even in bright places.
Little battery power is used.

Disadvantages

Camera movement occurs easily
and subjects may be difficult to
see in bright/dark places. The
monitor uses more battery power
than the viewfinder.

When close to a subject, the
image in the viewfinder differs
slightly from the picture that the
camera actually records.

Tips

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).

Use the viewfinder for general
snapshots, landscape pictures
and other casual shots.

Viewfinder

• 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.

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

turns off. Repeat the steps to turn the monitor on.

When the monitor turns off automatically

→ If the camera is not used for over 3 minutes, the monitor turns off automatically.

To turn the monitor on, press # or the shutter button.

To adjust the brightness of the monitor

→ Adjust the brightness with the [s] settings. g“Adjusting the brightness

of the monitor” (P. 89)

When the monitor is hard to see

→

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.

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Tips before you start taking pictures

2

If correct focus cannot be obtained

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.

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.

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.

How to focus (focus lock)

F2.8

F2.8

1/1000

1/1000

0.0

0.0

2560

2560

1920

1920

HQ

HQ

P

55

AF target mark

Shutter button

F2.8

F2.8

1/1000

1/1000

0.0

0.0

HQ

HQ

P

2560

2560

1920

1920

55

Green lamp

If correct focus cannot be obtained

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2

Tips before you start taking pictures

4 Press the shutter button fully.

Under certain types of conditions, the auto focus may not work properly.

In these cases, focus (focus lock) on an object with high contrast at the same
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.

Subjects that are difficult to focus on

Shutter button

The green lamp blinks.
The subject cannot be
brought into focus.

Subject with
low contrast

Subject with an
extremely bright area in
the center of the frame

Subject without
vertical lines

Subjects at
different
distances

Fast-moving
subject

The subject is
not in the center
of the frame

The green lamp lights,
but the subject cannot
be brought into focus.

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Tips before you start taking pictures

2

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.

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.

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.

Still picture record modes

Image size becomes larger

Image becomes clearer

Application

Compression

Image size

Low

compression

High

compression

Select according

to print size

2560 × 1920 SHQ HQ

1600 × 1200 – SQ1

For small-sized

prints and websites

640 × 480 – SQ2

Picture with high number of pixels

Picture with low number of pixels

Record mode

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Movies are recorded in Motion-JPEG format.

Still pictures

Movies

Movie record modes

Number of storable still pictures/remaining recording time

Record mode

Image size

Number of storable still pictures

Internal memory

Card (Using a

32 MB card)

With sound

Without sound

With sound

Without sound

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

Record mode

Image size

Remaining recording time (sec.)

Internal memory

Card (Using a

32 MB card)

With sound

Without sound

With sound

Without sound

HQ

320 × 240

(30 frames/sec.)

20 sec. 20 sec. 47 sec. 48 sec.

SQ

320 × 240

(15 frames/sec.)

40 sec. 41 sec. 93 sec. 96 sec.

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.

F2.8

F2.8

1/1000

1/1000

0.0

0.0

HQ

HQ

P

2560

2560

1920

1920

55

Number of storable
still pictures

HQ

HQ

0.0

0.0

00:0:15

15

0 0:15

Remaining recording time

Record mode

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Top menu [K] g“How to use the menus” (P. 16)

1 Select [SHQ], [HQ], [SQ1] or

[SQ2], and press Z.

For movies, select [HQ] or [SQ],
and press Z.

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

For still pictures

K

SHQ

2560

1920

SQ2 640

480

SQ1 1600

1200

2560 1920HQ

SELECT GO

OK

For movies

HQ 30fps

320 240

SQ 15

fps320 240

SELECT GO

OK

K

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Recording pictures

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
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.

The monitor displays which memory (internal or card) is being used for shooting and
displaying images.

• 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)

Relationship between the internal memory and the card

Monitor

indications

Shooting mode Playback mode

[IN]

Stores to the internal memory. Plays the pictures stored in the

internal memory.

[xD]

Stores to the card. Plays the pictures stored on the

card.

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0404.

30 15

30 15

:

30

30

5

100

100

-

0005

0005

HQ

HQ

F2.8

F2.8

1/1000

1/1000

0.0

0.0

HQ

HQ

P

2560

2560

1920

1920

55

Shooting mode Playback mode

Current memory