Olympus CAMEDIA D-550 ZOOM, CAMEDIA C-300 ZOOM QUICK START GUIDE

1 Getting started

2 Turning the power on/off

C-300 ZOOM

C-300 ZOOM

DIGITAL CAMERA

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D-550 ZOOM

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Quick start guide

We’ve included this convenient Quick start guide to show you basic functions and
techniques that will help you quickly master your new camera. For more detailed
descriptions of procedures, as well as for additional information on more sophisticated
features not covered here, please refer to the printed “Basic Manual”, or the primary
“Reference Manual” on the CD-ROM.

Package contents

 Camera
 Strap
 AA (R6) alkaline batteries (4 pieces)
 Video cable
 USB cable
 Basic manual

;

Quick start guide

 Software installation guide (included in

the CD-ROM package)

OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.

Two Corporate Center Drive, Melville, NY 11747-3157, U.S.A. Tel. [phone]
24/7 online automated help: http://support.olympusamerica.com/
Phone customer support: Tel. [phone] (Toll-free)

OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO. (EUROPA) GMBH.

Premises/Goods delivery: Wendenstrasse 14-18, 20097 Hamburg, Germany

Letters: Postfach 10 49 08, 20034 Hamburg, Germany

Printed in Japan
1AG6P1P1353-- VT367901

Tel. [phone]

http://www.olympus.com/

 CD-ROM with Windows 98 USB driver

software, Reference manual, and more.

 Warranty card/Registration card (not

provided in some areas)

 Safety Precautions (booklet)
 SmartMedia
 Static-free case
 Index labels (2 pieces)
 Write-protect adhesive seals (4 pieces)
 SmartMedia instructions

Attaching the strap

Thread the short end of the strap through the

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strap eyelet.

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Thread the long end of the strap through the
loop that has already gone through the eyelet.

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Pull the strap tight, making sure that it is
securely fastened and does not come loose.

Strap
eyelet

Loading the batteries

Make sure that:

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The lens barrier
is closed.

The lamp on the right
of the viewfinder is off.

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Slide the battery compartment lock from

to .

Slide the battery compartment cover

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in the direction of (the direction
indicated by the mark on the
cover), and lift it up in the direction of .

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Insert the batteries, making sure that they are correctly oriented as
shown in the illustration.

There is a mark
showing the correct
way to insert the AA
batteries on the
bottom of the
camera.

When using CR-V3 lithium battery packsWhen using AA (R6) batteries

The monitor is off.

When using lithium
battery packs, insert
them so that the
“CAMEDIA” label on
each battery is
facing the lens side
of the camera.

Close the battery compartment cover in the

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direction of . While pressing the
mark, slide the cover in the direction of .

If the battery compartment cover seems hard to
close, do not force it. With the battery compartment
cover shut, press the mark firmly and push in
the direction shown in the illustration.

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Slide the battery compartment lock from to .

Inserting the card (SmartMedia)

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Make sure that:

The lens barrier
is closed.

The lamp on the right
of the viewfinder is off.

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Open the card cover.

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Insert the card as far as it will go in the
direction shown in the illustration.

There is an arrow inside the card cover, indicating
the direction in which the card should be inserted.

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Close the card cover securely until it clicks.

Removing the card

Hold the card with your fingertips and pull it out in the
direction of the arrow.

Never open the card cover, or remove the card or the batteries while the
camera is turned on. Doing so could destroy all data on the card. Destroyed
data cannot be restored.

The monitor is off.

When shooting pictures

Power on:
Open the lens barrier fully.

The camera turns on in the shooting
mode. The lens extends and the
flash pops up.
If the lens does not extend when the
lens barrier is opened, there is a
possibility that the cover is stuck in
the first click position.
Open the lens barrier until it clicks.

Power on Power off

Diopter adjustment dial

Power off:
Close the lens barrier slightly

until it just touches the lens
barrel.

Wait until the lens is fully retracted,
then close the lens barrier
completely.
The camera turns off. (The monitor
also turns off.)
Press the flash down until it locks
into place to close it.

When playing back pictures

Power on:
Press the (monitor) button
with the lens barrier closed.

The camera turns on in the playback
mode. The monitor turns on.

With the lens
barrier closed

• While looking through the viewfinder, turn the diopter adjustment dial until
the AF target mark is clearly visible.

• To save battery power, the camera automatically enters the sleep mode
after about 3 minutes of non-operation. If the monitor is on, it will
automatically turn off. The camera activates again as soon as you lightly
press the shutter button or zoom lever. Whenever possible, turn the
camera off when you do not intend to take any pictures for a while.

Power on Power off

Power off:
Press the (monitor) button.

The camera turns off (the monitor
turns off).

3 Shooting/Playback

Taking still pictures

Open the lens barrier fully.

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Slide the lens barrier fully open until it clicks.
The flash pops up and the lens extends.

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Position the AF target mark over the
subject in the viewfinder.

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Press the shutter button gently
(halfway).

The focus and exposure are locked when the green lamp
on the right of the viewfinder lights up. At this time the
sound of the focusing mechanism can be heard from inside
the camera, but no picture is being taken.

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Press the shutter button all the way (fully).

The camera takes the picture.

Playing back still pictures

Press with the lens barrier closed.

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The monitor turns on and displays the last picture taken.

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Press

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Press to cancel playback.

The monitor and camera
turn off.

.

Displays the
previous picture.

Jumps to the picture 10 frames ahead.

Orange lamp

AF target mark

Jumps to the picture 10 frames behind.

Green lamp

Displays the
next picture.

Recording movies

Open the lens barrier fully.

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The camera turns on in the shooting mode.

Press .

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The monitor turns on and the screen for selecting the shooting mode is displayed.

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Press to select MOVIE, then press

.

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Record the movie while observing your
subject on the monitor.

Press the shutter button fully to start recording.
Press the shutter button fully again to stop
recording.

MOVIE

SELECt

Playing back movies

Press with the lens barrier closed.

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The monitor turns on.

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Press to display the desired picture with the indicator,
then press .

The top menu is displayed.

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Press to select MOVIE PLAY.

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Press

The movie is played back after the orange lamp on the right of the viewfinder
blinks and the camera accesses the movie data. When the movie reaches the
end, the display returns automatically to the beginning of the movie.

Press to display the MOVIE
PLAYBACK menu. Then select the
desired operation and press .

PLAYBACK : Plays back the entire

FRAME BY FRAME : Plays back the movie

EXIT : Leaves the movie playback mode.

to select MOVIE PLAYBACK.

movie again.

manually one frame at a
time.

MOVIE%PLAYBACK

PLAYBACK

FRAME%BY%FRAME

EXIt

SELECt

GO

GO

4 Protecting pictures (Protect)

You are recommended to protect important pictures to avoid accidentally erasing
them.

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Press with the lens barrier closed.

The monitor turns on.

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Press

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Press , then press .

The mode menu is displayed.

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Press to select the PLAY tab, then press .

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Press to select , then
press .

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Press to select ON, then
press .

The selected picture is protected.
To close the menu, press again.

• The indicator is displayed at the top right of the protected picture.

• Protection on each picture remains even when the camera is turned off.

• Protected pictures cannot be erased by the single-frame/all-frame erase
function, but they can be all erased with the format function.

• Protection cannot be applied to pictures stored on a card with a write­protect seal.

to select the picture you want to protect.

PLAY

CARDSEt EDIt

OFF

PLAY

CARDSEt EDIt

ON

5 Erasing pictures

Single-frame erase

Press with the lens barrier closed.

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The monitor turns on.

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Press

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Press .

The top menu is displayed.

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Press to select ERASE.

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Press to select YES, then
press .

The picture is erased and the menu is closed.

• Erasure is not possible if the picture you want to erase is protected or a
write-protect seal is attached to the card. Before erasing, unprotect the
picture or remove the write-protect seal from the card.

• Once erased, pictures cannot be restored. Check each picture before
erasing to avoid accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep.

to select the picture you want to erase.

INFO

SELECt

MODE%MENU

ERASE

ERASE

YES

NO

GO

Names of parts Using the menus and tabs

Shortcut menus

Shutter button
Zoom lever

Lens barrier

Turns the camera
on and off in the
shooting mode.

Card cover

Diopter
adjustment dial

Viewfinder

Monitor

Self-timer lamp

DC-IN jack

AF target mark

Battery compartment lock

Battery
compartment cover

Flash

Pops up when you
open the lens barrier.

Lens

Extends automatically
when you open the
lens barrier.

VIDEO OUT jack

Connector cover

USB connector

Orange lamp

Green lamp

Arrow pad

button

(Monitor) button

Turns the camera on and
off in the playback mode.
Turns the monitor on and
off in the shooting mode.

Tripod socket

(OK/Menu)

When you turn on the camera and press , the top menu is displayed on the
monitor. The functions of this camera are set from the menus.

Press .

The top menu is displayed.

ESP/

MODE MENU

Select each menu using
the arrow pad.

Shortcut Menus

• Let you quickly access the most
frequently used menu settings.

• Display operational buttons at
the bottom of the screen, and let
you select items by pressing

.

• Lets you access the menu

• Categorizes the settings into 4 tabs.

• Displays the CAMERA,

Mode Menu

selections to set the ISO
sensitivity, white balance, etc.

PICTURE, CARD and SETUP
tabs. Select the desired tab on
the left of the screen by pressing

.

3:2 1984*1312

SHQ 1984*1488

HQ 1984*1488

SQ 1024*768

CANCEL

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Tabs

GO

DRIVE

CAMERA

ISO
DIGItAL ZOOM
PANORAMA

CARDSEt PIC

2 IN 1

Shooting mode

When the still picture

shooting mode is selected

ESP/

MODE MENU

ESP/

Selects the area of the image that will be used to determine exposure or image
brightness from the two available settings:
ESP or (spot metering).

Selects the resolution and the quality of the image.

Still picture : 3:2, SHQ, HQ, SQ, TIFF
Movie : HQ, SQ

Adjusts the brightness of the image (Exposure compensation).

When the movie recording

mode is selected

ESP/

MODE MENU

Playback mode

When a still picture is

played back

INFO

MODE%MENU

ERASE

Displays all recorded pictures in slideshow fashion.

MOVIE PLAY

MOVIE PLAYBACK Plays back a movie.

INDEX Creates an index picture of a movie in 9 frames.

EDIT Edits a movie.

INFO

Displays all the shooting information on the monitor.

ERASE

Erases a selected picture.

When a movie is played

back

MOVIE%PLAY

INFO

MODE%MENU

ERASE

How to use the menus Mode menus

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Press to display the
top menu, then press

Top menu

ESP/

MODE MENU

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.

tab, then press

to

display the menu.

CAMERA tab

DRIVE

CAMERA

ISO
DIGItAL ZOOM
PANORAMA

CARDSEt PIC

2 IN 1

Press to select a

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Press to select the
desired item, then press
to display the available
setting selections.

DRIVE

CAMERA

ISO
DIGItAL ZOOM
PANORAMA

CARDSEt PIC

2 IN 1

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Press to
select the setting.
Press to complete
the setting.

To return to select a

PICTURE tab

CAM

PICtURE

CARDSEt

tab, press

WB

.

DRIVE

CAMERA

ISO

DIGItAL ZOOM
PANORAMA

CARDSEt PIC

2 IN 1

or

DRIVE

CAMERA

ISO

DIGItAL ZOOM
PANORAMA

CARDSEt PIC

2 IN 1

AUtO

100
200
400

The green frame moves

To return to
select an item,
press or

.

DRIVE

CAMERA

ISO

DIGItAL ZOOM
PANORAMA

CARDSEt PIC

2 IN 1

AUtO

100

200
400

CARD tab

CARD%SEtUP

CAM
PIC

CARD
SEt

to the selected item.

To close the menu,
press again.

SETUP tab

ALL RESEt

CAM
PIC

REC VIEW

CARD

FILE NAME

SEtUP

PIXEL MAPPING

If you want to save the settings after the camera is turned off,
set ALL RESET to OFF.

Mode menu functions are categorized into 4 tabs. Use to select a tab
and display the respective functions.

Shooting mode

CAMERA tab

PICTURE tab

CARD tab

SETUP tab

CAMERA tab

DRIVE

ISO Selects the ISO sensitivity from AUTO, 100, 200, 400.

DIGITAL ZOOM

PANORAMA

2 IN 1

PICTURE tab

WB

CARD tab
CARD SETUP Formats a card.

SETUP tab*

REC VIEW

FILE NAME Changes how file names are assigned.
PIXEL MAPPING Checks the CCD and image processing functions.

* Refer to the playback mode instructions for details of ALL RESET, , , and

settings.

DRIVE

CAMERA

ISO
DIGItAL ZOOM
PANORAMA

CARDSEt PIC

2 IN 1

Selects the shooting mode from
(Normal shooting),

(Sequential shooting),

(AF Sequential shooting).

Extends the maximum optical zoom, making possible up
to approximately 10x zoom shooting with the digital zoom
function.
Allows panorama pictures to be taken with Olympus
CAMEDIA-brand SmartMedia cards.
Lets you combine two still pictures taken in succession
into one picture.

Sets the appropriate white balance according to the light source.

Adjusts the sharpness of images.

Adjusts the contrast of images.

Selects whether to display pictures on the monitor while
saving them.

Playback mode

PLAY tab

EDIT tab

CARD tab

SETUP tab

PLAY tab

EDIT tab

BLACK & WHITE Creates black and white pictures.

SEPIA Creates sepia-toned pictures.

CARD tab

CARD SETUP

SETUP tab

ALL RESET

PLAY

CARDSEt EDIt

Protects pictures from accidental erasure.

Rotates pictures 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise.

Stores printing information required for DPOF printers on the
card.

Makes the file size smaller.

Creates a cropped picture from the enlarged part of a picture.

Formats a card.

Erases all image data stored on the card.

Selects whether to save the current camera settings when
you turn off the power.

Turns the beep sound (used for warnings, etc.) on and off.

Selects the number of frames in the index display.

Adjusts the brightness of the monitor.

Sets the date and time.