Olympus CAMEDIA FE-5500, CAMEDIA X-600 Advanced Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

D-630 ZOOM FE-5500 X-600

Advanced 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

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.

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	This manual helps you get used to the camera. It gives you easy-to-
Manual	follow explanations on how to take pictures and view them.
Advanced	This manual introduces you to the camera’s many functions after you
Manual	have mastered the basics. It will help you to use the camera’s
	capabilities to take much more creative pictures, with more fun!

(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. 20)

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Composition of the manual

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.

Table of Contents

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. 4

P. 8

P. 21

P. 32

P. 41

P. 51

P. 67

P. 74

P. 88

P. 104

P. 121

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 direct buttons............................................................	12
Using the direct buttons ..............................................................	14
How to use the menus ......................................................................	15
About the menus.........................................................................	15
Using the menus .........................................................................	18
How to read the procedure pages.....................................................	20

2 Tips before you start taking pictures - - - - - -21

Holding the camera ...........................................................................	22
If correct focus cannot be obtained ...................................................	23
How to focus (focus lock) ............................................................	23
Subjects that are difficult to focus on ..........................................	24
Record mode .............................................................................	25
Still picture record modes............................................................	25
Movie record modes....................................................................	26
Number of storable still pictures/remaining recording time .........	26
To change the record mode........................................................	27
Recording pictures ............................................................................	28
Relationship between the internal memory and the card ............	28
Using a card (optional)......................................................................	29
Card basics .................................................................................	29
Inserting a card ...........................................................................	29

3 Basic shooting functions- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -32

Selecting a shooting mode according to the situation.......................	33
Selecting scene modes by subject (SCENE) .................................	33
Zooming in on a distant subject ........................................................	36
Using the digital zoom.................................................................	37
Taking close-up pictures (macro) ...............................................	38
Flash shooting ..............................................................................	39

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4 Additional shooting functions - - - - - - - - - - -41

Recording movies .......................................................................	42
Self-timer shooting .....................................................................	43
Panorama shooting ...........................................................................	44
Taking two-in-one pictures 2 IN 1 .....................................................	46
Adjusting picture brightness (exposure compensation) ...............	47
Adjusting picture coloration ......................................................	48
When the brightness of the subject and the background are
different (METERING) ..................................................	49
Taking pictures in low light conditions (ISO) .....................................	50

5 Playback - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -51

Playing back still pictures ...........................................................	52
Selecting the number of pictures ..........................................	53
Picture rotation ......................................................................	53
Slideshow ............................................................................	54
Playing back movies ...................................................................	55
Editing still pictures (BLACK & WHITE/SEPIA/ )..........................	56
Creating an index ..............................................................................	58
Playback on a TV ..............................................................................	60
Video output selection.................................................................	61
Displaying detailed shooting information ...............................	62
Protecting pictures ......................................................................	62
Copying pictures to a card (BACKUP) .............................................	63
Erasing pictures ....................................................................	64
Single-frame erase ................................................................	64
All-frame erase ....................................................................	65
Formatting .............................................................................	66

6 Settings- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -67

Saving camera settings (ALL RESET) ..............................................	68
Changing the display language ..............................................	69
Sets the beep sound for operation/warning ...............................	70
Viewing pictures immediately (REC VIEW).......................................	70
Resetting the file name (FILE NAME) ...............................................	71
Checking the image processing function (PIXEL MAPPING) ...........	72
Adjusting the brightness of the monitor .....................................	72
Setting the date and time ..........................................................	73

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7 Printing pictures - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -74

Direct printing (PictBridge) ................................................................	75
Using the direct printing function.................................................	75
Printing pictures ..........................................................................	76
Other print modes and print settings ...........................................	79
If an error code is displayed ........................................................	81
Print settings (DPOF) ..................................................................	82
How to make print reservations...................................................	82
Single-frame reservation .......................................................	84
All-frame reservation ............................................................	85
Resetting print reservation data ............................................	86

8 Connecting the camera to a computer - - - - -88

Flow...................................................................................................	89
Using OLYMPUS Master ..................................................................	90
What is OLYMPUS Master?........................................................	90
Installing OLYMPUS Master .......................................................	91
Connecting the camera to a computer ..............................................	95
Starting up OLYMPUS Master ..........................................................	96
Displaying camera images on a computer ........................................	98
Downloading and saving images ................................................	98
Viewing still pictures and movies ....................................................	100
Printing pictures ..............................................................................	101
To download and save images to a computer
without using OLYMPUS Master...............................................	103

9 Appendix- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 104

Troubleshooting ..............................................................................	105
Error codes................................................................................	105
Troubleshooting ........................................................................	107
Camera care ...................................................................................	113
AC adapter (optional) ......................................................................	114
Safety Precautions..........................................................................	115
Glossary of terms............................................................................	119

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10 Miscellaneous - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 121

Menu list..........................................................................................	122
List of factory default settings..........................................................	125
Scene and shooting functions .........................................................	126
Names of parts................................................................................	127
Camera .....................................................................................	127
Monitor indications ....................................................................	129
Index ...............................................................................................	132

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1	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 adjust the coloration of your picture or brightness of the monitor.

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.

F

MODE MENU

WB

FLASH MODE

AUTO	The flash fires
	automatically
	in low light.
SELECT	GO OK

HQ 00:36

Movies	Macro shooting

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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.

(The lamp lights orange.

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(The lens extends.	Playback button ($)
	Shooting button (#)

To turn the camera off

→Press the POWER switch. The lens retracts, and the monitor and the lamp on the camera turn off.

To enable playback mode

→Press $. The lens remains extended, and playback mode is enabled. Press # to return to shooting mode.

Note

•In the shooting mode, or the playback mode changed by pressing $, the camera automatically enters sleep mode and stops operating after about 3 minutes of non-operation. The camera activates again as soon as you operate the shutter button or zoom button.

•15 minutes after the camera enters sleep mode, the camera turns off automatically. Turn the camera on to use.

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How to use the shooting button and playback button

(Turning the camera on in playback mode

With the camera off, press $.

1	• The camera turns on in playback mode. The last picture taken is displayed on the
	monitor.

Basic operation

POWER switch		(The monitor turns on.
					(The lamp lights green.

(The lens is retracted.

Playback button ($) Shooting button (#)

To turn the camera off

→ Press the POWER switch. The monitor and the lamp on the camera turn 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.

•When the camera has turned on by pressing $, the camera with playback mode automatically stops operating and turns off after about 15 minutes of nonoperation. Turn on the camera again.

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How to use the shooting button and playback button

(Switching between shooting mode and playback mode

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

To take pictures

To playback

(shooting mode)

(playback mode)

Press $.

P

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HQ

Press #.

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• The subject is displayed

• The last picture taken is

on the monitor.

displayed on the

monitor.

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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

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Basic operation

How to use the direct buttons

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

(Shooting mode

		d
	h
		e
		f
	c
		g
c	$(Playback) button	gP. 11
	Enables playback mode
d	Zoom button	gP. 36
	W : For wide-angle photography
	T : For telephoto photography
e	af (Scene mode) button	gP. 33
	For selecting the scene settings stored in the camera according to the
	shooting conditions and for recording movie.
f	d#(Flash mode) button	gP. 39
	For selecting the flash mode
g	cY(Self-timer) button	gP. 43
	Switches the self-timer mode on/off
h	b&(Macro) button	gP. 38
	Switches the macro mode on/off

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How to use the direct buttons

(Playback mode

d c

e

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c	#(Shooting) button	gP. 11
	Enables shooting mode
d	S(Erase) button	gP. 64
	Erases picture displayed on the monitor
e	Zoom button	gP. 52
	G: For index display
	U : For close-up playback

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How to use the direct buttons

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Basic operation

Using the direct buttons

Basic functions can be easily operated using the direct buttons. Use the arrow pad (acbd) and Zto make settings. Follow the buttons displayed on the screen to select and make each setting.

How to set the flash mode using d#is shown below.

1 Press d#in shooting mode.

• The flash mode selection screen is displayed.

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.	Selected setting

SELECT GOOK

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 Zis pressed in shooting mode or playback mode. This menu is used to make all camera settings.

Press Z.

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.

F

MODE MENU

WB

Shortcut menus	Mode menu
Press acb to directly make settings	Settings are categorized into tabs by
for the respective functions.	function.

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How to use the menus

Shortcut menus

1

Basic operation

Still picture/Movie

F	gP. 47
	MODE MENU
WB	gP. 48
	gP. 25

Still picture

m	gP. 54
INFO	MODE MENU
0	gP. 62
	gP. 62

	Movie
	MOVIE PLAY	gP. 55
INFO	MODE MENU
	0	gP. 62
		gP. 62

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How to use the menus

Mode menu

	SETMEMCAMERA				EDITMEMSETPLAY		1
CAMERA		ISO	AUTO	CARD tab			operationBasic
tab		DIGITAL ZOOM	OFF			y	0
MEMORY/		METERING	4			<
CARD tab		PANORAMA		EDIT tab
		2 IN 1		MEMORY/
SETUP tab				SETUP tab

CAMERA	For setting shooting-
tab	related functions.
MEMORY/	For formatting the internal
CARD	memory or card. For
tab	backing up the internal
	memory to the card.
SETUP tab	For making basic camera
	settings and settings that
	make the camera easier to
	use.

PLAY tab	For rotating pictures and
	making print reservations.
EDIT tab	For editing saved pictures.
MEMORY/	For formatting the internal
CARD	memory or card and
tab	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.

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 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. 122).

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How to use the menus

Using the menus

Use the arrow pad (acb d) and Zto select and set menu items.

1 Follow the operation guide and arrows on the screen to select and make settings. This section explains how to use the menus.

Basic operation

Ex: Making the [FILE NAME] setting

		acbd buttons
		Zbutton
1	Press Zin shooting mode.	Top menu
2	• The top menu is displayed.
	Press dto select [MODE MENU].	F
	This refers to the arrow	MODE MENU
	pad (acbd).
		WB

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How to use the menus

3

4

5

	Press acto select the [SETUP]
	tab, and press d.	CAM	ALL RESET	ON
	• Refer to the arrows on the screen to				1
		MEM		ENGLISH
	select a setting with the arrow pad.
		SETUP	8	LOW
	arrow pad (ad).				Basic
	This refers to the		REC VIEW	ON
			FILE NAME	RESET
					operation
	NAME], and press d.	CAM	ALL RESET	ON
	Press ac to select [FILE
	• Refer to the arrows on the screen to	MEM		ENGLISH
	select a setting with the arrow pad.
		SETUP	REC VIEW	ON
	• Unavailable settings cannot be		8	LOW
	selected.		FILE NAME	RESET
	The selected item
	appears indented.
	Press ac to select [RESET] or
	[AUTO], and press Z.	CAM	ALL RESET
	• Press Zrepeatedly to exit the menu.
		MEM
		SETUP	8
			REC VIEW	RESET
			FILE NAME	AUTO

Menu notation

In this manual, procedures for using the menus are expressed as follows.

• Ex: Steps 1 to 4 of making the [FILE NAME] setting

Top menu [MODE MENU] [SETUP] [FILE NAME]

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Basic operation

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. 18), “Menu notation” (P. 19)

(Available languages vary depending on the area where you

purchased this camera.

g“Changing the display language” (P. 69)

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

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	Tips before you start
2	taking pictures

Your pictures are almost guaranteed to come out well just by setting your camera to the Pshooting scene mode 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

Ideas SQ2

SHQ

Printing applications

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Tips before you start taking pictures

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.

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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.

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.

2 Press the shutter button halfway until the green lamp lights.

P
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AF target mark

	• When the focus and exposure are
	locked, the green lamp lights.
	• When the green lamp blinks, the focus			Shutter button
	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
3	halfway again.
	Keeping the shutter button	Green lamp
	pressed halfway, recompose
	your shot.		P

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If correct focus cannot be obtained

4 Press the shutter button fully.

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Tips before you start taking pictures

Shutter button

Subjects that are difficult to focus on

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

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

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

Subject with low contrast

Subject with an extremely bright areain the center of the frame

Subject without vertical lines

Subjects at	Fast-moving	The subject is
different	subject	not in the center
distances		of the frame

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.

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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. 26.

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 size becomes larger

Application

Select according to print size

For small-sized prints and websites

Image becomes clearer

	Compression		Low		High
Image size			compression		compression
2590	× 1920		SHQ		HQ
1600	× 1200		–		SQ1
640	× 480		–		SQ2

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

2

Tips before you start taking pictures

Movie record modes

Movies are recorded in Motion-JPEG format.

Number of storable still pictures/remaining recording time

Still pictures

Record mode	Image size		Number of storable still pictures
			Internal memory	Card (Using a
				32 MB card)
SHQ	2560	× 1920	3	8
HQ	2560	× 1920	11	26
SQ1	1600	× 1200	21	49
SQ2	640	× 480	78	181

Movies

	Record mode	Image size	Remaining recording time (sec.)
			Internal memory	Card (Using a
				32 MB card)
	HQ	320 × 240	47 sec.	110 sec.
		(15 frames/sec.)
	SQ	160 × 120	177 sec.	407 sec.
		(15 frames/sec.)
	P

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Number of storable		Remaining recording time
still pictures

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.

To change the record mode

Top menu [K]

g“How to use the menus” (P. 15)

1 Select [SHQ], [HQ], [SQ1] or [SQ2], and press Z.

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

K

SHQ 25601920

HQ 25601920

SQ1 16001200

SQ2 640480

SELECT GOOK

For still pictures

K

HQ 320240 15fps

SQ 160120 15fps

SELECT GOOK

For movies

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Tips before you start taking pictures

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.

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

P
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Current memory

	Monitor	Shooting mode	Playback mode
	indications
	[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.

•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. 63)

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Using a card (optional)

An optional card is available for this camera.

Card basics

The card corresponds to the film of a normal camera for recording the pictures you

have taken.

Pictures recorded and stored on the card can easily be erased, overwritten, and/or

edited on a computer.

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Using a card with larger capacity increases the number of pictures you can record.

c Index area

Tips

You can use this space to write the contents of the card.

before

d Contact area

c

enters the card.

The part where the data transferred from the camera

you

Compatible cards

d

•

xD-Picture Card (16 MB to 1 GB)

start

Note

taking

•

This camera may not recognize a non-Olympus card or a card that was

formatted on another device (computer, etc.). Before use, be sure to format the

pictures

card on this camera. g“Formatting” (P. 66)

Inserting a card

1 Make sure the camera is turned off.

•The monitor is off.

•The lens is retracted.

•The lamp is off.

Monitor

Lamp

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Using a card (optional)

2 Open the battery compartment/ card cover.

(Inserting the card

3 Orient the card and insert it into the card slot as shown in the illustration.

•Insert the card while keeping it straight.

•The card stops with a click when it is inserted fully.

•Inserting the card the wrong way or at an angle could damage the contact area or cause the card to jam.

•If the card is not inserted fully, data may not be written to the card.

Battery compartment/card

Contact area

Notch

The position of the card inserted correctly

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