Olympus D-370, C-100 User Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

C-100

CAMERA

OPERATION

D-370

OPERATION MANUAL

● Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera.

● Please read this manual carefully before using your camera. We recommend

that you check that your camera is functioning correctly by taking a number

of test shots.

INTRODUCTION

This manual explains the correct operating procedures for your camera.

Read it carefully and keep it in a safe place for future reference.

ABOUT THIS MANUAL

● The contents of this publication are subject to change without notice. For

the latest information, contact Olympus representative.

● Considerable care was taken in preparing this manual. If, however, you

have any questions or note any errors or omissions, please contact

Olympus representative.

● Duplication of this manual, in whole or in part, other than for personal

use, without the prior permission of Olympus is prohibited. Reproduction

without permission is strictly prohibited.

● Olympus assumes no liability for any damages, loss of profit or claims by

a third party arising from inappropriate use of this product.

● Olympus assumes no liability for any damages, loss of profit, etc. arising

from loss of image data due to repairs by a third party not approved by

Olympus, or any other cause.

● The quality of images recorded with this camera differs from the quality of

photographs taken with an ordinary film-type camera.

TRADEMARKS

All brand names and product names mentioned in this manual are

trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

ABOUT THE CAMERA FILE SYSTEM

The camera file system is the DCF (Design rule for Camera File) system

established by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries

Association (JEITA).

INDEX

CONTENTS 4

PREPARATIONS 7

TAKING PICTURES 22

PLAYING BACK PICTURES 45

OTHER FUNCTIONS 56

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PICTURES

TAKING

PLAYINGBACK

PICTURES

FUNCTIONS

OTHER

TROUBLESHOOTING 71

SHOOTING

TROUBLE–

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This symbol indicates pages recommended for reading by first-time users.

Introduction .......................................................................................... 2

Index .................................................................................................... 3

Contents .............................................................................................. 4

PREPARATIONS 7

Names of parts ★ ............................................................................... 7

Monitor display ..................................................................................... 9

Attaching the strap ★ ........................................................................ 11

Loading the batteries

Choosing a battery ............................................................................ 13

Using the AC adapter (optional) ........................................................ 15

Using a SmartMedia card (optional) .................................................. 16

Turning the camera on/off ★ ............................................................. 18

Menu screen flow ............................................................................... 19

Adjusting the date and time ★ .......................................................... 20

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TAKING PICTURES 22

Holding the camera ★ ...................................................................... 22

Taking pictures

Using the flash

Using the flash for optimum effect ..................................................... 28

Macro mode ★ ................................................................................. 30

Selftimer ............................................................................................ 31

Digital Tele mode ............................................................................... 33

Sequence mode ................................................................................ 34

Exposure compensation .................................................................... 36

Spot metering mode .......................................................................... 38

White Balance ................................................................................... 39

Image quality ..................................................................................... 41

Panorama mode ................................................................................ 43

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CONTENTS

PLAYING BACK PICTURES 45

Playing back an image ★ ................................................................. 45

Index playback ................................................................................... 46

Auto playback .................................................................................... 48

Close-up playback ............................................................................. 49

Erasing an image ★ .......................................................................... 50

Erasing all images ............................................................................. 51

Protecting important images ★ ......................................................... 52

Creating monochrome/sepia images ................................................. 53

Resizing ............................................................................................. 54

Rotating ............................................................................................. 55

OTHER FUNCTIONS 56

Movie mode ....................................................................................... 56

Rec view ............................................................................................ 61

Beep sound ....................................................................................... 62

Displaying image information ............................................................. 63

Adjusting the monitor brightness ....................................................... 64

Card format/Memory setup ................................................................ 65

Memory back-up ................................................................................ 67

Print service ....................................................................................... 68

TROUBLESHOOTING 71

Error messages ................................................................................. 71

Problems ............................................................................................ 72

Specifications .................................................................................... 76

Index .................................................................................................. 78

CONTENTS

●About symbols used in this manual

Indicates important precautions that may lead to failure or

Caution

Note

trouble and operations that should be absolutely avoided.

Indicates items that it is useful to know for effective use of the camera.

Indicates the reference pages in this manual.

Indicates pages recommended for first-time users.

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NAMES OF PARTS

● Shutter button

● Lens barrier

Turns Record mode ON/OFF

● Macro lever

● Lens

● Flash

● DC-IN jack

● Connector

cover

● USB connector

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● Selftimer lamp

NAMES OF PARTS

● Viewfinder

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● Monitor

● Tripod socket

●

Use to turn Play mode ON/OFF

(Monitor) button

● Target mark

● Green lamp

● Strap eyelet

●

(OK/Menu) button

● Card cover

● Battery

compartment cover

(Arrow pad)

MONITOR DISPLAY

RECORD MODE SCREEN

1 Battery status 2 Exposure compensation 3 Flash 4 Drive 5 Spot metering 6 White balance

7 Memory gauge

8 Internal memory

No. of recordable images/Recordable time

Item Indication

1 Battery status P.10

Exposure compensation

3 Flash

4 Drive

+1.5, +2.0, –1.5, –2.0 P. 36

5 Spot metering P. 3 8

6 White balance

7 Memory gauge P.9

8 Internal memory P. 9

No. of recordable images/

Recordable time

12 (frames), 12"(seconds) –

0 Digital tele 1.6×, 2.0×, 3.2×, 4.0× P. 3 3

A Image quality SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 P. 41

0 Digital tele

Image quality

Ref. Page

P. 31, 34, 56

P. 2 6

P. 3 9

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Note

• is displayed when the internal memory is used. When you

• Memory gauge changes automatically to indicate whether the

Memory Gauge

Before shooting

(goes off)

use a card, is not displayed.

camera is ready for taking pictures or the camera is recording pictures taken.

Shoot

Wait

Recording

(lights)

Shoot

Wait

Cannot shoot

(lights completely)

MONITOR DISPLAY

PLAY MODE SCREEN

3 Moving image/Print service

1 Battery status 2 Protect

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Item Indication

1 Battery status P. 1 0

2 Protect P. 5 2

Moving image/Print service

P.56, 68

4 Image quality SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 P. 41

Exposure compensation

6 White balance

+1.5, +2.0, –1.5, –2.0 P. 36

7 File name 100-0012 –

8 Date/Time ’01. 1. 1 12:00 P. 20

9 Frame no./Recording time

12 (frames), 12" (seconds)

0 Internal memory

4 Image quality

5 Exposure compensation 6 White balance

7 File name 8 Date/Time 9 Frame no./Recording time 0 Internal memory

Ref. Page

P. 3 9

–

P. 9

Note

Battery status

Lit (green)

Adequate power remaining

For details on how to display image information, see “Displaying image information” (

p.63).

No display

Blinking (red)

Batteries are running low. Replace with new batteries.

(Green lamp is blinking)

Batteries are completely exhausted. Replace with new batteries.

ATTACHING THE STRAP

Pass the short end of

the strap through the

eyelet.

Pass the long end of

the strap through the

loop.

Pull tight and check

that the strap is

securely attached.

Strap eyelet

PREPARA–

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Caution

Make sure that the strap is securely attached. If the strap is attached incorrectly and the camera comes loose and falls off, Olympus will not be responsible for any damage.

LOADING THE BATTERIES

Check that the lens barrier is closed and both the

monitor and the green lamp are off.

Push the battery compartment

cover toward A and pull up in the direction of B.

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Insert the batteries as shown,

making sure that they are

correctly oriented.

Pull down the battery

compartment cover in the direction of C and close

firmly by pressing the

mark in the direction

of D.

Note

• If the battery compartment cover is difficult to close, press on the thumbs without applying unreasonable force.

• If the camera is left without batteries for about one hour, all the settings will be reset to the default settings.

• When powering the camera by batteries, if the batteries start to run low, the red battery status will be displayed. When the batteries are close to exhaustion, the LCD monitor turns off and the green lamp blinks.

mark and [OPEN] mark on the cover with your both

CHOOSING A BATTERY

LITHIUM BATTERY PACKS

CR-V3 lithium battery packs are long

lasting batteries that are especially

useful on trips.

(CR-V3 lithium battery packs cannot be

recharged.)

RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES

Nickel metal hydride (NiMH)

batteries are economical and can

be recharged for repeated use.

NiMH batteries are not easily

affected by cold temperatures and

are suitable for cold regions.

ALKALINE BATTERIES

The R6/AA alkaline batteries used by this camera are easily obtainable.

The number of recordable images varies depending on the brand of battery

and the conditions of use. Turn the monitor off whenever possible to save

the batteries.

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CHOOSING A BATTERY

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Caution

• Do not use manganese batteries.

• Do not use the following batteries:

● Batteries whose insulating cover is not completely intact.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

● Batteries whose (–) terminal protrudes but has no insulating cover.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

● Batteries whose (–) terminal is flat. (Do not use such batteries, regardless of whether the insulating cover is intact or not.)

USING THE AC ADAPTER (OPTIONAL)

The optional Olympus CAMEDIA AC

adapter (C-7AU, 6V) enables you to

power the camera from a household

electrical outlet.

• If you use batteries to power the camera while the camera is

Caution

turned on for long periods of time (such as when downloading images to a computer), the batteries may run out, resulting in loss of image data. Olympus recommends that you use an AC adapter when the camera will be turned on for long periods of time.

• Do not connect or disconnect the AC adapter when the camera is turned on as this may affect the camera settings.

• Never connect or disconnect the AC adapter while the green lamp is blinking.

Camera

AC adapter

Power source

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USING A SMARTMEDIA CARD (OPTIONAL)

A SmartMedia card should be used if you need to store a large number of

pictures. This camera only accepts SmartMedia removable memory. If you

insert a SmartMedia card, the image will be stored on the card and you can

playback the image with the card. If you remove the card from the camera,

the image will be stored on the internal memory and you can playback the

image with the internal memory.

PREPARA–

TIONS

Make sure that the lens barrier

is closed and both the

monitor and the green lamp

are off.

Open the card cover.

Insert the SmartMedia card

correctly as shown.

There is a mark showing the correct

orientation of the card on the inside

of the card cover.

To remove the card, grasp it with your

fingertips and pull it out in the

direction shown.

Card orientation mark

Close the card cover until it

clicks.

Note

Non-Olympus or non-Lexar cards, or cards formatted on other equipment, such as a PC, may not be recognized by the camera. Format the card with the camera before using it. See “Card format/Memory setup” ( p.65).

USING A SMARTMEDIA CARD (OPTIONAL)

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Caution

Approx. number of recordable images

Card memory capacity

Internal memory Approx. 1 3 4 7

• Never open the card cover or remove the SmartMedia card or batteries when the camera is turned on. The data on the card may be lost, and once lost, it cannot be restored.

• The SmartMedia card is a precision instrument. Do not subject it to unreasonable force or impact. Do not touch the gold-colored metal area of the card.

• Some of the camera function are ignored if a write-protect seal is affixed to the SmartMedia card. When you use these functions, remove the seal from the card.

Write-protect seal

Image quality

4MB 6 12 16 29

8MB 12 24 33 58

16MB 25 49 66 110

32MB 51 99 132 221

64MB 102 199 265 442

128MB 204 399 532 887

SHQ HQ SQ1 SQ2

TURNING THE CAMERA ON/OFF

WHEN TAKING PICTURES

Turning the camera on.... Open the lens barrier.

Turning the camera off ... Close the lens barrier.

Camera turns on

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The camera will turn on in Record mode.

The camera will turn off.

Camera turns off

Note

• When the lens barrier is opened with no card inserted, “NO CARD” will be displayed on the monitor. This is not a malfunction. Use the internal memory of the camera to take pictures.

• The camera’s mode will change to power save mode if you do not carry out any operation for 3 minutes. To take pictures, turn the camera on.

WHEN PLAYING BACK PICTURES

Turning the monitor on... Press the button with the lens barrier

Turning the monitor off... Press the

Camera with the lens barrier closed

Note

The camera’s mode will change to power save mode if you do not carry out any operation for 3 minutes. To play back pictures, turn the camera on.

closed.

The camera will turn on in Play mode and the monitor will turn on.

The camera and the monitor will turn off.

Monitor turns on

lights up goes off

button.

Monitor turns off

MENU SCREEN FLOW

Displaying menu

●

Select the menu using the (arrow pad).

● ●

• The selected menu will be focused and

the v/u mark will be displayed on the

menu bar. Press the the corresponding direction of the v/u

mark.

• The buttons operable on the camera are

displayed below the menu.

/ buttons in

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Note

• Some parts of the menu are displayed differently in Record mode and Play mode.

• The current setting of each menu is displayed in the bracket at the right side of its respective menu bar.

• Some of the menu will not be focused depending on the settings or whether a card is inserted or not. This is not a malfunction.

• When the Shutter button is pressed while the menu is displayed, the picture will be taken with the currently displayed (selected) menu settings.

ADJUSTING THE DATE AND TIME

Press the button.

The monitor will turn on.

Press the button.

The Play menu will be displayed.

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Select [SETUP] using the /

buttons and press the

button.

Select [ ] using the /

buttons and press the

button.

Select the date format [Y-M-D

(Year-Month-Day), M-D-Y

(Month-Day-Year) or D-M-Y

(Day-Month-Year)] using the

/ buttons, and press

the button.

The date adjustment screen will be

displayed.

Set the first item using the

/ buttons and press the

button.

Move to the next item.

ADJUSTING THE DATE AND TIME

Repeat until the date and time

settings are adjusted.

Press the button when the

clock shows 00 seconds.

Setting of the date and time is

completed.

Press the button again.

The date and time adjustment menu

will be completed.

Press the button.

The monitor will turn off.

Caution

Note

The date and time settings will be erased or become incorrect if the camera is left without batteries or the batteries are exhausted. Make sure that the date and time settings are correct before taking an important picture.

The date and time can be adjusted both in Record mode and Play mode using the same procedure.

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HOLDING THE CAMERA

Hold the camera firmly with both hands while keeping your elbows at your

sides.

To take vertical pictures, hold the camera as shown and press the Shutter

button gently.

Horizontal position

PICTURES

TAKING

Incorrect way to hold camera

Keep your fingers and the strap away from the lens and flash.

Note

To avoid blurred pictures, do not move the camera when pressing the Shutter button. Hold the camera firmly and press the Shutter button gently.

Vertical position

TAKING PICTURES

When you take a picture, the image is stored in the camera’s internal

memory. If you insert a memory card (optional), the image will be stored on

the card.

TAKING PICTURES USING THE VIEWFINDER

Open the lens barrier.

Slide the lens barrier open until it

clicks.

Position the subject using the

Target mark in the viewfinder.

To take pictures at a distance of less

than 60cm (2ft.), see “Macro mode”

( p. 30).

Press the Shutter button

halfway.

(This condition is called half-

pressed.)

The green lamp next to the

viewfinder lights.

The exposure is locked while the

Shutter button is pressed halfway.

Press the Shutter button fully.

(This condition is called full-pressed.)

The picture is taken.

Green lamp

PICTURES

TAKING

TAKING PICTURES

TAKING PICTURES USING THE MONITOR

Open the lens barrier.

Press the button.

The monitor will turn on.

PICTURES

TAKING

Press the

monitor off.

Compose the picture by looking

at the subject in the monitor.

Take the picture in the same

way as you would when using

the viewfinder.

See “Taking pictures using the viewfinder” ( p. 23).

button again to turn the

Note

• If the green lamp blinks when the Shutter button is pressed halfway, the flash is not fully charged. The green lamp blinks while the camera is recording the picture taken. Wait for 2 to 40 seconds until the green lamp stops blinking.

• When the memory gauge is full, no more images can be taken. Wait a few seconds until the memory gauge goes off before taking any more pictures. When a picture is taken in bright light, such as sunlight, vertical

•

lines may appear on the monitor. This is not a malfunction.

• The monitor is for checking the composition only. Check the hand jitter, focus and exposure accuracy afterwards by displaying the image on a PC.

• It will take longer to record a picture when the monitor is used.

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