Olympus D-370, C-100 User Manual
DIGITAL CAMERA
C-100
CAMERA
OPERATION
D-370
OPERATION MANUAL
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● 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
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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.
Copyright 2001 OLYMPUS OPTICAL Co., Ltd.
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).
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INDEX
CONTENTS 4
PREPARATIONS 7
TAKING PICTURES 22
PLAYING BACK PICTURES 45
OTHER FUNCTIONS 56
PREPARA–
TIONS
PICTURES
TAKING
PLAYINGBACK
PICTURES
FUNCTIONS
OTHER
TROUBLESHOOTING 71
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SHOOTING
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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
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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
PREPARA–
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● Selftimer lamp
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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)
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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
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Item Indication
1 Battery status P.10
2
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/
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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
A
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)
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MONITOR DISPLAY
PLAY MODE SCREEN
3 Moving image/Print service
1 Battery status
2 Protect
PREPARA–
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Item Indication
1 Battery status P. 1 0
2 Protect P. 5 2
3
Moving image/Print service
P.56, 68
4 Image quality SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 P. 41
5
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
10
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
1
the strap through the
eyelet.
Pass the long end of
2
the strap through the
loop.
Pull tight and check
3
that the strap is
securely attached.
Strap eyelet
PREPARA–
TIONS
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.
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LOADING THE BATTERIES
Check that the lens barrier is closed and both the
1
monitor and the green lamp are off.
Push the battery compartment
2
cover toward A and pull up in
the direction of B.
PREPARA–
TIONS
Insert the batteries as shown,
3
making sure that they are
correctly oriented.
Pull down the battery
4
compartment cover in the
direction of C and close
firmly by pressing the
mark in the direction
of D.
A
B
D
C
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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.
PREPARA–
TIONS
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CHOOSING A BATTERY
PREPARA–
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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.)
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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
PREPARA–
TIONS
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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.
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Make sure that the lens barrier
1
is closed and both the
monitor and the green lamp
are off.
Open the card cover.
2
Insert the SmartMedia card
3
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
4
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)
PREPARA–
TIONS
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
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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
PREPARA–
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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
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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
PREPARA–
TIONS
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.
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ADJUSTING THE DATE AND TIME
Press the button.
1
The monitor will turn on.
Press the button.
2
The Play menu will be displayed.
PREPARA–
TIONS
Select [SETUP] using the /
3
4
5
20
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
6
/ buttons and press the
button.
Move to the next item.
ADJUSTING THE DATE AND TIME
Repeat until the date and time
7
settings are adjusted.
Press the button when the
8
clock shows 00 seconds.
Setting of the date and time is
completed.
Press the button again.
9
The date and time adjustment menu
will be completed.
Press the button.
10
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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PREPARA–
TIONS
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
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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.
1
Slide the lens barrier open until it
clicks.
Position the subject using the
2
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
3
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.
4
(This condition is called full-pressed.)
The picture is taken.
Green lamp
PICTURES
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TAKING
TAKING PICTURES
TAKING PICTURES USING THE MONITOR
Open the lens barrier.
1
Press the button.
2
The monitor will turn on.
PICTURES
TAKING
Press the
monitor off.
Compose the picture by looking
3
at the subject in the monitor.
Take the picture in the same
4
way as you would when using
the viewfinder.
See “Taking pictures using the viewfinder” ( p. 23).
button again to turn the
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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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