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.
The images of the LCD screen and illustrations of the camera used in this manual may differ from
the actual product.
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
How to use this manual
Playing back still pictures
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Playback
Pictures taken with the camera held vertically are displayed horizontally. This
function lets you rotate such pictures 90° clockwise or counterclockwise so that they
are oriented correctly.
[y] i g“How to use the menus” (P. 14)
1 Press ^] to select the picture you want to rotate.
2 Press [\ to select [w] or [s], and press i.
• The rotated picture is displayed.
3 Press [\ to select [EXIT], and press i.
• Press to exit the menu.
Picture rotation
Note
Original picture[s][w]
(Indications used in this manual
A sample page is shown below to explain how to read the instructions in this
manual. Look at it carefully before taking or viewing pictures. See the
reference pages for further details on how to use the buttons or menus.
Indicates either shooting mode or playback mode.
g“Switching between the shooting mode and the playback mode”
(P. 9), “Shooting mode/Playback mode notation” (P. 9)
Select the menus in the order
indicated by .g“How to use the menus”
(P. 14), “Menu notation”
(P. 16)
This sample page is only for your reference. It may differ from the actual page in this manual.
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.
(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
Manual
Advanced
Manual
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This manual gives you easy-to-follow explanations on how to take pictures
and view them so that you can get started quickly. Go ahead and take some
pictures! You will also find information on the camera’s main functions as
well as how to make prints and enjoy your pictures on a computer.
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!
Composition of the manual
You’ll find important points for
getting the most out of your
camera here. Read this part
before taking pictures.
From shooting basics to handy
picture-taking functions.
To view, 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. How 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
Shooting
Playback
Useful functions
Printing pictures
Connecting the camera to
a computer
Appendix
Miscellaneous
P. 4
P. 7
P. 17
P. 27
P. 39
P. 50
P. 56
P. 72
P. 88
P. 104
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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
Menu list.......................................................................................... 105
List of factory default settings.......................................................... 106
Modes and shooting functions ........................................................ 107
Index ............................................................................................... 108
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1 Basic operation
Basic operation
Being able to use the buttons effectively is
important for operating the digital camera.
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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7
Power on/off
Power on:Press the power switch.
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Basic operation
Power off: Press the power switch.
Note
• Never open the battery compartment/card cover, remove the card or the
batteries, or connect or disconnect the AC adapter while the camera is turned
on. Doing so may destroy all data in the internal memory or on the card.
Destroyed data cannot be restored. When changing the card, be sure to turn
the camera off before opening the cover.
The lens extends and the subject is displayed on the
monitor. The orange lamp lights.
The camera is ready for shooting (shooting mode).
Power switch
Monitor
The camera automatically retracts the lens and turns
off. (The monitor also turns off.)
The orange lamp goes out.
Orange lamp
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Power on/off
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Switching between the shooting mode and the playback mode
Shooting button (l)
Switching to the shooting
mode (Shooting mode)
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• The object is displayed
on the monitor.
• The orange lamp lights.
Playback button (k)
Press the k.
Press the l or
the shutter
button.
Shutter button
Orange lamp
Green lamp
Switching to the playback
mode (Playback mode)
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The last taken picture is
•
displayed on the monitor.
• The green lamp on the
camera lights.
Note
• When the camera is turned on, sometimes the monitor flashes before
displaying the picture. This is not a malfunction.
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Basic operation
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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.
The orange lamp next to l is lit.
Indicates playback mode.
The green lamp next to k is lit.
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How to use the mode dial
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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
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(About the mode dial
Suitable for general situations.
h Reducing blur.
iSuitable for taking portrait-style pictures.
l Suitable for taking pictures of landscapes.
mSuitable for taking pictures at night.
oSuitable for taking self-portraits.
nRecords movies.
TIPS
• For details of each mode, see “Selecting a shooting mode according to the
situation” (P.28).
• You can change the mode dial before and after turning the camera on.
Mode dial
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How to use the direct buttons
The buttons that can be used in shooting mode and playback mode differ.
(Direct buttons in shooting mode
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i
d
e
g
f
k (Playback) buttongP. 9
c
The camera switches to playback mode.
d
e
f
g
buttongP. 14
The shooting mode menu is displayed.
(Flash mode) buttongP. 32
This function is for selecting the flash mode.
m (Self-timer) buttongP. 35
The self-timer switches on/off.
p buttongP. 53
This function resets all settings to the factory default settings.
h
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Basic operation
o (Macro) buttongP. 31
h
This function is for selecting the macro shooting or the super macro
shooting mode.
[F (Exposure compensation) buttong P. 38
i
Adjust the exposure compensation value.
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How to use the direct buttons
(Direct buttons in playback mode
1
c
Basic operation
l (Shooting) buttongP. 9
c
The camera switches to shooting mode.
d
e
buttongP. 14
The playback mode menu is displayed.
(Erase) buttongP. 47
This function erases displayed pictures.
e
d
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How to use the direct buttons
Using the direct buttons
Basic functions can be easily operated using the direct buttons. Use the arrow pad
and i to make settings. Follow the buttons displayed on the screen to select and
make each setting.
How to set the flash mode using is shown below.
1 Press in shooting mode.
• The flash mode selection screen is displayed.
Current setting
Operating guide
2 Press [\ to select a flash mode.
Selected setting
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Basic operation
3 Press i.
• The camera is ready to shoot.
• If not used for 3 seconds, the camera applies the current settings, and the
setting screen disappears.
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How to use the menus
The menu is displayed on the monitor when is pressed with the camera
on. This menu is used to make all camera settings.
The menu items displayed in shooting mode and playback mode differ.
1
Press .
Basic operation
Shooting mode menuPlayback mode menu
Indicates menu page
1 out of 3.
Press to exit
the menu, and
the camera is
ready to shoot.
Indicates more pages below.
Press to exit
the menu and
return to
playback mode.
EXIT
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How to use the menus
Using the menus
Use the arrow pad and i to select and set menu items. Follow the buttons
displayed on the menu screen and use the arrow pad to make settings.
How to use the menus using screens from shooting mode is shown below.
Ex: Setting the [SLEEP] function
1 Press .
• The menu is displayed.
2 Press [\ to select the setting, and press i or ].
• Unavailable settings cannot be selected.
Selected setting
1
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3 Press [\ to change the setting, and press i or ^.
30sec
1min
3min
10min
Selected setting
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How to use the menus
4 Press .
• The menu closes, and the camera is ready to shoot.
1
Basic operation
TIPS
• Settings made in the menu are saved even if the camera is turned off.
• Menu items common to both shooting mode and playback mode apply to the
same setting, and the setting can be made from either mode.
Menu notation
In this manual, procedures for using the menus are expressed as follows.
• Ex: Steps 1 and 2 of setting the [SLEEP] function
[SLEEP] i
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2 Tips before you start taking pictures
SHQ
SQ2
Tips before you start
taking pictures
Your pictures are almost guaranteed to
come out well just by setting the mode dial
to and pressing the shutter button.
But occasionally, you can’t focus on your
subject 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? These are just some of the hints
provided in this chapter.
Online applications
2
Printing
applications
Ideas
Ideas
SHQ
SHQ
SQ2
SQ2
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If correct focus cannot be obtained
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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)
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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.
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AF target mark
2 Press the shutter button halfway
Tips before you start taking pictures
until the green lamp lights.
• When the focus and exposure are
locked, the green lamp lights.
• 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.
Shutter button
Green lamp
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4 Press the shutter button fully.
If correct focus cannot be obtained
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.
Subject with
low contrast
The green lamp lights,
but the subject cannot
be brought into focus.
Subjects at
different
distances
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.
Subject with an
extremely bright area in
the center of the frame
Fast-moving
subject
Subject without
vertical lines
The subject is
not in the center
of the frame
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Tips before you start taking pictures
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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. 21.
Still picture record modes
Record mode depicts the image size and compression rate of pictures you wish to
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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
Tips before you start taking pictures
Image becomes clearer
Select according
to print size
For small-sized
prints and websites
Image size
becomes larger
Application
Image size
Compression
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2048 × 1536–SQ1
640 × 480–SQ2
Low
compression
compression
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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High
Record mode
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Movie record modes
Movies are recorded in Motion-JPEG format.
Number of storable still pictures/remaining recording time
• 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.
Number of storable still pictures
Internal
memory
Remaining recording time (sec.)
Internal
memory
Card (Using a
16 MB card)
Card (Using a
16 MB card)
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Tips before you start taking pictures
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Number of storable
still pictures
Remaining recording time
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Record mode
Note
• The number of storable still pictures and movie 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.
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To change the record mode
[K] ig “How to use the menus” (P. 14)
1 For still pictures, select a record
mode from [SHQ], [HQ], [SQ1]
and [SQ2].
Tips before you start taking pictures
For movies, select a record mode
from [HQ] and [SQ].
2 Press i.
• Press to exit the menu.
D
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HQ
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SQ2 640 480
For still pictures
For movies
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Pictures taken are stored in the internal memory.
You can also use the 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 modePlayback mode
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Tips before you start taking pictures
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Current memory
Monitor
indications
Stores to the internal memory.Plays the pictures stored in the
[IN]
Stores to the card.Plays the pictures stored on the
[xD]
• The internal memory and the card cannot be used at the same time.
• When the card is inserted, the internal memory is disabled. 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. 54)
Shooting modePlayback mode
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internal memory.
card.
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Using a card
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 images you can record.
c Index area
You can use this space to write the contents of the card.
d Contact area
The part where the data transferred from the camera
enters the card.
Compatible cards
• xD-Picture Card (16 MB to 1 GB)
Note
• 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
card on this camera. g“Formatting” (P. 49)
Tips before you start taking pictures
Inserting a card
c
d
1 Make sure the camera is turned off.
• The monitor is off.
• The green lamp and the orange lamp on the
camera are off.
• The lens is retracted.
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Monitor
Orange lamp
Green lamp
Using a card
2 Holding the lock button, slide the
battery compartment/card cover in
the direction of A, and then lift it in
the direction of B.
• Use the ball of your finger to slide the cover.
Do not use your fingernail as this could result
in injury.
(Inserting the card
3 Face the card the correct way 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
all the way.
• 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 all the way, data may
not be written to the card.
Lock button
Battery compartment/
card cover
Index area
2
Tips before you start taking pictures
Notch
The position of the card
inserted correctly
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Using a card
(Removing the card
3 Push the card all the way in and
release slowly
• The card protrudes slightly and stops.
2
Tips before you start taking pictures
Caution
Releasing your finger quickly after
pushing the card all the way in may
cause it to eject forcefully out of the slot.
• Grasp the card and remove.
4 Close the battery compartment/card
cover down onto the batteries in the
direction of C, and then slide the
cover in the direction of D.
• Do not force the battery compartment/card
cover if it is difficult to shut. Close the cover,
press down firmly on the mark, and push
in the direction of D.
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Shooting
A professional photographer adjusts the
exposure to the optimal setting, chooses the
best focusing method and even selects the
type of film according to the subject.
With a digital camera, you don’t need to
learn how to make difficult settings. Your
camera will adjust the settings for you! All
you have to do is choose a scene mode
according to whether you are taking a
landscape, a night scene, a portrait-style
image or whatever, and the camera will set
the best exposure and coloration.
There’s nothing to it - just press the shutter
button!
PROGRAMAUTO
For
normal
shootin
PORTRAI
For
shootin
ortrait
For
recordin
movi
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MOVI
LANDSCAP
For
shootin
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ELF PORTRAI
Take picture of
ourself while
holding the camera
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Selecting a shooting mode according to the situation
Use the mode dial to switch between shooting modes before taking
pictures. You can take pictures with the optimum settings by setting the
mode dial according to the shooting conditions or purpose.
(Shooting mode
Program Auto
Suitable for general situations. The camera automatically uses settings that captures
the scene in its natural colors. You can set other functions such as flash as desired.
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h D image stabilization
This function reduces the blur incurred by movement of the camera or subject when
taking pictures.
When the camera moves a lot or the subject is moving quickly, the blur may not be
Shooting
reduced effectively.
i Portrait
Suitable for taking a portrait-style shot of a person. This mode is optimum for
reproducing silky skin tones.
l Landscape
Suitable for taking pictures of landscapes and other outdoor scenes. Both the
foreground and the background are in focus. Since blues and greens are vividly
reproduced in this mode, it is excellent for shooting natural scenery.
m Night Scene
Suitable for shooting pictures in the evening or at night. The camera sets a slower
shutter speed than is used in normal shooting. For example, if you take a picture of
a street at night in mode, the lack of light will result in a dark picture with
only dots of light. In the Night Scene shooting mode, the true appearance of the
street is captured. Since the shutter speed is slow, make sure that you stabilize the
camera by using a tripod.
o Self Portrait
Suitable for taking pictures of yourself - by yourself. The camera is set to focus at a
short distance. Macro shooting and super macro shooting can not be set.
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Selecting a shooting mode according to the situation
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n Movie
Records movies. As the focus is locked while recording, be sure to keep the distance
between the camera and subject constant to avoid losing focus. Audio recording is
not available.
g“Recording movies” (P. 34)
1 Set the mode dial to , h,
i, l, m, o or n.
• When the mode dial is set to a mode, the
explanation for that mode is displayed
on the monitor.
2 Take the picture.
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Zooming in on a distant subject
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Telephoto and wide-angle shooting are possible at 2.8x magnification (the
optical zoom limit, equivalent to 38 mm - 106 mm on a 35 mm camera).
By combining the optical zoom with the digital zoom, zoom magnification
can be increased to a maximum of approximately 12x.
1 Press the zoom button.
3
Wide-angle: Press the zoom
button toward W to zoom out.
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Press
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The cursor moves left and right
on the zoom indicator according
to the zoom magnification.
• The white area of the zoom indicator indicates the optical zoom. The red
area of the zoom indicator indicates the digital zoom. The digital zoom is
available when the cursor is reached the red area as pressing the zoom
button toward T.
Note
• Pictures taken with the digital zoom may appear grainy.
•In o mode, the zoom is not available.
Zoom button
Telephoto: Press the zoom
button toward T to zoom in.
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