Olympus IR-300 Advanced Manual

Advanced
Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

IR-300

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
Manual

Advanced
Manual

(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.

(Using i

To use the camera with Dock&Done storage unit (hard disk or DVD)
or Dock&Done printer, see “i functions” in Chapter 9
(P. 104).
For details on how to operate Dock&Done hard disk storage unit,
Dock&Done DVD storage unit, and Dock&Done printer, see the
instruction manual for each device.

This manual helps you get used to the camera. It gives you easy-to­follow explanations on how to take pictures and view them.

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!

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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.

For getting more enjoyment
out of your camera.

Settings to make your camera
easier to use.

When you want to use Dock&Done
functions. Why not take a look at
the world of new possibilities?

To print the pictures you have
taken.

To enjoy the pictures you have
taken on a computer. To use
OLYMPUS Master.

Basic operation

Tips before you start
taking pictures

Basic shooting
functions

Additional shooting
functions

Additional playback
functions

Creating and sharing
albums

Using voice recording

Settings

i
functions

Printing pictures

Connecting the camera
to a computer

P. 9

P. 21

P. 31

P. 44

P. 55

P. 81

P. 88

P. 92

P. 104

P. 115

P. 128

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10

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Troubleshooting.
For when you want to know
the names of parts, see a list
of menus, or find what you are
looking for.

Appendix

Miscellaneous

P. 144

P. 161

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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -9

Mode switch ...................................................................................... 10

Direct buttons .................................................................................... 12

Using the direct buttons .............................................................. 14

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

If the correct focus cannot be obtained............................................. 22

How to focus (focus lock) ............................................................ 22

Subjects that are difficult to focus on .......................................... 23

Record mode ............................................................................. 24

Still picture record modes............................................................ 24

Movie record modes.................................................................... 25

Number of storable still pictures/remaining recording time ......... 25

Changing the record mode.......................................................... 27

The internal memory and memory card ............................................ 28

Card basics ................................................................................. 29

Inserting and removing the card.................................................. 29

3 Basic shooting functions- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31

Selecting a scene mode according to the situation........................... 32

Using the zoom when taking pictures (Zoom/Macro)........................ 35

Using the zoom ........................................................................... 35

Using the digital zoom................................................................. 36

Using macro/super macro mode ..................................... 37

Flash shooting .............................................................................. 38

Recording movies ....................................................................... 40

Image stabilizer .................................................................... 41

Fulltime AF .................................................................................. 42

Recording sound with movies ................................................ 42

Sequential shooting .................................................................. 43

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Table of Contents

4 Additional shooting functions - - - - - - - - - - -44

Adjusting picture brightness ........................................................ 45

Adjusting the color of a picture ................................................. 46

Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject

(METERING) ........................................................................ 47

Changing the focusing area (AF MODE) .......................................... 48

Self-timer shooting ..................................................................... 49

Panorama shooting ........................................................................... 50

Taking two-in-one pictures .................................................... 52

Shooting with a frame (FRAME MODE)............................................ 53

Recording sound with still pictures ............................................... 54

5 Additional playback functions - - - - - - - - - - -55

Playing back still pictures ........................................................... 56

Displaying pictures in a calendar (Calendar display) .................. 57

Picture rotation ...................................................................... 58

Playing back movies ................................................................... 59

Selecting the position to begin movie playback

(INDEX PLAY)....................................................................... 60

Changing the amount of information displayed

on the screen ................................................................... 61

Slideshow .................................................................................. 62

Adding sound to still pictures ....................................................... 64

Editing still pictures (BLACK & WHITE / SEPIA / / )............ 65

Correcting pictures (REDEYE FIX / BRIGHTNESS /

SATURATION) ............................................................................ 66

Composing pictures with illustrations ................................................ 68

Frame.......................................................................................... 68

Title ............................................................................................. 69

Calendar...................................................................................... 70

Layout ......................................................................................... 71

Editing movies ................................................................................... 73

Editing a movie............................................................................ 73

Creating an index ........................................................................ 74

Playing back pictures on a TV........................................................... 76

Selecting the video output ........................................................... 77

Protecting pictures ...................................................................... 77

Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card (BACKUP)....... 78

Erasing pictures .................................................................... 79

Formatting the internal memory or a card ............................. 80

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Table of Contents

6 Creating and sharing albums- - - - - - - - - - - - 81

Adding pictures to an album (ALBUM ENTRY)................................. 82

Viewing pictures in albums (SEL. ALBUM) ....................................... 84

Rearranging album pictures (REARRANGE).................................... 85

Removing pictures from albums........................................................ 86

Undoing album entries (UNDO ENTRY / UNDO ALL) ................ 86

Erasing pictures from albums...................................................... 87

7 Using voice recording - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -88

Recording sound (VOICE REC)........................................................ 89

Selecting the sound recording quality ......................................... 90

Turning the monitor on/off ........................................................... 90

Playing back sound recorded with VOICE REC................................ 91

8 Settings- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 92

Saving camera settings (ALL RESET) .............................................. 93

Selecting a display language .................................................. 94

Changing the startup screen (SCREEN)........................................... 94

Setting the sleep time (SLEEP)......................................................... 95

Custom button ............................................................................. 96

Setting the custom button ........................................................... 97

Using the custom button ............................................................. 97

Setting camera sounds ..................................................................... 98

Viewing pictures immediately (REC VIEW)....................................... 99

Resetting file names (FILE NAME) ................................................... 99

Adjusting the monitor brightness ............................................. 100

Setting the date and time ........................................................ 101

Resetting the camera settings (MODE RESET) ............................. 102

Adjusting the image processing function (PIXEL MAPPING) ......... 103

9 functions- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 104

Using the camera with a Dock&Done storage unit

(hard disk/DVD)......................................................................... 105

Storing camera pictures (STORE ONLY).................................. 105

Playing back pictures on the storage unit (STORAGE) ............ 107

Creating a disk for storing pictures

(CREATE SHARE DISK) .................................................... 108

Using the camera with a Dock&Done printer .................................. 110

Using a Dock&Done storage unit with a

Dock&Done printer.............................................................. 110

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Table of Contents

Using a Dock&Done printer....................................................... 112

Camera settings .............................................................................. 113

Storing pictures (STORE) ......................................................... 113

Settings after storing (STORE AND)......................................... 113

Printing all new pictures (NEW ALL PRINT) ............................. 114

Settings after printing (PRINT AND) ......................................... 114

10 Printing pictures - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 115

Direct printing (PictBridge) .............................................................. 116

Using the direct printing function............................................... 116

Printing pictures ........................................................................ 117

Other print modes and print settings ......................................... 120

If an error message is displayed ............................................... 122

Print settings (DPOF) ................................................................ 123

How to make print reservations ................................................. 123

Single-frame reservation ..................................................... 124

All-frame reservation .......................................................... 126

Resetting print reservation data .......................................... 126

11 Connecting the camera to a computer - - -128

Flow................................................................................................. 129

Using OLYMPUS Master ................................................................ 130

What is OLYMPUS Master? ...................................................... 130

Installing OLYMPUS Master ..................................................... 131

Connecting the camera to a computer ............................................ 135

Starting up OLYMPUS Master ........................................................ 136

Displaying camera images on a computer ...................................... 138

Downloading and saving images .............................................. 138

Viewing still pictures and movies .................................................... 140

Printing pictures .............................................................................. 141

To download and save images to a computer without using

OLYMPUS Master..................................................................... 143

12 Appendix - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 144

Troubleshooting .............................................................................. 145

Error messages ......................................................................... 145

Troubleshooting ........................................................................ 147

Camera care ................................................................................... 153

AC adapter ...................................................................................... 154

Safety Precautions .......................................................................... 155

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Table of Contents

Glossary of terms ............................................................................ 159

13 Miscellaneous - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 161

Menu list.......................................................................................... 162

List of factory default settings.......................................................... 169

Modes and shooting functions ........................................................ 171

Names of parts................................................................................ 173

Camera ..................................................................................... 173

Cradle........................................................................................ 175

Monitor indications .................................................................... 176

Index ............................................................................................... 179

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1 Basic operation

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Basic operation

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Are you ever overwhelmed by all of the
advanced shooting and editing functions?
Professional photographers use these
functions to achieve a variety of effects.
Now you too can achieve such effects
simply by pressing the buttons on your
digital camera. You can use the various
functions available on your camera to adjust
the brightness and white balance of your
pictures, alter the focusing range, and much
more.
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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VOICE REC

&

SCENE SELECT

Movies

MODE MENU

2:19

2:19

FLASH MODE

AUTO

SELECT

GO

Sequential shooting

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Mode switch

This camera features a shooting mode and a playback mode, which is set
using the mode switch. Set the desired mode and turn the camera on.

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Shooting modes

Set the mode switch to K
to take still pictures or
to record movies.

n

Playback mode

Set the mode switch to this
position to view pictures.

Basic operation

(Playback modes

The playback modes are as follows. Set the mode switch to q for all modes.

• Playback mode (normal) g“Playing back still pictures” (P. 56)

Recorded pictures are played back one frame at a time or as thumbnails.

• Calendar display mode g“Displaying pictures in a calendar (Calendar

display)” (P. 57)
Press [+ during single-frame playback of pictures in normal playback mode to
view the pictures in a calendar display.

• Album display mode g“Viewing pictures in albums (SEL. ALBUM)” (P. 84)

Press \- during single-frame playback of pictures in normal playback mode to
view the pictures in an album.

TIPS

• You can change the mode before and after turning the camera on.

• This camera also has a storage playback mode that can be used with a
Dock&Done storage unit. For details on the storage playback mode, see
“9 i functions” (P. 104).

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Mode switch

Mode switch notation

In this manual, the following icons indicate the position of the mode switch
necessary for operating functions.

This indicates an operation when the mode switch is set
to K.

This indicates an operation when the mode switch is set
to any of the Knq modes.

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Basic operation

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Direct buttons

The direct buttons have different functions in shooting mode and in
playback mode.

1

(Shooting mode

1

2

Basic operation

3

4

1 MENU button gP. 15

Displays the top menu of shooting mode

2 n (Flash mode) button gP. 38

For selecting the flash mode

3 \Y (Self-timer) button gP. 49

Switches the self-timer mode on/off

4 z (Custom) button gP. 97

Sets the function assigned to the custom button

5 ^]f (Scene select) button gP. 32

Selects a scene mode

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Direct buttons

(Playback modes

1

2 3

1 MENU button gP. 15

Displays the top menu of playback mode

2 S (Erase) button gP. 79

Erases pictures displayed on the monitor

3 < (Print) button gP. 112, 123

Displays the top menu of the print screen

4 [+ (Calendar display) button gP. 57

Enables calendar display mode

4

5

1

Basic operation

5 \- (Album display) button gP. 84

Enables album display mode

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Direct buttons

Using the direct buttons

1

Basic functions can be easily operated using direct buttons. Use the arrow pad and
i to adjust settings. Follow the on-screen display to select and adjust each setting.
How to set the flash mode using n is shown below.

1 Set the mode switch to K, and press n.

Basic operation

• The flash mode selection screen is displayed.

FLASH MODE

AUTO

Current setting

SELECT

GO

Operation guide

SELECT→ Press [\ to select the

GO→ Press i to commit

2 Press [\ to select the flash mode.

FLASH MODE

SELECT

AUTO

GO

Selected setting

This indicates more settings
below. Press \ to display the
next item.

3 Press i.

• The setting is made, and the menu closes.

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setting.

your selection.

Menus

Set the mode switch to Knq, and press the MENU button to display
the menus on the monitor. Menus are used to make all camera settings.

Mode switch

Press the MENU
button.

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.

VOICE REC

1

Basic operation

&

Shortcut menus

• For setting menu items directly. • For setting shooting and playback

MODE MENU

SCENE SELECT

functions.

• Use the arrow pad to select and
adjust settings.

• A button operation guide is
displayed on each screen.

Mode menu

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Menus

Shortcut menus

1

Mode
Switch

Mode
Switch

VOICE REC

&

Basic operation

MODE MENU

SCENE SELECT

Mode
Switch

Menu options will vary with each mode.

STORAGE

INFO

MODE MENU

m

Voice playback

STORAGE

INFO

MODE MENU

END PLAYBACK

gP. 89

gP. 32
gP. 37

gP. 107 g

gP. 62
gP. 61 gP. 61

gP. 107

gP. 91
gP. 61

VOICE REC

&

MODE MENU

IMAGE STABILIZER

MovieStill picture

STORAGE

INFO

STOP

Album displayCalendar display

MODE MENU

gP. 89

gP. 41
gP. 37

P. 107

gP. 59

CLOSE CALENDAR

INFO

m

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MODE MENU

gP. 57 gP. 84

gP. 62
gP. 61 gP. 61

SEL. ALBUM

INFO

CLOSE ALBUM

MODE MENU

gP. 84

Menus

Mode menus

In addition to the following mode menus, there are also mode menus for movie
playback and calendar display. For details, see “Menu list” (P. 162).

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Basic operation

Mode
Switch

D

j

F

DIGITAL ZOOM

WB

Mode
Switch

y

R

EDIT

FIX IMAGE

COMPOSE IMAGE

SUPER HIGH 5M

OFF

0.0
OFF
AUTO

0°

Mode
Switch

D

F

DIGITAL ZOOM

WB

FULLTIME AF

STANDARD

0.0
OFF

AUTO

OFF

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Menus

Using the menus

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Use the arrow pad and i to select and set the menu items.
Follow the operation guide and arrows on the screen to select and change settings.
This section explains how to use the menus.

Ex: Setting [METERING]

Mode switch

Basic operation

MENU button

[\^] buttons
i button

1 Set the mode switch to K.
2 Press the MENU button.

• The top menu is displayed.

3 Press ] to select [MODE MENU].

Top menu

VOICE REC

This refers to the arrow
pad ([\^]).

4 Press [\ to select [METERING],

and press ].

• Refer to the arrows on the screen to
select a setting with the arrow pad.

• Unavailable settings cannot be
selected.

The selected item
is displayed in a
different color.

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&

SCENE SELECT

METERING

AF MODE

PANORAMA

2 IN 1

FRAME MODE

AUTO
AUTO

OFF
OFF

Press ] to go on to
the following setting.

MODE MENU

Menus

5 Press [\ to select [AUTO] or

[n], and press i.

•Press the MENU button to close the
menu.

TIPS

• Common menu items can be adjusted from any mode, and the settings will
apply respectively.

Menu operation notation

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

•Ex: Steps 1 to 5 for setting [METERING]

Top menu [MODE MENU] [METERING] [AUTO] / [n]

METERING

AF MODE

PANORAMA

2 IN 1

FRAME MODE

AUTO

n

1

Basic operation

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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.

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This indicates the position of the mode switch.
If multiple mode switch icons are displayed, the described function can
be used in any of these modes.
g“Mode switch” (P. 10), “Mode switch notation” (P. 11)

Basic operation

Select the menus in the order
indicated by . g“Using the
menus” (P. 18), “Menu operation
notation” (P. 19)

Available languages vary
depending on the area where you
purchased this camera.
g“Selecting a display language”
(P. 94)

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

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2 Tips before you start taking pictures

Tips before you start
taking pictures

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Your pictures are almost guaranteed to
come out well just by setting the mode
switch to K or n and pressing the shutter
button. But occasionally, you can’t focus on
your subject, 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.

For online applications

Ideas

Ideas

BASIC 1M

2

For printing applications

SUPER HIGH 5M

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If the correct focus cannot be obtained

5M

5M

The camera automatically detects the focus target in the frame. The level
of contrast is one of the criteria used to determine 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.

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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.

Tips before you start taking pictures

2 Press the shutter button halfway

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, re­position the AF target mark on the
subject and press the shutter button halfway again.

3 Keeping the shutter button

pressed halfway, recompose
your shot.

AF target mark

Shutter button

Green lamp

5M

55

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5M

55

If the correct focus cannot be obtained

4 Press the shutter button fully.

Shutter button

TIPS

Focus on the subject in the center of the frame.

g“Changing the focusing area (AF MODE)” (P. 48)

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 the number of storable still pictures/movie
recording time, see the table on P. 25.

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Still picture record modes

Record mode depicts the image size of pictures.
Pictures are made from thousands of dots (pixels). If a picture with relatively few
pixels is enlarged, it looks like a mosaic. Pictures with more pixels are denser and
clearer but require more space (larger file size), thus decreasing the number of
pictures that can be saved.

Picture with high number of pixels

Picture with low number of pixels

Tips before you start taking pictures

Record mode Image size Application

BSUPER HIGH
5M

eHIGH 3M

fHIGH 2M

LBASIC 1M

EE-MAIL VGA

2560 × 1920

2048 × 1536

1600 × 1200

1024 × 768

640 × 480

The number of storable still pictures is lower,
and it takes longer to record pictures, but it is
useful for creating beautiful prints on full-size
paper and performing image processing,
such as contrast adjustment and red-eye
correction, on a computer.

Use this setting to create postcard-size prints.
This is also useful for adding text to a picture,
rotating a picture, or performing other editing
with a computer.

The record mode is normal for a smaller
image size but a greater number of storable
still pictures. This is useful for viewing
pictures on a computer.

The record mode is normal for a smaller
image size that is convenient for attaching to
e-mail.

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Record mode

Image size

The number of pixels (horizontal × vertical) used when saving an image. You can
save your pictures at a large image size to get clearer prints. However, as the image
size increases, the file size (data size) also increases, which decreases the number
of pictures that can be saved.

Movie record modes

Movies are recorded in Motion-JPEG format.
[FSTANDARD] offers an easy-to-see image size, but the recording time is short.
[MEXTENDED] offers longer recording time, but the picture may appear grainy.

Number of storable still pictures/remaining recording time

Still pictures

Number of storable still pictures

Record mode Image size

B

SUPER HIGH

5M

eHIGH 3M 2048 × 1536 15 16 39 41
fHIGH 2M 1600 × 1200 23 25 60 64
LBASIC 1M 1024 × 768 41 45 104 117
EE-MAIL VGA 640 × 480 86 111 221 284

2560 × 1920 10 10 25 26

Internal memory Using a 32 MB card

With

sound

Without

sound

With

sound

Without

sound

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Tips before you start taking pictures

Movies

Record mode Image size

FSTANDARD

MEXTENDED

320 × 240

(15 frames/sec.)

160 × 120

(15 frames/sec.)

Remaining recording time (sec.)

Internal memory Using a 32 MB card

With

sound

36 37 93 96

146 166 374 424

Without

sound

With

sound

Without

sound

25

Record mode

5M

0:30

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

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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.

Note

• The number of storable still pictures and remaining recording time listed in the
tables are approximate.

5M

Tips before you start taking pictures

• The number of storable still pictures may change according to the subject or
factors like whether print reservations or album entries 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.

Number of storable
still pictures

55

Remaining recording time

26

0:30

0:30

Record mode

Changing the record mode

Top menu [MODE MENU] [K] g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

1 Select a record mode from

[BSUPER HIGH 5M],
[eHIGH 3M], [fHIGH 2M],
[LBASIC 1M] and
[EE-MAIL VGA].

For movies, select a record mode
from [FSTANDARD] and
[MEXTENDED].

D

j

F

DIGITAL ZOOM

WB

For still pictures

D

F

DIGITAL ZOOM

WB

FULLTIME AF

SUPER HIGH

5M

HIGH 3M
HIGH 2M

B

BASIC 1M
E-MAIL VGA

STANDARD

EXTENDED

2

Tips before you start taking pictures

2 Press i.

For movies

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The internal memory and memory card

00

0005

'05.06.02.12:30

5M

5M

Pictures taken are recorded in the internal memory.
Pictures can also be recorded to an xD-Picture Card (“card”), sold
separately. The card can be used to record more pictures than is possible
with the internal memory of the camera. A card can be convenient when
taking many pictures while on a trip.

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(Internal memory basics

The internal memory is the camera’s media for recording pictures, similar to film in
a film camera.
Pictures recorded to the internal memory can be easily erased on the camera or
processed using a computer. Unlike portable storage media, the internal memory
cannot be removed or exchanged.

(Using the internal memory with a card

You can confirm on the monitor whether the internal memory or card is being used
during shooting and playback operations.

Shooting mode Playback mode

-

100

0005

Tips before you start taking pictures

5M

5M

Monitor

indication

Pictures are recorded to the

[IN]

internal memory.

[xD] Pictures are recorded to a card.

• The internal memory and a card cannot be used at the same time.

• The internal memory cannot be used for shooting or playback operations when a
card is inserted in the camera. Remove the card before using the internal memory.

• Pictures recorded to the internal memory can be copied to a card. g“Copying
pictures in the internal memory to the card (BACKUP)” (P. 78)

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Memory indicator

Shooting mode Playback mode

Pictures are being played back
from the internal memory.

Pictures are being played back
from a card.

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The internal memory and memory card

Card basics

The card is a medium for recording pictures, similar to film in a film camera.
Pictures recorded to the card can be easily erased on the camera or processed
using a computer. The number of recordable images can be increased by
exchanging the card for one with a larger capacity.

1 Index area

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

2 Contact area

The part where the data transferred from the camera
enters the card.

Compatible cards

xD-Picture Card (16 – 512 MB)

Note

• This camera may not recognize a non-OLYMPUS card or a card that was
formatted on another device (such as a computer, etc.). Before use, be sure to
format the card on this camera. g“Formatting the internal memory or a card”
(P. 80)

Inserting and removing the card

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Tips before you start taking pictures

1

2

1 Make sure the camera is turned

off.

• The power lamp is off.

• The monitor is off.

• The lens barrier is closed.

2 Open the battery compartment/

card cover.

Battery compartment/

card cover

Monitor

1

Power lamp

2

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(Inserting the card

3 Orient the card as shown, and

insert it into the card slot as

2

shown in the illustration.

• Insert the card straight in.

• Insert the card until it clicks into place.

• Inserting the card in the wrong direction
or at an angle may damage the contacts
and prevent the card from being
removed.

• The card may not record properly if it is
not inserted all the way in.

(Removing the card

3 Push the card all the way in and

release slowly.

• The card protrudes slightly and stops.

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.

Index area

Notch

4 Close the battery compartment/

card cover.

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3 Basic shooting functions

Basic shooting
functions

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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 white balance.
There’s nothing to it – just press the shutter
button!

1 LANDSCAPE

1

SELECT

GO

16 BEHIND GLASS

SELECT

GO

3

6 FIREWORKS

SELECT

11 DOCUMENTS

GO

SELECT

GO

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Selecting a scene mode according to the situation

When you select a scene mode according to the shooting scene or
conditions, the camera automatically selects the optimal settings.

(f mode

P-AUTO (Program Auto)

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Suitable for general situations. The camera automatically adjusts to the subject.

L Landscape

Suitable for taking pictures of landscapes and other outdoor scenes. Blues and
greens are vividly reproduced.

K Landscape+Portrait

Suitable for taking pictures of your subject against a distant background. Blues,

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greens, and skin tones are vividly reproduced.

h Night Scene*

Suitable for taking pictures in the evening or at night. The camera sets a slower
shutter speed than is used in normal shooting.
Since the shutter speed is slow, stabilize the camera before taking pictures.

? Night+Portrait*

Suitable for taking pictures of your subject against a distant night scene. The camera
sets a slower shutter speed than is used in normal shooting.
Since the shutter speed is slow, stabilize the camera before taking pictures.

H Indoor

Suitable for taking pictures of people indoors. The atmosphere of the background is
also vividly reproduced.

( Fireworks*

Suitable for taking pictures of fireworks displays. The camera sets a slower shutter
speed than is used in normal shooting.
Since the shutter speed is slow, stabilize the camera before taking pictures.

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Selecting a scene mode according to the situation

* Sunset*

Suitable for taking pictures of the evening sunlight. Reds and yellows are vividly
reproduced.
Since the flash is not available, stabilize the camera before taking pictures.

I Portrait

Suitable for taking portrait pictures. This mode accentuates the skin texture of the
portrait subject.

o Self Portrait

Suitable for taking self-portrait pictures.

G Cuisine

Suitable for taking pictures of food. Food colors are vibrantly reproduced.

@ Documents

Suitable for taking pictures of documents or time schedules. The contrast between
the text and background is enhanced.
Since the flash is not available, stabilize the camera before taking pictures.

J Sports

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Suitable for capturing fast-moving action. Even fast-moving subjects appear to be
stationary.

g Beach & Snow

Suitable for taking pictures on a sunny day at the beach or in the snow. You can take
pictures of your subject against a beautiful sky or landscape.

& Candle*

Suitable for capturing the atmosphere of a candle-lit scene. Warm colors are
reproduced.
Since the flash is not available, stabilize the camera before taking pictures.

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Selecting a scene mode according to the situation

) Available Light Portrait*

Suitable for shooting subjects in low light conditions without a flash.
Since the flash is not available, stabilize the camera before taking pictures.

, Behind Glass

Suitable for shooting a subject through glass.

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. Vivid

Vividly reproduces all colors. This mode can be used independently of the P-AUTO
(Program Auto) which produces natural colors.

* Noise reduction is automatically enabled when the subject is dark. Processing

time between shots is doubled and you cannot take pictures during this time. Also,
the image file size is slightly larger than normal.

Basic shooting functions

1 Press ]f.

g“Direct buttons” (P. 12)

• The scene mode selection screen is
displayed.

• You can also press ^ to display this
screen.

2 Press [\ to select a scene

1 LANDSCAPE

1

SELECT

mode, and press i.

• When you choose a scene mode, a
sample scene is displayed.

3 Take the picture.

GO

TIPS

• You can also select a scene mode by
pressing the MENU button to display the top
menu and selecting [SCENE SELECT].

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VOICE REC

&

SCENE SELECT

MODE MENU

Using the zoom when taking pictures (Zoom/Macro)

You can zoom in on your subject using the optical zoom and digital zoom.
With the optical zoom, the image is enlarged for the CCD when the lens
magnification is changed, and the image is formed by all the CCD pixels.
With the digital zoom, the area at the center of the image captured by the
CCD is cropped and enlarged. When you digitally zoom in on a subject,
you are essentially taking a small area of the picture and making it bigger.
Therefore, the greater the magnification with the digital zoom, the grainier
the resulting picture will be.

The following zoom magnifications are available on this camera.

Optical zoom 3× (equivalent to 38 mm to 114 mm on a 35 mm

Optical zoom + digital zoom Max. 12×

Note that camera movement is amplified at higher magnifications.

Using the zoom

camera)

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Basic shooting functions

1 Push or pull the zoom lever.

Zoom out:
Push the zoom lever toward W.

Note

• You can use the optical zoom in n mode by setting [R] to [OFF].
g“Recording sound with movies” (P. 42)

Zoom in:
Pull the zoom lever toward T.

Zoom lever

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Using the zoom when taking pictures (Zoom/Macro)

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Using the digital zoom

Top menu [MODE MENU] [DIGITAL ZOOM] [ON] / [OFF]

3

1 Pull the zoom lever toward T.

Optical zoom Digital zoom

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The white area of the zoom indicator
indicates the optical zoom. If the
[DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [ON], a red
area is displayed on the zoom
indicator. When you reach the limit of
the optical zoom, the digital zoom is
enabled.

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g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

The cursor moves up and down the
zoom indicator according to the
zoom magnification.
The cursor turns orange when inside
the digital zoom area.

Note

• Taking a picture with the digital zoom may cause the picture to appear grainy.

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Using the zoom when taking pictures (Zoom/Macro)

Using macro/super macro mode

Focusing is usually slow when you get close to a subject (W: 10 cm/3.9" to 30 cm/

11.8", T: 50 cm/19.7" to 60 cm/23.6"). However, in macro mode focusing is
performed quickly.

& This mode lets you shoot from as close as 10 cm/3.9" to your subject.
% This mode lets you shoot from as close as 5 cm/1.9" to your subject. In this

mode, normal shooting is also possible, but the magnification of the zoom is
fixed automatically and cannot be changed.

&%

Top menu [&] g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

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Basic shooting functions

1 Select [&] or [%], and press i.

2 Take the picture.

Note

• During super macro shooting, the zoom and flash are not available.

SELECT

&

OFF

&

%

GO

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Flash shooting

Select the flash mode best suited to the light conditions and the effect you
want to achieve. You can also adjust the amount of light emitted using the
flash intensity control.

Flash working range

W (max.): Approx. 30 cm to 2.6 m (1.0 ft. to 8.5 ft.)
T (max.): Approx. 50 cm to 2.1 m (1.6 ft. to 6.9 ft.)

Auto-flash (No indication)

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The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions.

Soft flash ((#))

A less intense flash. Use when auto-flash or fill-in flash are too bright.

Red-eye reduction flash (!)

The light from the flash may make the
subject’s eyes appear red in the picture.
The red-eye reduction flash mode
reduces this phenomenon by emitting

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pre-flashes before firing the regular
flash.

Note

• After the pre-flashes, it takes about 1 second before the shutter is released. Do
your best to hold the camera steady throughout the shot.

• Effectiveness may be limited if the subject is not looking directly at the pre­flashes, or if the shooting range is too far. Individual physical characteristics
may also limit effectiveness.

The subject’s eyes appear red.

Fill-in flash (#)

The flash fires regardless of the available
light. This mode is useful for eliminating
shadows on the subject’s face (such as
shadows from tree leaves), in a backlight
situation, or for correcting the color shift
produced by artificial lighting (especially
fluorescent light).

Note

• The fill-in flash may not have the desired effect under excessively bright light.

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Flash shooting

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Flash off ($)

The flash does not fire even in low light conditions. Use this mode in situations where
flash photography is not desired or is prohibited. You can also use this mode when
shooting landscapes, sunsets, and other subjects outside the range of the flash.

Note

• Since a slow shutter speed is automatically selected in low light situations when
in the flash off mode, the use of a tripod is recommended to prevent your
pictures from being blurred by camera movement.

1 Press n.

g“Direct buttons” (P. 12)

2 Select a flash mode, and press

i.

# mark

FLASH MODE

AUTO

GO

SELECT

3 Press the shutter button halfway.

• In conditions where the flash will fire, #

lights (flash stand-by).

4 Press the shutter button fully to

take the picture.

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TIPS

The # (flash charge) mark blinks.

→ The flash is charging. Wait until # turns off.

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Recording movies

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Note

• The flash does not fire in the following situations:

During sequential shooting, super macro, panorama, or when f is set
to [*], [@], [&], or [)].

• The flash may not give you the optimum result in macro mode with the zoom
set to wide-angle (W). Check the resulting picture on the monitor.

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Recording movies

This function allows you to record movies.

1 Compose your picture.

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• The remaining recording time is
displayed on the monitor.

• You can use the zoom lever to enlarge
your subject.

2 Press the shutter button fully to

start recording.

• Audio is recorded with the movie.

• The self-timer/card access lamp blinks
while the movie is being saved.

• During movie recording, N lights red.

Remaining recording
time

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2:19

3 Press the shutter button again to

stop recording.

• When the remaining recording time has been used up, recording stops
automatically.

• When there is space in the internal memory or the card, the remaining
recording time (gP. 25) is displayed, and the camera is ready to shoot.

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2:19

Recording movies

2:19

TIPS

To keep the subject in focus all the time during movie recording

→ Set [R] to [OFF] and [FULLTIME AF] to [ON]. g“Fulltime AF” (P. 42),

“Recording sound with movies” (P. 42)

To use the zoom during movie recording

→ Set [DIGITAL ZOOM] to [ON]. g“Using the digital zoom” (P. 36)
→ If you set [R] to [OFF], you can use the optical zoom during movie recording.

g“Recording sound with movies” (P. 42)

Note

• The remaining recording time may drop rapidly during recording. Try using the
internal memory or card again after formatting it with your camera.
g“Formatting the internal memory or a card” (P. 80)

•In n mode, the flash is not available.

Image stabilizer

This function can be used to reduce blurred pictures resulting from camera
movement during movie recording.
The area in which the picture is captured by the CCD is adjusted according to
movement of the subject, thereby enabling recording of the picture with reduced
blurring of the subject. When [IMAGE STABILIZER] is set to [ON], a slightly enlarged
picture is recorded.

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Basic shooting functions

Top menu [IMAGE STABILIZER] [ON] / [OFF]

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

1 Take the picture.

Displayed during
image stabilization.

Note

• Image stabilizer may not work depending on the movement of the subject or if
there is a large amount of camera movement.

• Set [IMAGE STABILIZER] to [OFF] when stabilizing the camera with a tripod or
other device because the image may move in response to the movement of the
subject.

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Recording movies

Fulltime AF

When [FULLTIME AF] is set to [ON], the subject is automatically kept in focus during
movie recording.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [FULLTIME AF] [ON] / [OFF]

3

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

Note

• Fulltime AF consumes more battery power.

• Fulltime AF cannot be used when [R] is set to [ON].

Recording sound with movies

Sound can be recorded while shooting a movie.

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Top menu [MODE MENU] [R][ON] / [OFF]

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

Note

• When [R] is set to [ON], the focus and optical zoom are locked during movie
recording. If you wish to use the zoom during movie recording, set [DIGITAL
ZOOM] to [ON]. If [R] is set to [OFF], you can use both the optical zoom and
digital zoom during movie recording.

• If the microphone is farther than 1 m (3.3 ft.) from the subject, sound may not
be recorded properly.

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Sequential shooting

You can take a sequence of pictures at one time. The focus, exposure and
white balance are locked at the first frame. When the record mode is set
to [BSUPER HIGH 5M], for example, you can take a sequence of
approximately 4 pictures.

S

Top menu [MODE MENU] [j][ON] / [OFF]

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

1 Take the picture.

• Press the shutter button fully and keep it pressed. The camera will take
pictures in sequence until you release the button.

Note

• Sequential shooting is not possible in the following situations:
During panorama, two-in-one pictures, shooting with a frame, or when
f is set to [h], [?], [(], [*], [&], or [)].

• During sequential shooting, the flash is not available.

• If the battery power is low and the battery check indication blinks during

sequential shooting, shooting stops and the camera starts saving the pictures
you have taken. Whether or not all of the shots are saved depends on how
much battery power remains.

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Additional shooting
functions

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Taking pictures like a pro...

Adjust the brightness or white balance of the
picture, change the focusing area
depending on the subject, and make use of
other useful functions to create
professional-like pictures.

At scenic outdoor sites...

Use panorama mode to capture a beautiful
mountain range or impressive building.

At a party or family gathering...

Use the self-timer to take group photos at
school reunions or birthday parties.

When you want to add a special effect...

Combine two pictures together to create a
single picture, add a frame to a picture, and
create other interesting effects.

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Adjusting picture brightness

0.0

This function allows you to make fine changes to the exposure setting. You
can adjust the exposure in the range of ±2.0 EV in 1/2 EV steps. When the
setting is changed, you can check the result on the monitor.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [F] g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

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Additional shooting functions

1 Press [\ to adjust the

exposure, and press i.

• Adjust toward [+] to brighten the image
or [–] to darken the image.

2 Take the picture.

TIPS

• Often bright subjects (such as snow) will turn out darker than their natural
colors. Adjusting toward [+] makes these subjects closer to their real shades.
To prevent the picture from getting brighter, adjust toward [–] when shooting
dark subjects.

• In some situations, you may get better results when the exposure that the
camera sets is compensated (adjusted) manually.

Note

• If the flash is used, the image brightness (exposure) may differ from the
intended brightness.

• Exposure compensation cannot correct the image if the surroundings of the
subject are extremely bright or dark.

CANCEL

F

SELECT

0.0

GO

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Adjusting the color of a picture

The color of the subject differs depending on the light conditions. For
instance, when daylight, the setting sun or tungsten lighting are reflected
on white paper, the shade of white produced will be slightly different for
each. By setting the WB (white balance), you can achieve more natural­looking colors.

AUTO The white balance is adjusted automatically so that colors look

5 For natural colors under a clear sky.
3 For natural colors under a cloudy sky.
1 For natural colors under tungsten lighting.
> For natural colors under fluorescent lighting.

natural irrespective of the light source.

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Top menu [MODE MENU] [WB] g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

1 Select a white balance setting,

and press i.

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TIPS

• You can select a white balance setting other than the actual light source, and
enjoy the different color tones on the monitor.

Note

• White balance may not be effective under some special light sources.

• After setting a white balance other than [AUTO], play back the picture and
check the colors on the monitor.

• When the flash is fired with a white balance setting other than [AUTO], colors
may appear different in the resulting picture from the colors you see on the
monitor.

D

j

F

DIGITAL ZOOM

WB

AUTO

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Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject (METERING)

When taking pictures against backlight, the face of the subject may appear
darker. With spot metering, the picture can be taken based on the
brightness at the center of the monitor without being affected by the light
in the background.

AUTO Meters the brightness at the center of the monitor and the surrounding

n Only the center of the monitor is metered. Suitable for taking a picture of

Top menu [MODE MENU] [METERING] g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

area separately to create a picture with balanced brightness. When
taking pictures against strong backlight, the center of the picture may
appear dark.

the subject in the center of the monitor against backlight.

1 Select [AUTO] or [n], and press

i.

METERING

AF MODE

PANORAMA

2 IN 1

FRAME MODE

AUTO

n

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Changing the focusing area (AF MODE)

This function allows you to select how the camera focuses on your subject.

AUTO Focus selection is based on the entire picture on the screen. Even when

SPOT Focus selection is based on the subject within the AF target mark.

the subject is not in the center of the screen, focusing is possible.

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Subject suitable for [AUTO] Subject suitable for [SPOT]

Top menu [MODE MENU] [AF MODE] g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

1 Select [AUTO] or [SPOT], and

press i.

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METERING

AF MODE

PANORAMA

2 IN 1

FRAME MODE

AUTO

SPOT

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Self-timer shooting

This function lets you take pictures using the self-timer. Fix the camera
securely on a tripod for self-timer shooting. This function is useful for taking
pictures when you want to be included in the photograph.

1 Press \Y.

g“Direct buttons” (P. 12)

2 Select [ON], and press i.

SELECT

3 Press the shutter button fully to

take the picture.

• Pressing the shutter button halfway
locks the focus and exposure.

• The self-timer/card access lamp lights
for approximately 10 seconds, then
starts blinking. After blinking for
approximately 2 seconds, the picture is
taken.

• To stop shooting while in n mode,
press the shutter button fully again.

• To cancel the self-timer, press \Y.

• The self-timer mode is automatically canceled after one shot.

Note

• If sequential shooting is attempted in self-timer mode, the camera shoots 5
frames at most regardless of the setting.

Self-timer/card access
lamp

Y

OFF

GO

ON

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Panorama shooting

You can take advantage of panorama shooting with an Olympus xD­Picture Card. Panorama shooting lets you connect pictures with
overlapping edges into a single panoramic picture, using the OLYMPUS
Master software.

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The part of the previous picture where it will be joined to the next picture does not
remain in the frame on the edge of the screen. You have to remember what the
part in the frame looked like and take the next picture so it overlaps. Compose your
shots so that the right edge of the previous picture overlaps with the left edge of
the next picture if you are connecting pictures from left to right (or vice versa if you
are connecting pictures from right to left).

Top menu [MODE MENU] [PANORAMA] g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

1 Use the arrow pad to choose at

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which edge you want to connect
the pictures.

] : The next picture is connected at the

right edge.

^ : The next picture is connected at the

left edge.

[ : The next picture is connected at the

top.

\ : The next picture is connected at the

bottom.

Connects pictures from

left to right

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Connects pictures from

bottom to top

Panorama shooting

2 Make sure that the edges of the pictures overlap, then take

the pictures.

• The focus, exposure and white balance are set by the first picture. Do not
select an extremely bright subject (such as the sun) for the first picture.

• You cannot adjust the zoom after the first picture.

• Panorama shooting is possible for up to 10 pictures.

•

When you have taken 10 pictures, a
warning mark [g] is displayed.

3 Press i to exit panorama shooting.

Note

• Panorama mode is only available with Olympus cards.

• During panorama shooting, the flash, self-timer, sequential shooting modes
and recording sound with still pictures are not available.

• The camera itself cannot connect panorama pictures. The OLYMPUS Master
software is necessary to connect the pictures.

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Taking two-in-one pictures

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This function allows you to combine two
pictures taken in succession and save
them as a single picture. This way you can
enjoy having two subjects in one picture.

Picture when played back

Top menu [MODE MENU] [2 IN 1] g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

4

1 Take the first picture while

viewing the monitor.

• The subject is positioned on the left in
the combined picture.

2 Take the second picture.

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• The subject is positioned on the right in
the combined picture.

• The [BUSY] bar is displayed and after
the image is saved, the camera returns
to the shooting mode.

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2nd

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Picture when taken

Note

• Panorama, sequential shooting, and recording sound with pictures are not
available during two-in-one picture shooting.

• To cancel two-in-one picture shooting after the first picture has been taken,
press i. The first picture will not be saved.

•

If the camera enters sleep mode after the first picture, two-in-one picture
shooting will be canceled.

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Shooting with a frame (FRAME MODE)

This function allows you to add one of several frames when taking a
picture. The frame and picture are combined together and saved.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [FRAME MODE]

1 Select a frame, and press i.

• The selected frame is displayed and you
can take a picture with the added frame.

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

FRAME

CANCEL SELECT

GO

2 Take the picture.

• After you take a picture, the combined
picture with selected frame is displayed.
Take the picture again if the result is
unsatisfactory.

3 Press i.

• [FRAME MODE] ends.

Note

• Sequential shooting and recording sound with pictures are not available during
shooting with a frame.

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Recording sound with still pictures

Sound can be recorded when taking still pictures. Recording starts about

0.5 seconds after the shutter is released and lasts about 4 seconds.
When this function is enabled, sound is recorded automatically every time
you take a picture.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [R][ON] / [OFF]

1 Take the picture.

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• When recording starts, aim the camera
microphone at the source of the sound
you want to record.

TIPS

• H is displayed when still pictures and movies with sound are played back.

During playback, sound is output from the speaker. The volume can be
adjusted. g“Setting camera sounds” (P. 98)

• Sound can be added later to still pictures. Recorded sound can also be

re-recorded. g“Adding sound to still pictures” (P. 64)

Note

• If the microphone is farther than 1 m (3.3 ft.) from the subject, sound may not
be recorded properly.

• Pictures cannot be taken during sound recording.

• Sound recording is not possible in the following cases:

During sequential shooting, panorama, two-in-one pictures, and shooting
with a frame.

• Sound recording may also pick up camera noises, such as button operations,
shutter movement, etc.

• Sound recording may not be possible if there is insufficient space in the internal
memory or the card.

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

Microphone

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With film-type cameras, you cannot see the
pictures you have taken until the film has
been developed. And aren’t you sometimes
disappointed with the results when you do
eventually see them? Pictures of blurred
scenery or someone with their eyes shut. Or
maybe you took several pictures of the
same scene because you weren’t sure
whether they would come out or not. That’s
no way to record important memories!
With a digital camera, you can review your
pictures immediately. Just play the picture
back as soon as you’ve taken it. If you don’t
like what you see, erase and take it again.
So don’t be afraid of pictures not coming out
well – just keep on pressing that shutter
button!

NO!

OK!

5

SAVE!

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The pictures on a card are played back if a card is inserted in the camera.
Remove the card to play back pictures stored in the internal memory.

• The last picture taken is displayed on the monitor (single-frame playback).

• Use the arrow pad to browse the pictures.

1 Push or pull the zoom lever toward W or T.

• You can view the pictures close up (close-up playback) or as a thumbnail
(index display).

Pull the lever toward
T to return to single­frame playback.

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0005

5

WTTW

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Index display

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TW

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• You can play back audio

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and movie files. Use the
arrow pad to select the
frame you want, and

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press i.

• Push or pull the zoom
lever to display the
pictures in 4, 9, 16 or 25

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frames.

•Press ^] to mo ve to the
scroll bar. Press [\ in
the scroll bar to display
indexes that are outside
the monitor.

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Push the lever toward W
to return to single-frame

5M

playback.

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Close-up playback

• Pull the zoom lever
toward T to incrementally
enlarge the picture up to 5
times the original size.

• Press the arrow pad
during close-up playback
to scroll the picture in the
indicated direction.
Pictures cannot be stored

•
in an enlarged state.

2.5

Playing back still pictures

2005

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1011111212

2004

2005

2006

Displaying pictures in a calendar (Calendar display)

This function allows you to display the pictures you have taken in a calendar format.
When a still picture or movie is recorded, it is automatically registered to the calendar
by the date of recording.
You need to have the date and time set on the camera before shooting if you want
your pictures to be displayed on the correct date with the calendar display.
g“Setting the date and time” (P. 101)

1

In single-frame playback, press [+.

• The calendar display mode is enabled and the monthly display is displayed.

2 Push or pull the zoom lever to change the calendar display.

Push the lever

toward W

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1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

2005

14 15 16 17 18

12 13

6

21 22 23 24 25

19 20
26 27 28 29 30

Monthly display Annual display Multi-year display

1 2 3 4

2005

5 7 8

9 10

6

• Use the arrow pad to select the day, month or year.

•Press i to display a single frame.

(To exit calendar display mode

1 Press the MENU button.

• The top menu of the calendar display
mode is displayed.

2 Press [ to select [CLOSE

CALENDAR].

• The camera returns to normal playback
mode.

INFO

2004

2005

2006

Pull the lever
toward T

CLOSE CALENDAR

MODE MENU

m

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Playing back still pictures

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Picture rotation

Pictures taken with the camera held vertically are displayed horizontally. This
function lets you turn such pictures 90° clockwise or counterclockwise so that they
are displayed vertically.

Select the picture that you want to rotate and display the top menu.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [y] [+90°] / [0°] / [-90°]

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

• The picture is rotated 90° clockwise or counterclockwise.

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0°

Note

• The following pictures cannot be rotated.
Movies, protected pictures, pictures registered in an album, pictures that

have been edited on a computer, and pictures taken with another camera.

• New picture orientations are saved even when the power is turned off.

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Playing back movies

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This function lets you play back movies. You can fast forward the movie or
play it back one frame at a time.

1 Select the movie you want to play

back and press i.

• The camera returns to the previous
playback mode when the playback
finishes.

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(To exit movie playback

Press the MENU button to display the top menu,
and press \ to select [STOP].

(

Operations during movie playback

H appears on movies that have sound
recorded. Press [\ to adjust the sound volume
during playback.

[ : Increases the volume.
\ : Reduces the volume.
] : The playback speed doubles while this

button is pressed.

^ : Plays the movie in reverse. The reverse

playback speed doubles while this button
is pressed.

i : Pauses the movie.

(Operations during pause

You can play back the movie frame by frame.

[ : Displays the first frame.
\ : Displays the last frame.
] : Displays the next frame.
^ : Displays the previous frame.
i : Playback begins from the selected frame.

MOVIE PLAYBACK

STORAGE

INFO

STOP

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Playing time/
total recording time

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MODE MENU

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Playing back movies

Note

• The self-timer/card access lamp blinks while the camera is reading the movie.
Reading of movies may take some time. Do not open the battery compartment/
card cover while the self-timer/card access lamp is blinking. Doing so may
damage the data in the internal memory or the card and render the internal
memory or card unusable.

Selecting the position to begin movie playback (INDEX PLAY)

This function displays a movie with a time index, allowing you to play back the movie
from the desired frame.

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Top menu [MODE MENU] [INDEX PLAY] g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

1 Press [\^] to select a frame.

• Push or pull the zoom lever to change
the number of displayed index frames.

2 Press i.

• Movie playback begins from the
selected frame.

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Changing the amount of information

+2.0

SIZE:2560

1920

10

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10

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displayed on the screen

This function allows you to change the picture information during playback.

[DETAIL] [STANDARD] [NO INFO]

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VOICE PLAY

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Top menu [INFO] g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

1 Select [NO INFO], [STANDARD]

or [DETAIL], and press i.

• If you select [STANDARD] or [DETAIL],
information is displayed for
approximately 3 seconds.

CANCEL SELECT

INFO

NO INFO

STANDARD

DETAIL

GO

Note

• No information other than the date and time, frame number and battery check
indication is displayed for pictures taken with another camera.

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Slideshow

This function displays still pictures stored in the internal memory or the
card one after another. You can select from nine different transition
effects. Only the first frame of each movie is displayed. Only sound
recorded with still pictures is played back.

STANDARD

The pictures are played back one at a time.

SCROLL

The current picture scrolls off the screen to the left as the next picture scrolls onto
the screen from the right.

FADER

The current picture gradually fades out as the next picture gradually fades in.

ZOOM DOWN

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The camera gradually zooms out from the current picture until it disappears into the
center of the screen. The next picture then appears in the center of the screen, and
the camera gradually zooms in on the picture until it is full size.

ZOOM UP

The camera gradually zooms in on the current picture until it disappears. The next
picture is displayed with the center enlarged, and the camera then gradually zooms
out until the picture is full size.

CHECKERBOARD

The next picture is displayed with a mosaic pattern that gradually disappears to
reveal the picture.

BLINDS

The next picture is displayed over the current picture with an effect that resembles a

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set of blinds opening.

SWIVEL

The current picture is reduced in size and spins off the screen to left as the next
picture spins onto the screen from the right and is enlarged to full size. The three­dimensional movement of the two pictures resembles a spinning cube.

RANDOM

The slideshow is displayed with a randomly selected transition effect for each frame
([SCROLL], [FADER], [ZOOM DOWN], [ZOOM UP], [CHECKERBOARD],
[BLINDS], or [SWIVEL]).

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Slideshow

Top menu [m] g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

1 Select a transition effect for the

slideshow, and press i.

CANCEL SELECT

2

For calendar display mode, select
the types of pictures to be
displayed in the slideshow.

ALL All pictures are displayed.

SELECT ALL All pictures for a selected
FROM DATE date are displayed.

• [SELECT ALL FROM DATE] can only
be selected in calendar display mode or
storage playback mode. g“Playing back pictures on the storage unit
(STORAGE)” (P. 107)

CANCEL SELECT

m

STANDARD

SCROLL

FADER

ZOOM DOWN

GO

m

ALL

SELECT ALL FROM DATE

GO

3 Press i.

• The slideshow starts.

• During the slideshow, press ^ to view the previous picture or ] t o vi ew t he
next picture.

4 Press i or the MENU button.

• The slideshow stops and the camera returns to the single-frame playback.

TIPS

• During index display, the slideshow is displayed in index format. ^] are not

available.

• In calendar display mode, the pictures for a date are displayed as individual
frames in the slideshow.

• The playing time for each frame during the slideshow is approximately 5
seconds for pictures with recorded sound and approximately 3 seconds for
pictures without sound.

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Note

• You are recommended to use the AC adapter when running a slideshow for a
long period of time. If the battery is used, the camera will enter sleep mode after
about 30 minutes and stop the slideshow automatically.

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Adding sound to still pictures

Sound can be added to a still picture that you have already taken. You can
also re-record over the sound that has already been recorded. Total
recording time per picture is approximately 4 seconds.

Select the still picture to which you want to add sound and display the top
menu.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [R] g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

1 Press ] to display [START].

y

5

R

EDIT

FIX IMAGE

COMPOSE IMAGE

START

2 Aim the camera microphone

toward the sound you want to
record, and press i to start
recording.

• The [BUSY] bar is displayed during
recording.

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Note

• If the microphone is farther than 1 m (3.3 ft.) from the subject, sound may not
be recorded properly.

• If you re-record the sound, the original sound is erased.

• Sound recording may not be possible if there is insufficient space in the internal
memory or the card.

• Sound recording may pick up camera noises, such as button operation or
shutter movement.

• Once sound is added to a picture, it is not possible to erase only the sound. In
this case, make a re-recording with silence.

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Microphone

Editing still pictures (BLACK & WHITE / SEPIA / Resizing / Trimming)

Editing still pictures (BLACK & WHITE /
SEPIA / / )

This function lets you edit still pictures and save them as new pictures. The
following editing operations are possible.

BLACK & WHITE Changes the picture to black and white and saves it as a new

SEPIA Changes the picture to sepia and saves it as a new file.

Q Changes the image size to 640 × 480 or 320 × 240 and saves

P Crops part of a picture and saves it as a new file.

Select the picture that you want to edit and display the top menu.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [EDIT] g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

1

Select [BLACK & WHITE], [SEPIA],
[

Q

] or [P], and press i.

2 (When [BLACK & WHITE] or

[SEPIA] is selected

Select [BLACK & WHITE] or [SEPIA],
and press i.

file.

the picture as a new file.

y

R

EDIT

FIX IMAGE

COMPOSE IMAGE

BLACK & WHITE

BLACK & WHITE

CANCEL

SELECT

[BLACK & WHITE]

BLACK & WHITE

SEPIA

Q

P

GO

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(When [Q] is selected

Select [640 × 480] or [320 × 240], and
press i.

SELECT

Q

640 480

320 240
CANCEL

GO

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Correcting pictures (REDEYE FIX / BRIGHTNESS / SATURATION)

(When [P] is selected

1 Adjust the trimming position and size.

[\^] Adjusts the position of

Zoom lever Adjusts the size of the

2 Press i.
3 Select [P], and press i.

• The [BUSY] bar is displayed and after the image is saved, the camera
returns to the playback mode.

the picture.

picture.

Note

5

• Editing with [BLACK & WHITE], [SEPIA], [Q] or [P] is not possible in the

following cases:

If there is insufficient space in the internal memory or the card, or for
movies, pictures edited with a computer, or pictures taken with another
camera.

• If a trimmed picture is printed out, it may appear grainy.

Correcting pictures (REDEYE FIX /
BRIGHTNESS / SATURATION)

GO

This function lets you correct still pictures and save them as new pictures.

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The following corrections are possible.

REDEYE FIX Corrects the red-eye phenomenon caused by the light from the

BRIGHTNESS Corrects the brightness of a picture and saves the picture as a

SATURATION Corrects the color strength of a picture and saves the picture

Select the picture that you want to correct and display the top menu.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [FIX IMAGE] g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

flash making the subject’s eyes appear red in the picture and
saves the picture as a new file.

new file.

as a new file.

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Correcting pictures (REDEYE FIX / BRIGHTNESS / SATURATION)

1 Select [REDEYE FIX],

[BRIGHTNESS] or
[SATURATION], and press i.

2 (When [REDEYE FIX] is

selected

• The picture is displayed with the areas
targeted for correction framed in blue.

• The picture is not corrected when there
are no parts framed in blue.

1 Select [REDEYE FIX], and press i.

y

R

EDIT

FIX IMAGE

COMPOSE IMAGE

CANCEL

REDEYE FIX

REDEYE FIX

CANCEL

SELECT

REDEYE FIX

BRIGHTNESS
SATURATION

GO

GO

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(When [BRIGHTNESS] or

[SATURATION] is selected

1 Press [\ to adjust the brightness or

saturation.

2 Press i.
3 Select [BRIGHTNESS] or

[SATURATION], and press i.

• The [BUSY] bar is displayed and after the image is saved, the camera
returns to the playback mode.

SATURATION

CANCEL SELECT

[SATURATION]

GO

Note

• Correcting pictures with [REDEYE FIX], [BRIGHTNESS] or [SATURATION] is
not possible in the following cases:

If there is insufficient space in the internal memory or the card, or for
movies, pictures edited with a computer, or pictures taken with another
camera.

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Composing pictures with illustrations

This function lets you add frames, titles or a calendar to still pictures and
save them as new pictures. You can also create an index layout of
selected pictures and save it as a new picture. The following picture
composite operations are possible.

FRAME Adds a selected frame to a picture and saves it as a new picture.
TITLE Adds a selected title to a picture and saves it as a new picture.
CALENDAR Adds a calendar to a picture and saves it as a new picture.
LAYOUT Creates an index layout of pictures selected in normal playback,

Frame

5

Top menu [MODE MENU] [COMPOSE IMAGE] [FRAME]

album display or calendar display and saves it as a new picture.

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

1 Press ^] to select a frame, and

press i.

2 Press ^] to select the picture

to which you want to add the
frame, and press i.

•Press [\ to rotate the picture 90°

clockwise or counterclockwise.

3 Adjust the position and size of

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the picture, and press i.

[\^] Adjusts the position of the

picture.

Zoom lever Adjusts the size of the

picture.

4 Select [FRAME], and press i.

• The [BUSY] bar is displayed and after
the image is saved, the camera returns
to the playback mode.

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SELECT

FRAME

SELECT

FRAME

MOVE

FRAME
FRAME

RESET

CANCEL

GO

GO

GO

Title

Composing pictures with illustrations

Top menu [MODE MENU] [COMPOSE IMAGE] [TITLE]

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

1 Press ^] to select a picture,

and press i.

2 Press ^] to select a title, and

press i.

•Press [\ to rotate the title 90°
clockwise or counterclockwise.

SELECT

3 Adjust the position and size of

the title, and press i.

[\^] Adjusts the position of the

Zoom lever Adjusts the size of the

title.

title.

MOVE

4 Press [\^] to select the color

of the title, and press i.

SELECTCANCEL

5 Select [TITLE], and press i.

• The [BUSY] bar is displayed and after the image is saved, the camera
returns to the playback mode.

TITLE

TITLE

TITLE

GO

GO

GO

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Composing pictures with illustrations

Calendar

Top menu [MODE MENU] [COMPOSE IMAGE] [CALENDAR]

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

1 Press ^] to select a picture,

and press i.

2 Press ^] to select a calendar,

and press i.

5

•Press [\ to rotate the picture 90°
clockwise or counterclockwise.

3 Set the date of the calendar, and

press i.

[\ Changes the settings for [Y] and

[M].

^] Alternates between the year and

month settings.

SELECT

4 Select [CALENDAR], and press i.

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• The [BUSY] bar is displayed and after the image is saved, the camera
returns to the playback mode.

CALENDAR

SELECT

CALENDAR

2005 . 06

SET

GO

GO

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Layout

2005

1011111212

Composing pictures with illustrations

Top menu [MODE MENU] [COMPOSE IMAGE] [LAYOUT]

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

1 Press ^] to select a layout, and press i.
2 To determine the pictures to be

added to the layout, select [ALL
IMAGES], [ALBUM],
[CALENDAR] or [SEL. IMAGE],
and press i.

ALL IMAGES

ALBUM All pictures in the

CALENDAR Select the pictures you want to add to the layout by day,

SEL. IMAGE You select the individual frames to be added to the layout.

All pictures in the internal
memory or the card are
added to the layout.

g

Go to Step 4.

selected album are added to the layout.

month, or year from the monthly, annual, or multi-year
display in calendar display mode.

CANCEL SELECT

3 (When [ALBUM] is selected

•Press ^] to select an album, and
press i.

CANCEL SELECT

(When [CALENDAR] is selected

• Push or pull the zoom lever to select a
year, month or day in the monthly,
annual or multi-year display, and press
i.

2005

LAYOUT

ALL IMAGES

ALBUM
CALENDAR
SEL. IMAGE

SEL. ALBUM

REGISTERED:10

1 2 3 4

6

5 7 8

GO

GO

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Composing pictures with illustrations

(

When [SEL. IMAGE] is selected

•Press ^] to select a picture, and
press i. Repeat this step and select
additional pictures until the screen in
Step 4 is displayed.

•Press [\ to rotate the picture 90°
clockwise or counterclockwise.

LAYOUT

SELECT

GO

4 Select [LAYOUT], and press i.

• The [BUSY] bar is displayed and after
the image is saved, the camera returns
to the playback mode.

5

Note

• Creating a composite picture with [FRAME], [TITLE], [CALENDAR] or
[LAYOUT] is not possible in the following cases:

If there is insufficient space in the internal memory or the card, or for
movies, pictures edited with a computer, or pictures taken with another
camera.

TIPS

• You can add frames and titles using OLYMPUS Master software. As the
additions are saved in the internal memory, the number of pictures that can be
saved in the memory decreases.

Additional playback functions

SELECT

LAYOUT

LAYOUT

RESET

CANCEL

GO

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Editing movies

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EDIT This function lets you extract parts of the movie that you want.

INDEX 9 frames extracted from a movie are displayed as an index and stored as

Select a movie that you want to edit and display the top menu.

g“Editing a movie” (P. 73)

a still picture.
g“Creating an index” (P. 74)

Editing a movie

Top menu [MODE MENU] [EDIT] g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

1 Select the first frame of the part

you want to keep, and press i.

[ : Jumps to the first frame of the

movie.

\ : Jumps to the last frame of the

movie.

] : Displays the next frame. The movie

can be played continuously while
this button is pressed.

^ : Displays the previous frame. The movie can be played continuously in

reverse while this button is pressed.

2 As in Step 1, select the last frame

of the part you want to keep, and
press i.

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GO

GO

5

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Editing movies

3 Select [NEW FILE] or

[OVERWRITE], and press i.

NEW FILE Stores the edited movie as

OVERWRITE Stores the edited movie

a new movie.

with the same name as the
original. The original movie
is not stored.

CANCEL SELECT

4 Select [YES], and press i.

• The [BUSY] bar is displayed and after
the edited movie is stored as a new
movie or the original movie is

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overwritten, the camera returns to the
playback mode.

• To select different frames, select
[RESET] and press i. Repeat the
procedure from Step 1.

• To quit the editing function, select
[CANCEL] and press i.

SELECT

Note

• You cannot select [NEW FILE] if there is insufficient memory space in the
internal memory or the card.

• The editing process of long movies is more time-consuming.

Creating an index

EDIT

NEW FILE

OVERWRITE

GO

EDIT

YES

RESET

CANCEL

GO

Top menu [MODE MENU] [INDEX] g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

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1 Select the first frame of the

index, and press i.

[ : Jumps to the first frame of the

movie.

\ : Jumps to the last frame of the

movie.

] : Displays the next frame. The movie

can be played continuously while
this button is pressed.

^ : Displays the previous frame. The

movie can be played continuously in reverse while this button is
pressed.

2 As in Step 1, select the last frame

of the index, and press i.

Editing movies

GO

GO

5

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3 Select [YES], and press i.

• The [BUSY] bar is displayed, and the
camera returns to playback mode. The
index is stored as a new picture.

• To select different frames, select
[RESET] and press i. Repeat the
procedure from Step 1.

• To quit the editing function, select
[CANCEL] and press i.

Note

• The interval between the frames that are automatically extracted varies
depending on the length of the movie.

• An index consists of 9 frames.

• You cannot create an index if there is insufficient memory space in the internal
memory or the card.

SELECT

INDEX

YES

RESET

CANCEL

GO

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Playing back pictures on a TV

Set the camera in the cradle and connect the supplied AV cable to your TV to
play back pictures. You can play back both still pictures and movies on your TV.

1 Make sure that the TV and camera are turned off. Connect

the A/V OUT jack on the cradle to the video input terminal on
the TV using the AV cable provided with the camera.

2 Set the camera in the cradle.

A/V OUT jack

Connect to the TV’s

5

video input (yellow)
and audio input (white)
terminals.

AV cable (provided)

3 Turn the TV on and set it to the video input mode.

• For details of switching to video input, refer to your TV’s instruction manual.

4 Press the POWER switch to turn the camera on.

Additional playback functions

• The last picture taken is displayed on the TV. Use the arrow pad to select
the picture you want to display.

TIPS

• The close-up playback, index display and slideshow functions can also be used
on a TV screen.

• You can use the optional remote control (RM-100) to play back pictures on the
camera's monitor or TV. This lets you operate functions such as select, erase,
and protect, in the same way as you would with the camera's buttons. When
the camera is set in the cradle with the power being drawn from the AC adapter,
you can use the remote control to turn the camera on/off.

Note

• Make sure that the camera’s video output signal is the same as the TV’s video
signal. g“Selecting the video output” (P. 77)

• The camera’s monitor turns off automatically when the AV cable is connected
to the camera.

• Be sure to use the AV cable provided to connect the camera to the TV.

• The picture may appear off-center on the TV screen.

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Protecting pictures

Selecting the video output

You can select [NTSC] or [PAL] according to your TV’s video signal type. Use this
setting when playing back pictures on a TV in a foreign country. Select the [VIDEO
OUT] signal before connecting the AV cable. If you select the wrong video signal
type, you will not be able to play back the recorded pictures properly on the TV.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [SETUP] [VIDEO OUT] [NTSC] / [PAL]

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

TIPS

• TV video signal types & main regions
Check the video signal type before connecting the camera to the TV.
NTSC North America, Taiwan, Korea, Japan
PAL Europe, China

• The factory default setting varies depending on the region where you
purchased the camera.

Protecting pictures

You are recommended to protect important pictures to avoid accidentally
erasing them. Protected pictures cannot be erased by the single-frame/all­frame erase function, but they are all erased by formatting.

Select the picture you want to protect and display the top menu.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [0] [ON] / [OFF]

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

• To cancel protection, select the protected picture and select [OFF].

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Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card (BACKUP)

All image data recorded to the internal memory can be copied (backed up)
to a card. Backing up the pictures does not erase them from the internal
memory.

You need an optional card to use the backup function. Insert the card
into the camera before using this function.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [SETUP] [BACKUP]

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

1 Select [YES], and press i.

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• All image data in the internal memory is
copied to the card.

SELECT

Note

• The backup operation cannot be performed if there are pictures already on the
card. Format the card or use a new card.

• If the battery power runs out while the camera is backing up the data, the image
data may be lost or damaged. It is recommended that you use the AC adapter
when backing up the data.

• Never open the battery compartment/card cover or remove the battery while
the camera is backing up data. Also, do not connect or disconnect the AC
adapter or remove the camera from the cradle. The internal memory or the card
may not operate properly.

BACKUP

YES

NO

GO

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Erasing pictures

This function erases recorded pictures. Pictures can be erased either one
at a time or all the pictures in the internal memory or on the card.

Note

• You cannot erase protected pictures. Cancel protection before erasing such
pictures.

• Once erased, pictures cannot be restored. Check each picture before erasing
to avoid accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep. g“Protecting
pictures” (P. 77)

Top menu [MODE MENU] [ERASE] [ERASE] / [ALL ERASE]

1 Select [YES], and press i.

• When [ERASE] is selected, the selected
picture is erased. When [ALL ERASE] is
selected, all the pictures are erased.

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

ALL ERASE

YES

NO

CAUTION ERASING ALL

SELECT

[ALL ERASE]

GO

TIPS

• You can also use the S button to erase pictures. g“Direct buttons” (P. 12)

• In calendar display mode, [ALL ERASE] erases all the pictures associated with
the selected day, month, or year.

Note

• Pictures saved in an album cannot be erased with [ALL ERASE]. They need to
be erased with [ERASE].

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Additional playback functions

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Formatting the internal memory or a card

This function lets you format the internal memory or the memory card.
Formatting prepares the internal memory or the card to receive data.

• Make sure there is no card inserted in the camera when formatting the internal
memory.

• Be sure that the card is inserted in the camera when formatting the card.

• Before using non-OLYMPUS cards or cards which have been formatted on a
computer, you must format them with this camera.

All existing data, including protected pictures, are erased when the
internal memory or the card is formatted. Make sure that you save or
transfer important data to a computer before formatting the internal
memory or the card.

5

Top menu [MODE MENU] [MEMORY FORMAT (FORMAT)]

1 Select [YES], and press i.

• The [BUSY] bar is displayed while the
internal memory or the card is
formatted.

Additional playback functions

Note

• Do not do any of the following during formatting as such actions may damage
the card.

- Open the battery compartment/card cover

- Connect or disconnect the AC adapter (regardless of whether there is a
battery in the camera or not)

- Remove the camera from the cradle

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

MEMORY FORMAT

YES

CAUTION ERASING ALL

SELECT

80

NO

GO

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Creating and
sharing albums

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Being able to view the pictures taken with
your digital camera without having to print
them out is a very useful function of your
camera. Not only can you check the pictures
taken with the camera, you can also share
your pictures with others while you are
traveling or show your family pictures of
your friends.
But with all the pictures in your camera,
have you ever felt frustrated not being able
to quickly find the pictures you want?
By organizing your pictures into different
albums by topic, for example, you can
quickly and smoothly view the desired
pictures. You can also create a slideshow of
an album of your favorite pictures.

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CANCEL

SEL. ALBUM

REGISTERED:10

SELECT

GO

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Adding pictures to an album (ALBUM ENTRY)

You can organize and arrange still pictures, movies and sound recorded
with [VOICE REC]. You can save up to 100 still pictures, movies and
sounds to each of the available 12 albums.

Select the picture that you want to save to an album and display the top
menu.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [ALBUM ENTRY]

1 Press ^] to select an album,

and press i.

• The first picture in the album is

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displayed.

• No picture is displayed if there are no

pictures in the album.

2 Select [THIS IMAGE] or [SEL.

IMAGE], and press i.

THIS IMAGE Saves the currently

SEL. IMAGE Selects multiple pictures to

3

Creating and sharing albums

Press
to save to the album, and press

•[SET] is checked (H). Press i again

to uncheck (I) and cancel saving the
picture.

• You can also push the zoom lever

toward W to select pictures from the
index.

displayed picture to the
album.
gGo to Step 5.

save to the album.

^]

to select the pictures

4 After selecting all pictures to

save to the album, press the
MENU button.

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

SEL. ALBUM

REGISTERED:10

CANCEL SELECT

ALBUM ENTRY

THIS IMAGE

SEL. IMAGE

CANCEL SELECT

100-0024 6

EXIT

SEL. IMAGE

SELECT

i

.

GO

GO

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Adding pictures to an album (ALBUM ENTRY)

5 Select [YES], and press i.

• The pictures are saved to the album and

the camera returns to the playback
mode.

Note

• The number of pictures that can be saved to an album varies depending on the
internal memory or card capacity.

SELECT

ALBUM ENTRY

YES

NO

GO

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Creating and sharing albums

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Viewing pictures in albums (SEL. ALBUM)

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You can play back pictures saved in an album.

Top menu [SEL. ALBUM] g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

1 Press \-.

g“Direct buttons” (P. 12)

• The album display mode is enabled.

SEL. ALBUM

2 Press ^] to select the album

that you want to view, and press
i.

• The first picture in the selected album is
displayed.

3 Press ^] to select a picture.

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Creating and sharing albums

• Pull the zoom lever toward T to enlarge
the picture. Press the arrow pad while
the enlarged picture is displayed to
scroll the picture in the desired direction.

• Index display is not available.

•Press i to play back a movie or sound.

This is displayed when a picture
from the album is played back.

(Operations during still picture playback

• During playback of still pictures with sound, press [\ to adjust the volume.

(Operations during movie playback

• g“Playing back movies” (P. 59)

(Operations during sound playback

• g“Playing back sound recorded with VOICE REC” (P. 91)

CANCEL SELECT

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REGISTERED:10

GO

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5M

5

4 To exit album display, press the MENU button to display the

top menu, and select [CLOSE ALBUM].

TIPS

• To view pictures from other albums, press the MENU button to display the top

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menu, and select [SEL. ALBUM].

Rearranging album pictures (REARRANGE)

The pictures in each album are assigned frame numbers in the order the
pictures are saved in the album. You can rearrange the pictures and
change their frame numbers. When you select an album, the picture with
the frame number 1 is displayed.

In album display mode, select the album with the pictures you want to
rearrange and display the top menu.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [REARRANGE]

1

Press

^]

to select the picture you

want to rearrange, and press

i

.

The current picture is
indicated in red.

2 Press ^] to select the new

location for the picture, and
press i.

• The album pictures are rearranged.

This indicates the new
location of the picture.

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

REARRANGE

10

8

CANCEL SELECT

REARRANGE

CANCEL SELECT

GO

Frame number

8

GO

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Creating and sharing albums

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Removing pictures from albums

You can remove pictures saved in an album.

Undoing album entries (UNDO ENTRY / UNDO ALL)

You can undo pictures saved in an album from the album entry.
Undoing a picture from the album entry does not erase the picture. You can still view
the picture in normal playback mode.

(Selecting images to undo

In album display mode, select the pictures that you want to undo from the
album entry and display the top menu.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [UNDO ENTRY]

1 Select [THIS IMAGE] or [SEL.

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IMAGE], and press i.

THIS IMAGE Undoes the currently

displayed picture.
Go to Step 4.

SEL. IMAGE Selects multiple pictures to

undo.

2 Press ^] to select the pictures

to undo, and press i.

• When a picture is selected, [CANCEL] is
checked. Press i again to uncheck

Creating and sharing albums

[CANCEL].

3 After selecting all pictures to

undo, press the MENU button.

4 Select [YES], and press i.

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

UNDO ENTRY

THIS IMAGE

SEL. IMAGE

CANCEL SELECT

SEL. IMAGE

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GO

10/100

CANCEL

10

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05.06.02.

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Removing pictures from albums

(Undoing all pictures

In album display mode, display an album with pictures that you want to
undo from the album entry and display the top mode.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [UNDO ALL] [YES]

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

TIPS

• When [UNDO ALL] is performed, protected pictures are also undone from the
album entry. However, these pictures are not erased from the internal memory
or the card.

Erasing pictures from albums

You can select and erase pictures from an album. When a picture is erased, it is also
erased from the internal memory or the card.

Note

• When [ERASE] is performed, the picture is erased and cannot be restored. To
only undo pictures from the album entry, use [UNDO ENTRY] or [UNDO ALL].

In album display mode, display the picture that you want to erase and display the top
menu.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [ERASE] [ERASE]

1 Select [YES], and press i.

• You can also use the S button to erase
pictures. g“Direct buttons” (P. 12)

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

ERASE

YES

NO

ERASE

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Creating and sharing albums

SELECT

GO

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7 Using voice recording

Using voice
recording

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Did you know that you can record sound
with your digital camera?
You can record sound when taking a still
picture or recording a movie, and the sound
is then saved with the still picture or movie.
You can also use the voice recording
function to record just sound.
Sound files are displayed in index display or
calendar display in the same manner as still
pictures and movies, thereby allowing you
to easily manage and play back these files.
You can use this function to record
important voice memos or audio messages
from friends to play back at a later date.
How will you make use of this function?

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Recording sound (VOICE REC)

00:30

You can use this digital camera to record not only still pictures and movies,
but also sound. Recorded sound is saved as a WAV file, which is displayed
in single-frame or index format in the same manner as still pictures and
movies.

Top menu [VOICE REC] g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

1 Aim the camera microphone

toward the sound that you want
to record.

Microphone

Self-timer/
card access lamp

2 Press the shutter button fully.

• The self-timer/card access lamp blinks
and sound recording starts.

• The bar displayed during sound
recording indicates the following:

Bar length : The internal memory or

White part : Used memory space

Yellow part : Memory space currently

Gray part : Remaining memory

card capacity

in use

space

Remaining recording
time

00:30

00:30

3 Press the shutter button again.

• Sound recording stops.

4 To take a picture, press the MENU button, display the voice

recording top menu, and select [VOICE REC. END].

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Using voice recording

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Recording sound (VOICE REC)

Note

• If the microphone is farther than 1 m (3.3 ft.) from the subject, sound may not
be recorded properly.

• You cannot take pictures until you exit [VOICE REC] by selecting [VOICE REC.
END].

• Sound recording may also pick up camera noises, such as button operations,
shutter movement, etc.

• Sound recording may not be possible if there is insufficient space in the internal
memory or the card.

Selecting the sound recording quality

You can select from three sound quality settings.

1 Select [VOICE QUALITY] from the voice recording top menu.
2 Select [FINE], [STANDARD] or

[EXTENDED], and press i.

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VOICE QUALITY

FINE

STANDARD
EXTENDED

CANCEL SELECT

Turning the monitor on/off

Select whether to have the monitor remain on or turn off after a certain period of time
has elapsed in recording standby.

1 Select [MONITOR] from the voice recording top menu.

Using voice recording

2

Select [ON] or [OFF], and press i.

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MONITOR

OFF

ON

CANCEL SELECT

GO

GO

Playing back sound recorded with

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STANDARD

VOICE REC

You can play back recorded sound.

1 Use the arrow pad to select the

sound file that you want to play
back, and press i.

• The voice recording sound file is
displayed as shown right.

• The sound is played back.

• When sound playback is finished, the
camera returns to playback mode.

(To exit voice playback

Press the MENU button to display the top menu, and press \ to select [END
PLAYBACK].

(Operations during sound playback

[ : Increases the volume.
\ : Reduces the volume.
] : The playback is fast forwarded at double speed while this button is

pressed. Sound is not played back.

^ : The playback is rewinded at double speed while this button is pressed.

Sound is not played back.

i : Pauses playback. Press again to resume normal playback.
MENU : Pauses playback and displays the voice playback top menu.

STANDARD

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Using voice recording

(Operations during pause

[ : Jumps to the start of the sound file.
\ : Jumps to the end of the sound file.
] : Advances playback by one second increments.
^ : Reverses playback by one second increments.
i : Resumes normal playback.

MENU : Displays the voice playback top menu.

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8 Settings

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Settings

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One of the key features of a digital camera
is that you can view the pictures you have
taken immediately.
But that isn’t all.
For example, you can customize the startup
screen with your own picture, select your
favorite beep, shutter and operation sounds,
or set the custom button to quickly access
your favorite functions.
Making use of these functions will make
such a difference to how much fun you get
out of your camera. Why not try them out?

START

Which language?

Reset mode

Save current settings?

Use the beep sound?

Use button operation beep?

What monitor brightness?

Use shutter sound?

Setting custom buttons

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GOAL

Now you have your very own customized camera!

Saving camera settings (ALL RESET)

This function lets you choose whether or not to save the current camera
settings after the power is turned off. The settings affected by [ALL
RESET] are listed below.
The [ALL RESET] setting applies to all the modes. When [ALL RESET] is
set to [OFF] in either shooting mode or playback mode, it applies to both
modes.

ON All settings are returned to the factory default settings after the power is

turned off.

OFF The settings made before the power is turned off are saved.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [SETUP] [ALL RESET] [OFF] / [ON]

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

Note

• The [SETUP] functions ([ALL RESET], [W], [8] etc.) are saved even when

[ALL RESET] is set to [ON].

( Functions that return to default settings when [ALL

RESET] is set [ON].

Factory

Function

F 0.0 P. 45 R (movies) ON P. 42

FLASH MODE AUTO P. 38 K

METERING AUTO P. 47 WB AUTO P. 46
&/% OFF P. 37 INFO STANDARD P. 61
j OFF P. 43 Y OFF P. 49

SCENE SELECT P-AUTO P. 32

DIGITAL ZOOM OFF P. 36 m STANDARD P. 62

FULLTIME AF OFF P. 42 VOICE QUALITY STANDARD P. 90

AF MODE AUTO P. 48

R (still pictures) OFF P. 54

default
setting

Ref.

page

Function

IMAGE
STABILIZER

MONITOR
(VOICE REC)

Factory

default
setting

Still picture:
BSUPER
HIGH 5M
Movie:

F

STANDARD

OFF P. 41

ON P. 90

Ref.

page

P. 24

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Settings

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Selecting a display language

You can select a language for on-screen display. Available languages vary
depending on the area where you purchased this camera.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [SETUP] [W]

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

1 Select a language, and press i.

ENGLISH

FRANCAIS

ESPAÑOL

PORTUGUES

SELECT

TIPS

To increase the number of languages

→ You can add other languages to your camera with the provided OLYMPUS

Master software. For details, refer to the help in the OLYMPUS Master
software.

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Changing the startup screen (SCREEN)

You can select the picture that is displayed when the power is turned on.

Settings

Top menu [MODE MENU] [SETUP] [SCREEN]

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

1 Select [OFF], [1] or [2], and press

i.

OFF No picture is displayed (factory

default setting).

1 / 2 A picture is displayed.

ALL RESET

SCREEN

SLEEP

CUSTOM BUTTON

GOEXIT

OFF

1

2

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Setting the sleep time (SLEEP)

If no operations are performed for a certain period of time, the camera
enters sleep mode (standby) and stops operating. You can set the time
until the camera enters sleep mode.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [SETUP] [SLEEP]

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

1 Select [30SEC], [1MIN], [3MIN],

[5MIN] or [10MIN], and press i.

ALL RESET

SCREEN

SLEEP

CUSTOM BUTTON

30SEC
1MIN

3MIN

5MIN
10MIN

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Settings

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Custom button

You can set commonly used functions to the custom button. When a
function is set to the custom button, you can simply press the custom
button to display the setting screen for that function without having to go
through the menu.

Functions that can
be assigned to the

custom button

Still picture:BSUPER HIGH 5M,

K

Movie: FSTANDARD, MEXTENDED

SCENE SELECT

& OFF, &, %

j OFF, ON
F -2.0–+2.0

DIGITAL ZOOM OFF, ON
WB AUTO, 5, 3, 1, >
METERING AUTO, n

AF MODE AUTO, SPOT

FULLTIME AF OFF, ON

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R (still pictures) OFF, ON
R (movies) OFF, ON

IMAGE STABILIZER OFF, ON

P-AUTO, L, K, h, ?, H, (, *, I, o,
G, @, J, g, &, ), ,, .

Settings

Options

eHIGH 3M, fHIGH 2M,
LBASIC 1M, EE-MAIL VGA

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page

P. 24

P. 32

P. 37

P. 43

P. 45

P. 36

P. 46

P. 47

P. 48

P. 42

P. 54

P. 42

P. 41

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Setting the custom button

Custom button

Top menu [MODE MENU] [SETUP] [CUSTOM BUTTON]

1 Select a function, and press i.

Note

• K, n and q cannot be set separately.

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

CUSTOM BUTTON

z

SCENE SELECT

j

SELECT

Using the custom button

1 Press the z button.

g“Direct buttons” (P. 12)

• The menu of the set function is
displayed.

2 Follow the operation guide to

make settings.

Operation guide

SELECT

When [j] is set on the
[CUSTOM BUTTON]

D

&

j

GO

OFF

ON

GO

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Setting camera sounds

8 Select [OFF] or [ON] for the camera warning sound. You can

SHUTTER SOUND Select [OFF], [1] or [2] for the sound of the shutter button.

BEEP Select [OFF], [1] or [2] for the sound of the button operations,

VOLUME Set the volume for playback of still pictures and movies with

Top menu [MODE MENU] [SETUP] g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

also set the volume of the sound to [LOW] or [HIGH].

You can also set the volume of the sound to [LOW] or
[HIGH].

for example when making menu selections. You can also set
the volume of the sound to [LOW] or [HIGH].

sound. There are 5 levels to choose from.

1 Select [8], [SHUTTER SOUND], [BEEP] or [VOLUME].

(

When [8] is selected

Select [OFF] or [ON].
If you selected [ON], select [LOW] or [HIGH]
and press i.

CANCEL SELECT

8

(When [SHUTTER SOUND] or

[BEEP] is selected

Select [OFF], [1] or [2].
If you selected [1] or [2], select [LOW] or

Settings

[HIGH] and press i.

8

OFF

ON

SHUTTER SOUND

OFF

1

2

LOW

HIGH

GO

LOW

HIGH

(When [VOLUME] is selected

Press [\ to set the volume, and press i.

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CANCEL SELECT

PIXEL MAPPING

s

X

VOLUME

VIDEO OUT

GO

Viewing pictures immediately (REC VIEW)

You can choose whether or not to display the picture you have just taken
on the monitor.

ON The picture being recorded is displayed. This is useful for making a brief

check of the picture you have just taken. Pressing the shutter button halfway
during Rec View lets you resume shooting immediately.

OFF The picture being recorded is not displayed. This is useful when you want to

prepare for your next shot while the previous picture is being recorded.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [SETUP] [REC VIEW] [OFF] / [ON]

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

Resetting file names (FILE NAME)

The camera automatically creates file names and folder names for
pictures to be stored in. Files can be numbered from 0001 to 9999 and
folders can be numbered from 100 to 999. Examples are shown below.

File nameFolder name

\DCIM\***OLYMP\Pmdd****.jpg

Folder No.

(100 – 999)

Month: Jan. – Sep. = 1 – 9, Oct. = A, Nov. = B, Dec. = C

There are two settings from which you can choose: [RESET] or [AUTO]. Choose the
one that is best for you when transferring pictures to a computer.

Month

(1 – C)

Day (01 – 31)

File No.

(0001 – 9999)

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Adjusting the monitor brightness

[FILE NAME] settings
RESET The file number and folder number are reset every time a new card is

AUTO Even if a new card is inserted, the folder number and file number are

inserted in the camera. The folder number returns to No. 100 and the file
number returns to No. 0001. This method is useful when grouping files on
separate cards.

retained from the previous card, so the same file number is not used on
different cards. This helps you to manage multiple cards. This method is
useful when you want to manage all your files with sequential numbers.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [SETUP] [FILE NAME] [RESET] / [AUTO]

Note

• When the file number reaches 9999, it returns to 0001, and the folder number
changes.

• When both the folder number and file number reach their respective maximum
number (999/9999), the number of storable pictures becomes 0 even if the card
is not full. No more pictures can be taken. Replace the card with a new one.

Adjusting the monitor brightness

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This function lets you adjust the brightness of the monitor to make it easier
to see the image.

Settings

Top menu [MODE MENU] [SETUP] [s]

1 Adjust the brightness while

looking at the monitor, and when

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

g“Using the menus” (P. 18)

s

you have set the desired level,
press i.

•Press [ to brighten the monitor, and
press \ to darken it.

SELECT

GO

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