Olympus Stylus 1030 SW, M 1030 SW Instruction Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

OLYMPUS·

StLilus

1030

Instruction
Manual

SW

IP

1030

k Start. Guide

Button operations

Menu operations

SW

Printing pictures

Using OLYMPUS Master

Getting to know your
camera better

Appendix

• Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you start to use your new camera, please
read these instructionscarefully to enjoy optimum performance and a longerservice life. Keep this manual
in

a safe place for future reference.

• We recommend thatyou 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

•

in

information contained

• The screen and camera illustrations shown
and may differ from the actual product.

this manual.

in

this manual were produced during the development stages

Contents

Quick Start Guide

Button operations

P.

P.3

11

Menu operations P.21

Printing pictures

Using OLYMPUS Master

P.

P.

41

46

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Appendix

P.62

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Gather these items (box contents)

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Digital Camera

L1-50C

Battery

Items not shown: Instruction Manual (this manual), warranty card. Contents may vary
depending on purchase location.

Charger

USB

Cable

Strap

AV

Cable

L1-50B

Lithium Ion Battery

OLYMPUS

Software CD-ROM

Master

Attach the strap

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CD

• Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose.

Prepare the camera

a.

Charge the battery.

U Note

• There are two typesofthe
the other is "plug-in type". Depending on the region where you purchased the
camera, the included battery charger type differs. We explain here how to use
the AC cable type battery charger as an example. If you received the plug-in
type battery charger, plug it directly into an AC outlet.

Power Cable

L1-50C

battery charger, one is "AC cable type" and

Battery
Charger

f[[il

~.,®

AC Wall Outlet

Charging Indicator

Light On: Charging
Light Off: Charging complete
(Charging time: Approx. 2 hours)

~

• Battery comes partially charged.

b.

Insert the battery and an xC-Picture Card (optional)
camera.

in

the

•

Insert
orientation

Prepare

the

the

batteryinthe

showninthe

illustration.

If you insert the battery
reversely, the camera will not
turn on even ifthe
is pressed.

POWER

camera

button

--~~

l\~~~.k====lJ.a....;::lV---1

.....

Contact area

fA

...

~

I battery lock knob

•

Orient
illustration
into

Insert the card until it clicks into place.

To remove the card, push it all the way
and release it slowly. Then grasp the card
and remove .

Battery lock knob

To remove the battery, slide the

in

the arrow.

the

the

card

card as

and

insertitstraight

slot.

the direction

showninthe

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a.

CD

• You can shoot pictures with this camera even without using an optional xD-

Picture Card™ (hereinafter referred to as "the card"). If an xD-Picture Card is
not inserted, your pictures will be saved to the internal memory.
For details on the card, please refer to "The card" (P. 63).

Turn

the

camera on

This explains how to turn on the camerainshooting mode.

a.

Set the

mode

dial

to

rmD].

Still picture

Q

SCN

GUIDE

When

shooting

modes

This function allows you to shoot with the camera's automatic settings.
The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter speed.
This function reduces the blur incurred by a moving subject, or camera

shake when taking pictures.
This function allows you to shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the

shooting condition.
This function allows you to set the target items by following the shooting guide

displayed on the screen.

shooting still pictures (shooting

mode)

b. Press the

POWER

button.

o

POWER

• To turn off the camera, press the

Hint

The

directionsofthe

6

Q<l1>

in this manual.

arrow

pad

(6

Q<lI»

Button

POWER

are indicated with

button once again.

CANCEL

+!!!!I

• When the date and time have
notyet been set, this screen will
appear.

<J

[)

Set date and time

About the date and time setting screen

r--.,....-~------

II

CAN~EL~

Exits a setting.

a.

Press the

• The first two digits ofthe year are fixed.

11-----

6~

button and the

~-~~

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

Hour
Minute

Date formats (Y-M-D, M-D-Y, D-M-Y)

61it

9~

Button

button to select [Y].

..

~

9~

Button

o

c

o'

"

(J)

Q)

-

:4-

G)

c

c-

CD

b.

Press the

c.

Press the
button to select [M].

d.

Press the

()~

6~

()

~

button.

button and the 9

button.

I>~

Button

~

Set date and time

e.

Press the 61B button and the

CV~

button to select [0].

f.

Press the

g.

Press the 61B button and the

()

~

button.

CV~

button to select the hours and minutes.

• The time is displayedinthe 24-hour format.

CANCEL.~

CANCEL.~

h.

Press the

i.

Press the 61B button and the

()~button.

CV~

button to select [V/M/D].

CANCEL+~

j. After all items have been set, press the @ button.

• For precise time setting, press the @ button

as

the time signal strikes 00 seconds.

SET+loKI

SET+loKI

@ Button

The

numberofstorable

still pictures is displayed.

Take a picture

a.

Hold the camera.

b.

Focus.

~~~~

Horizontal grip

....-----

( )

Shutter Button

(Pressed

halfway)

..

Vertical grip

o

c:

(")

7\

(J)

.-..

Q)

;:::1.

G)

c:

a:

CD

• The AF target mark lightsingreen when the
focus and exposure are locked. The shutter
speed and aperture value are displayed.

• Ifthe AF target mark blinks red, the camera is
unable to focus. Try locking the focus again.

c.

Shoot.

(

Shutter Button

(Pressed

completely)

c--~

AF target mark

Place this mark over your

subject.

The card access lamp blinks.

)

View

a.

Set the mode dial

pictures

.---------0

to

[E

.

Prevo

a.

Press the
that

you

b. Press the

Picture

Erase

<J&

want

~+~

liB button.

POWER

-fl---------

pictures

button

to

erase.

Button

Next Picture

and

the

()

~

button

00

0

Mode Dial

[E]'

~NOI

Jf.81~

°"

to

display

the picture

c. Press the

to

erase the picture.

61it

nI

button

fi.i~

/f(ff

Button

to

select

61ii

Button

~

~

@ Button

[YES] and press

...

the

@

button

I

Button

operations

Flash mode

Shooting mode

Self-timer

-----,

----tl

08

------

~-8

....

a.ttt--O

Shooting modes

e

Macro model

Super macro model

S-macro LED mode

The number
still pictures

00

Playback modes

of

is

storable

displayed.

Power on:

Shooting mode

• Lens cover opens

• Monitor turns on

Playback mode

• Monitor turns on

8 Shilllerbu

Shooting

Set the mode dial to
(halfway). The AF target mark lights
lock). The shutter speed and aperture value are displayed (only when the mode dial is setto

mm,

AF target mark

still

pictures

mm,

0

or

(~))).

Now, press the shutter button all the way (completely) to shoot a picture.

0,

(~),

SCN

or GUIDE, and lightly press the shutter button

in

green when the focus and exposure are locked (focus

Focus
shot

Compose your picture with the focus locked, and then fully
press the shutter button to shoot a picture.

• Ifthe AF target markblinks red, the camera is unable tofocus.

lock-Locking

Try locking the focus again.

the

focus

and then

composing

the

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(1)

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11

AF lock mark

Lock-Locking

When the scene is

by pressing \7. Press

~

"SCN (Scene) Selecting a scene mode according to the

shooting situation" (P. 26)

• AF lock is automatically canceled after one shot.

the

:1

focus

• or

\7

position

~~,

you can lock the focus position

again to cancel the AF lock.

AF

Recording movies

Setthe modedial to

the shutter button completely to start recording. Press the shutter button again to stop

recording.

Set the mode dial to the desired shooting or playback mode.

I

B!Im

The camera determines the optimum settings for the shooting conditions automatically.
Setting in the [CAMERA MENU] such aswhite balance and ISO sensitivitycannotbe changed.

Shooting

fi9,

and press the shutter button halfway to lock the focus, and then press

pictures

with

full

automatic

settings

I0 (P:Program auto) Set the

en

The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter speed for the

c

o

brightnessofthe subject.

:.;::::

Setting in the [CAMERA MENU] such as white balance and ISO sensitivity can be changed.

~

Q)

a.

o

I

(~))

c

o

This function reduces the blur caused by a moving subject or camera movement when taking

i::

pictures.

:::J

CO

• By switching to another mode, most settings will be changed to the default settings

ISCN

You can shoot pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation.

Shooting

mode.

Shoot

pictures

pictures

using

by

optimum

digital

aperture value and

image stabilization

selecting a scene

mode

shutter

accordingtothe

Select a scene mode/change another scene mode to another one

• Press MENU and select [SCN]from thetop menu. Usethe

6'\7

to selecta scene and press

@.

• By switching to anotherscene mode, most settings will be changed to the default settings
each scene mode.

~

"SCN (Scene) Selecting a scene mode according to the shooting situation" (P. 26)

speed

of

each

situation

of

12

EN

I

GUIDE

Shoot pictures by comparing previews of different effects

Use
display.

When [Exposure
effects.] is selected

Follow the shooting guide to take better pictures

Follow the shooting guide displayed on the screen to setthe

target items.

<lC>

to change the

• Press

• To change the setting without using the shooting guide, set

• Functions setusing the shooting guidewill revert tothe default

Select oneofthe[1Shoot w/ effects preview.] options from the
[SHOOTING GUIDE] menu to preview a live, multi-frame
window on the monitor showing four different levelsofthe
selected shooting effect. You can usethe fourpreviewframes to
compare the desired setting/effect.

• Usethe arrowpad toselecttheframewiththedesired settings

MENU

the shooting mode to another one.

settings when
changed.

and press
mode and allows you to shoot with the selected effect.

to display the shooting guide again.

MENU

is pressed or when the shooting mode is

@. The camera automaticallyswitches to shooting

I

~

Recording movies

Audio is recorded with the movie (When [MOVIE] is set to [NON-WATER MOVIE]).

This icon lights during movie recording.

The remaining recording time is displayed.
When the remaining recording time reaches

recording will stop auto":,atically.

• You can switch the movie recording mode between [NON-WATER MOVIE] and
[UNDERWATER MOVIE].

~

"MOVIE Switching the movie recording mode" (P. 27)

I

[E]

View pictures/Selecting playback mode

The last picture taken is displayed.

• Press the arrow pad to view other pictures.

• Use the zoom button to switch between close-up playback, index display and calendar
display.

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Playing back movies

Select the movie in the playback mode and press @ to play.

Operations during movie playback

Playing timelTotal recording time

6:

Increases the volume.

'\:?:

Reduces the volume.

[>:

Each time you press the button, the playback speed changes in the following order:

x

2

<3:

changes in the following order: 1

x

20

and back to 1

;

;

Plays the movie in reverse. Each time you press the button, the playback speed

x.

x

x; 2

x

20

;

;

and back to 1

x.

• Press @ to pause the playback.

C/)

c

Operations during pause

o

:0=;

~

Q)

a.

o

c

o

t::

::1

en

~I='-I.

•

To

resume the movie, press

•

To

cancel the playbackofthe movie in the middleofitorduring pause, press

[>:

Displays the nextframe.

<I:

Displays the previous frame.

6:

Displays the first frame.

'\:?:

Displays the last frame.

@.

Viewing panoramic pictures taken with [COMBINEINCAMERA 1] [COMBINE IN

CAMERA 2] (Panorama playback)

• Usethe arrow pad to selecta panoramic picture and press @

to begin scrolling the picture from leftto right (or bottomto top
for rotated pictures).

• Use the zoom button to zoom in
scrolling. Use the arrow pad to change the scrolling direction
of

a zoomed in picture.

•

To

stoporresume scrolling in the original magnification,

press@.

• To exit panorama playback, press

~

"PANORAMA

(P. 24)

Taking and combining panoramic pictures"

or

out while a picture is

MENU.

MENU.

*Viewing

"My

Favorite"

The still pictures registeredin"My Favorite" are displayed.

• Press the arrow pad to view other pictures.

• Use the zoom button to switch among close-up playback and

Press MENU during "My Favorite" playback to display the top
menu, and then select [SLIDESHOW]

~

index display.

or

[ADD FAVORITE].
"SLIDESHOW Playing back pictures automatically" (P. 30)
"ADD FAVORITE Adding favorite images" (P. 31)

EXIT.!!!!!

Erasing

• Use the arrow pad to select the picture you want to erase, and press
and

• Erasing a picture from "My Favorite" does not erase the original picture recorded
internal memory

Use the arrow pad to select scenes, playback pictures, and to select the items on the menus.

.

e"

.,~

Displays the Function Menu which contains the functions and settings used during shooting.
This button is also used to confirm your selection.

The

~

pictures

YES/

press@

..

~.

'

functions

"WB Adjusting the colorofa picture" (P. 27)
"ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity" (P. 28)
"DRIVE Using sequential (continuous) shooting" (P. 28)
"ESP/[!]
"IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality" (P. 23)

SET.lQK)

from

"My

Favorite"

NO

fi~:

Ilf?

Select [yES],

.

or

to the card.

you

can

set

with

the

Function

Changing the area for measuring the brightnessofa subject" (P. 29)

Menu

in

the

Function Menu

The current camera settings are displayed.

6

Q:

Select the function to be set.

<II>:

Select a setting, and press

@.

EN

15

e

MENU:

Displays the top menu .

•

:.Z~ni

Shooting mode: Zoominginon your subject

Optical zoom ratio: 3.6x

buttori(MENUl.".

buttq,)

."

?:.'

,~~~~Ing

wttJI,cts~~~ngLglos.-uPPI~~i!Ck

i

Zoom out:
Press W on the
zoom button.

Playback mode: Changing the picture display

Single-frame playback

• Use the arrow pad to browse pictures.

(J)

c

o

:;:::;

~

Q)

a.

o

c

o

~

:::J

CC

~---~~

T

I

~'f

(

Index display

• Use the arrow pad to select a
picture forplayback, and press

@ to play back the single-

frame

of

the picture selected.

Zoom in:

Press T on the
zoom button.

W

Close-up playback

• Press T to incrementally enlarge
the picture up to 10 times the
original size. Press W to reduce
the size.

• Use the arrow pad during close­up playback to scroll around the
picture.

• Press

@ toreturn to single-frame

playback.

T t

16

EN

~w

W

-+

Calendar display

• Use the arrow pad to select the date,
and press
to display the picture on the date
selected.

@ or T on the zoom button

.·~Sbutton

·;:Chilnglng

pfttti~

brl~ht~!ss:(~pos~~:,Comp8n.;!If?nf,1

•

~~":,6utton

Press

Press

C>~

in shooting

@

to

confirm

AUTO Auto-flash

modetoselect

your

selection.

@ Red-eye reduction flash

~

~

.

Press
Press

OFF
ON

•

•

•

Fill-in flash

Flash off

~.

<vr~

Q~

@

After

pressing
seconds,
To

cancel

Self-timer

~uttonHJ!r

in shooting

to

confirm

blinks

the

self-timer,

shooting is

the

modetoselectonand

your

selection.

shutter

for

approximately

automatically

Press 61B in shooting mode,

frame
selection.

•

Use

with

the

Adjustable

<lC>

to

change

desired brightness. Press @

from -2.0

the

EV

display

",

the

flash setting.

The flash fires automatically
This emits pre-flashes to reduce the occurrence of red-eye in

your pictures.
The flash fires regardless of the available light.
The flash does notfire.

off

for

Cancel the self-timer.
Set the self-timer.

button completely,

2 seconds,

press

Q~.

canceled

the

and

after

self-timer

then

one

to

the

self-timer.

the

shot.

use

the

arrow

padtoselect

to

confirm

+2.0 EV.

.

in

low light or backlight conditions.

lamp

lights for

picture is taken.

approximately

your

the

10

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CD

...,

Q)

...

o'

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en

Press
Press @toconfirm

•

• [ISO] is fixed

<J-:r,

in shooting

OFF Macro mode off Macro mode is deactivated.

~

s!-

&i

~

Macro mode This mode lets you shoot as close as10cm/3.9 in. (wide) and

Super macro mode This mode lets you shoot as close as 2 cm/0.8 in. from your

S-macro LED mode The LED lightilluminates from 7 cm/2.8 in. to 20 cm/7.9 in. from

Zoom

and flash

"ISO

at

Changing

modetoselect

your

selection.

cannotbeusedinsuper

[AUTO]

the

when

ISO

the

macro

30 cm/11.8 in. (tele) from your subject.

subject. If the distance between the camera and the subject is
over 50 cm/19.7 in., the picture will be out of focus.

the lens
to turn

shooting in

sensitivity" (P. 28)

in

on

mode.

super macro mode. Press the shutter button halfway

the LED light.

macro

modelS-macro

S-macro

LED

mode.

LED

mode.

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11

I

[E

Viewing pictures immediately

Press

[E

in

shooting mode to switch to playback mode and display the last picture taken.

[E

Press

~

I

~

When a printer is connected to the camera, display the picture you want to printinplayback
mode and press

~

I

i!:

again or press the shutter button halfwayto return to shooting mode.

"[E

View pictures/Selecting playback mode" (P. 13)

Printing pictures

J1.

"EASY PRINT" (P. 41)

Brightening the subject against backlight

Press
setting. A frame is displayed on the monitor around your subject's face (except for

This function makes the subject's face appear brighter, even against strong backlighting, and

adjusts the background to ensure proper exposure

en

c::

o

• It may take a few seconds until the frame is displayed

:.0::

• The faces may not be detected depending on the subject.

~

(1)

• When [ON] is selected, the following setting restrictions apply:

a.

o

c::

o

::::

• You can also use Shadow Adjustment Technology to compensate for backlighting

~

11l

liB

In

• Once erased, pictures cannot be restored. Check each picture before erasing to avoid

Ii!"

in

shooting mode to turn on or off Shadow Adjustment Technology. Press @ for

of

your picture.

OFF
ON

[ESP/G]

•

• [AF MODE] is fixed at [FACE DETECT].

still pictures.

~

"PERFECT FIX Editing images" (P. 30)

is fixed at [ESP].

Shadow
Shadow

Adjustment Technologyisdeactivated.
Adjustment Technologyisactivated.

on

Erasing pictures

playback mode, select the picture you want to erase, and press

accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep.

~

"Oon

Protecting pictures" (P. 33)

the monitor.

I({

B!

~).

in

shot

IDisplaying the button guide

Hold down

Ii!"

/IB

in

shooting mode to display the guide indicating the locationofthe buttons.

eD

I

DISP.

1S

e'.I'4\,·button

Changing the information displays

Chang(ngthelnformatlon

. .Turningonthe

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onddls,PI~Y/DI.plaY'~he

LEQ;

U1~minator/Ch8cking

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O,i$._.

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menl;l

the

,.

gUI~"

til"

<c..

..-_._,

Press

Shooting

DISP.

r----.,~--.,--.,--.,"""'ZI

to change the display in the following order.

mode

•

Simple display

Frame assis(1

Histogram display*1

*1

Playback

mode

•

Normal display

Detailed display

No

information

display

Histogram
display*2

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...

0

;:,

0

"0

(1)

..,

Q)

...

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;:,

en

*1

This is not displayed when the mode dial is set to~or

*2 This is not displayed when a movie is selected.

[ • Displaying the menu guide

GUIDE.

With a menu item highlighted, press and hold
the menu guide which will provide more information on the
functionorsetting.

down.

to

display

I

'~

Turning on the LED illuminator

When [LED ILLUMINATOR] is set to [ON], hold down'~to turn on LED illuminator
the LED illuminator.

~

"LED ILLUMINATOR Setting the LED illuminatorfunction"

(P.40)

o The LED illuminator can be turned on even when the camera is off.
o To turn off the LED illuminator, hold down

'~

again, or perform no

operations for 30 seconds and allow it turn offautomatically.

o If you perform an operation when the LED illuminator is on, itwill be

of

kept on for a maximum

90 seconds.

IChecking the time

While the camera is off, press

DISP.l.I'~

CLOCK] is set) and the current time for 3 seconds.

(/J

c

o

:;::

~

Q)

c.

o

c

o

:::::

:::J

a:l

to display the set alarm time (when [ALARM

Menu operations

MENU

button

Arrow pad

(6'\7<1»

About the menus

@ button

Pressing

• The items displayed on the top menu differ according to the mode.

MENU

displays the top menu on the monitor.

ITop menu (in still picture shooting mode) I

SEHloKI

• When [CAMERA MENU], [PLAYBACK MENU], [EDIT], [ERASE], or [SETUP]isselected,
the menu corresponding to the respective functions is displayed.

• When the mode dial
guide, press

MENU

Operation guide

During menu operations, the buttons and their respective functions are displayed atthe bottom

of

the monitor. Follow these guides to navigate the menus.

is

set to

GUIDE

to display the shooting guide screen.

and the settings are made by following the shooting

~

CD

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CD

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I'"

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-

-1-

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MENU

Operation guide

~

....

~.

SET+~'

-- -- -t -

button

@

BACK+~

EXIT+~

SET+loKI

oJ

: Returns to the previous menu.

: Exits the menu.
:Sets the selected item.

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21

Using the menus

This

explains

howtouse

the

menus

with

the

[AF

MODE]

settingasan

example.

1 Set the mode dial to

2 Press

[CAMERA MENU] and press

MENU

to display the top menu. Select

Q.

@ to confirm your

selection.

• [AF

MODEl

Press

3 Use the arrow pad

and

press@.

• Some settings may not be available, depending on the
shooting/scene mode.

• When pressing
page display. Press

or

item

is oneofthe selections on the [CAMERA MENU).

@to confirm your selection.

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on this screen, the cursor moves to the

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there are additional

page.

to select [AF MODE],

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MENU

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MENU

to exit the menu.

before pressing

69

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in

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COMBINEINPC

• An Olympus xD-Picture Card is required for shooting.

• When the card capacity is insufficient, this function cannot be selected.

While panning thecamera, the camera automatically shoots and

combines picturesinthe camera.
Pictures are manually shot, and the camera automatically

combines picturesinthe camera.
Pictures are manually shot to be combinedona computer.

[COMBINE IN CAMERA 1]

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in

single panoramic picture

the camera. Only combined pictures are saved.

1st

Connects pictures
from left to right

• Take the first picture.

• When you slightly move the camera in the direction
pointer appear.

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pointer overlaps the target mark, then stay still.

• The camera shoots the second picture automatically.

• After the current subject appears on the monitor, take the third picture
as the second one.

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combined picture is displayed. To combine only two pictures, press
third picture.

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Target mark

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of

the next picture, a target mark and a

in

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MENU

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the same manner

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[COMBINEINCAMERA 2]

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in

panoramic picture

the camera. Only combined pictures are saved.

1st

Connects pictures
from left to right

• Use

• Compose your second shot so that the edge

• Take the third picture

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to specify at which edge you want to connect the pictures, and then take the first

picture.

second picture, then shoot.

in

the same manneras the second one.

is

taken, the pictures are automatically combined, and then the

combined picture is displayed. To combine only two pictures, press

third picture.

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of

the first picture overlaps the edgeofthe

@ before shooting the

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[COMBINEINPC]

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compose your shots so that the edgesofthe pictures overlap.
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does not remain
and take the next picture so it overlaps.

connected at the right

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ofthe

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automatically optimized for this mode.In[COMBINEINPC] mode, pictures are takeninthe
last [ISO] or [SCN] settings (except for some scene modes).

•InPANORAMA mode, Shadow Adjustment Technology is not available.

PORTRAIT {LANDSCAPE { LANDSCAPE+PORTRAIT { NIGHT
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UNDERWATER

The scene mode selection screen displays sample images as Scene mode selection screen
well as a descriptionofthe shooting situation for which it is
designed. It can be set only when the mode dial is set to

~

"Mode dial Switching between shooting and playback
modes" (P. 12)

• By switching to another scene mode, most settings will be
changed to the default settings

*1

When the subject is dark, noise reduction is automatically
activated. This approximately doubles the shooting time, during

which no other pictures can be taken.
*2 The focus is locked at the first frame.
*3 The camera focuses for each frame.
*4 Use a waterproof protector when using the camera at depths exceeding
*5 The focus distance is fixed at approximately 5.0 m (16.4 ft.).

WIDEf4{ UNDERWATER WIDE2*4*S{ UNDERWATER MACRO*4

{INDOOR

of

each scene mode.

{ CANDLE*1 { SELF PORTRAIT {

SELECTf2{ SHOOT & SELECT2*3 {

SCN.

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Sets the scene mode.

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SHOOT & SELECT1]/[1'8 SHOOT & SELECT2]

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button. After shooting the pictures, selectthe

a V and press

scene

modes

fi.+:/

allow you to take sequential picturesbyholding down the shutter

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to

erase them.

Selected picture.

ones

you

want

to erasebymarking them with

Press

Pictures with a V mark are erased.

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PRE-CAPTURE MOVIE]

• After the scene
shutter button until 5

• Sound is not recorded.

•

AF

target mark is

•

The

optical

•

For

[IMAGE QUALITY] settings, select [IMAGE SIZE] from

[FRAME

RATE] from

NON-WATER MOVIE

UNDERWATER MOVIE

mode

is fixed, the totalof7 seconds, from 2 seconds before pressing the

seconds

not

displayed .

zoom

and auto focus function are available during movie recording.

1m

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after pressing the shutter button, are recorded as a movie .

or

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to scroll through the pictures.

set

Suitable forrecording movies outofwater. The optical zoom
is not available during movierecording but the sound can
recorded.

Suitable forrecording movies underwater. The optical zoom
is

available during movie recording but the sound cannot

recorded.

or

cancel the V mark on the picture.

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Sunny day
Cloudy day
Tungsten light

Fluorescent lamp 1

Fluorescent lamp 2

Fluorescent lamp 3

regardless ofthe light source.
For shooting under a clear sky.
For shooting under a cloudy sky.
For shooting under tungsten lighting.
For shooting under daylight fluorescent lamp. (This type of

lamp is mainly usedinhomes.)
For shooting under a neutral white fluorescent lamp. (This

type of lamp is mainly usedindesk lamps.)

For shooting under a white fluorescent lamp. (This type of
lamp is mainly usedinoffices.)

of

a picture