Olympus M 700 User Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

Advanced

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Detailed explanations of all the functions including camera buttons and menus are provided. Use them according to your purpose.

Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you start to use your new camera, please read these instructions carefully to enjoy optimum performance and a longer service life. Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important photographs.

In the interest of continually improving products, Olympus reserves the right to update or modify information contained in this manual.

The screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced during the development stages and may differ from the actual product. Unless otherwise specified, the explanation about these illustrations is provided in Stylus710/µ710.

How to use this manual
Search for a topic XXXTable of Contents	gP. 3
Contents
How to use this manual...............................................................................	2
Contents......................................................................................................	3
1 Button operations.................................................	8

Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following the illustrations and actually trying them out on the camera.

POWER button	...................................Turning the camera on and off	8
Shutter button .........................................................	Shooting pictures	8
Mode dial .............	Switching between shooting and playback modes	9
K..............................................................	Shooting still pictures	9
h ........................	Shooting pictures using image blur reduction	9
..... Shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation		9
Search for a term XXXIndex		gP. 83
Index

! Red-eye reduction flash . . . . . 13

# Fill-in flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 $ Flash off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

% Super macro mode . . . . . . . . . . 13

& Macro mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

< button (print) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

F button (exposure compensation)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Y button (self-timer) . . . . . . . . . 13

# button (flash mode) . . . . . . . . . 13

& button (macro) . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

button (OK/FUNC) . . . . . . . . . . 10

S button (erase) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Battery compartment/card cover . . . 78 BEEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Beep sound 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 BGM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 BLACK & WHITE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 BRIGHTNESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 27 Calendar display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 77 Card access lamp . . . . . . . . 54, 65, 79 CCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 73 Close-up playback U . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Search by Objective XXXShooting tips and information gP. 59

			5 Getting to know your camera better
			5 Getting to know your camera better
			Shooting tips and information
			Tips before you start taking pictures
			The camera does not turn on even when a battery is loaded
			The battery is not fully charged
			• Charge the battery with the charger.
			The battery is temporarily unable to function because of the cold
			• Battery performance declines in low temperatures, and the charge may not be
			sufficient to turn on the camera. Remove the battery and warm it by putting it
			in your pocket for a while.
2
			No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed

Contents
How to use this manual ...............................................................................	2
Contents......................................................................................................	3
1 Button operations.................................................	8

Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following the illustrations and actually trying them out on the camera.

POWER button	...................................	Turning the camera on and off	8
Shutter button .........................................................		Shooting pictures	8
Mode dial .............	Switching between shooting and playback modes		9
K..............................................................		Shooting still pictures	9
h........................		Shooting pictures using image blur reduction	9
s..... Shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation			9
g..............................		Follow the shooting guide for setting	9
n....................................................................		Recording movies	9
q.......................		Viewing still pictures/Selecting playback mode	10
Arrow pad (1243 .........................................................................)			10
obutton (OK/FUNC).........................................................................			10
P/AUTO.......................		Shooting pictures with automatic settings	10
mbutton (MENU).........................................................................			11
Zoom button....................		Zooming while shooting/close-up playback	11
3#button ...................................................................		Flash shooting	13
4&button..............................		Shooting pictures close to the subject	13
2Ybutton ..........................................................		Self-timer shooting	13
1Fbutton ...........................................		Changing picture brightness	13
Sbutton ...................................................................		Erasing pictures	14
<button ...................................................................		Printing pictures	14
dbutton .Changing the information on display/Display the menu guide			15
2 Menu operations .................................................		16

Learn everything about the menus, from basic operations to the functions of each menu and their various settings.

About the menus........................................................................................	16
Using the menus........................................................................................	17
Shooting mode menu.................................................................................	19
IMAGE QUALITY ....................................	Changing the image quality 19	3

	RESET..........	Change the shooting functions back to default settings			20
	s(Scene)	.....	Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation		20
	CAMERA MENU		.................................................................................		21
	WB ...............................................			Adjusting the color of a picture	21
	ISO..................................................			Changing the ISO sensitivity	21
	DRIVE .........................................................			Continuous shooting	22
	ESP/n....Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject				22
	DIGITAL ZOOM ................................			Zooming in on your subject	22
	AF MODE.........................................			Changing the focusing area	23
	R............................................			Recording sound with still pictures	23
	PANORAMA ..................................			Creating a panoramic picture	23
	Playback mode menu ................................................................................				24
	SLIDESHOW .....................................			Playing back pictures automatically	24
	MOVIE PLAY .....................................................			Playing back movies	25
	CALENDAR ...............			Playing back the pictures in a calendar format	26
	INDEX........................................			Viewing the pictures as a thumbnail	26
	EDIT....................................................................................................				26
	Q.................................................			Changing the size of pictures	26
	REDEYE FIX..................................			Fixing the red-eye in pictures	26
	BLACK & WHITE ..............			Changing pictures to black and white	26
	SEPIA ....................................			Changing pictures to a sepia tone	26
	FRAME .............................			Synthesize the frame and the picture	26
	TITLE ....................................			Synthesize the title and the picture	27
	CALENDAR		...............	Synthesize the calendar using the picture	27
	BRIGHTNESS....................			Change the brightness of the picture	27
	SATURATION......................			Change the vividness of the picture	27
	INDEX ..............................			Making an index picture from a movie	27
	PRINT ORDER .............................			Making print reservations (DPOF)	28
	PLAYBACK MENU .............................................................................				28
	0.................................................................			Protecting pictures	28
	y......................................................................			Rotating pictures	28
	R....................................................			Adding sound to still pictures	28
	ALBUM ENTRY ..............................			Adding pictures to an album	29
	ERASE..............................			Erase selected pictures/Erase all pictures	30
	SEL. IMAGE.........................			Erase by selecting the single-frame	30
	ALL ERASE..		Erase all the pictures in the internal memory and the card		30
	ALBUM ...............................			See the pictures registered in the album	30
	Album playback menus .............................................................................				31
	SEL. ALBUM.............................................................			See other album	31
	PLAYBACK MENU .............................................................................				32
	UNDO ENTRY .........................................			Undoing album entries	32
4	SELECT JACKET			.........................................Selecting the jacket	32

SETUP menus ...........................................................................................			33
MEMORY FORMAT (FORMAT)Formatting the internal memory or card			33
BACKUP .....	Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card		33
W..............................................		Selecting a display language	34
PW ON SETUP ...............		Setting the startup screen and volume	34
SCREEN SETUP		..... Registering a picture as the startup screen	34
COLOR ............................		Setting the color of the menu screens	34
BEEP.........	Adjusting the volume of beep when button is pressed		34
8..........................		Adjust the volume of camera warning sound	34
SHUTTER SOUND ..... Selecting the sound of the shutter button			34
VOLUME ..........................		Adjusting the volume during playback	35
REC VIEW .....................................		Viewing pictures immediately	35
FILE NAME ..........................		Resetting the file names of pictures	35
PIXEL MAPPING		......... Adjusting the image processing function	35
s............................................		Adjusting the monitor brightness	36
X.......................................................		Setting the date and time	36
DUALTIME .........		Setting the date and time in another time zone	36
ALARM CLOCK ....................................................		Setting alarms	37
VIDEO OUT .................................		Playing back pictures on a TV	38
u.............................................................		Display the histogram	38
FRAME ASSIST...........		Display the frame assist/Decide the type	38
3 Printing pictures		.................................................39

Learn how to print pictures you have taken.

Direct printing (PictBridge).........................................................................	40
Using the direct printing function.........................................................	40
EASY PRINT.......................................................................................	40
Other print modes and print settings (CUSTOM PRINT) ....................	42
Print settings (DPOF).................................................................................	45
How to make print reservations ..........................................................	45
Single-frame reservation.....................................................................	46
All-frame reservation...........................................................................	46
Resetting print reservation data ..........................................................	47

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4 Connecting the camera to a computer .............

48

Learn how to transfer pictures to a computer and save them.

Flow ...........................................................................................................	48
Using OLYMPUS Master...........................................................................	48
What is OLYMPUS Master? ...............................................................	48
Install the OLYMPUS Master software ...............................................	49
Connecting the camera to a computer ......................................................	52
Start up the OLYMPUS Master software...................................................	53
Displaying camera images on a computer ................................................	54
Downloading and saving images ........................................................	54
Viewing still pictures and movies...............................................................	56
Printing pictures.........................................................................................	57
To download and save images to a computer without using OLYMPUS Master ...	58
5 Getting to know your camera better .................	59

Find out more about your camera and learn what to do when you have a question regarding operations.

	Shooting tips and information ....................................................................	59
	Tips before you start taking pictures...................................................	59
	The camera does not turn on even when a battery is loaded ......	59
	No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed ...............	59
	The date and time have not been set ..........................................	60
	Shooting tips .......................................................................................	60
	Focusing on the subject ...............................................................	60
	Subjects that are difficult to focus on ...........................................	61
	Taking pictures without blurring ...................................................	61
	Taking pictures without the flash..................................................	62
	The picture is too grainy...............................................................	62
	Taking pictures with the correct color ..........................................	62
	Taking pictures of a white beach or snow scene .........................	63
	Taking pictures of a subject against backlight .............................	63
	Additional shooting tips and information .............................................	63
	Increasing the number of pictures that can be taken ...................	63
	Using a new card .........................................................................	64
	Lamp indicators............................................................................	65
	Extending the useful life of the battery.........................................	65
6	Functions that cannot be selected from menus ...........................	65

Selecting the optimal record mode...............................................	66
To return the settings of functions to default settings...................	66
Confirming the exposure when the monitor is difficult to see outdoors...	66
Playback help......................................................................................	66
The red-eye cannot be fixed ........................................................	66
The picture cannot be registered in the album.............................	66
Playback tips.......................................................................................	67
Playing back the picture in the internal memory ..........................	67
Understanding the settings and other information of pictures taken .	67
Quickly displaying a desired picture.............................................	67
Erasing sound recorded to still pictures .......................................	67
Viewing pictures on a computer..........................................................	68
Viewing the entire picture on a computer screen .........................	68
When you get an error message on the camera .......................................	69
Functions available in shooting modes and scenes ..................................	71
Glossary of terms.......................................................................................	73
6 Miscellaneous .....................................................	75
Read about convenient functions and safety precautions on how to use
your camera more effectively.
Camera care ..............................................................................................	75
Battery and charger ...................................................................................	76
Useful use of the accessories....................................................................	77
The card..............................................................................................	77
AC adapter..........................................................................................	79
Safety Precautions.....................................................................................	80
Index............................................................................................................	83

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1 operationsButton

1	Button operations
	1 utton operations
		12	Shooting modes		Shooting mode
					P
		3			[	]
						[IN]
		Playback mode			ʼnŒ Ĵıĸij	ijĴıĵ 4
1 POWER button				Turning the camera on and off
Power on:		Shooting mode		Playback mode
		• Monitor turns on		• Monitor turns on
		• Lens extends
2 Shutter button					Shooting pictures

Shooting still pictures

Set the mode dial to K, h or s, and lightly press the shutter button (halfway). The green lamp lights when the focus and exposure are locked (focus lock). Now press the shutter button all the way (fully) to shoot a picture.

Green lamp

P

[	]
		[IN]
ʼnŒ Ĵıĸij	ijĴıĵ	4
AF lock mark
k
[	]
		[IN]
ʼnŒ Ĵıĸij	ijĴıĵ	4

Locking the focus and then composing the shot (focus lock)

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

•When the green lamp blinks, the focus and exposure are not adjusted properly. Try locking the focus again.

Locking the focus position (AF lock)

When the scene is kor H, you can lock the focus position by pressing 2. Press 2 again to cancel the AF lock.

g“s Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation” (P. 20)

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Recording movies

Set the mode dial to n, and lightly press the shutter button to lock the focus, and then press the shutter button fully to start recording. Press the shutter button again to stop recording.

3 Mode dial

Switching between shooting and playback modes

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

K Shooting still pictures

The camera determines the optimum settings and shoots the picture.

h Shooting pictures using image blur reduction

This function reduces the blur incurred by a moving subject or camera movement when taking pictures.

•By switching to the other mode, most settings will be changed to the default settings of each mode.

1 Buttonoperations

s Shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation

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

Select the scene/change the scene to another one

•Press the m button to select [SCN] from the top menu, and change it to another scene.

•By switching to the other scene, most settings will be changed to the default settings of each scene.

g Follow the shooting guide for setting

GUIDE SHOOTING

IJİĴ

IJ Brightening subject.

ij Shooting into backlight.

Ĵ Set particular lighting.

ĵ Blurring background.

Ķ Adjusting area in focus.

SET OK

Follow the shooting guide displayed on the screen to set the target items.

n Recording movies

Audio is recorded with the movie.

A

00:36

This lights red during movie recording.
The remaining recording time is displayed.
When the remaining recording time reaches 0,
recording stops.	9

1 operationsButton

	7	Shooting modes
	5
6	4	3

Playback mode

q Viewing still pictures/Selecting playback mode

The last picture taken is displayed.

•Press the arrow pad (1243) to view other pictures.

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

calendar display.

gMovie playback “MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies” (P. 25)

4 Arrow pad (1243)

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

5 obutton (OK/FUNC)

Displays the function menu and sets the functions often used in shooting mode. This button is also used to confirm your selection.

The functions you can set with the function menu

P/AUTO..............................................

Shooting pictures with automatic settings

Select the shooting mode when you have set the mode dial to K.

P (Program auto)	The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value
	and shutter speed for the brightness of the subject.
AUTO (Full auto mode)	The camera automatically sets white balance and ISO
	sensitivity in addition to the aperture and shutter speed.

g“WB Adjusting the color of a picture” (P. 21) “ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity” (P. 21) “DRIVE Continuous shooting” (P. 22)

“ESP/nChanging the area for measuring the brightness of a subject” (P. 22)

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Function menu

P

P

WB

AUTO

ISO

AUTO

o őİłŖŕŐ

ESP P h

12: Select a setting, and press o.

1

2 : Select the setting items.

6 mbutton (MENU)

Displays the top menu.

7 Zoom button		Zooming while shooting/close-up playback
Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject
Optical zoom: 3×
Zoom out:			Zoom in:
Press W on the			Press T on the
zoom button.			zoom button.
HQ 3072×2304	4	HQ 3072×2304	4

1 Buttonoperations

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1 operationsButton

7			Flash mode
	a	Self-timer	P
	8		[	]
		Macro mode/			[IN]
9	0 Super macro mode
			ʼnŒ Ĵıĸij	ijĴıĵ	4

Playback mode: Switching the picture display

Single-frame playback

• Use the arrow pad 1243to browse pictures.

		[IN]
		ʼnŒ
T		W
		ĨıķįıĴįijķ IJijĻĴı
	[IN]	IJııĮıııĵ
		ĵ
-	-
	IJ	ij

Ĵĵ

T

[IN]

--

IJ

ĵ

ĸ

T

[IN]

-

W

ijĴ

Ķķ

Ĺĺ

W

Index display

•Use the arrow pad (1243) to select a

picture for playback, and press oto play back the single-frame of the picture selected.

T

W

Close-up playback

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

•Press the arrow pad (1243) during close-up playback to scroll the picture in the indicated direction.

•When returning to the singleframe playback, press o.

	T	W
	[IN]			ŔŖŏ ŎŐŏ ŕŖņ ŘņŅ ŕʼnŖ ŇœŊ						Ŕłŕ
		W	Ĵijııķ	ijķ ijĸ ijĹ			IJ	ij	Ĵ	ĵ
	-			Ķ	ķ	ĸ	Ĺ	ĺ	IJı	IJIJ
				IJij	IJĴ	IJĵ	IJĶ	IJķ	IJĸ	IJĹ
				IJĺ	ijı	ijIJ	ijij	ijĴ	ijĵ	ijĶ
				ijķ	ijĸ	ijĹ	ijĺ	Ĵı	ĴIJ	IJ
				ij	Ĵ	ĵ	Ķ	ķ	[IN]

Calendar display

•Use the arrow pad (1243)

to select the date, and press o or T of the zoom button to display the picture on the date selected.

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8 3#button	Flash shooting
Press the 3#button in shooting mode to select the flash mode.
Press ofor setting.
AUTO (Auto-flash)	The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight
	conditions.
! Red-eye reduction flash	This emits pre-flashes for red-eye reduction.
# Fill-in flash	The flash fires regardless of the available light.
$ Flash off	The flash does not fire even in low light conditions.

9 4&button	Shooting pictures close to the subject
Press the 4&button in shooting mode to select the macro mode.
Press ofor setting.
& Macro mode	This mode lets you shoot from as close as
	20cm/7.8 in. (when the zoom is set for the
	zoom-out angle) and as close as 50cm/19.6
	in. (when the zoom is set for the zoom-in
	angle) to your subject.
%Super macro mode	This mode lets you shoot from as close as
	8cm/3.1 in. to your subject.

0 2Ybutton Self-timer shooting

Press the 2Ybutton in shooting mode to select on and off of the self-timer. Press ofor setting.

YON	After the setting, press the shutter button fully.
YOFF	Cancel the self-timer.

•The self-timer lamp lights for approximately 10 seconds, blinks for approximately 2 seconds, and then the picture is taken.

•To cancel the self-timer, press the 2Ybutton.

•Self-timer shooting is automatically canceled after one shot.

1 Buttonoperations

	a 1Fbutton					Changing picture brightness
	P					Press the 1Fbutton in shooting mode to adjust the
	Ĭġijįı					exposure.
						• Adjustable from - 2.0EV to +2.0 EV
	SET OK					3: Brighten
						4: Darken
	Activate the setting
	contents.					13

1 operationsButton

c

b

d

b Sbutton

Erasing pictures

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

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

g“0 Protecting pictures” (P. 28)

c <button

Printing pictures

Display a picture to print out in playback mode, and press the <button. g“EASY PRINT” (P. 40)

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d dbutton

Changing the information displays /Display the menu guide

Changing the information displays

Press the dbutton to change the display in the following order.

Shooting mode					Playback mode
	P			Ĭijįı	Normal display	[IN]	IJı	Normal display
				$				ʼnŒ
	ŊŔŐġIJķıı	[	]	l R			ĨıķįıĴįijķ	IJijĻĴı
	o %
							IJııĮıııĵ
				k[IN]
	n ʼnŒ Ĵıĸij							ĵ
			ijĴıĵ	4
					Simple display*1	[IN]	IJı	Detailed display
								ʼnŒ
							Ĵıĸij	ijĴıĵ
								Ĭijįı
		[	]				ŊŔŐġĵıı
							ĨıķįıĴįijķ	IJijĻĴı
							IJııĮıııĵ
								ĵ
	P			Ĭijįı	FRAME			No information
				$	ASSIST*1*2			display
	ŊŔŐġIJķıı	[	]	k[IN]	(Horizontal and
	o %				vertical lines or
				l R	diagonal lines)
	n ʼnŒ Ĵıĸij		ijĴıĵ	4
	P				Histogram	[IN]	IJı	Histogram
					display*1*2			ʼnŒ display*1
		[	]					Ĭijįı
							ŊŔŐġĵıı
				[IN]		ĨıķįıĴįijķ IJijĻĴı		ĵ
				4
*1	Not displayed in case of n.
*2	Not displayed when the mode is set [OFF] in the menu.

g“u Display the histogram” (P. 38)

“FRAME ASSIST Display the frame assist/Decide the type” (P. 38)

Displaying the menu guide

	EPS/n	With menu items selected, hold down the dbutton to
		display the menu guide. Release the dbutton to
	Sets picture brightness
	for taking pictures.	close the menu guide.

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2 Menu2 enu op rations operations

MENU	o	Shooting modes
button
		Mode Dial
Arrow pad
(1243)		Playback mode

2 About the menus

Menu operations

Press the mbutton to display the top menu.

The contents displayed on the top menu differ according to the mode.

•When the mode dial is set at g, press the m button to display the shooting guide screen.

Top menu in the	Top menu in the
shooting mode	playback mode

		IMAGE					SLIDE-	EDIT	PRINTP
		QUALITY					SHOW		ORDER
	RESET	ńłŎņœł	ŔņŕŖő				PLAYBACK
							CALENDAR	MENU	SETUP
		ŎņŏŖ
		SCN					INDEX	ERASE	ALBUM
	EXIT MENU		SET OK				EXIT MENU		SET OK

•When [CAMERA MENU], [PLAYBACK MENU], [EDIT], [ERASE], or [SETUP] is

selected, the screen for selecting the menu item is displayed in addition.

CAMERA MENU

PLAYBACK MENU

IJ

WB

AUTO

0

OFF

ij

ISO

AUTO

y

DRIVE

o

R

ESP

ALBUM ENTRY

DIGITAL ZOOM

OFF

BACK MENU

SET OK

BACK MENU

SET OK

When [CAMERA MENU]

When [PLAYBACK MENU]

is selected

is selected

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Using the menus

Use the arrow pad (1243) and o to set menu items.

This explains how to use the menus with the [AF MODE] setting as an example.

Set the mode dial to the desired mode.

• In this case, set the mode dial to K.

1 Press the m button to	2 Press 12to select a setting,
display the top menu, and	and press o.
then press o.	• [AF MODE] is the sixth menu
• [AF MODE] is on a menu in	item, so press 2five times, and
[CAMERA MENU]. Press o.	then press o.
• To display other menus, use the	• Unavailable settings cannot be
arrow pad (1243) to select a	selected.
menu, and press o.
• To close the top menu, press the
mbutton.

Top menu

			o		CAMERA MENU
	IMAGE			IJ	WB	AUTO
	QUALITY			ij	ISO	AUTO
RESET	ńłŎņœł	ŔņŕŖő			DRIVE	o
	ŎņŏŖ
			mbutton			ESP
	SCN				DIGITAL ZOOM	OFF
EXIT MENU		SET OK		BACK MENU		SET	OK
Operation			This mark is
			displayed when
guide
			there are more		2
						1
m button			menu items on
1243on			the next page.
the arrow pad							o
o					CAMERA MENU
				IJ	AF MODE	SPOT
				ij	R	OFF
					PANORAMA
			BACK MENU			SET	OK o

The selected item is displayed in a different color.

2 Menuoperations

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2 operationsMenu

3 Press 12to select a setting, and press o.

•Select the [AF MODE] from

[iESP] and [SPOT] and then press o.

•The menu item is set and the previous menu is displayed.

oCAMERA MENUIJ ŪņőŔAF MODE

ij R	SPOT
PANORAMA

oBACK MENU SET OK

Page display

	CAMERA MENU
IJ	WB	AUTO
ij	ISO	AUTO
	DRIVE	o
		ESP
	DIGITAL ZOOM	OFF
BACK MENU		SET OK

When there are more menu items on the next page, press 4 on the procedure 2 screen to move the cursor to the page display.

Press 12 to change the page.

To return to the previous page, press 3 or o.

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Shooting mode menu

1

				IMAGE
				QUALITY				4
2*2			RESET	ńłŎņœł		ŔņŕŖő
				ŎņŏŖ
				SCN
		EXIT MENU				SET OK

3*3

K h s n

CAMERA MENU

WB

ISO

DRIVE

ESP/n

DIGITAL ZOOM

AF MODE

R

PANORAMA*1

*1 A card is required.

*2 [RESET] cannot be selected when the mode dial is set to s h. *3 s can be selected when the mode dial is set to s.

g“SETUP menus” (P. 33)

•Some functions are not available according to the selected mode. g“Functions available in shooting modes and scenes” (P. 71)

•The factory default settings are displayed in gray ( ).

1 IMAGE QUALITY					Changing the image quality
Still picture image quality and their applications
	Image quality/Image size			Compression	Application
	SHQ	3072 × 2304		Low	• This is useful for printing large images
				compression	on full-size paper.
	HQ	3072 × 2304		Standard	• This is useful for performing computer
				compression	image processing, such as contrast
					adjustment and red-eye correction.
	SQ1	2560 × 1920		Standard	• This is useful for postcard-sized prints.
				compression	• This is useful for computer editing
		2304 × 1728
					such as rotating or adding text to a
		2048 × 1536
					picture.

SQ2 1600		× 1200	Standard
	1280	× 960	compression
	1024	× 768
	640	× 480	Low
			compression

•This is useful for viewing pictures on a computer.

•This is useful for sending as e-mail attachments.

Movie image quality

Image quality/Image size

SHQ 640 × 480

HQ 320 × 240

SQ 160 × 120

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2 operationsMenu

2 RESET

Change the shooting functions back to default settings

NO /YES

Restore shooting functions back to default settings. The mode dial has to be set to K (P or AUTO) in order to restore default settings.

Functions for returning the settings to the original when the reset function is executed

Function	Factory default setting	Ref. Page
Flash	AUTO	P. 13
&	OFF	P. 13
F	0.0	P. 13
IMAGE QUALITY	HQ	P. 19
Y	YOFF	P. 13
WB	AUTO	P. 21
ISO	AUTO	P. 21
DRIVE	o	P. 22
ESP/n	ESP	P. 22
DIGITAL ZOOM	OFF	P. 22
AF MODE	SPOT	P. 23
R	OFF	P. 23

3 s(Scene) Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation

The scene selection screen displays sample images and the shooting mode to best suit the situation.

•By switching to the other scene, most settings will be changed to the default settings of each scene.

Scene selection

B IJ PORTRAIT

F

D

G

U

BACK MENU

SET OK

Press o to decide the scene.

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[eShoot & Select1] / [fShoot & Select2]

•Press and hold the shutter button to shoot pictures. After shooting pictures, select the ones you want to erase, put the Rto them, and press Sbutton to erase them.

e

Selected picture

Press 43to scroll through the pictures.

BACKMENU SETOK ERASES

Pictures with a Rmark are erased.

Select the pictures to be erased.

4 CAMERA MENU

WB .........................................................................			Adjusting the color of a picture
	AUTO		The white balance is adjusted automatically for natural
			color, regardless of the light source.
	5	Sunny day	For shooting under a clear sky.
	3	Cloudy day	For shooting under a cloudy sky.
1		Tungsten light	For shooting under tungsten lighting.
	w	Fluorescent	For shooting under daylight fluorescent lighting. (This
		lamp 1	type of lamp is mainly used in homes.)
	x	Fluorescent	For shooting under a neutral white fluorescent lamp.
		lamp 2	(This type of lamp is mainly used in desk lamps.)
	y	Fluorescent	For shooting under a white fluorescent lamp. (This type
		lamp 3	of lamp is mainly used in offices.)

ISO..............................................................................		Changing the ISO sensitivity
	AUTO	Sensitivity is automatically adjusted according to the conditions
		of the subject.
64/100/200/		A low value lowers the sensitivity for daylight shooting of clear,
400/800/		sharp pictures. The higher the value, the better the camera’s
1600		light sensitivity and ability to shoot with a fast shutter speed and
		in low light conditions. However, high sensitivity introduces noise
		into the resulting picture, which may give it a grainy appearance.

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2 operationsMenu

DRIVE....................................................................................		Continuous shooting
	o	Shoots 1 frame at a time when the shutter button is pressed.

jFocus, exposure and white balance are locked at the first frame. The sequential shooting speed varies depending on the record mode setting.

iPictures can be taken at a faster speed than normal sequential shooting.

You can take a sequence of pictures at one time while holding down the shutter button. The camera will take pictures in sequence until you release the shutter button.

•In speed sequential shooting, [IMAGE QUALITY] will be limited to below [2048 × 1536].

ESP/n............. Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject

ESP	Meters the brightness at the center of the monitor and the
	surrounding area separately to create a picture with balanced
	brightness. When taking pictures against strong backlight, the
	center of the picture may appear dark.

nOnly the center of the monitor is metered. Suitable for taking a picture of the subject in the center of the monitor against backlight.

DIGITAL ZOOM.......................................................

Zooming in on your subject

OFF /ON

The digital zoom can be used to take close-up shots with stronger magnification when combined with optical zoom. (Optical Zoom x Digital Zoom : the maximum 15x)

Optical zoom	Digital zoom
P	P

[	]		[	]
		[IN]			[IN]
ʼnŒ Ĵıĸij	ijĴıĵ	4	ʼnŒ Ĵıĸij	ijĴıĵ	4
					Zoom bar
			White area: The optical zoom area
			Red area: The digital zoom area

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AF MODE ..................................................................		Changing the focusing area
	iESP	The camera determines which subject within the screen to focus
		on. Even when the subject is not in the center of the screen,
		focusing is possible.
	SPOT	Focus selection is based on the subject within the AF target mark.
R......................................................................		Recording sound with still pictures

OFF /ON

Recording starts about 0.5 seconds after the shutter button is released and lasts about 4 seconds.

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

PANORAMA...........................................................

Creating a panoramic picture

Panorama shooting lets you create a panoramic picture, using the OLYMPUS Master software from the provided CD-ROM. An Olympus xD-Picture Card is required for panorama shooting.

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Connects pictures from left to right

3: The next picture is connected at the right edge.

4: The next picture is connected at the left edge.

Connects pictures from bottom to top

1: The next picture is connected at the top.

2: The next picture is connected at the bottom.

Use the arrow pad (1243) to specify at which edge you want to connect the pictures, and then compose your shots so that the edges of the pictures overlap. The part of the previous picture where it will be joined to the next picture does not remain in the frame. You have to remember what the part in the frame looked like and take the next picture so it overlaps.

Panorama shooting is possible for up to 10 pictures. Press mbutton to exit
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2 operationsMenu

Playback mode menu

q

	When a still picture is selected
			5	6*1*3
EDIT*1	1	SLIDE-		PRINTP	PLAYBACK
		SHOW	EDIT	ORDER	MENU
Q	3	PLAYBACK			0
		CALENDAR	MENU	SETUP
REDEYE FIX	4				y*2
BLACK & WHITE		INDEX	ERASE	ALBUM	R*2
SEPIA		EXIT MENU		SET OK	ALBUM ENTRY*1
FRAME			87 9*1		*2This is not
TITLE
CALENDAR					displayed when a
BRIGHTNESS	When the move is selected				movie is selected.
SATURATION					*3This is not
			5		selected when the
EDIT*1					movie is selected.
INDEX*2	2	MOVIE	EDIT	PRINT
		PLAY		ORDER
*1A card is required.	3	PLAYBACK
		CALENDAR	MENU	SETUP
	4	INDEX	ERASE	-
				ALBUM
		EXIT MENU		SET OK
			87 9

g“SETUP menus” (P. 33)

• The factory default settings are displayed in gray ( ).

	1 SLIDESHOW					Playing back pictures automatically
	SLIDESHOW	[ I N ]		•	Set [BGM] to [ON] or [OFF].
	BGM	OFF		•	Select the transition effect between pictures from
	TYPE	ON			[TYPE].
					BGM		ON	/ OFF
	BACK MENU	SET OK
					TYPE		NORMAL

FADER

SLIDE

ZOOM

•Only the first frame of each movie is displayed.

•After setting [BGM] and [TYPE], press oto start the slideshow.

•Press o or m button to cancel the slideshow.

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2 MOVIE PLAY

Playing back movies

Select [MOVIE PLAY] from the top menu, and press oto play back the movie. Another option is to select a picture with the movie icon (n), and press o to play back the movie.

[IN]

ĨıķįıĴįijķ	IJijĻĴı
IJııĮıııĵ
MOVIE PLAY OK	ĵ
Operations during movie playback
[IN]
		Playing time/Total recording time
ĨıķįıĴįijķ	IJijĻĴı
IJııĮıııĵ		1 : Increases the volume.
ııĻıı	ııĻĴķ
		2 : Reduces the volume.

3: Each time you press the button, the playback speed changes in the following order: 2×; 20×; and back to 1×.

4 : Plays the movie in reverse. Each time you press the button, the playback speed changes in the following order: 2×; 20×; and back to 1×.

• Press o to pause the playback.

Operations during pause

[IN]

					1: Displays the first frame.
ııĻıı ııĻĴķ					2: Displays the last frame.

3: Displays the next frame.

4: Displays the previous frame.

•To resume the movie, press o.

•To cancel the playback of the movie in the middle of it or during pause, press the mbutton.

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2 operationsMenu

3 CALENDAR

Playing back the pictures in a calendar format

This function lets you play back the pictures in a calendar format by the date of recording.

g“Zoom button Zooming while shooting/close-up playback” (P. 11)

4 INDEX

Viewing the pictures as a thumbnail

This function lets you view the pictures in 9 frames at the same time. g“Zoom button Zooming while shooting/close-up playback” (P. 11)

5 EDIT

This function lets you edit still pictures saved on a card and store them as new pictures.

Q............................................................................			Changing the size of pictures
	640 × 480	/320 × 240

This changes the image size of a picture and saves it as a new file.

REDEYE FIX...........................................................

Fixing the red-eye in pictures

This function corrects the red-eye look that often occurs when taking pictures with a flash.

BLACK & WHITE....................................

Changing pictures to black and white

This changes the picture to black and white and saves it as a new file.

SEPIA ...............................................................

Changing pictures to a sepia tone

This changes the picture to sepia and saves it as a new file.

FRAME........................................................

Synthesize the frame and the picture

This function lets you select the frame, and synthesize the frame and the picture, and store it as a new picture.

FRAME		ŜŹŅŞ

OŘ ŕ MOVE SET OK

•Select a frame with 43and press o.

•Select the picture to be synthesized with the frame with 43, and press o. Press 12to turn the picture 90 degrees clockwise or 90 degrees counterclockwise.

•Press the arrow pad (1243) or zoom button, adjust the position and size of the picture, and press o.

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