Olympus 225840 - Stylus 730 7.1MP Digital Camera, M 730 Advanced Manual

Advanced Manual

Menu operations

Button operations

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 instructions carefully to enjoy optimum performance and a longer service life. Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

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

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

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The screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced during the development stages and may differ from the actual product.

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DIGITAL CAMERA

Quick Start Guide

This manual will help you get started using your camera right away.

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Contents

Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following along with the illustrations.

Learn how to print pictures you have taken.

Learn how to transfer and save pictures to a computer.

Find out more about camera operations and how to take better pictures.

Read about convenient functions and safety precautions on how to use your camera more effectively.

Learn about the menus that control the functions and settings for basic operation. Menu operations can be performed only in normal mode.

Button operations

Menu operations

Printing pictures

Getting to know your camera better

Appendix

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P. 63

Using OLYMPUS Master

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Quick Start Guide

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Quick Start Guide

Gather these items (box contents)

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

Digital Camera Strap LI-42B

Lithium Ion Battery

LI-40C Battery Charger USB Cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master

Software CD-ROM

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

Attach the strap

The strap can also be fed through strap eyelet on the lower side.

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Quick Start Guide

Prepare the battery

a. Charge the battery

Battery comes partially charged.

b. Insert the battery in the camera

Charging Indicator Light On (Red): Charging

Light Off: Charging complete (Charging time: Approx. 5 hours)

AC Wall Outlet

Power Cable

Battery Charger

Lithium Ion Battery

To remove the battery,

slide the battery lock knob in the direction of the arrow.

Insert the battery with

the side down.

Battery lock knob

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Prepare the battery

Quick Start Guide

For details on inserting an optional xD-Picture Card™. (hereinafter

referred to as “the card”), please refer to “Inserting and removing the card” (P. 64).

a. Press the o button

To turn off the camera, press the o button once again.

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When the date and time have not yet been set, this screen will appear.

Turn the camera on

o Button

CANCEL

Y/M/D

Y / M / D

M D

TIME

T I M E

----.--.-- --:--

Hint

The directions of the arrow pad (1243) is indicated with 1243 in the supplied instruction manual.

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Quick Start Guide

Set date and time

a. Press the 1F button and the 2Y button to select [Y].

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The first two digits of the year are fixed.

b. Press the 3# button.

c. Press the 1F button and the 2Y but-

ton to select [M].

d. Press the 3# button.

About the date and time setting screen

CANCEL

Y/M/D

Y / M / D

M D

TIME

T I M E

----.--.-- --:--

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

Exits a setting.

Minute

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

Hour

2Y Button

1F Button

CANCEL

2006

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M D

TIME

T I M E

Y/M/D

Y / M / D

3# Button

2006

1111.-- --:--

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CANCEL

M D

TIME

T I M E

Y/M/D

Y / M / D

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Set date and time

Quick Start Guide

e. Press the 1F button and the 2Y

button to select [D].

f. Press the 3# button. g. Press the 1F button and the 2Y but-

ton to select “hour”, “minute”.

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The time is displayed in the 24-hour format.

h. Press the 3# button. i. Press the 1F button and the 2Y but-

ton to select [Y/M/D].

j. After all items have been set, press the

 button.

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For precise time setting, press the  button as the time signal strikes 00 seconds.

2006

1111.

2626 --:--

--:--

CANCEL

M D

TIME

T I M E

Y/M/D

Y / M / D

CANCEL

SET

2006

1111.

2626

1212:

M D

TIME

T I M E

Y/M/D

Y / M / D

CANCEL

SET

2006

1111.

2626

1212:

Y/M/D

Y / M / D

M D

TIME

T I M E

 Button

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Quick Start Guide

Take a picture

a. Hold the camera

c. Shoot

Horizontal grip Vertical grip

b. Focus

The K button blinks.

(Pressed

halfway)

Shutter Button

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The green lamp indicates the focus and exposure are locked.

The number of remaining still pictures is displayed.

Place this mark over your subject.

(Pressed

completely)

Shutter Button

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Quick Start Guide

Review your pictures

a. Press the q button.

a. As described in a. above, display the picture you want to erase. b. Press the S button.

c. Press the 1F button to select [YES] and press the  button

to erase the image.

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Arrow Pad

Next Picture

Prev. Picture

Erase pictures

S Button

SET

BACK

YES

ERASE [IN]

1F Button

SET

BACK

YES

ERASE

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Quick Start Guide

Simple mode and normal mode

The simple mode allows you to take pictures using only basic operations. It is ideal for beginners, or anyone who is not yet accustomed to using digital cameras.

Features of simple mode:

• Shooting still pictures g“Shutter button” (P. 11)

• Setting to shooting mode g“K button (SHOOT)” (P. 12)

• Confirming your selection g“ button (OK/FUNC)” (P. 13)

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Setting the time

g“m

button (MENU)” (P. 13)/“X Setting the date and time” (P. 35)

• Using the flash g“3# button” (P. 14)

• Shooting pictures close to the subject g“4& button” (P. 15)

• Shooting with the Self-Timer g“2Y button” (P. 15)

• Changing picture brightness g“1F button” (P. 16)

• Editing images g“h//P button” (P. 16)

• Restoring default settings g“RESET button” (P. 17)

• Erasing pictures g“S button” (P. 17)

The normal mode allows you to take pictures with various settings. It is useful for those who have used digital cameras and want to take advanced pictures. You can also edit the pictures you have taken in a variety of ways.

a. Press the MODE button

The mode is switched each time when you push the button, and the current mode is indicated on the screen.

About simple mode

About normal mode

Switch between simple mode and normal mode

SWITCHED TO SIMPLE MODE SWITCHED TO NORMAL MODE

MODE Button

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Button operations

Shooting still pictures

Normal mode

Press K to select [K STILL PICTURE], [SCENE MODE] or [



GUIDE].

Simple mode

Press K to switch to still picture shooting mode.

Press the shutter button lightly (halfway). The green lamp lights when the focus and exposure are locked (focus lock). Press the shutter button all the way (completely) to take the picture.

Focus Lock - Locking the focus before composing your shot

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

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When the green lamp blinks, the focus is not adjusted properly. Try locking the focus again.

1 POWER button Turning the camera on and off

Power on: The camera starts up in shooting mode.

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Monitor turns on

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Lens barrier opens.

2 Shutter button Shooting pictures

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Shooting mode

Flash mode

Macro mode/ Super macro mode

Place this mark over your subject.

Self-timer

Flash mode

Self-timer

Macro

Normal mode Simple mode

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Button operations

Recording movies

Normal mode

Press K, and select [nMOVIE], and lightly press the shutter button to lock the focus, and then press the shutter button completely to start recording. Press the shutter button again to stop recording.

Simple mode

Movies cannot be recorded.

Switches to shooting mode, and the button lights up.

Normal mode

Press K to display the screen, and select a shooting mode. Press  for setting.

The camera determines the optimum settings for the shooting conditions automatically.

Records movies. Audio is recorded with the movie. Lightly press the shutter button to lock the focus, and then press it fully to start recording. Press the shutter button again to stop recording.

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Set [DIGITAL ZOOM] to [ON] to enable the zoom function for shooting.

g “DIGITAL ZOOM Zooming in on your subject”(P. 23)

This function allows you to shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the shooting condition.

Change a scene mode to another one

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Press

to select

from the top menu to switch to another scene mode.

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

g “s (Scene) Selecting a scene mode according to the shooting situation”(P. 22)

This function allows you to set the target items by following the shooting guide displayed on the screen.

• Press m to display the shooting guide again.

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

K to switch to another shooting mode.

• Shooting guide settings can be reverted to their defaults by

pressing m, switching shooting mode, or pressing the RESET.

Simple mode

Switches to shooting mode.

•[n

MOVIE], [SCENE MODE], and [



GUIDE] cannot be selected in simple mode. It is fixed

at [

STILL PICTURE].

Switches to playback mode, and the button lights up. The last picture taken will be displayed.

3 K button (SHOOT)

Setting to shooting mode/Switching between shooting modes

K STILL PICTURES ........................................................... Shooting still pictures

n MOVIE .................................................................................... Recording movies

SCENE MODE .....

Shooting pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation

 GUIDE ............................ Follow the shooting guide to take better pictures

4 q button(VIEW) Viewing still pictures/Selecting playback mode

This icon lights red during movie recording.

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The remaining recording time is displayed. When the remaining recording time reaches 0, recording will stop automatically.

SET

Set particular lighting.

Shooting into backlight.

Brightening subject.

Blurring background.

Adjusting area in focus.

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Button operations

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Press the arrow pad to view other pictures.

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Use the zoom lever to toggle between close-up playback, index display and calendar display.

g Movie playback “MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies” (P. 26)

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Press q in shooting mode to switch to playback mode.

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

Normal mode

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

Functions you can set with the Function Menu

When taking still pictures, switch between P (Program auto) mode and AUTO (Full auto).

Simple mode

This is used to confirm the settings of menu items.

Displays the Top Menu/Set the time

Normal mode

Displays the top menu.

Simple mode

Displays [X]. g “X Setting the date and time” (P. 35)

Checking the time

While the camera is off, press

to display the current time and the set alarm time (when

[ALARM CLOCK] is set) for 3 seconds.

Shooting mode: Zooming in and out on your subject

5 Arrow pad (1243)

6  button (OK/FUNC)

P/AUTO................................................ Shooting pictures with automatic settings

P (Program auto) The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter

speed for the brightness of the subject.

AUTO (Full auto) The camera automatically sets white balance and ISO sensitivity in

addition to the aperture and shutter speed.

7 m button (MENU)

Displaying the menu guide/setting and checking the time

8 Zoom lever Zooming while shooting/close-up playback

AUTO

ISO

AUTO

P/AUTO

ESP

43: Select a setting, and press .

12: Select the function to be set.

Function Menu

Other functions you can set with the Function Menu

g “WB Adjusting the color of a picture” (P. 22)

“ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity” (P. 23) “DRIVE Using sequential (continuous) shooting” (P. 23) “ESP/n Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject” (P. 23)

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Button operations

Optical zoom: 3×

Playback mode: Changing the picture display

Normal mode

Press

in shooting mode to select the flash setting.

Press



to confirm your selection.

9 3# button Using the flash

AUTO Auto-flash The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions.

Red-eye reduction flash This emits pre-flashes to reduce the occurrence of red-eye in

your pictures.

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Zoom out: Press the zoom lever to the W side.

Zoom in: Pull the zoom lever to the T side.

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Close-up playback

• Pull to the T side to incrementally enlarge the picture up to 10 times the original size. Push to the W side to reduce the size.

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

• Press  to return to the singleframe playback.

Index display

• Use the arrow pad to select a picture for playback, and press  to play back the singleframe of the picture selected.

Calendar display

• Use the arrow pad to select the

date, and pull  or the zoom lever to the T side to display the picture on the date selected.

Single-frame playback

• Use the arrow pad to browse pictures.

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Button operations

Simple mode

Press

in shooting mode to select on and off of the flash.

Press



for setting, and to turn off the display.

Normal mode

Press

in shooting mode to select the macro mode.

Press



to confirm your selection.

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Zoom and flash cannot be used in [%].

Simple mode

Press

in shooting mode to select on and off of the macro mode.

Press



to turn off the display.

Normal mode

Press

in shooting mode to select on and off of the self-timer.

Press



to confirm your selection.

Simple mode

Press

in shooting mode to select on and off of the self-timer.

Press



for setting, and turn off the display.

•

After pressing the shutter button completely, the self-timer lamp lights up for approximately 10 seconds, blinks for approximately 2 seconds, and then the picture is taken.

•

To cancel the self-timer, press

•

Self-timer shooting is automatically cancelled after one shot.

Fill-in flash The flash fires regardless of the available light.

Flash off The flash will not fire.

AUTO The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions.

FLASH OFF The flash will not fire.

0 4& button Shooting pictures close to the subject

OFF Macro mode off Macro mode is deactivated.

Macro mode This mode lets you shoot as close as 20cm/7.8 in. (wide) and

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

Super macro mode This mode lets you shoot as close as 7cm/2.7in. from your

subject.

MACRO ON 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 30cm/

11.8 in. (when the zoom is set for the zoom-in angle) to your subject.

MACRO OFF Macro mode is deactivated.

a 2Y button Shooting with the Self-Timer

ON Set the self-timer.

OFF Cancel the self-timer.

SELFTIMER ON Set the self-timer.

SELFTIMER OFF Cancels the self-timer.

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Button operations

Normal mode

Press

in shooting mode to adjust the exposure.

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Adjustable from - 2.0EV to +2.0 EV

Simple mode

Press

in shooting mode to select on and off of the exposure compensation.

Press



to set, and the indicator disappears.

Press the MODE button to switch between simple mode and normal mode. g “Simple mode and normal mode” (P. 10)

Press h//< in shooting mode to select on and off of the image stabilizer. Press  for setting.

Normal mode

(Still picture shooting mode…shooting using digital image stabilization

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

•

When shooting in a dark environment, ISO is automatically increased, which may increase electrical noise, causing a rough image.

(Movie recording mode…Shooting in digital image stabilization movie mode

Shooting using digital stabilizer.

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When set to [h ON], images will appear slightly magnified.

•

Images may not be correctable if the camera is severely shaken or the subject's motion is excessive.

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Select [h OFF] when recording movie with the camera physically stabilized. If not, the movie you are capturing may shake along with the subject.

Simple mode

Digital image stabilization is not available in the movie mode.

b 1F button Changing picture brightness

BACKLIGHT ADJ. ON The exposure is adjusted to + 1.0EV to brighten.

BACKLIGHT ADJ. OFF The exposure is not adjusted.

c MODE button Switching between simple mode and normal mode

d h//< button Shooting pictures using image stabilizer /

Editing images / Printing pictures

h Shooting pictures with digital image stabilization

OFF Image stabilizer is deactivated.

ON Image stabilizer is activated.

OFF Image stabilizer is deactivated.

ON Image stabilizer is activated.

2.0

SET

2.0

3: Brighten 4: Darken

Activate the setting contents.

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Button operations

The recorded image is corrected and saved as a new one.

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Movies, pictures shot by other cameras, and previously fixed or edited pictures cannot be corrected.

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Editing an image may cause it to suffer a minor loss in quality.

Normal mode

Press h//< in playback mode. Select an editing feature using

button, and press .

Simple mode

[h DIS EDIT], [ LIGHTING FIX] and [! REDEYE FIX] are done at once, and saved as a new image. Press

h//<

in playback mode, and press .

When the printer is connected to the camera, display a picture to be printed out in playback mode, and press

h//<

g “EASY PRINT” (P. 38)

Press RESET to display the reset confirmation screen. Select [YES] and press .

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

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Pressing RESET while in playback mode switches to still picture shooting mode.

In playback mode, select the picture you want to erase, and press S. Select [YES] and press .

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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. 29)

 Editing images

< Printing pictures

e RESET button Restoring default settings

NO Reset is not executed.

YES Reset is executed.

Function

Factory

default setting

Ref.

Page

Function

Factory

default setting

Ref.

Page

SHOOTING MODE

K STILL PICTURE

P. 12 P/AUTO P P. 13

Flash AUTO P. 14 WB AUTO P. 22

OFF P. 15 ISO AUTO P. 23

OFF P. 15 DRIVE

P. 2 3

0.0 P. 16 ESP/

ESP P. 23

OFF P. 16 FINE ZOOM OFF P. 23 IMAGE QUALITY HQ P. 20 DIGITAL ZOOM OFF P. 23 PANORAMA OFF P. 21 AF MODE iESP P. 24 MULTI-SHOT OFF P. 25

OFF P. 24

COMPARE & SHOOT OFF P. 20 LABEL SHOT OFF P. 24

f S button Erasing pictures

SET

BACK

PERFECT FIX

ALL

h DIS EDIT  LIGHTING FIX ! REDEYE FIX

[IN]

ALL

Image stabilization, brightness fix and redeye fix are done all at once.

DIS EDIT

Retouches unanticipated blurred images.



LIGHTING FIX

Only the dark area of an image is corrected. The underexposed area of an image is brightened.

REDEYE FIX

Only redeye fix is activated.

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Menu operations

Menu operations can be performed only in normal mode.

Press

to display the Top Menu on the monitor.

•

The items displayed on the Top Menu differ according to the mode.

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When [CAMERA MENU], [PLAYBACK MENU], [EDIT], [ERASE], or [SETUP] is selected, the menu corresponding to the respective function is displayed.

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When your camera is set according to the shooting guide with the shooting mode set to



, press

to display the shooting guide screen.

During menu operations, the buttons and their respective functions are displayed at the bottom of the monitor. Follow these guides to navigate the menus.

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

Set to still picture shooting mode.

About the menus

Operation guide

Using the menus

m button

 button

Arrow Pad (1243)

SET

EXIT

SETUP

SCN

COMPARE

& SHOOT

IMAGE

QUALITY

PANORAMA

SCN

CAMERA

SILENT

MODE

MULTI-

SHOT

SET

BACK

CA M E RA M EN U

AUTO

ISO AUTO

FINE ZOOM

DRIVE

ESP

OFF

Top menu (in still picture shooting mode)

SET

EXIT

SETUP

SCN

COMPARE

& SHOOT

IMAGE

QUALITY

PANORAMA

SCN

CAMERA

SILENT

MODE

MULTI-

SHOT

Operation guide

m button

1243 on the arrow pad

BACK y m :Returns to the previous menu. EXIT y m :Exits the menu.

Press

1243

to select a

setting.

SET y  :Sets the selected item.

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Menu operations

Press MENU to display the Top Menu. Select [CAMERA MENU] and press



to confirm

your selection.

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[AF MODE] is one of the selections on the [CAMERA MENU]. Press



to confirm your selection.

Use the arrow pad

to select [AF

MODE], and press



•

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

•

When pressing 4 on this screen, the cursor moves to the page display. Press

to change the page. To select an

item or function, press

or .

Use the arrow pad

to select [iESP] or

[SPOT], and press



to confirm your

selection.

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

repeatedly to exit the menu.

•

To cancel changes and continue menu operation, press

before pressing .

•

Some functions are not available according to the selected mode.

g “Functions available in shooting modes and scene modes” (P. 61) g “SETUP menus” (P. 32)

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The factory default settings are displayed in ( ).

Shooting mode menu

SET

EXIT

SETUP

SCN

COMPARE

& SHOOT

IMAGE

QUALITY

PANORAMA

SCN

CAMERA

SILENT

MODE

MULTI-

SHOT

SET

BACK

CAM E R A M E NU

AUTO

ISO AUTO

FINE ZOOM

DRIVE

ESP

OFF

SET

BACK

CAM E R A M E NU

DIGITAL ZOOM OFF

AF MODE iESP

OFF

LABEL SHOT

FRAME

The selected item is displayed in a different color.

Page display: The page display mark is displayed when there are additional menu items on the next page.

SET

BACK

CAM E R A M E NU

AF MODE

DIGITAL ZOOM

LABEL SHOT

FRAME

SPOT

iESP

SET

EXIT

SETUP

SCN

COMPARE

& SHOOT

IMAGE

QUALITY

PANORAMA

SCN

CAMERA

SILENT

MODE

MULTI-

SHOT

6CAMERA MENU

WB ISO DRIVE ESP/n FINE ZOOM

DIGITAL ZOOM AF MODE

LABEL SHOT FRAME

1 An Olympus xD-Picture Card is required.

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Menu operations

Still picture image quality and their applications

Movie image quality

The last four pictures taken are displayed on the left side. You can shoot while comparing the previous pictures taken. When you take a new picture, the picture just taken moves to the upper left, while the four frames of pictures move downward one-by-one and the picture at the bottom disappears.

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The pictures displayed on the left side can be selected. When a picture is selected once in playback mode and the camera is then switched to shooting mode, the picture on the upper left will be the one selected in playback mode.In this case, the next picture taken will appear on the upper left, and the four pictures shown on the left will not be changed.

1 IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality

Image quality/Image size

Compression

Application

SHQ 3072 × 2304

Low compression

•

This is useful for printing large images on A3-size paper.

•

This is useful for performing computer image processing, such as contrast adjustment and red-eye correction.

HQ 3072 × 2304

Standard compression

SQ1 2560 × 1920

Standard compression

•

This is useful for A3/A4-size prints.

•

This is useful for computer editing such as rotating or adding text to a picture.

2304 × 1728

2048 × 1536

SQ2 1600 × 1200

Standard compression

•

This is useful for postcard-sized prints.

•

This is useful for viewing pictures on a computer.

1280 × 960

1024 × 768 •

This is useful for sending as e-mail attachments.

640 × 480

Low compression

16:9 1920 × 1080

Standard compression

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This is useful for expressing the broadness of a subject such as landscapes and for viewing pictures on a wide-screen television.

Image quality/Image size

SHQ 640 × 480

HQ 320 × 240

SQ 160 × 120

2 COMPARE & SHOOT Shooting while viewing the previous pictures

OFF /ON

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Pictures in shooting

Picture taken immediately before

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Menu operations

Take pictures for a panoramic picture and combine the pictures for a single panoramic picture using your camera. Only combined pictures are saved. An Olympus xD-Picture Card is required for shooting.

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

Use the arrow pad to specify at which edge you want to connect the pictures, and then compose your shots so that the edges of the pictures overlap. Shooting is possible for up to 10 pictures. Press



to exit panorama shooting.

Hints for taking panoramic shots

•

In [COMBINE IN CAMERA] the previous picture remains in the frame to help position your next shot. Compose the shot so that the edges of the previous picture in the frame overlap with the next shot.

•

In [COMBINE IN PC] the previous picture for positioning does not remain. Remember the frame displayed on the monitor as a rough indication, then compose the shot so that the edges of the previous picture in the frame overlap with the next shot.

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Focus, exposure, WB and zoom are locked at the first frame.

3 PANORAMA Taking and combining panoramic pictures/

Taking pictures for the extended panoramic pictures

COMBINE IN CAMERA.......................

Taking and combining panoramic pictures

COMBINE IN PC.................

Taking pictures for the extended panoramic pictures

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

Connects pictures from left

to right

Use 43 to specify at which edge you want to connect the pictures, and then compose your shots so that the edges of the pictures overlap. You can take up to 3 pictures; the pictures are automatically combined, and then the combined picture is displayed. To combine only two pictures, press



before shooting the third picture.

•

When the card capacity is insufficient, [COMBINE IN CAMERA] cannot be selected.

Connects pictures from left to right Connects pictures from bottom to top

: 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.

1st 2nd 3rd

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Menu operations

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

•

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

*1 When the subject is dark, noise reduction is automatically

activated. This approximately doubles the shooting time, during

which the next picture can be taken. *2 The focus is locked at the first frame. *3 The camera focuses for each frame.

[eSHOOT & SELECT1] / [f SHOOT & SELECT2]

•

These scene modes allow you to take sequential pictures by holding down the shutter button. After shooting the pictures, select the ones you want to erase by marking them with a

, and press S to erase them.

4 s (Scene)

Selecting a scene mode according to the shooting situation

PORTRAIT / LANDSCAPE / LANDSCAPE+PORTRAIT / NIGHT SCENE*1 /

NIGHT+PORTRAIT

/ SPORT / INDOOR / CANDLE / SELF PORTRAIT / AVAILABLE LIGHT /

SUNSET

/ FIREWORKS

/ MUSEUM / CUISINE / BEHIND GLASS / DOCUMENTS /

AUCTION / SHOOT & SELECT1

/ SHOOT & SELECT2

/ BEACH & SNOW

5 SILENT MODE Setting to turn off operational sounds

OFF /ON

6 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 lamp 1 For shooting under daylight fluorescent lighting. (This type of

lamp is mainly used in homes.)

x Fluorescent lamp 2 For shooting under a neutral white fluorescent lamp. (This type

of lamp is mainly used in desk lamps.)

y Fluorescent lamp 3 For shooting under a white fluorescent lamp. (This type of lamp

is mainly used in offices.)

SET

BACK

1 PORTRAIT

Scene selection

Set the scene mode.

Selected picture

BACK GO

Press 43 to scroll through the pictures.

Pictures with a R mark are erased.

Press  to mark the pictures to be erased.

This function allows you to turn off operational sounds that occur during shooting and playback, warning beeps, shutter sounds, etc. This cannot be set when the mode dial is set to



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Menu operations

•

When this is set to [3200], [IMAGE QUALITY] is limited to [2048 × 1536].

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

•

In high speed sequential shooting, the flash mode is fixed at [$] and [IMAGE QUALITY] is limited to [2048 × 1536].

ISO

.............................................................................. Changing the ISO sensitivity

AUTO Sensitivity is automatically adjusted according to the conditions of the

subject.

80/100/200/ 400/800/1600/ 3200

A low value lowers the sensitivity for daylight shooting of clear, sharp pictures. The higher the value, the better the camera’s 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.

DRIVE ......................................................... Using sequential (continuous) shooting

o Shoots 1 frame at a time when the shutter button is pressed. j Focus, exposure and WB are locked at the first frame. The sequential

shooting speed varies depending on the setting of image quality.

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

ESP/

................

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 capture an image with balanced brightness. When taking pictures against strong backlight, the center of the picture may appear dark.

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

against strong backlight.

FINE ZOOM

............. Zooming in on your subject without reducing image quality

OFF /ON

DIGITAL ZOOM

.............................................................Zooming in on your subject

OFF /ON

[

]

[ ]

HQHQ3072

3072

2304

[

]

[ ]

HQHQ3072

3072

2304

Zoom bar White area: The optical zoom area Red area: The digital zoom area

Optical zoom Digital zoom

Combines optical zoom and image capture to enable greater magnification (to a maximum of 5×).

•

[IMAGE QUALITY] will be limited to below [1600 × 1200].

The digital zoom can be used to take close-up pictures with stronger magnification than the optical zoom. (Optical zoom × Digital zoom: the maximum approximately 15×)

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Menu operations

Take pictures for labels, and create label images. After shooting, press .

After shooting pictures, select the ones you want to erase, put the R mark to them, and press S. Select [YES] and press



•

Pictures to be saved are monochrome images. Colors can be changed during the label creation.

g“LABEL Add a label to your picture”(P. 27)

•

The warning mark g is displayed when pictures cannot be taken due to reasons such as the internal memory capacity is insufficient.

Combines target of shoot within a related frame, with the result being saved.

•

[IMAGE QUALITY] will be limited to [1600 × 1200].

•Use 43 to select a frame, then press .

• Shoot a picture into the frame.

• Press  to save the picture.

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.

.......................................................................

Recording sound with still pictures

OFF /ON

LABEL SHOT

......................................................... Taking pictures to use in labels

FRAME

......................................................................... Frame-conformed Shooting

LABEL SHOT [IN]

BACK

Pictures to be created as labels are displayed in red.

12: Adjusts the area displayed in red.

• You can take pictures continuously up to 100 pictures.

• You can adjust the area displayed in red each time you shoot.

43: Select the pictures.

Erase the pictures with the R mark.

Put the R mark.

Selected picture

SET

BACK

FRAME [IN]

When activated [ON], the camera will record about 4 seconds of audio after the picture is taken. When recording, aim the camera microphone at the source of the sound you want to record.

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