Olympus M 790 SW User Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

Instruction Manual

( 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.

Quick Start Guide

Get started using your camera right away.

Button operations

Menu operations

Printing pictures

Using OLYMPUS Master

Getting to know your camera better

Appendix

Contents

Quick Start Guide

Button operations

Menu operations

Printing pictures

Using OLYMPUS Master

Getting to know your camera better

Appendix

P. 3

P. 11

P. 20

P. 38

P. 44

P. 52

P. 62

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

Learn about the menus that control the functions and settings for basic operation.

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.

Quick Start Guide

Gather these items (box contents)

Digital Camera Strap LI-42B

LI-40C

Battery Charger

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

USB Cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master 2

Lithium Ion Battery

Software CD-ROM

Attach the strap

Quick Start Guide

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

Prepare the camera

a. Charge the battery.

Power Cable

Lithium Ion Battery

AC Wall Outlet

Charging Indicator

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

( Battery comes partially charged.

b. Insert the battery and an xD-Picture Card (optional) in the

camera.

Quick Start Guide

Battery Charger

Prepare the camera

( Insert the battery by

putting in the marked side first, with the marks toward the battery lock knob.

If you insert the battery incorrectly, you will not be able to remove it. Do not use force. Contact authorized distributors/

service centers. Damage to the battery exterior (scratches, etc.) may produce heat or an explosion.

Quick Start Guide

Battery lock knob

To remove the battery, slide the battery lock knob in the direction of the arrow.

Index area

Notch

( Orient the card as shown in the

illustration and insert it straight into the card slot.

Insert the card until it clicks into place.

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

( 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. 64).

Turn the camera on

Y /M / D

T IM E

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

This explains how to turn on the camera in shooting mode.

a. Set the mode dial to K.

When shooting still pictures (shooting mode)

When shooting movies (shooting mode)

When viewing pictures (playback mode)

Still picture shooting modes

K This function allows you to shoot with the camera’s automatic settings.

h This function reduces the blur incurred by a moving subject, or camera

s This function allows you to shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the

Quick Start Guide

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

b. Press the o button.

shake when taking pictures.

shooting condition.

displayed on the screen.

o Button

Y M D TIME

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

Y/M/D

CANCEL

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

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

Hint

The directions of the arrow pad (1243) are indicated with 1243 in this manual.

Set date and time

Y /M / D

T IM E

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

Y / M /D

T IM E

Y / M /D

T IM E

About the date and time setting screen

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

Y M D TIME

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

CANCEL

Y/M/D

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

Exits a setting.

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

• The first two digits of the year are fixed.

1F Button

2Y Button

CANCEL

M D

TIME

b. Press the 3# button.

3# Button

Quick Start Guide

Y/M/D

c. Press the 1F button and the 2Y

button to select [M].

d. Press the 3# button.

CANCEL

M D

TIME

Y/M/D

Set date and time

Y / M /D

T IM E

Y / M /D

T IM E

Y / M /D

T IM E

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e. Press the 1F button and the 2Y

button to select [D].

CANCEL

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

button to select the hours and minutes.

• The time is displayed in the 24-hour format.

CANCEL SET

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

button to select [Y/M/D].

Quick Start Guide

CANCEL SET

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

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

M D

TIME

Y/M/D

TIME

Y/M/D

TIME

Y/M/D

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a. Hold the camera.

Horizontal grip Vertical grip

b. Focus.

c. Shoot.

Shutter Button

(Pressed

halfway)

Shutter Button

(Pressed

completely)

Place this mark over your subject.

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The number of storable still pictures is displayed.

The green lamp indicates the focus and exposure are locked. The shutter speed and aperture value are displayed.

The card access lamp blinks.

Quick Start Guide

View pictures

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a. Set the mode dial to q.

o Button

Mode Dial

[

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Arrow Pad

Next Picture

Prev. Picture

Erase pictures

a. Press the 4& button and the 3# button to display the picture

Quick Start Guide

that you want to erase.

b. Press the f/S button.

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ERASE

f/S Button

BACK

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

to erase the picture.

ERASE

BACK

1F Button

o Button

YES

SET

[IN]

Button operations

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Shooting mode

Flash mode

Shooting modes

Playback modes

Self-timer

Macro mode/ Super macro mode/ S-macro LED mode

o button Turning the camera on and off

Power on: Shooting mode

• Lens cover opens

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Playback mode

• Monitor turns on

Shutter button Shooting pictures

Shooting still pictures

Set the mode dial to K, h, s or g, and lightly press the shutter button (halfway). The green lamp indicates the focus and exposure are locked (focus lock). The shutter speed and aperture value are displayed (only when the mode dial is set to K or h). Now press the shutter button all the way (completely) to shoot a picture.

Focus lock - Locking the focus and then composing the shot

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

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

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Button operations

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AF lock mark

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AF Lock - Locking the focus position

When the scene is k H or T, you can lock the focus position by pressing 2. Press 2 again to cancel the AF lock. g “s (Scene) Selecting a scene mode according to the

shooting situation” (P. 23)

• AF lock is automatically canceled after one shot.

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Recording movies

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

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 for the shooting conditions automatically.

h Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization

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

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

s Shoot pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation

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

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

Button operations

• Press m and select [SCN] from the top menu. Use the 12to select a scene and press o.

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

g “s (Scene) Selecting a scene mode according to the shooting situation” (P. 23)

g Follow the shooting guide to take better pictures

SHOOTING GUIDE 1/ 3

Shoot w/ effects preview.

Brightening subject.

Shooting into backlight.

Set particular lighting.

Blurring background.

SET

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

• Press m to display the shooting guide again.

• To change the setting without using the shooting guide, set the shooting mode to another one.

• Functions set using the shooting guide will revert to the default settings when m is pressed or when the shooting mode is

changed.

Shoot pictures by comparing previews of different effects

0. 0

+0 .7

+0 .3

+1 .0

00:36

My Favorite

SLIDE-

SHOW

ADD

FAVORITE

Exposure effects.

0.0

+0.7

Use 43 to change the display.

When [Exposure effects.] is selected

Select one of the [1 Shoot w/ effects preview.] options from the [SHOOTING GUIDE] menu to preview a live, multi-frame window on the monitor showing four different levels of the selected shooting effect. You can use the four preview frames

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to compare the desired setting/effect.

• Use the arrow pad to select the frame with the desired settings

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and press o. The camera automatically switches to shooting mode and allows you to shoot with the selected effect.

n Recording movies

Audio is recorded with the movie.

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This icon lights red during movie recording.

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

q Viewing still 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.

•Press o to hide the information displayed on the screen for 3 seconds during single-frame playback.

g “MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies” (P. 28)

Button operations

P Viewing “My Favorite”

My Favorite

EXIT

SLIDESHOW

ADD

FAVORITE

The still pictures registered in “My Favorite” are displayed.

• Press the arrow pad to view other pictures.

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

Press m during “My Favorite” playback to display the top menu, and then select [SLIDESHOW] or [ADD FAVORITE]. g “SLIDESHOW Playing back pictures automatically” (P. 27)

“ADD FAVORITE Adding favorite images” (P. 29)

SET

Erasing pictures from “My Favorite”

P/AUTO

YES/ NO

• Use the arrow pad to select the picture you want to erase, and press f/S. Select [YES],

and press o.

• Erasing a picture from “My Favorite” does not erase the original picture recorded in the internal memory or to the card.

Arrow pad (1243)

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

o button (OK/FUNC)

Displays the Function Menu which contains the functions and settings used during shooting. 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

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

speed for the brightness of the subject.

addition to the aperture and shutter speed.

Other functions you can set with the Function Menu

g “WB Adjusting the color of a picture” (P. 24)

“ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity” (P. 24) “DRIVE Using sequential (continuous) shooting” (P. 24) “ESP/n Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject” (P. 25)

Function Menu

Button operations

AUTO

ISO

AUTO

P/AUTO

ESP

12: Select the function to be set.

m button (MENU) Displaying the top menu

Displays the top menu.

43: Select a setting, and press o.

Zoom button Zooming while shooting/close-up playback

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Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject

Optical zoom ratio: 3×

Zoom out: Press W on the zoom button.

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Playback mode: Changing the picture display

Single-frame playback

• Use the arrow pad to browse pictures.

[

]

[

]

1 2

[

]

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

[

]

Index display

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

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Zoom in: Press T on the zoom button.

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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 o to return to single-frame playback.

Calendar display

• Use the arrow pad to select the

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

Button operations

1F button Changing picture brightness (Exposure Compensation)

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+0 .7

+0 .3

+1 .0

0.0

Press 1F in shooting mode, use the arrow pad to select the frame with the desired brightness. Press o to confirm your selection.

• Adjustable from -2.0EV to +2.0 EV.

+0.3

+0.7

Use 43 to change the display.

3# button Flash shooting

Press 3# in shooting mode to select the flash setting. Press o to confirm your selection.

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

# Fill-in flash The flash fires regardless of the available light. $ Flash off The flash does not fire.

2Y button Self-timer shooting

Press 2Y in shooting mode to select on and off for the self-timer. Press o to confirm your selection.

Y OFF Cancel the self-timer. Y ON Set the self-timer.

• After pressing the shutter button completely, the self-timer lamp lights for approximately 10

Button operations

seconds, blinks for approximately 2 seconds, and then the picture is taken.

+1.0

your pictures.

• To cancel the self-timer, press 2Y.

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

4& button Shooting pictures close to the subject (Macro mode)

Press 4& in shooting mode to select the macro mode. Press o to confirm your selection.

OFF Macro mode is deactivated.

& Macro mode This mode lets you shoot as close as 20 cm/7.9 in. (wide) and

% Super macro mode This mode lets you shoot as close as 7 cm/2.8 in. from your

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

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 in super macro mode. Press the shutter button halfway to turn on the LED light.

• Zoom and flash cannot be used in super macro mode/S-macro LED mode.

• [ISO] is fixed at [AUTO] when shooting in S-macro LED mode.

g “ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity” (P. 24)

q/< button Viewing pictures/Printing pictures

q Viewing pictures immediately

Press q in shooting mode to switch to playback mode and display the last picture taken. Press q again or press the shutter button halfway to return to shooting mode.

g “q Viewing still pictures/Selecting playback mode” (P. 13)

< Printing pictures

When a printer is connected to the camera, display the picture you want to print in playback mode and press <. g “EASY PRINT” (P. 38)

f/S button Brightening the subject against backlight/Erasing pictures/

Displaying the button guide

f Brightening the subject against backlight

Press f in shooting mode to turn on or off Shadow Adjustment Technology. Press o for setting. A frame is displayed on the monitor around your subject’s face (except for n). This function makes the subject’s face appear brighter, even against strong backlighting, and adjusts the background to ensure proper exposure of your picture.

SHADOW ADJ. OFF Shadow Adjustment Technology is deactivated.

SHADOW ADJ. ON Shadow Adjustment Technology is activated.

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

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

• When [SHADOW ADJ. ON] is selected, the following setting restrictions apply.

• [ESP/n] is fixed at [ESP].

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

• [IMAGE QUALITY] cannot be set to [16:9].

• [DRIVE] is fixed at [o].

• [PANORAMA] cannot be set.

• You can also use Shadow Adjustment Technology to compensate for backlighting in shot still pictures.

g “PERFECT FIX Editing images” (P. 29)

S Erasing pictures

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

• 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. 31)

Hold down f/S in shooting mode to display the guide indicating the location of the buttons.

Button operations

g/E/Y button Changing the information on display/Display the menu guide/

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ISO 1600

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ES P/

Turning on the LED illuminator/Checking the time

g Changing the information displays

Press g to change the display in the following order.

Shooting mode

Playback mode

+2.0

[

]

Normal display

Simple display

1600

[ ]

ISO

j n

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Frame assist

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+2.0

[

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Histogram display

+2.0

[

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ISO

1600

j n

Button operations

ISO

1600

j n

*1 This is not displayed when the mode dial is set to n or R. *2 This is not displayed when a movie is selected.

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E Displaying the menu guide

ESP/

Sets picture brightnes for taking pictures

With a menu item highlighted, press and hold down E to display the menu guide which will provide more information on the function or setting.

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Normal display

Detailed display

No information display

Histogram

display

Y Turning on the LED illuminator

Hold down Y to turn on the LED illuminator.

g “LED ILLUMINATOR Setting the LED illuminator function”

(P. 37)

• The LED illuminator can be turned on even when the camera is off.

• If you conduct a button operation when the LED illuminator is on, it will be kept on for a maximum of 90 seconds.

• To turn off the LED illuminator, hold down Y again, or perform no operations for 30 seconds and allow it turn off automatically.

LED illuminator

Checking the time

While the camera is off, press g/E/Y to display the set alarm time (when [ALARM CLOCK] is set) and the current time for 3 seconds.

Button operations

Menu operations

SETUP

IMAGE

QUALITY

RESET

CAMERA

SILENT

MODE

CA MER A ME NU

SETUP

IMAGE

QUALITY

RESET

CAMERA

SILENT

MODE

o button

m button

Arrow pad (1243)

About the menus

Pressing m displays the top menu on the monitor.

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

Top menu (in still picture shooting mode)

IMAGE

QUALITY

CAMERA

RESET

EXIT SET

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

ISO AUTO

DRIVE

FINE ZOOM

DIGITAL ZOOM

BACK

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

• When your camera is set according to the shooting guide with the mode dial set at g, press m to display the shooting guide screen.

Operation guide

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

Menu operations

of the monitor. Follow these guides to navigate the menus.

IMAGE

Operation guide

QUALITY

CAMERA

RESET

EXIT SET

m button

1243 on the arrow pad

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

BACK EXIT

SET

: Returns to the previous menu.

: Exits the menu. : Press 1243 to select a setting.

: Sets the selected item.

AUTO

OFF

SET

Using the menus

SETUP

IMAGE

QUALITY

RESET

CAMERA

SILENT

MODE

CA MER A ME NU

CA MER A M ENU

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

1 Set the mode dial to K. 2 Press m to display the top menu. Select

[CAMERA MENU] and press o to confirm your selection.

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

Press o to confirm your selection.

EXIT SET

RESET

IMAGE

QUALITY

CAMERA

3 Use the arrow pad 12 to select [AF MODE],

and press o.

• 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 12 to change the page. To select an item or function, press 3 or o.

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

ISO AUTO

DRIVE

FINE ZOOM

DIGITAL ZOOM

BACK

ESP/

AF MODE SPOT

R OFF

PANORAMA

BACK

The selected item is displayed in a different color.

4 Use the arrow pad 12 to select [FACE

DETECT], [iESP] or [SPOT], and press o.

• The menu item is set and the previous menu is displayed. Press m repeatedly to exit the menu.

• To cancel changes and continue menu operation, press m before pressing o.

BACK

ESP/

AF MODE

PANORAMA

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

AUTO

OFF

SET

ESP

SET

FACE DETECT

iESP

SPOT

SET

Menu operations

Shooting mode menu K h s n

SETUP

IMAGE

QUALITY

RESET

CAMERA

SILENT

MODE

IMAGE

QUALITY

CAMERA

RESET

EXIT SET

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

4 CAMERA MENU

WB ISO

DRIVE FINE ZOOM DIGITAL ZOOM

* An Olympus xD-Picture Card is required.

• Some functions are not available in certain modes.

g “Functions available in shooting modes and scene modes” (P. 60)

g “SETUP menus” (P. 33)

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

IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality

Still picture image quality and their applications

Image quality/Image size Compression Application

SHQ 3072 × 2304 Low

HQ 3072 × 2304 Standard

SQ1 2560 × 1920 Standard

2304 × 1728

2048 × 1536

SQ2 1600 × 1200 Standard

Menu operations

1280 × 960

1024 × 768

0640 × 480 Low

16:9 1920 × 1080 Standard

compression

• This is useful for printing large images on A3size (16.5 × 11.7 in.) paper.

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

• This is useful for A3 (16.5 × 11.7 in.) /A4 (11.7 × 8.5 in.)-size prints.

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

• This is useful for postcard-sized (6 × 4 in.) prints.

• This is useful for viewing pictures on a computer.

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

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

• [PANORAMA] cannot be set.

Movie image quality

Image quality/Image size

SHQ 640 × 480

HQ 320 × 240

SQ 160 × 120

ESP/n AF MODE

PANORAMA

RESET Restoring default settings

NO /YES

It restores shooting functions back to default settings. The mode dial must not be set to g.

Functions restored to the factory default settings

Function Factory default setting Ref. Page

F 0.0 P. 16

# AUTO P. 16 YYOFF P. 16 & OFF P. 16

Shadow Adjustment Technology SHADOW ADJ. OFF P. 17

IMAGE QUALITY HQ P. 22

WB AUTO P. 24

ISO AUTO P. 24 DRIVE o P. 24

FINE ZOOM OFF P. 25

DIGITAL ZOOM OFF P. 25 ESP/n ESP P. 25

AF MODE SPOT P. 25 R OFF P. 26

s (Scene) Selecting a scene mode according to the shooting situation

PORTRAIT / LANDSCAPE / LANDSCAPE+PORTRAIT / NIGHT SCENE

NIGHT+PORTRAIT

AVAILABLE LIGHT

DOCUMENTS / AUCTION

/ SPORT / INDOOR / CANDLE

/ SUNSET

/ FIREWORKS

/ SHOOT & SELECT1

BEACH & SNOW / UNDERWATER SNAPSHOT

UNDER WATER WIDE2

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 mode dial is set to s. g “Mode dial Switching between shooting and playback

modes” (P. 12)

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/ UNDER WATER MACRO

/ SELF PORTRAIT /

/ CUISINE / BEHIND GLASS /

/ SHOOT & SELECT2

/ UNDER WATER WIDE1

• By switching to another 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 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 3 m (9.8 ft.). *5 The focus distance is fixed at approximately 5.0 m (16.4 ft.).

Scene mode selection screen

1 PORTRAIT

F D G U

BACK

Set the scene mode.

Menu operations

SET

[e SHOOT & 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 R and press f/S to erase them.

Selected picture.

Press 43 to scroll through the pictures.

BACK

Pictures with a R mark are erased.

Press o to set or cancel the R mark on the picture.

CAMERA MENU

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

AUTO The white balance is adjusted automatically for natural color,

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

x Fluorescent

lamp 2

y Fluorescent

lamp 3

regardless of the light source.

For shooting under daylight fluorescent lighting. (This type of lamp is mainly used in homes.)

For shooting under a neutral white fluorescent lamp. (This type of lamp is mainly used in desk lamps.)

For shooting under a white fluorescent lamp. (This type of lamp is mainly used in offices.)

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

Menu operations

AUTO Sensitivity is automatically adjusted according to the conditions of the

80/100/200/400/ 800/1600

subject.

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 and exposure are locked at the first frame. The sequential shooting

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

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.

speed varies depending on the image quality setting.

• When [W] is selected, the following setting restrictions apply.

3072

2304

3072

2304

• The flash mode is fixed at [$].

• [ISO] is fixed at [AUTO].

• [IMAGE QUALITY] is limited to [2048 × 1536] and lower.

• [FINE ZOOM], [DIGITAL ZOOM] and [R] are not available.

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

OFF /ON

This function allows you to zoom up to 14× by combining the optical zoom and image cropping. This function will not reduce the image quality since it dose not convert the data with fewer pixels into the data with larger pixels.

• The available zoom factor varies depending on the [IMAGE QUALITY] setting. This function cannot be set when [IMAGE QUALITY] is set to [SHQ] or [HQ].

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 × Digital Zoom: maximum 15×)

• This function cannot be set when [FINE ZOOM] is [ON].

Optical zoom Digital zoom

HQHQ3072

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2304

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HQHQ3072

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2304

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

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

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

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

against strong backlight.

AF MODE ....................................................................................... Changing the focusing area

FACE DETECT

iESP The camera determines which subject within the screen to focus on. Even

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

• Even when [FACE DETECT] is set, the faces may not be detected depending on the subject.

• When [FACE DETECT] is selected, [IMAGE QUALITY] cannot be set to [16:9].

The camera searches a face within the frame and focus on it.

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

Menu operations

R ............................................................................................Recording sound with still pictures

OFF /ON

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.

Microphone

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.

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.

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. The part of the previous picture that will be combined will not remain in the frame. 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.

1: The next picture is connected at the

2: The next picture is connected at the

Connects pictures from bottom to top

top.

bottom.

Menu operations

• Press o to exit panorama shooting.

• Panorama shooting is possible for up to 10 pictures. After 10 pictures have been shot, a warning mark (C) is displayed.

SILENT MODE Turning off camera sounds

OFF /ON

This function allows you to turn off operational sounds that occur during shooting and playback, warning beeps, shutter sounds, etc.

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