Olympus Mju 700, Mju 710, Stylue 710, Stylus 700 Advanced Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

/ /

Advanced 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. Unless otherwise specified, the explanation about these illustrations is provided in Stylus710/µ710.

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

How to use this manual

Search for a topic XXXTable of Contents

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

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..... Shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation

Search for a term XXXIndex

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

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Shooting tips and information

Battery compartment/card cover . . . 78

BEEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Beep sound 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

BGM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

BLACK & WHITE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

BRIGHTNESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 27

Calendar display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Card access lamp . . . . . . . . 54

CCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Close-up playback U . . . . . . . . . . . 12

, 65, 79

, 77

, 73

gP. 3

gP. 83

gP. 59

5 Getting to know your camera bette r

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

• Charg e the battery with the charger.

The battery is temporarily unable to function because of the cold

• Battery performance declines in low tempe ratures, and the charge may not be sufficient to turn on the camera. Remove the battery and warm it by pu tting it in your pocket for a while.

No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed

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

g .............................. Follow the shooting guide for setting 9

n.................................................................... Recording movies 9

q .......................Viewing still pictures/Selecting playback mode 10

Arrow pad (1243)......................................................................... 10

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

P/AUTO.......................Shooting pictures with automatic settings 10

m button (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

2Y button ..........................................................Self-timer shooting 13

1F button ........................................... Changing picture brightness 13

S button ...................................................................Erasing pictures 14

< button...................................................................Printing pictures 14

d button

.Changing the information on display/Display the menu guide

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

RESET..........Change the shooting functions back to default settings 20

s (Scene)

CAMERA MENU................................................................................. 21

WB ...............................................Adjusting the color of a picture 21

ISO..................................................Changing the ISO sensitivity 21

DRIVE ......................................................... Continuous shooting 22

ESP/n

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

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

SELECT JACKET .........................................Selecting the jacket 32

..... Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation

....Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject

SETUP menus........................................................................................... 33

MEMORY FORMAT (FORMAT) Formatting the internal memory or card

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

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

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

Functions that cannot be selected from menus ........................... 65

... 58

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

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

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

... 66

.67

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

1 Button operations

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ĳĴıĵ

Ĵıĸĳ

ĳĴıĵ

Ĵıĸĳ

ĳĴıĵ

Button operations

Shooting modes Shooting mode

Playback mode

ŉŒŉŒĴıĸĳ

[ ]

ȿĳĴıĵ

1 POWER button Turning the camera on and off

Power on: Shooting mode

Button operations

• Monitor turns on

• Lens extends

Playback mode

• Monitor turns on

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

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.

ŉŒŉŒĴıĸĳ

[ ]

[

ȿĳĴıĵ

[

]

AF lock mark

Locking the focus position (AF lock)

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

[ ]

ŉŒŉŒĴıĸĳ

[

ȿĳĴıĵ

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

]

Recording movies

00:36

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.

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

Brightening subject.

Shooting into backlight.

Set particular lighting.

Blurring background.

Adjusting area in focus.

SET

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

1 Button operations

n Recording movies

Audio is recorded with the movie.

00:36

This lights red during movie recording.

The remaining recording time is displayed. When the remaining recording time reaches 0, recording stops.

Shooting modes

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.

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

Button operations

4 Arrow pad (1243)

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

5 o button (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

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

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

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

.............................................. Shooting pictures with automatic settings

and shutter speed for the brightness of the subject.

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/n Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject” (P. 22)

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Function menu

3072

2304

3072

2304

AUTO

ISO

AUTO

őİłŖŕŐ

ESP

12: Select a setting, and press o.

: Select the setting items.

6 m button (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: Press W on the zoom button.

3072

444

2304

3072

2304

Zoom in: Press T on the zoom button.

444

1 Button operations

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ĳĴıĵ

ĲĳĻĴ ı

Ĩı ķįı Ĵį ĳķ

Ĳı ı Įı ı ıĵ

ŉŒ

ŔŖŏ

ŎŐŏ

ĳııķ

ŕŖņ

ŘņŅ

ŕŉŖ

ŇœŊ

Ŕłŕ

ĲĴĲĵĲĵĲĶĲĶĲķĲķĲĸĲĸ

Ĳĺ

ĲĹ

ĳĵ

ĳķ

ĳĶ

ĴĲ

ĲĲ

Ĳĳ

Ĳı

Flash mode

Playback mode: Switching the picture display

Single-frame playback

•

Use the arrow pad

[

]

Button operations

[

]

-- --

Ĳ ĳ

[

]

-- --

ĵ Ķ ķ

ĸ Ĺ ĺ

[

]

Index display

ĳ Ĵ

• Use the arrow pad

(1243) to select a picture for playback, and press o to play back the single-frame of the picture selected.

ĨıķįıĴįĳķ

Self-timer

Macro mode/ Super macro mode

1243

ŉŒ

ĲĳĻĴı

ĲııĮıııĵ

[ ]

[

ȿĳĴıĵ

ŉŒŉŒĴıĸĳ

to browse pictures.

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.

]

[

]

ŔŖŏ

ŎŐŏ

ŕŖņ

ĳııķ

ĳķĳķĳĸĳĸĳĹĳĹĲ ĳ Ĵ

Ķ ķ ĸ

ĲĴ

Ĳĳ

Ĳĺ

ĳıĳıĳĲĳĲĳĳĳĳĳĴĳĴĳĵ

ĳķ

ĳĸĳĸĳĹĳĹĳĺĳĺĴıĴıĴĲ

ŘņŅ

Ĺ ĺ Ĳı

ĵ Ķ ķ

ŕŉŖ

Calendar display

ŇœŊ

Ŕłŕ

• Use the arrow pad (1243)

ĲĲ

to select the date, and press

ĲĹ

ĳĶ

o or T of the zoom button to

display the picture on the date

[

]

selected.

8 3# button Flash shooting

ĳįı

Press the 3# button in shooting mode to select the flash mode. Press o for 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 o for 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 2Y button Self-timer shooting

Press the 2Y button in shooting mode to select on and off of the self-timer. Press o for setting.

Y ON After the setting, press the shutter button fully. Y OFF 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 2Y button.

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

1 Button operations

a 1F button Changing picture brightness

ĬĬġ

Ĭġ

ĳįı

SET

Activate the setting contents.

Press the 1F button in shooting mode to adjust the exposure.

• Adjustable from - 2.0EV to +2.0 EV

3: Brighten 4: Darken

b S button Erasing pictures

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

• 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)

Button operations

c < button Printing pictures

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

d d button

ĲĳĻĴ ı

Ĩıķ įı Ĵįĳ ķ

Ĳı ıĮ ıı ı ĵ

ŉŒ

Ĳı

ŊŔŐġĵıı

ĲĳĻĴ ı

Ĩıķ įı Ĵįĳ ķ

Ĳı ıĮ ıı ı ĵ

Ĭĳįı

ŉŒ

Ĵıĸĳ

ĳĴıĵ

Ĳı

ŊŔŐġĵıı

ĲĳĻĴ ı

Ĩıķ įı Ĵįĳ ķ

Ĭĳįı

ŉŒ

Ĳı

ŊŔŐġĲķıı

Ĵıĸĳ

ĳĴıĵ

Ĭĳįı

ŊŔŐġĲķıı

Ĵıĸĳ

ĳĴıĵ

Ĭĳįı

EP S/

Changing the information displays /Display the menu guide

Changing the information displays

Press the d button to change the display in the following order.

Shooting mode

Playback mode

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o n

ŉŒŉŒĴıĸĳ

[ ]

ȿĳĴıĵ

Ĭĳįı

[

]

Normal display

Simple display

[ ]

ŊŔŐġĲķıı

o n

ŉŒŉŒĴıĸĳ

[ ]

ȿĳĴıĵ

FRAME

Ĭĳįı

ASSIST (Horizontal and

vertical lines or

[

]

diagonal lines)

Histogram display

[ ]

[

]

Not displayed in case of n.

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/

Sets picture brightness for taking pictures.

With menu items selected, hold down the d button to display the menu guide. Release the d button to close the menu guide.

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1 Button operations

ĲĳĻĴı

ĲııĮıııĵ

Ĵıĸĳ

ȿĳĴıĵ

Ĭĳįı

ŊŔŐġĵıı

ĲĳĻĴı

ĲııĮıııĵ

ŉŒ

Normal display

Detailed display

ȿĲı

[

]

ĨıķįıĴįĳķ

[

ȿĲı

]

ĨıķįıĴįĳķ

No information display

ŉŒ

Ĭĳįı

ŊŔŐġĵıı

Histogram display

ĨıķįıĴįĳķ

ȿĲı

[

]

ĲĳĻĴı

2 Menu operations

SCN

Ŕ ņ ŕ Ŗ ő

RESET

IMAGE

QUALITY

SCN

ńłŎņœł

ŎņŏŖ

INDEX

SLIDESHOW

EDIT

ERASE

SETUP

CALENDAR

PLAYBACK

ORDER

ALBUM

CA MER A M ENU

PL AYBA CK ME NU

Menu operations

Shooting modes

button

Mode Dial

Arrow pad (1243)

About the menus

Playback mode

Press the m button 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.

Menu operations

Top menu in the

shooting mode

IMAGE

QUALITY

ńłŎņœł

RESET

ŎņŏŖ

SCN

EXIT

ISO AUTO

DRIVE

DIGITAL ZOOM

BACK

AUTO

ESP

OFF

SET

ŔņŕŖő

SET

• When [CAMERA MENU], [PLAYBACK MENU], [EDIT], [ERASE], or [SETUP] is selected, the screen for selecting the menu item is displayed in addition.

Top menu in the

playback mode

SLIDE-

EDIT

SHOW

PLAYBACK

CALENDAR

INDEX

ERASE

EXIT

ALBUM ENTRY

BACK

ORDER

SETUP

ALBUM

SET

OFF

ˌɋ

SET

When [CAMERA MENU]

is selected

When [PLAYBACK MENU]

is selected

Using the menus

SCN

Ŕ ņ ŕ Ŗ ő

RESET

IMAGE

QUALITY

SCN

ńłŎņœł

ŎņŏŖ

CA MER A M ENU

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

display the top menu, and then press o.

• [AF MODE] is on a menu in

[CAMERA MENU]. Press o.

• To display other menus, use the

arrow pad (1243) to select a menu, and press o.

• To close the top menu, press the

m button.

Top menu

IMAGE

QUALITY

ńłŎņœł

ŔņŕŖő

ŎņŏŖ

SCN

ŔņŕŖő

SET

EXIT

Operation guide

m button

RESET

1243 on

the arrow pad

2 Press 12 to select a setting,

m button

This mark is displayed when there are more menu items on the next page.

The selected item is displayed in a different color.

and press o.

• [AF MODE] is the sixth menu

item, so press 2 five times, and then press o.

• Unavailable settings cannot be selected.

ISO AUTO

DRIVE

DIGITAL ZOOM

BACK

AF MODE SPOT

PANORAMA

BACK

AUTO

ESP

OFF

SET

OFF

SET

2 Menu operations

3 Press 12 to select a setting,

CA MER A M ENU

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.

Menu operations

BACK

Page display

ISO AUTO

DRIVE

DIGITAL ZOOM

BACK

AF MODE

PANORAMA

AUTO

ESP

OFF

SET

ŪņőŔ

SPOT

SET

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.

Shooting mode menu K h s n

SCN

Ŕ ņ ŕ Ŗ ő

RESET

IMAGE

QUALITY

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CAMERA MENU

IMAGE

QUALITY

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SET

RESET

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

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

SHQ 3072 × 2304 Low

HQ 3072 × 2304 Standard

SQ1 2560

× 1920 Standard

2304

× 1728

2048 × 1536

SQ2 1600 × 1200 Standard

1280 × 960

× 768 • This is useful for sending as e-mail

1024 640

× 480 Low

Movie image quality

Image quality/Image size

SHQ 640 × 480 HQ 320 × 240 SQ 160 × 120

WB ISO DRIVE

ESP/n DIGITAL ZOOM AF MODE

PANORAMA

A card is required.

Compression Application

compression

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

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

• This is useful for postcard-sized prints.

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

• This is useful for viewing pictures on a computer.

attachments.

2 Menu operations

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

Flash AUTO P. 13 & OFF P. 13 F 0.0 P. 13

IMAGE QUALITY HQ P. 19 YYOFF P. 13

WB AUTO P. 21

Menu operations

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

Function Factory default setting Ref. Page

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

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D G U

BACK

SET

Press o to decide the scene.

[e Shoot & Select1] / [f Shoot & Select2]

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Press and hold the shutter button to shoot pictures. After shooting pictures, select the ones you want to erase, put the

to them, and press S button to erase them.

Selected picture Press 43 to scroll through the pictures.

BACK ERASE

SET

Pictures with a

R mark are erased.

Select the pictures to be erased.

4 CAMERA MENU

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

2 Menu operations

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

x Fluorescent

lamp 2

y Fluorescent

lamp 3

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

AUTO Sensitivity is automatically adjusted according to the conditions

64/100/200/ 400/800/ 1600

of the 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.................................................................................... Continuous shooting

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

j Focus, exposure and white balance are locked at the first frame.

The sequential shooting speed varies depending on the record mode setting.

i Pictures 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

Menu operations

surrounding area separately to create a picture 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. 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

ESP Meters the brightness at the center of the monitor and the

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

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Zoom bar

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

iESP The camera determines which subject within the screen to focus

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

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

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.

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 (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.

Connects pictures from

bottom to top

1: The next picture is connected at the

top.

2: The next picture is connected at the

bottom.

2 Menu operations

Panorama shooting is possible for up to 10 pictures. Press m button to exit panorama shooting.

Playback mode menu q

INDEX

MOVIE

PLAY

EDIT

ERASE

SETUP

CALENDAR

PLAYBACK

ORDER

ALBUM

INDEX

SLIDESHOW

EDIT

ERASE

SETUP

CALENDAR

PLAYBACK

ORDER

ALBUM

When a still picture is selected

ORDER

SETUP

ALBUM

SET

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ORDER

SETUP

ALBUM

SET

*1*3

y R

ALBUM ENTRY

*2This is not

displayed when a movie is selected.

*3This is not

selected when the movie is selected.

REDEYE FIX BLACK & WHITE SEPIA

FRAME TITLE CALENDAR BRIGHTNESS SATURATION

INDEX

Menu operations

*1A card is required.

EDIT

1 3

SLIDE-

SLIDESHOW

SHOW

CALENDAR

INDEX

EXIT

EDIT

PLAYBACK

ERASE

When the move is selected

MOVIE

PLAY

INDEX

PLAYBACK

EDIT

ERASE

2 3

CALENDAR

EXIT

g “SETUP menus” (P. 33)

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

1 SLIDESHOW Playing back pictures automatically

SLIDESHOW

BGM

TYPE

OFF

• Set [BGM] to [ON] or [OFF].

[IN]

• Select the transition effect between pictures from [TYPE].

PLAYBACK

BACK

SET

BGM

TYPE NORMAL

ON / OFF

FADER

SLIDE

ZOOM

• Only the first frame of each movie is displayed.

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

•Press o or m button to cancel the slideshow.

2 MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies

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

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MOVIE PLAY

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ĲııĮıııĵ

Operations during movie playback

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Playing time/Total recording time

ĲııĮıııĵ

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ȟııĻĴķ

ĲĳĻĴı

1 : Increases the volume. 2 : Reduces the volume.

ĨıķįıĴįĳķ

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

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3 : Displays the next frame. 4 : Displays the previous frame.

• To resume the movie, press o.

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

2 Menu operations

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

the m button.

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.

............................................................................ Changing the size of pictures

Menu operations

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

• Select a frame with 43 and press o.

ŜŹŅŞ

• Select the picture to be synthesized with the frame with

43, and press o. Press 12 to turn the picture 90 degrees clockwise or 90 degrees counterclockwise.

• Press the arrow pad (1243) or zoom button, adjust

ŘOŕ

SETMOVE

the position and size of the picture, and press o.

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