OLYMPUS Mju 7050 User Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

μ

-7050

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.

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Contents

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Digital camera Strap Lithium

Other accessories not shown: Warranty card
Contents may vary depending on purchase location.

Step

“Preparing the Camera” (p. 13)

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“Camera Settings” (p. 3)

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Preparing the Camera

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How to Use the Camera

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Names of Parts ............................................... 9

Preparing the Camera ..................................13

Shooting, Playback, and Erasing ............... 19

Using Shooting Modes ................................27

Using Shooting Functions .......................... 32

Menus for Shooting Functions ...................36

Ion Battery

(LI-42B)

USB cable AV cable USB-AC adapter (F-2AC) OLYMPUS Setup

Step

“Shooting, Playback, and Erasing” (p. 19)

Step

“Direct printing (PictBridge)” (p. 55)
“Print Reservations (DPOF)” (p. 58)

Menus for Playback, Editing, and Printing

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Functions ...................................................... 41

Menus for Other Camera Settings .............. 46

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Printing .......................................................... 55

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Usage Tips .................................................... 61

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Appendix ....................................................... 66

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Shooting and Playing Back Images

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Printing

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CD-ROM

Camera Settings

Using the Direct Buttons

Using the Direct Buttons

Frequently used functions can be accessed using the direct buttons.

Shutter button (p. 20, 61)

Zoom buttons (p. 21, 24)

Movie record button (p. 20)

q button (switching between
shooting and playback) (p. 20,
22, 47)

m button (p. 6)

E button (camera guide/
menu guide) (p. 26)

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Operation guide

The symbols FGHI displayed for image selections
and settings indicate that the wheel controller is to
be used by pressing, not turning, the wheel controller
sections shown on the right.

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Y M D TIME

MENU

MENU

Y/M/DY/M/D

SETCANCEL

14M

NORMAL

AUTO

FACE/iESP

ESP

SETEXIT

SINGLE PRINT

OK

SEL. IMAGE

OK

OK

SET

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Operation guides displayed at the bottom of the screen
indicate that the m button, A button, or zoom buttons
can be used.

1

RESETRESET

2

IMAGE SIZE
COMPRESSION
SHADOW ADJUST

1

AF MODE

2

ESP/

3

DIGITAL ZOOM OFF

Wheel controller

M

H (left)

F (up) /

INFO button (changing information
display) (p. 22, 25)

I (right)

A button

G (down) /
D button (erase) (p. 24)

Operation guide

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ERASE/CANCEL

MENU

Using the Menu

Function menu

Using the Menu

Use the menu to change camera settings such as the shooting mode.

There may be menus that are unavailable depending on other related settings or the s mode.

Function menu

Press the A button during shooting to display the function menu. The function menu is used to choose the
shooting mode and provides access to frequently used shooting settings.

PROGRAM AUTOPROGRAM AUTO

Selected option

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Shooting mode

0.00.0

WB

AUTOWBAUTO

ISO

ISO

AUTO

AUTO

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Shooting

To select the shooting mode

Use HI to select the shooting mode and press the A button.

To select the function menu

Use FG to select a menu and use HI to select a menu option. Press the A
button to set the function menu.

Function menu

Setup menu

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Setup menu

Setup menu

Press the m button during shooting or playback to display the setup menu. The setup menu provides access
to a variety of camera settings, including options not listed in the function menu, display options, and the time and
date.

1 Press the m button.

The setup menu is displayed.

●

1

RESETRESET

2

IMAGE SIZE
COMPRESSION
SHADOW ADJUST

1

AF MODE

2

ESP/

3

DIGITAL ZOOM OFF

MENU

2 Press H to select the page tabs. Use FG

to select the desired page tab and press I.

Page tab

1

RESETRESET

2

IMAGE SIZE
COMPRESSION
SHADOW ADJUST

1

AF MODE

2

ESP/

3

DIGITAL ZOOM OFF

MENU

3 Use FG to select the desired submenu 1

and then press the A button.

1

RESETRESET

2

IMAGE SIZE
COMPRESSION
SHADOW ADJUST

1

AF MODE

2

ESP/

3

DIGITAL ZOOM OFFDIGITAL ZOOM OFF

MENU

6

EN

14M

NORMAL

AUTO

FACE/iESP

ESP

SETEXIT

14M

NORMAL

AUTO

FACE/iESP

ESP

SETEXIT

OK

OK

Submenu 1

1

RESETRESET

2

IMAGE SIZE
COMPRESSION
SHADOW ADJUST

1

AF MODE

2

ESP/

3

DIGITAL ZOOM OFF

MENU

1

RESETRESET

2

IMAGE SIZE
COMPRESSION
SHADOW ADJUST

1

AF MODE

2

ESP/

3

DIGITAL ZOOM OFFDIGITAL ZOOM OFF

MENU

14M

NORMAL

AUTO

FACE/iESP

ESP

SETEXIT

14M

NORMAL

AUTO

FACE/iESP

ESP

SETEXIT

Submenu 2

DIGITAL ZOOM

14M
NORMAL

OFFOFF

AUTO

ON

FACE/iESP

ESP

SETBACK

4 Use FG to select the desired submenu 2

and then press the A button.

Once a setting is selected, the display returns to

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the previous screen.

There may be additional operations. “Menu

Settings” (p. 36 to 54)

1

RESETRESET

2

OK

5 Press the m button to complete the

setting.

OK

OK

IMAGE SIZE
COMPRESSION
SHADOW ADJUST

1

AF MODE

2

ESP/

3

DIGITAL ZOOM ONONDIGITAL ZOOM

MENU

14M

NORMAL

AUTO

FACE/iESP

ESP

SETEXIT

OK

Menu Index

Menus for Shooting Functions

PROGRAM AUTOPROGRAM AUTO

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PP

0.00.0

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AUTOWBAUTO

ISO

ISO

AUTO

AUTO

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

9

1

RESETRESET

2

IMAGE SIZE
COMPRESSION
SHADOW ADJUST

1

AF MODE

2

ESP/

3

DIGITAL ZOOM OFF

MENU

14M

1

IMAGE STABILIZER
NORMAL

REC VIEW ON

2

PIC ORIENTATION

FACE/iESP

ICON GUIDE

1

2

3

AUTO

ESP

MENU

1

2

1

OK

SETEXIT

2

3

ON

IMAGE SIZE VGA

ON

IMAGE QUALITY
IS MOVIE MODE

R

MENU

NORMAL

ON

SETEXIT

OFF

OK

ON

OK

SETEXIT

1 Shooting mode

P (PROGRAM AUTO) ......p. 27

M (iAUTO) ...................p. 19

s (SCENE MODE) .....p. 27

P (MAGIC FILTER) ....p. 28

p (PANORAMA) ..............p. 29

Q(BEAUTY) ...............p. 31

2 Flash .................................p. 32

3 Macro ...............................p. 32

4 Self-timer ..........................p. 33

5 Exposure compensation ...p. 33

6 White balance ...................p. 34

7 ISO ...................................p. 34

8 Drive .................................p. 35

9 m (Setup) X

z (Shooting)/A (Movie)

RESET..............................p. 36

IMAGE SIZE (Still images)

........................................p. 37

IMAGE SIZE (Movies) ......p. 37

COMPRESSION (Still images)

........................................p. 37

IMAGE QUALITY (Movies)

........................................p. 37

SHADOW ADJUST ..........p. 38

AF MODE .........................p. 38

ESP/n ...........................p. 38

DIGITAL ZOOM ................p. 39

IMAGE STABILIZER

(Still images)/
IS MOVIE MODE (Movies)

........................................p. 39

REC VIEW ........................p. 39

PIC ORIENTATION ..........p. 40

ICON GUIDE ....................p. 40

R (Movies) ........................p. 40

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Menus for Playback, Editing, and Printing Functions

1 q (Playback)

SLIDESHOW ................p. 41

PHOTO SURFING........p. 41

EDIT .............................p. 42

ERASE .........................p. 44

PRINT ORDER .............p. 45

R (Protect) ....................p. 45

y (Rotate)....................p. 45

OK

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1

SLIDESHOW

2

PHOTO SURFING
EDIT
ERASE

1

PRINT ORDER

2

R

y

3

MENU

SETEXIT

Menus for Other Camera Settings

1
2
3

8

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INTERNAL/SD

2

MEMORY FORMAT
DATA REPAIR

COPY

1

USB CONNECTION

q

POWER ON

2

3

KEEPzSETTINGS

MENU

AUTO

STORAGE

YES
YES

SETEXIT

OK

1 r (Settings 1)

INTERNAL/SD ..............p. 46

MEMORY FORMAT/

FORMAT .....................p. 46

DATA REPAIR ..............p. 46

u COPY ................p. 47

USB CONNECTION ..... p. 47

q POWER ON ...........p. 47

KEEPzSETTINGS......p. 47

2 s (Settings 2)

PW ON SETUP ............p. 48

SOUND SETTINGS .....p. 48

FILE NAME ..................p. 49

PIXEL MAPPING ..........p. 49

s (Monitor) ................p. 50

TV OUT ........................p. 50

POWER SAVE..............p. 53

3 t (Settings 3)

l (Language) ...........p. 53

X (Date/time) ............. p. 53

WORLD TIME...............p. 54

Names of Parts

Names of Parts

Camera unit

1
2
3

4

5
6

7

1 Connector cover .....p. 14, 16

8

2 Multi-connector

9

..................p. 14, 16, 51, 55

3 HDMI micro connector

....................................p. 52

10

4 Strap eyelet ..................p. 10

5 Flash .............................p. 32

6 Battery/card compartment

lock .............................p. 13

7 Battery/card compartment

11

cover ...........................p. 13

8 Self-timer lamp .............p. 33

9 Microphone .............p. 40, 42

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10

Lens ..............................p. 66

11

Tripod socket

12

Speaker

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Attaching the camera strap

2

3

4

Attaching the camera strap

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

1 n button ........p. 17, 19

2 Zoom buttons .........p. 21, 24

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3 Monitor .......p. 11, 19, 50, 61

4 m button ..............p. 3, 6

6

5 Shutter button .........p. 20, 61

6 Indicator lamp .........p. 14, 16

7 Movie record button ......p. 20

8 q button (switching between

7
8
9

10

11

shooting and playback)

........................p. 20, 22, 47

9 A button (OK)................p. 4

10

Wheel controller .............p. 4

INFO button (changing
information display)

..............................p. 22, 25

D button (erase) .........p. 24

11

E button (camera guide/

menu guide) ................p. 26

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Monitor

Shooting mode display

Shooting mode display

1 2

24
23
22

21
20

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AUTOWBAUTO
AUTO

AUTO

MENUMENU

1

Battery check ..........p. 17, 62

2

Shooting mode .......p. 19, 27

3

PP

0.00.0

PP

WB
ISO

ISO

Flash .............................p. 32

3

Flash standby/fl ash charge

4
5
6
7
8
9
10

....................................p. 61

4

Macro/super macro ......p. 32

5

Self-timer ......................p. 33

6

Exposure compensation

....................................p. 33

7

White balance ...............p. 34

8

ISO ...............................p. 34

9

Drive .............................p. 35

10

Setup menu ............p. 6, 7, 8

11

World time ....................p. 54

12

Image stabilization (still

images)/Digital image
stabilization (movies)

....................................p. 39

13

Metering .......................p. 38

14

Shadow Adjustment

Technology..................p. 38

15

Compression (still images)

..............................p. 37, 69

16

Image size (still images)

..............................p. 37, 69

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Number of storable still

pictures (still images)

....................................p. 19

18

Current memory ...........p. 68

19

Movie recording icon ....p. 20

20

Remaining recording time

(movies) ......................p. 20

21

Image size (movies)

..............................p. 37, 70

22

Histogram .....................p. 22

23

AF target mark ..............p. 20

24

Camera shake warning

25

Aperture value ..............p. 20

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Shutter speed ...............p. 20

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Playback mode display

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Playback mode display

Standard display●

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Still image Movie

Advanced display●

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ISO

P

N

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1 Battery check ..........p. 17, 62

1

4/30

4/30

P

FILE

100 0004

00:12/00:3400:12/00:34

ISO

AUTO

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N

WB

AUTO

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AUTOWBAUTO

14

8

19
18

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1/1000 F3.0 2.0

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2 Print reservation/number of

prints ..................p. 59/p. 57

3 Protect ..........................p. 45

4 Adding sound .........p. 40, 42

5 Current memory ...........p. 68

6 Frame number/total number

of images (still images)

6

13
14
15

16
17

....................................p. 22

Elapsed time/total
recording time (movies)

....................................p. 23

7 Volume ...................p. 23, 48

8 Histogram .....................p. 22

9 Shutter speed ...............p. 20

10

Aperture value ..............p. 20

11

ISO ...............................p. 34

12

Exposure compensation

....................................p. 33

13

White balance ...............p. 34

14

Compression (still images)

..............................p. 37, 69

Image quality (movies)

..............................p. 37, 70

15

Image size ........p. 37, 69, 70

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File number

17

Date and time .........p. 17, 53

18

Shadow Adjustment

Technology..................p. 38

19

Shooting mode .......p. 19, 27

Preparing the Camera

Preparing the Camera

Inserting the battery

1

2

2

1

1

Battery/card compartment

Battery/card compartment

lock

lock

Battery/card

Battery/card
compartment cover

compartment cover

2

Battery lock knobBattery lock knob

Insert the battery by putting in the ▼ marked side

fi rst, with the B marks toward the battery lock knob.
Damage to the battery exterior (scratches, etc.) may
produce heat or an explosion.

Insert the battery while sliding the battery lock knob in

the direction of the arrow.

Slide the battery lock knob in the direction of the

arrow to unlock, and then remove the battery.

Turn off the camera before opening the battery/card

compartment cover.

When using the camera, be sure to close the battery/

card compartment cover.

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Charging the battery and setting up
using the supplied CD

Connect the camera to the computer to charge the battery
and use the supplied CD for setup.

User registration using the supplied CD and

installation of ib computer software is available on
Windows computers only.

The camera battery can be charged while the camera is
connected to a computer.

●

The indicator lamp lights during charging and turns

off when charging is complete.
Charging takes up to 3 hours.
If the indicator lamp does not light, the camera is not

correctly connected or the battery, camera, computer,
or USB cable may not be functioning as expected.

We recommend that you use a computer equipped

with Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later), Windows
Vista, or Windows 7. See “Charging the battery with
the included USB-AC adapter” (p. 16) if you are using
a different computer or wish to charge the battery
without using a computer.

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Windows

Connecting the camera

Windows

Insert the supplied CD in a CD-ROM drive.

1

Windows XP

A “Setup” dialog will be displayed.

●

Windows Vista/Windows 7

An Autorun dialog will be displayed. Click “OL YMPUS

●

Setup” to display the “Setup” dialog.

Connecting the camera

Indicator lamp

Connector
cover

Multi-connector

USB cable
(supplied)

If the “Setup” dialog is not displayed, select “My

Computer” (Windows XP) or “Computer” (Windows
Vista/Windows 7) from the start menu. Double-click
the CD-ROM (OLYMPUS Setup) icon to open the
“OLYMPUS Setup” window and then double-click
“SETUP.EXE”.

If a “User Account Control” dialog is displayed, click

“Yes” or “Continue”.

Follow the on-screen instructions on your

2

computer.

If nothing is displayed on the camera screen even

after connecting the camera to the computer, the
battery may be exhausted. Leave the camera
connected to the computer until the battery has
charged, then disconnect and reconnect the camera.

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Computer (on
and running)

Register your Olympus product.

3

Click the “Registration” button and follow the on-

●

screen instructions.

Install OLYMPUS Viewer 2 and ib computer

Macintosh

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software.

●

Check the system requirements before beginning
installation.

Click the “OLYMPUS Viewer 2” or “OLYMPUS ib”

●

button and follow the on-screen instructions to
install the software.

OLYMPUS Viewer 2

Operating
System

Processor Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or better
RAM
Free Hard

Drive Space
Monitor

Settings

ib

Operating
System

Processor

RAM

Free Hard
Drive Space

Monitor
Settings

Graphics

* See online help for information on using the software.

Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later) /
Windows Vista / Windows 7

1 GB or more (2 GB or more
recommended)

1 GB or more
1024 × 768 pixels or more

Minimum 65,536 colors (16,770,000
colors recommended)

Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later) /
Windows Vista / Windows 7

Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or better
(Pentium D 3.0 GHz or better required
for movies)

512 MB or more (1 GB or more
recommended)
(1 GB or more required for movies — 2 GB
or more recommended)

1 GB or more
1024 × 768 pixels or more

Minimum 65,536 colors (16,770,000
colors recommended)

A minimum of 64 MB video RAM with
DirectX 9 or later.

Install the camera manual.

5

Click the “Camera Instruction Manual” button and

●

follow the on-screen instructions.

Macintosh

Insert the supplied CD in a CD-ROM drive.

1

Double-click the CD (OLYMPUS Setup) icon on

●

the desktop.

Double-click the “Setup” icon to display the “Setup”

●

dialog.

Install OLYMPUS Viewer 2.

2

Check the system requirements before beginning

●

installation.

Click the “OLYMPUS Viewer 2” button and follow

●

the on-screen instructions to install the software.

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OLYMPUS Viewer 2

Example: USB-AC adapter with an AC
cable

Operating
System

Processor Intel Core Solo/Duo 1.5 GHz or better
RAM
Free Hard

Drive Space
Monitor

Settings

* Other languages can be selected from the language

combo box. For information on using the software, see
online help.

Copy the camera manual.

3

Mac OS X v10.4.11–v10.6

1 GB or more (2 GB or more
recommended)

1 GB or more
1024 × 768 pixels or more

Minimum 32,000 colors (16,770,000
colors recommended)

Click the “Camera Instruction Manual” button to

●

open the folder containing the camera manuals.
Copy the manual for your language to the
computer.

Charging the battery with the
included USB-AC adapter

The included USB-AC adapter (F-2AC) (hereafter

referred as USB-AC adapter) has been designed to
be used only for charging. Make sure that operations
such as shooting, viewing images and so on are not
being used while the USB-AC adapter is connected
to the camera.

Example: USB-AC adapter with an AC
cable

1

Multi-connector

Multi-connector

2

2

USB cable

Connector

Connector

cover

cover

3

3

AC outlet

AC outlet

USB cable
(supplied)

(supplied)

1

1

2

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Indicator lamp

Indicator lamp
On: Charging

On: Charging
Off: Charged

Off: Charged

The battery is not fully charged at shipment. Before

When to charge the batteries

When not using a computer

use, be sure to charge the battery until the indicator
lamp turns off (up to 3 hours).

If the indicator lamp does not light, the USB-AC

adapter is not connected to the camera correctly,
or the battery, camera, or USB-AC adapter may be
broken.

For details on the battery and the USB-AC adapter,

see “Battery and USB-AC adapter” (p. 66).

The battery can be charged while the camera is

connected to the computer. Charging time varies
depending on the performance of a computer. (There
may be cases in which it takes approx. 10 hours.)

When to charge the batteries

Charge the battery when the error message shown below
appears.

Flashes in red

BATTERY EMPTY

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Monitor top left Error message

When not using a computer

See the next section under “Date, time, time zone, and
language”

Date, time, time zone, and language

The date and time set here are saved to image fi le names,
date prints, and other data. You can also choose the
language for the menus and messages displayed in the
monitor.

Press the n button to turn on the

1

camera.

The date and time setting screen is displayed when

●

the date and time are not set.

X

Y M D TIME

-- -- -- --:..

--------

MENU

CANCEL

Date and time setting screen

Use FG to select the year for [Y].

2

X

Y M D TIME

-- -- -- --:.

.

20102010

MENU

CANCEL

Press I to save the setting for [Y].

3

X

Y M D TIME

-- -- --:..2010

0000

MENU

CANCEL

Y/M/D

Y/M/D

Y/M/D

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As in Steps 2 and 3, use FGHI and the

To remove the SD/SDHC memory card

4

A button to set [M] (month), [D] (day), [TIME]
(hours and minutes), and [Y/M/D] (date order).

For precise time setting, press the A button as the

time signal strikes 00 seconds.

To change the date and time, adjust the setting from

the menu. [X] (Date/time) (p. 53)

Use HI to select the [x] time zone and

5

then press the A button.

Use FG to turn daylight saving time ([SUMMER])

●

on or off.

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Seoul

Seoul
Tokyo

Tokyo

1

Write-protect

Write-protect
switch

switch

Insert the card straight until it clicks into place.
Do not touch the contact area directly.

2

1

SUMMER

The menus can be used to change the selected time

zone. [WORLD TIME] (p. 54)

Use FGHI to select your language and

6

press the A button.

The menus can be used to change the selected

language. [l] (p. 53)

Inserting the SD/SDHC memory card
(sold separately)

Always use SD/SDHC memory cards with this

camera. Do not insert other types of memory card.
“Using a SD/SDHC memory card” (p. 67)

Although the camera can store images in internal

memory, SD/SDHC memory cards (sold separately)
can be also used to store pictures.

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SET

“Number of storable pictures (still images)/Continuous

recording length (movies) in the internal memory and
SD/SDHC memory cards” (p. 69, 70)

To remove the SD/SDHC memory card

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Press the card in until it clicks and comes out slightly,

then remove the card.

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Shooting, Playback, and Erasing

Shooting, Playback, and Erasing

Shooting with automatic settings
(M mode)

The camera will automatically select the optimal shooting
mode for the scene. This is a fully automatic mode that
allows you to take a picture suited to the scene by simply
pressing the shutter button.

Press the n button to turn on the

1

camera.

If M mode is not displayed, press the A button

to display the function menu screen and then set the
shooting mode to M. “Using the Menu” (p. 5)

The icon changes depending

on the scene that the camera

automatically selects.

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Number of storable still pictures (p. 69)

Monitor (standby mode screen)

Current shooting mode display

iAUTOiAUTO

PP

14

M

44

In some cases, the camera may not select the

desired shooting mode.

When the camera cannot identify the optimal mode,

P mode will be selected.
There are some limitations on settings in M mode.
Press the n button again to turn off the camera.

Hold the camera and compose the shot.

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Monitor

Horizontal grip

MENUMENU

Vertical grip

When holding the camera, take care not to cover the

fl ash with your fi ngers, etc.

MENUMENU

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Press the shutter button halfway down to

To view images during shooting

3

focus on the subject.

When the camera focuses on the subject, the

●

exposure is locked (shutter speed and aperture
value are displayed), and the AF target mark
changes to green.

The camera was unable to focus if the AF target

●

mark fl ashes red. Try focusing again.

Press halfway

“Focusing” (p. 63)

To take the picture, gently press the shutter

4

button all the way down while being careful
not to shake the camera.

Press fully

To view images during shooting

Pressing the q button enables playback of images. To
return to shooting, either press the q button or press the
shutter button halfway down.

AF target mark

1/400 F3.0F3.01/400

Shutter speed Aperture value

1/4001/400 F3.0F3.0

Image review screen

Shooting movies

Press the movie record button to start

1

recording.

Continuous recording length
(p. 70)

00:3400:34

00:34

RECREC

00:12

00:1200:12

Recording time

Lights up red when recording

The effects of the set shooting mode can be

used when shooting movies (when [FISH EYE]
and [SOFT FOCUS] in P mode, p mode or

Q

mode is set, shooting is performed in P mode).

Press the movie record button again to stop

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recording.

Sound will also be recorded.

During sound recording, only the digital zoom can be
used. To record a movie with optical zoom, set [R]
(movies) (p. 40) to [OFF].

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Using the zoom

To take larger images [DIGITAL ZOOM]

Pressing the zoom buttons adjusts the shooting range.

Pressing the wide

(W) button

Zoom bar

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M

4444

Optical zoom: 7×

Digital zoom: 4×

To take larger images [DIGITAL ZOOM]

The type and amount of zoom can be identifi ed from

the appearance of the zoom bar. The display differs
depending on the options selected for [DIGITAL
ZOOM] (p. 39) and [IMAGE SIZE] (p. 37).

[OFF] selected for [DIGITAL ZOOM]:

Image size Zoom bar

14M

Pressing the telephoto
(T) button

PP

0.00.0

WB

AUTOWBAUTO

ISO

ISO

AUTO

AUTO

MENUMENU

Optical zoom range

14

M

[ON] selected for [DIGITAL ZOOM]:

Image size Zoom bar

14M

PP

Other

0.00.0

WB

AUTOWBAUTO

ISO

ISO

AUTO

AUTO

*1

This function will not reduce the image quality since it

MENUMENU

does not convert the data with fewer pixels into the data
with larger pixels. Available zoom ratios vary with image
size.

Photographs taken with the zoom bar displayed in

red may appear “grainy.”

Image zoomed and
cropped.

Digital zoom range

*1

Changing the shooting information
display

The display of the screen information can be changed to
best match the situation, for example, the need for a clear
view of the screen or for making a precise composition by
using the grid display.

Digital zoom range

Other

Image zoomed and cropped.

*1

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Press F (INFO).

Reading a histogram

1

The displayed shooting information changes in

●

the order shown below each time the button is
pressed. “Shooting mode display” (p. 11)

Normal

PP

0.00.0

WB

No information

AUTOWBAUTO
ISO

ISO
AUTO

00:3400:34

44

14M

AUTO

MENUMENU

Detailed

PP

0.00.0

WB
AUTOWBAUTO
ISO

ISO
AUTO

00:3400:34

14M

44

ORM

N

Reading a histogram

If the peak fi lls too much of the frame, the
image will appear mostly white.

If the peak fi lls too much
of the frame, the image
will appear mostly black.

The green section shows
luminance distribution within
the screen’s center.

AUTO

MENUMENU

Viewing images

Press the q button.

1

PP

Turn the wheel controller to select an image.

2

It can be performed by pressing HI.

●

Displays
previous

image

Keep turning the wheel controller to fast forward or

reverse. It can be performed by holding HI.

The display size of the images can be changed.

“Index view and close-up view” (p. 24)

Number of frames/

Total number of images

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Playback image

Displays next
image

4/30

4/30

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To play sound recordings

To play back movies

Operations during movie playback

Operations while playback is paused

To play sound recordings

To play sound recorded with an image, select the image
and press the A button. A ! icon appears on images
with which sound has been recorded.

During audio playback

To play back movies

Select a movie, and press the A button.

OK

MOVIE PLAYMOVIE PLAY

Operations during movie playback

Elapsed time/

Total recording time

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Movie

00:12/00:3400:12/00:34

During playback

Pausing and

restarting
playback

Fast forward

Rewind

Adjusting the

volume

Operations while playback is paused

4/30

4/30

Cueing

Advancing and

rewinding one

frame at a time

Resuming

playback

Press the A button to pause
playback. During pause, fast
forward or reverse, press the A
button to restart playback.

Press I to fast forward. Press I
again to increase the fast forward
speed.

Press H to rewind. The speed
at which the recording rewinds
increases each time H is pressed.

Turn the wheel controller or use
FG to adjust the volume.

Use F to display the fi rst frame
and press G to display the last
frame.

Turn the wheel controller to
advance or rewind by one frame
at a time. Keep turning the wheel

*1

controller for continuous advance
or rewind.

Press the A button to resume
playback.

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During pause

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To operate with

To stop movie playback

To operate with HIHI

*1

Press I or H to advance or rewind one frame

at a time. Hold I or H pressed for continuous
advance or rewind.

To stop movie playback

Press the m button.

Erasing images during playback
(Single image erase)

Display the image you want to erase and

1

press G (D).

ERASE

ALL ERASE
SEL. IMAGE

ERASE

CANCEL

CANCEL

MENU

Press FG to select [ERASE], and press the

2

A button.

[ALL ERASE] (p. 45) and [SEL. IMAGE] (p. 45) can

be used to erase multiple images at the same time.

Index view and close-up view

Index view enables quick selection of a desired image.
Close-up view (up to 10x magnifi cation) allows checking
of image details.

Press the zoom buttons.

1

Single-image view Close-up view

4/30

4/30

W

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WT

OK

SETCANCEL

Index view

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T

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To select an image in index view

To scroll an image in close-up view

To control panorama image playback

To select an image in index view

Use FGHI to select an image, and press the A
button to display the selected image in single-image view.

To scroll an image in close-up view

Use FGHI to move the viewing area.

Changing the image information
display

Shooting information settings displayed on the screen can
be changed.

Press F (INFO).

1

The displayed image information changes in

●

the order shown below each time the button is
pressed.

Normal

1010

4/30

4/30

No information

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Detailed

1010

4/304/30

1/1000 F3.0 2.0

ISO

P

AUTOWBAUTO

14

M

ORM

N

FILE

100 0004

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“Reading a histogram” (p. 22)

Playing back panorama images

Panorama images that were combined together using
[AUTO] or [MANUAL] can be scrolled for viewing.

“Creating panoramic images (p mode)” (p. 29)

Select a panorama image during playback.

1

“Viewing images” (p. 22)

OK

REPLAY

Press the A button.

2

To control panorama image playback

Zoom in/Zoom out: Press the A button to pause

playback. Then press the zoom button to enlarge/shrink
the image.

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Current viewing area

4/30

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Playback direction: Press FGHI to pause playback
and scroll the image in the direction of the pressed button.

Pause: Press the A button.
Restart scrolling: Press the A button.
Stop playback: Press the m button.

Using the menu guide

Pressing the E button in the setup menu displays a
description of the current item.

“Using the Menu” (p. 5)

Using the camera guide

Use the camera guide to look up camera operations.

Press the E button in the standby mode

1

screen or the playback screen.

IN-CAMERA MANUAL

Search from listSearch from list
Search by situation
Search by keyword

Learn about the camera

History

BACK

MENU

SET

Submenu 2 Application

Search from list
Search from

situation
Search from

keyword
Learn about the

camera

History

Use FG to select the desired item.

2

Follow the on-screen instructions to search the

●

OK

desired contents.

Functions or operating methods can
be searched.

Search from shooting/playback
scene.

Search from the camera keyword.
Information is shown about

recommended functions and basic
operating methods for the camera.

Searches can be performed from the
search history.

IN-CAMERA MANUAL

Search from list
Search by situation
Search by keyword

Learn about the cameraLearn about the camera

History

MENU

BACK

SET

OK

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