Olympus Mju 740, Mju 750, Stylus 740 Instruction Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

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Instruction Manual

Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you start to use your new camera, please

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

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

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

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The screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced during the development stages and may differ from the actual product. Unless otherwise specified, the explanation about these illustrations is provided in Stylus750/µ750.

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

Miscellaneous

Contents

Quick Start Guide

Button operations

Menu operations

Printing pictures

Using OLYMPUS Master

Getting to know your camera better

Miscellaneous

P. 3

P. 10

P. 16

P. 35

P. 41

P. 51

P. 62

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

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

Learn how to print pictures you have taken.

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

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

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

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Gather these items (box contents)

Digital Camera Strap LI-42B

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

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

Lithium Ion Battery

Software CD-ROM

Attach the strap

Quick Start Guide

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

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Prepare the battery

a. Charge the battery

3

Power Cable

AC Wall Outlet

2

Battery comes partially charged.

b. Insert the battery in the camera

Quick Start Guide

1

4

5

1

Charging Indicator

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

2

3

Insert the battery

from the side.

Lithium Ion Battery

Battery Charger

3

• To remove the battery, slide in the direction of the arrow.

Battery lock knob

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

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

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Turn the camera on

Y / M / D

Y M D T I M 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)

(Stylus750/µ750) (Stylus740/µ740)

When viewing pictures (playback mode)

Still picture shooting modes

K h

(Stylus740/µ740)

g

s

b. Press the o button.

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

This function stabilizes images when taking pictures.

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

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

X

Y M D TIME

o Button

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

Quick Start Guide

Y/M/D

•

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

MENU

CANCEL

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

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Set date and time

Y / M / D

Y M D T I M E

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

2006

.--.-- --:--

Y M D T I M E

Y / M / D

2006

.-- --:--

Y M D T I M E

Y / M / D

About the date and time setting screen

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

X

Y M D TIME

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

MENU

CANCEL

Exits a setting.

Y/M/D

Hour

Minute

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

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

•

The first two digits of the year are fixed.

1F Button

X

Y M D TIME

2006

.--.-- --:--

Quick Start Guide

MENU

2Y Button

CANCEL

b. Press the 3# button.

3# Button

Y/M/D

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

ton to select [M].

d. Press the 3# button.

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X

Y M D TIME

2006

.

1111.-- --:--

MENU

CANCEL

Y/M/D

Set date and time

2006

--:--

Y M D T I M E

Y / M / D

2006

30

Y M D T I M E

Y / M / D

2006

30

Y / M / D

Y M D T I M E

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

ton to select [D].

X

Y M D TIME

2006

.

1111.

CANCEL

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

ton to select “hour”, “minute”.

•

The time is displayed in the 24-hour format.

X

Y M D TIME

2006

.

1111.

CANCEL

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

ton to select [Y/M/D].

X

Y M D TIME

2006

.

1111.

CANCEL

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.

P

2626 --:--

MENU

2626

MENU

2626

MENU

1212:

Y/M/D

30

OK

SET

Y/M/D

30

SET

Quick Start Guide

OK

o Button

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Shoot

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a. Hold the camera

Horizontal grip Vertical grip

b. Focus

Quick Start Guide

c. Shoot

Shutter Button

(Pressed

halfway)

Shutter Button

(Pressed

completely)

Place this mark over your subject.

P

[ ]

[

]

HQHQ3072

×

The number of storable still pictures is displayed.

The green lamp indicates the focus and exposure are locked.

The card access lamp blinks.

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IN

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View pictures

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a. Set the mode dial to q.

Arrow Pad

o Button

Next Picture

Mode Dial

[

IN

]

HQ

Prev. Picture

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Erase pictures

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

YES

NO

SET

[IN]

OK

S Button

ERASE

BACK

MENU

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

erase the image.

ERASE

BACK

MENU

YES

NO

SET

OK

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F Button

1

Quick Start Guide

Button operations

IN

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Button operations

µ750)

Shooting modes

(Stylus740/

µ740)

Playback mode

6 9

e

a

5

0

Shooting mode

Self-timer

Macro mode/ Super macro mode

c 8

d

P

HQHQ3072

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2304

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3

(Stylus750/

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Flash mode

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1 o button Turning the camera on and off

Power on: Shooting mode

•

Monitor turns on

•

Lens extends

Playback mode

•

Monitor turns on

2 Shutter button Shooting pictures

Shooting still pictures

Set the mode dial to K, s,

Button operations

button (halfway). The green lamp lights when the focus and exposure are locked (focus lock). Now press the shutter button all the way (completely) to shoot a picture.

Green lamp

P

[ ]

HQHQ3072

2304

×

g

or h (Stylus740/µ740), and lightly press the shutter

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

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

•

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

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IN

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AF lock mark

00:36

kk

[ ]

HQHQ3072

×

2304

Locking the focus position (AF lock)

When the scene is kH, you can lock the focus position by

2

pressing

g“s

according to the situation” (P. 19)

•

AF lock is automatically canceled after one shot.

[

]

IN

. Press 2 again to cancel the AF lock.

(Scene) Shooting pictures by selecting a scene

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Recording movies

Set the mode dial to n, and lightly press the shutter button to lock the focus, and then press the shutter button completely 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 digital image stabilization (Stylus740/µ740)

This function stabilizes the blur caused 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.

s Shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation

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

Select the scene/change the scene to another one

•

Press m 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

SHOOTING GUIDE 1/ 3

Brightening subject.

1

Shooting into backlight.

2

Set particular lighting.

3

Blurring background.

4

5

Adjusting area in focus.

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.

•

The content set using the shooting guide will change to the default

setting by pressing

OK

m

or changing the mode using the mode dial.

Button operations

n Recording movies

Audio is recorded with the movie.

A

00:36

This lights red during movie recording.

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

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q Viewing still pictures/Selecting playback mode

P

P/AUTO

P

IN

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P

IN

3072

2304

The last picture taken is displayed.

•

Press the arrow pad 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. 23)

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.

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

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

shutter speed for the brightness of the subject.

addition to the aperture and shutter speed.

Function Menu

P

WB

AUTO

ISO

AUTO

o

ESP

P/AUTO

h

P

Button operations

g “WB Adjusting the color of a picture” (P. 19)

“ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity” (P. 20) “DRIVE Continuous shooting” (P. 20) “ESP/n Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject” (P. 20)

12: Select the setting items. 43: Select a setting, and press o.

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: 5×

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Zoom out: Press W on the zoom button.

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Zoom in: Press T on the zoom button.

Playback mode: Switching the picture display

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Single-frame playback

• Use the arrow pad to browse pictures.

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WT

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T

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4 5 6

7 8 9

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W

Index displays

• Use the arrow pad to select a picture for playback, and press o to play back the single-

W

]

frame of the picture selected.

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 during close-up playback to scroll the picture in the indicated direction.

• When returning to the singleframe playback, press o.

T

[

IN

W

]

W

Calendar display

• Use the arrow pad to select

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

8 3# button Flash shooting

Press 3# 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.

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Flash off The flash does not fire even in low light conditions.

Button operations

9 4& button Shooting pictures close to the subject

Press

4&

in shooting mode to select the macro mode. Press o for setting.

OFF

&

Macro mode

%

Super macro mode

•

Zoom and flash cannot be used in super macro mode.

Macro mode is deactivated.

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 60cm/23.6 in. (when the zoom is set for the zoom-in angle) to your subject.

This mode lets you shoot from as close as 3cm/1.1 in. to your subject.

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0 2Y button Self-timer shooting

2.0

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

ON Set the self-timer.

Y Y

OFF Cancel the self-timer.

•

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

•

To cancel the self-timer, press 2Y.

•

Self-timer shooting is automatically canceled after one shot.

a 1F button Changing picture brightness

P

++

+

2.0

Press 1F in shooting mode to adjust the exposure.

• Adjustable from - 2.0EV to +2.0 EV

3: Brighten 4: Darken

SET

OK

Activate the setting contents.

b h button Shooting pictures using the image stabilizer (Stylus750/µ750)

Press h in shooting mode to turn the image stabilizer on or off. Press o to set.

OFF Image stabilizer is deactivated.

h h

ON Image stabilizer is activated.

•

It is recommended to make the image stabilizer inactive, when mounted on a tripod.

•

At very slow shutter speeds (for example when taking night photographs), some images may not acquire the proper stabilization effect.

•

If the camera is severely shaken, digital images may not be stabilized properly.

Button operations

c < button Viewing pictures/Printing pictures

Shooting mode: Viewing pictures immediately (QUICK VIEW)

When [QUICK VIEW] is set to [ON], the last picture taken is displayed on the screen. Press < in shooting mode.

<

again or press the shutter button halfway to return to shooting mode.

Press

g

“QUICK VIEW Setting to allow you to view pictures immediately after shooting” (P. 30)

Playback mode: Printing pictures

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

g

<

.

“EASY PRINT” (P. 35)

d S button Erasing pictures

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

•

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. 26)

S

.

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e  button

ISO 1600

+2.0

IN

HQ

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ISO 1600

3072

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ISO 400

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+2.0

HQ

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ISO 400

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+2.0

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IN

+2.0

HQ

ES P/

Changing the information on display /Display the menu guide/Checking the time

Changing the information displays

Press



to change the display in the following order.

Shooting mode

Playback mode

ISO 1600

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j n

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+2.0

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Not displayed in case of n.

IN

4

Displaying the menu guide

ESP/

n

Sets picture brightness for taking pictures.

Normal display

Simple display

FRAME ASSIST

Histogram display

With menu items selected, hold down guide. Release

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ISO 400

12:30

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+2.0

ISO 400

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Normal display

HQ

4

Detailed display

HQ

4

No information display

Histogram

4

display

*1

HQ

to display the menu

Button operations

Checking the time

While the camera is off, press set) and the current time for 3 seconds.



to display the set alarm time (when [ALARM CLOCK] is

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Menu operations

SCN

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

RESET

IMAGE

QUALITY

SCN

CAMERA

MENU

CA ME RA ME NU

SCN

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

RESET

IMAGE

QUALITY

SCN

CAMERA

MENU

Menu operations

MENU

button

o

Mode Dial

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

MENU

EXIT

• 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

m

to display the shooting guide screen.

MENU

SCN

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SET

OK

1

WB

2

ISO AUTO

DRIVE

DIGITAL ZOOM

MENU

BACK

AUTO

o

ESP

OFF

SET

OK

g

Operation guide

During menu operations, the button to be used and its function are displayed at the bottom of the monitor. Follow the guide for operations.

Menu operations

RESET

EXIT

MENU

IMAGE

QUALITY

CAMERA

MENU

SCN

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SET

BACKym: Returns to the previous menu. EXIT ym: Exits the menu.

: Press 1243 to select a setting.

SET yo: Sets the selected item.

OK

, press

Operation guide

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m button

1243 on

the arrow pad

o

Using the menus

SCN

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

RESET

IMAGE

QUALITY

SCN

CAMERA

MENU

CA MER A M ENU

SCN

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

RESET

IMAGE

QUALITY

SCN

CAMERA

MENU

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

[CAMERA MENU] and press

•

[AF MODE] is on a menu in [CAMERA MENU]. Press

3

Press

o

.

•

Unavailable settings cannot be selected.

•

When pressing 4 on this screen, the cursor moves to the page display. Pressing to item selection, press

4

Press press

•

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

•

To cancel changes and continue menu operation, press

m

Shooting mode menu

to display the top menu. Select

o

.

12

to select [AF MODE], and press

12

changes the page. To return

3

or o.

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

12

to select [iESP] or [SPOT], and

o

.

m

repeatedly to exit the menu.

before pressing o.

The selected item is displayed in a different color.

.

RESET

MENU

EXIT

1

WB

2

ISO AUTO

DRIVE

DIGITAL ZOOM

MENU

BACK

1

AF MODE SPOT

2

R OFF

PANORAMA

MENU

BACK

1

AF MODE

2

R

PANORAMA

MENU

BACK

K h s n

IMAGE

QUALITY

CAMERA

MENU

SCN

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SET

AUTO

o

ESP

OFF

SET

iESP

SPOT

SET

OK

Menu operations

1

2

RESET

EXIT

MENU

IMAGE

QUALITY

CAMERA

MENU

SCN

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SET

OK

4

55

WB ISO DRIVE ESP/n

3

•

Some functions are not available according to the selected mode.

g “Functions available in shooting modes and scenes” (P. 60) g “SETUP menus” (P. 29)

•

The factory default settings are displayed in gray ( ).

CAMERA MENU

4

DIGITAL ZOOM AF MODE

R

PANORAMA

*1

An Olympus xD-Picture Card is required.

*1

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1 IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality

Still picture image quality and their applications

Image quality/Image size

SHQ 3072

HQ 3072×2304 Standard

SQ1 2560

SQ2 1600

×

2304 Low

×

1920 Standard

×

1728

2304 2048

×

1536

×

1200 Standard

×

960

1280

1024

×

768

×

480 Low

640

Compression Application

compression

•

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

•

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

•

This is useful for A3/A4-size prints.

•

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

•

This is useful for postcard-sized prints.

•

This is useful for viewing pictures on a computer.

•

This is useful for sending as e-mail attachments.

Movie image quality

Image quality/Image size

SHQ 640×480 HQ 320×240 SQ 160

×

120

2 RESET Change the shooting functions back to default settings

NO /YES

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

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

Function

Menu operations

Flash AUTO P. 13 WB AUTO P. 19

& YY

F

IMAGE STABILIZER (Stylus750/µ750)

IMAGE QUALITY HQ P. 18

default setting

OFF P. 13 ISO AUTO P. 20

OFF P. 14 DRIVE

0.0 P. 14 ESP/

OFF P. 14 DIGITAL ZOOM OFF P. 20

Factory

Ref.

Page

Function

n

AF MODE SPOT P. 21

R

Factory

default setting

o

ESP P. 20

OFF P. 21

g

Ref.

Page

P. 2 0

.

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

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

NIGHT+P0RTRAIT

AVAILABLE LIGHT

DOCUMENTS / AUCTION / SHOOT & SELECT1

BEACH & SNOW / UNDER WATER WIDE1 / UNDER WATER WIDE2

*1

/ SPORT / INDOOR / CANDLE*1 / SELF PORTRAIT /

*1

/ SUNSET*1 / FIREWORKS*1 / MUSEUM / CUISINE / BEHIND GLASS /

*2

/ SHOOT & SELECT2*3 /

*4

/

UNDER WATER MACRO

The scene selection screen displays sample images and the shooting mode to best suit the situation. It can be set only when the mode dial is set to

•

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

s

.

Press o to decide the scene.

Scene selection

1 PORTRAIT

B

F D G U

MENU

BACK

SET

*1 When the object 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 During sequential shooting, the camera focuses for each frame. *4 The focus distance is fixed at approximately 5.0m.

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

•

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

ee

MENU

BACK GO

OK

R

to them, and press S to erase them.

Selected picture

Press 43 to scroll through the pictures.

S

Pictures with a R mark are erased.

Select the pictures to be erased.

OK

Menu operations

4 CAMERA MENU

WB ..................................................................................

AUTO The white balance is adjusted automatically for natural color,

5 3 1 w

x

y

Sunny day For shooting under a clear sky. Cloudy day For shooting under a cloudy sky. Tungsten light For shooting under tungsten lighting. Fluorescent lamp 1For shooting under daylight fluorescent lighting. (This type of

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

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

regardless of the light source.

lamp is mainly used in homes.)

of lamp is mainly used in desk lamps.)

is mainly used in offices.)

Adjusting the color of a picture

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ISO ......................................................................................

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IN

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IN

3072

2304

AUTO Sensitivity is automatically adjusted according to the conditions of the

80/100/200/ 400/800/1600

DRIVE

.......................................................................................................... Continuous shooting

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.

Changing the ISO sensitivity

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i

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 [i], the settings will be changed as follows.

• The flash mode is fixed at [$].

• [ISO] is fixed at [AUTO].

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

ESP/n.............................

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

n

DIGITAL ZOOM

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

Focus and exposure are locked at the first frame. The sequential shooting speed varies depending on the setting of record mode.

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

Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject

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

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

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

OFF /ON

The digital zoom can be used to take close-up pictures with stronger magnification than the optical zoom. (Optical zoom × Digital zoom: the maximum approximately 28×)

Menu operations

Optical zoom Digital zoom

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Zoom bar

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

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AF MODE............................................................................

Changing the focusing area

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

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

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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.

PANORAMA

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

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 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.

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

Recording sound with still pictures

...............................................................................Creating a panoramic picture

Connects pictures from

left to right

bottom to top

1: The next picture is connected at the

top.

2: The next picture is connected at the

bottom.

Menu operations

o

Panorama shooting is possible for up to 10 pictures. Press

to exit panorama shooting.

5 SILENT MODE Setting to turn off operational sounds

OFF /ON

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

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Playback mode menu

ALBUM

EDIT

ERASE

SETUP

CALENDAR

PLAYBACK

MENU

PRINT

ORDER

SILENT

MODE

MOVIE

ALBUM

SLIDESHOW

EDIT

ERASE

SETUP

CALENDAR

PLAYBACK

MENU

PRINT

ORDER

SILENT

MODE

g “SETUP menus” (P. 29)

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The factory default settings are displayed in gray ( ).

Menu operations

1 SLIDESHOW Playing back pictures automatically

SLIDESHOW

BACK

•

Only the first frame of each movie is displayed.

•

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

•

Press o or m to cancel the slideshow.

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When a still picture is selected

*1*3

5

6

*1

5 EDIT

Q

REDEYE FIX BLACK & WHITE SEPIA FRAME LABEL CALENDAR BRIGHTNESS SATURATION

SLIDE-

1

SHOW

3

CALENDAR

ALBUM

EXIT

*1*4

4

When movie is selected

MENU

EDIT

PLAYBACK

MENU

ERASE

8

7

PRINT

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ORDER

SETUP

SILENT

MODE

SET

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PRINT

EDIT

PLAYBACK

MENU

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PRINT

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ORDER

SETUP

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MODE

OK

SET

NORMAL

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SLIDE

ZOOM

MOVIE

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MOVIE

PLPLAY

PLAY

CALENDAR

ALBUM

MENU

EXIT

INDEX

5

EDIT

*1

“SILENT MODE Setting to turn off operational sounds” (P. 21)

• Set [BGM] to [ON] or [OFF].

BGM

TYPE

OFF

ON

[IN]

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

BGM ON / OFF

MENU

SET

OK

TYPE

7 PLAYBACK

MENU

0

*2

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*2

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ALBUM ENTRY

*1 A card is

required.

*2 This is not

displayed when a movie is selected.

*3 This is not

selected when the movie is selected.

*4 If an album

contains no pictures, it cannot be selected.

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2 MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies

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1 0 0 - 0 0 0 4

00:00 00:36

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00:05 00:36

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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 (

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to play back the movie.

press

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), and

OK

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MOVIEPLAY

Operations during movie playback

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Press o to pause the playback.

12:30

100-0004

00:00 00:36

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×.

Playing time/Total recording time

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

Operations during pause

[

]

IN

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

1 : Displays the first frame.

00:05 00:36

•

To resume the movie, press o.

•

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

2 : Displays the last frame.

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.

4 ALBUM See the pictures registered in the album

Use the arrow pad to select an album, and press o.

Use the arrow pad to display picture you want.

Menu operations

SEL. ALBUM

1

8

MENU

BACK

g “ALBUM ENTRY Adding pictures to an album” (P. 27)

SET

OK

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5 EDIT

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

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

640 × 480 /320 × 240

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

REDEYE FIX

This function corrects the red-eye look that often occurs when taking pictures with a flash and saves it as a new file.

BLACK & WHITE

................................................................................ Fixing the red-eye in pictures

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

• 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 and the zoom button to adjust the position and size of the picture, and press o.

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OK

SETMOVE

LABEL ...............................................................................Add a label to your picture

This function lets you select the label, add the label and the picture, and store it as a new picture.

Menu operations

LABEL

SET

• Select the picture with 43, and press o.

• Select the label with 43, and press o. (Press 12 to turn the label 90 degrees clockwise or 90 degrees counterclockwise.)

• Press the arrow pad and the zoom button to adjust the position and size of the picture, and press o.

• Set the color of the label with the arrow pad, and press o.

OK

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