Olympus OM 10 User Manual

To an OM-10 Owner
We appreciate very much that you have acquired an OM-10, a camera designed to allow you to take good pi ctur es au toma tica lly and wi th the greatest ease. The Olympus OM-10 is a single lens reflex camera of the finest quality in which the automation of photographic functions has been made possible by employing the most advanced electro nics. To its acceptability of Olympus interchangeable lens­es, a special f ilm winder, a flash, and a host of
other accessories are added to make it a complete system of photography. With the OM-10 you can gradually widen your enjoyment of the photo­graphic art. We sincerely wish that it will become for you a source of unending satisfaction. To this effect, please read this instruction manual c arefu lly be­for e using the camera, so that you may be su re of taking correct, beautiful pictures every time you use your OM-10.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Description of Controls . .. 3 Preparations before
Taking Pictures . . . . 6 to 15
Mounting and Detaching
the
Lens
Inserting the Batteries . . . 9
..........
Checking the Batteries .. . 10
Loading
the
Film
......
Setting the ASA Film Speed . 15
The Way to Automatic
Photography .... 16 to 25
Setting the Aperture .... 17
Taking Picture Auto-
7
11
matically
.........
The OM-10: Designed to Save
Battery Consumption . .. 22 Switching the Camera Of f . 23
Rewinding the Film . . .. 23
Unloading the Film .. .. 24
The Use of the Self-Timer . 25
Photographic Techniques
.............
Controlling the-Exposure .27
Photography with Shutter-
Speed
Priority
......
26 to 42
Exposure Compensation . . 29
2
Long
19
Exposures
Flash Photography .... . 31
Using the Winder 2 ..... 33
From General Photography
to the Use of Interchange-
able
Lenses
Making Use of the Depth o f
Field
Manual Exposure Control . 39
........
............
Care and Storage of th e
Camera
...........
Questions and A nswers . . . 45
28
Main Specifications ..... 47
...... 30
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37
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DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS

Rewind Release Lever
(P. 10,
P.25)
Self-Timer/ Battery Check Light
Self-Timer/ Battery Check Beeper
Preview Button
(P. 23)
(P. 39)
Manual Adapter
Socket
Shoulder Strap
Eyelet
(P. 39)
Manual Adapte Guide Knob
Standard Lens
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The photo indicates OM- 10 camera body with the 50mm F1 .8 standard lens.
(P. 37)
Lens Release Button
Rewind Knob/
Camera Back Release
Rewind Crank
(P. 11,
(P. 24)
(P. 8)
P.24)
(P. 17, P. 27)
(P. 19)
(P. 29)
(P. 15)
(P. 30)
(P. 22) (P. 22)
Depth of Field Scale
Aperture Ring
Focusing Ring
Lens Mount Ring
Exposure
Compensation Dial Mode/ASA Film
Speed Dial
Mode Index
Shutter Releas e Button
Activator Switch
Exposure Counter
(P. 14)
Selector Dial
Accessory Shoe
(P. 17,
P.23,
X Contact
P.25)
(P31)
(P.30, P.39, P.49)
Mode Selector Lever
Film Advance Lever
Flash Charge/Auto
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Check Contact
Shutter Curtain
Film Rewind
Shaft
(P.11)
Film Chamber
Film Guide Pin s
(P. 18)
Viewfinder Eyepiece Frame
(P. 13)
(P. 12, P. 13)
Sprocket
Film Take-up Spool
(P.11)
Camera Back
Film Pressure Plate
Film Cartridge Pressure Spring
Body Mount Ring
(P. 33)
Tripod Socket
(P. 33)
Winder Coupling Terminal
(P. 33)
Winder Coupling Socket
(P. 33)
Guide Pin Hole
(P.9)
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Battery Chamber

PREPARATIONS BEFORE TAKING PICTURES

The OM-10's circuits
are powered by two 1.5V alkaline-manganese or silver oxide batteries.
Without them, the shutter of this electronic
single lens reflex camera will not function.
This section
is devoted to explaining the preparations
which you must go through before proceeding to take pictures.
Please keep in mind tha t they are indispensable
for obtaining good results.
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MOUNTING AND DETACHING THE LENS

Remove the body cap and the rear lens cap.*
* If you have purchased an OM-10 in conjunction
with a lens, the body cap and rear lens cap are
not provided.
Remove the front lens cap.
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Mount th e lens.
Detach the lens.
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INSERTING THE BATTERIES

Remove the cover of t he battery chamber.
Insert two 1.5V alkaline-manganese batteries
LR44 (A76).
Replace the cover.
(NOTE)
Two 1.5V silver oxide batteries SR44 (Eveready EPX-76) or equivalents can be also used.
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CHECKING THE BATTERIES

Move the selector dial to "CHECK".
A beeping sound is heard and the battery check
light turns on.
After the check set ba c k the dial.
(Attention)
If no sound is heard and t he light does not turn on, the batteries have not been correctly inserted, or their charge is exhausted. In this case they must be replaced.
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LOADING THE FILM

Load the film.
Open the camera back. (Never load or unload the camera in direct sun-
light.)
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Insert the fil m leader in one of t he s lots of t he
take-up spool.
The film leader must not be excessively drawn out.
(The film leader is
twisted.)
(The film leader does
not enter completely.)
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(The film leader is
excessively drawn out.)
Wind the film once.
The perforations of the film must engage with the sprocket teeth. Make sure it is well tense,
and clo se the back
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Take blank shots until the exposure counter shows "1".
(Ways of taking blank shots)
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This instance is not suit­able for taking blank shots
since the automatic ex-
posure control built in the
OM-10 prolongs the e x-
posure time.

SETTING THE ASA FILM SPEED

Set the ASA film speed.
(The ASA film speed dial is set at ASA 100.)
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