Olympus SP500 User Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

SP-500 UZ

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.

Detailed explanations of all the
functions for getting the most out
of your camera.

Basic Operation

Basic Shooting

Advanced Shooting

Playing Back

Printing

Online Pictures

Camera Settings

How to use this manual

(Basic and Advanced Manuals

The instruction manual accompanying this camera is divided into two
parts: the Basic Manual and the Advanced Manual (this document).

Basic
Manual

Advanced
Manual

(Indications used in this manual

Below is an explanation of how to read the instructions in this manual.
Please read it carefully before proceeding.

Note

Important information on factors which may lead to a malfunction or operational
problems. Also warns of operations that should be absolutely avoided.

TIPS

Useful information and hints that will help you get the most out of your camera.

g

Reference pages describing details or associated information.

This manual gives you easy-to-follow explanations on how to take
pictures and view them so that you can get started quickly. Go ahead
and take some pictures! You will also find information on the camera’s
main functions as well as how to make prints and enjoy your pictures
on a computer.

This manual introduces you to the camera’s many functions after you
have mastered the basics. It will help you to use the camera’s
capabilities to take much more creative pictures, with more fun!

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Composition of the manual

You’ll find important points for
getting the most out of your
camera here.
Read this part before taking
pictures.

Explanations of techniques
from basic to advanced, giving
you an understanding of all the
functions related to taking
pictures.

To view, edit and sort the
pictures you have taken.

Settings to make your camera
easier to use.

To print the pictures you have
taken.

Basic operation

Tips before you start
taking pictures

Basic shooting
functions

Advanced shooting
functions

Additional shooting
functions

Playback

Settings

Printing pictures

P. 9

P. 21

P. 34

P. 48

P. 64

P. 73

P. 103

P. 118

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2

3

4

5

6

7

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To enjoy the pictures you have
taken on a computer. To use
OLYMPUS Master.

Troubleshooting.
For when you want to know
the names of parts, see a list
of menus, or find what you are
looking for.

The title page of each chapter gives a short description of the contents. Be
sure to check it out.

Connecting the camera
to a computer

Appendix

Miscellaneous

P. 134

P. 150

P. 170

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Table of Contents

How to use this manual....................................................................... 2

Composition of the manual ................................................................. 3

1 Basic operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -9

Mode dial........................................................................................... 10

Direct buttons .................................................................................... 12

Using the direct buttons in shooting mode .................................. 12

Using the direct buttons in playback mode ................................. 13

Menus ............................................................................................... 14

About the menus ......................................................................... 14

Using the menus ......................................................................... 17

Using the GUIDE function ........................................................... 19

How to read the procedure pages..................................................... 20

2 Tips before you start taking pictures - - - - - -21

Turning the camera on and off.......................................................... 22

If the correct focus cannot be obtained............................................. 23

How to focus (focus lock) ............................................................ 23

Subjects that are difficult to focus on .......................................... 24

Record mode ............................................................................. 25

Still picture record modes............................................................ 25

Movie record modes.................................................................... 27

Number of storable still pictures/remaining recording time ......... 27

Changing the record mode.......................................................... 29

The internal memory and memory card ............................................ 31

The card ...................................................................................... 32

Inserting and removing the card.................................................. 32

3 Basic shooting functions- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34

Selecting a scene mode according to the situation........................... 35

Zooming in on your subject ............................................................... 38

Using the zoom ........................................................................... 38

Using the digital zoom................................................................. 39

Using macro/super macro mode ..................................... 40

Flash shooting .............................................................................. 41

Flash intensity control .......................................................... 43

Synchro ......................................................................... 44

Slave flash shooting ( FLASH) ..................................................... 45

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Recording movies ....................................................................... 45

Camera movement compensation ....................................... 47

Recording sound with movies ................................................ 47

4 Advanced shooting functions - - - - - - - - - - - 48

Changing the aperture value for shooting pictures ...................... 49

Changing the shutter speed for shooting pictures ....................... 50

Changing the aperture value and

shutter speed for shooting pictures ................................. 51

My Mode ..................................................................................... 51

Focusing applications........................................................................ 52

AF mode (iESP/SPOT/AREA)..................................................... 52

Manual focus (FOCUS MODE) ........................................... 53

Fulltime AF .................................................................................. 54

AF predict ............................................................................ 54

AF lock ................................................................................... 55

AF illuminator .............................................................................. 56

Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject

(ESP/ ).............................................................................. 56

AE lock ...................................................................................... 57

Changing ISO sensitivity (ISO) ......................................................... 58

Changing picture brightness ....................................................... 58

Adjusting the white balance ..................................................... 59

White balance compensation ............................................. 61

Adjusting a picture for recording

(SHARPNESS/CONTRAST/SATURATION) ........ 62

Reducing picture noise (NOISE REDUCTION) ......................... 63

5 Additional shooting functions - - - - - - - - - - -64

Sequential shooting .................................... 65

Timelapse shooting ..................................................................... 66

Self-timer shooting ..................................................................... 67

Panorama shooting ........................................................................... 68

Recording sound with still pictures ............................................... 69

Changing the monitor and viewfinder display (DISP./GUIDE) .......... 70

Histogram ............................................................................. 71

Frame assist................................................................................ 72

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6 Playback - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 73

Playing back still pictures ........................................................... 74

Playing back pictures in a calendar (CALENDAR)...................... 75

Picture rotation ...................................................................... 75

Playing back movies .................................................................. 76

Selecting the position to begin movie playback

(INDEX PLAY)....................................................................... 77

Playing back albums ................................................................... 78

Adding pictures to an album (ALBUM ENTRY)........................... 78

Viewing pictures in albums (SEL. ALBUM) ................................. 80

Selecting an album cover (SELECT TITLE IMAGE) ................... 81

Undoing album entries (UNDO ENTRY)..................................... 82

Erasing pictures from albums ................................................ 83

Slideshow .................................................................................. 84

Adding sound to still pictures ....................................................... 86

Editing still pictures (RAW DATA EDIT/ / /REDEYE FIX/

BLACK & WHITE/SEPIA)...................................................... 87

Creating composite pictures

(FRAME/TITLE/CALENDAR/LAYOUT) ................................ 90

Adjusting pictures (BRIGHTNESS/SATURATION)........................... 93

Editing movies................................................................................... 94

Creating an index........................................................................ 95

Editing a movie............................................................................ 96

Playing back pictures on a TV........................................................... 97

Video output ................................................................................ 98

Protecting pictures ..................................................................... 99

Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card (BACKUP)....... 99

Erasing pictures .................................................................. 100

Single-frame erase .............................................................. 101

All-frame erase .................................................................. 101

Formatting the internal memory or card

(MEMORY FORMAT/FORMAT) .............................. 102

7 Settings- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 103

Resetting the settings to the default (RESET) ................................ 104

Selecting a display language ................................................ 104

Changing the startup screen and shutdown screen

(PW ON SETUP/PW OFF SETUP)..................................... 105

Screen setup ............................................................................. 105

Viewing pictures immediately (REC VIEW)..................................... 106

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Setting camera sounds

( /BEEP/SHUTTER SOUND/VOLUME) ......................... 107

Resetting file names (FILE NAME) ................................................. 108

Adjusting the image processing function (PIXEL MAPPING) ......... 109

Adjusting the monitor brightness ............................................. 110

Setting the date and time ........................................................ 111

Setting the date and time in another time zone

(DUAL TIME SETUP) .................................................... 112

Setting the measurement unit (m/ft)................................................ 113

Customizing the camera (MY MODE SETUP/SHORT CUT/

CUSTOM BUTTON) ................................................ 113

8 Printing pictures - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 118

Direct printing (PictBridge) .............................................................. 119

Using the direct printing function............................................... 119

Printing pictures (EASY PRINT)................................................ 120

Printing pictures (CUSTOM PRINT).......................................... 121

Other print modes and print settings ......................................... 125

If an error message is displayed ............................................... 128

Print settings (DPOF) ................................................................ 129

How to make print reservations ................................................. 129

Single-frame reservation ..................................................... 131

All-frame reservation .......................................................... 132

Resetting print reservation data .......................................... 133

9 Connecting the camera to a computer - - - - 134

Flow................................................................................................. 135

Using OLYMPUS Master ................................................................ 136

What is OLYMPUS Master? ...................................................... 136

Installing OLYMPUS Master ..................................................... 137

Connecting the camera to a computer ............................................ 141

Starting up OLYMPUS Master ........................................................ 142

Displaying camera images on a computer ...................................... 144

Downloading and saving images .............................................. 144

Viewing still pictures and movies .................................................... 146

Printing pictures .............................................................................. 147

To download and save images to a computer without

using OLYMPUS Master ..................................................... 149

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10 Appendix - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 150

Troubleshooting .............................................................................. 151

Error messages......................................................................... 151

Troubleshooting ........................................................................ 153

Camera care ................................................................................... 160

Batteries .......................................................................................... 161

AC adapter (optional)...................................................................... 162

Safety Precautions .......................................................................... 163

Glossary of terms ............................................................................ 167

11 Miscellaneous - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 170

Menu list.......................................................................................... 171

List of factory default settings.......................................................... 180

Functions available in shooting modes and scenes........................ 182

Index ............................................................................................... 185

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1 Basic operation

OK

HOLD

RESET

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Basic operation

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Are you ever overwhelmed by all of the
advanced shooting and editing functions?
Professional photographers use these
functions to achieve a variety of effects. Now
you too can achieve such effects simply by
pressing the buttons on your digital camera.
You can use the various functions available to
adjust the brightness and white balance of
your pictures, alter the focusing range, and
much more.
Just display a menu on the monitor and use
the buttons to choose a setting. Familiarize
yourself with the buttons and menus before
reading the explanations of the various
functions.

CAMERAMEM
PIC

SET

RESET

MODE MENU

OK

HOLD

ESP

DRIVE

/

ISO
1/2/3/4

1

ESP
OFF

AUTO

HQ

Movies

00:36

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Sequential shooting

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Mode dial

This camera features a shooting mode and a playback mode. Use the
mode dial to make settings. Set the desired mode and turn the camera on.

1

Shooting modes

Set the mode dial to
one of these
positions to take
pictures or movies.

Basic operation

Playback mode

Set the mode dial to this
position to view pictures or
movies.

(About the mode dial

h

This function allows you to take pictures with full automatic settings.

The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and

P

shutter speed for the brightness of the subject.

This function allows you to set the aperture manually. The

A

camera sets the shutter speed automatically. g“Changing the
aperture value for shooting pictures” (P. 49)

This function allows you to set the shutter speed manually. The

S

camera sets the aperture automatically. g“Changing the

Shooting

modes

Playback

mode

shutter speed for shooting pictures” (P. 50)

This function allows you to set the aperture and shutter speed

M

manually. g“Changing the aperture value and shutter speed
for shooting pictures” (P. 51)

This function allows you to set your own shooting parameters

r

and register them as your original mode. g“My Mode” (P. 51)

This function allows you to select from 21 situation-related

f

modes set to the shooting conditions.

g“Selecting a scene mode according to the situation” (P. 35)

n

This function lets you record movies. g“Recording movies” (P. 45)

This function allows you to play back still pictures or movies.

q

You can also play back sound. g“Playback” (P. 73)

TIPS

•

Direct button functions and menu contents vary depending on the position of the
mode dial. g“Direct buttons” (P. 12), “Menus” (P. 14), “Menu list” (P. 171)

• You can change the mode before and after turning the camera on.

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Mode dial

Mode dial notation

In this manual, the following icons indicate the position of the mode dial
necessary for operating functions.

This indicates an operation when the mode dial is set to n.

This indicates an operation when the mode dial is set to any of the following
modes: hPASMrfn.

1

Basic operation

11

Direct buttons

1600

1200

SQ1

0.0

F4.0

1/200

This camera features buttons for setting functions directly.
The direct buttons have different functions in shooting mode and in playback mode.

1

Using the direct buttons in shooting mode

1

2

Basic operation

3
4
5
6

7

# button (Flash pop-up) gP. 41

1

Opens the flash.

[ button (AE lock)/Custom button gP. 57, P. 113

2

Locks the exposure. The lock function is
alternately activated and canceled each time
you press the button. Frequently used functions
can be assigned to the custom button. The
assigned function setting changes each time
you press the button.
The screen on the right shows when [DRIVE] is
assigned to the custom button.

u button (Monitor/Viewfinder)

3

Toggles between the monitor and viewfinder.

DISP./GUIDE button gP. 19, P. 70

4

Select a menu item, and press this button to display an explanation of its
function.
Press this button repeatedly to display the lines and histogram.

QUICK VIEW button gP. 74

5

The last picture taken is displayed on the monitor. All the functions in
playback mode are available. To return to shooting mode, press the
QUICK VIEW button or press the shutter button halfway.

# button (Flash mode) gP. 41

6

Selects the flash mode.

Z button (OK/MENU) gP. 14

7

Displays the top menu of shooting mode.

1/200

SQ1

×

F4.0

1200

0.0

441600

12

Direct buttons

SQ1

12

30

ISO

400

1/1 00

1600

1200

SIZE

100

0004

SQ1

12

30

100

0004

SQ1

12

ISO

400

1/1 00

F4. 0

Using the direct buttons in playback mode

1

2
3
4

5

< button (Print) gP. 120

1

Prints pictures displayed on the monitor.

u button (Monitor/Viewfinder)

2

Toggles between the monitor and viewfinder.

DISP./GUIDE button gP. 19, P. 70

3

Select a menu item, and press this button to display an explanation of its function.
Press this button repeatedly during playback to change the display in the
following order. The histogram is not displayed while displaying movies.

The playback screen is

displayed.

100

-

’0505.

0909.

0004

2626 12

SQ1

:

30

4

Detailed camera information is

displayed.

-

100

0004
:

SIZE

F4F4.

0

’0505.

0909.

1600

ISO

2626 12

1

Basic operation

SQ1

1200

×

2.01/100

+

400

:

30

4

SQ1

F4.0

1/100

2.0

+

ISO

400

0909.

2626 12

:

30304

Only f is displayed.

’0505.

The histogram is displayed.

S button (Erase) gP. 83, P. 100

4

Erases pictures displayed on the monitor.

Z button (OK/MENU) gP. 14

5

Displays the top menu of playback mode.

13

Menus

OK

HOLD

RESET

Set the mode dial to any mode and press Z to display the menus on the
monitor. Menus are used to make each camera setting.

1

Mode dial

Basic operation

Press Z

About the menus

The menu items displayed in shooting mode and playback mode differ.

Top menu

Menus are divided into shortcut
menus and mode menus.

MODE MENU

OK

RESET

Shortcut menus

For setting menu items directly. Settings are categorized by function

TIPS

• Press and hold down Z on the top menu to jump directly to one of the following

functions.

Shooting mode (except r)

The [RESET] screen is displayed. g“Resetting the settings to the default
(RESET)” (P. 104)

Playback mode

The [ALBUM ENTRY] screen is displayed. g“Adding pictures to an album
(ALBUM ENTRY)” (P. 78)

Album playback mode

The [UNDO ENTRY] screen is displayed. g“Undoing album entries
(UNDO ENTRY)” (P. 82)

HOLD

Mode menu

into tabs.

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Shortcut menus

OK

HOLD

RESET

OK

HOLD

RESET

OK

HOLD

ALBUM ENTRY

OK

HOLD

ALBUM ENTRY

OK

HOLD

UNDO ENTRY

OK

HOLD

UNDO ENTRY

Shooting mode

(

(default value)

Menus

1

Basic operation

For moviesFor still pictures

MODE MENU

OK

RESET

HOLD

(Playback mode

EDIT

ALBUM

ALBUM ENTRY

In album playback mode

CLOSE ALBUM

UNDO ENTRY

MODE MENU

CALENDAR

OK

ALBUM MENU

SEL. ALBUM

OK

HOLD

HOLD

gP. 67

gP. 40

gP. 25

DIGITAL ZOOM

MODE MENU

OK

RESET

HOLD

gP. 39

gP. 47

gP. 25

For moviesFor still pictures

gP. 87,
90, 93

gP. 75

MOVIE PLAY

ALBUM

CALENDAR

ALBUM ENTRY

MODE MENU

OK

HOLD

gP. 76

gP. 75

gP. 78 gP. 78

For moviesFor still pictures

gP. 84 gP. 76

gP. 80

MOVIE PLAY

CLOSE ALBUM

SEL. ALBUM

UNDO ENTRY

ALBUM MENU

OK

HOLD

gP. 80

gP. 81 gP. 81

TIPS

• The shortcut menus can also be accessed from the mode menu. Also, you can

change short cut menus in any mode other than h, n, and q.
g“Customizing the camera (MY MODE SETUP/SHORT CUT/CUSTOM
BUTTON)” (P. 113)

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Menus

Mode menu

1

(

Shooting mode

/

DRIVE

ISO
1/2/3/4

ESP
OFF

AUTO

Basic operation

CAMERA

ESP

CAMERAMEM
PIC

SET

For setting shooting-related functions.

tab

PICTURE
tab

MEMORY/
CARD tab

For setting picture-related functions, such as record mode and white
balance.

For formatting internal memory or a card. Also saves internal memory
data to a card.

SETUP tab For setting basic camera functions and settings that make the camera

easier to use.

(Playback mode

OFF

PLAY

EDITMEM

SET

PLAY tab For setting playback-related functions.

EDIT tab For editing saved pictures. The same screen is displayed when

[EDIT] is selected from the top menu.

MEMORY/
CARD tab

For formatting internal memory or a card, and erasing all image data.
Also saves internal memory data to a card.

SETUP tab For setting basic camera functions and settings that make the camera

easier to use.

°

0

TIPS

• The [MEMORY] tab is displayed when the internal memory is in use. The
[CARD] tab is displayed when a card is inserted in the camera.

• For a list of mode menu items, see “Menu list” (P. 171).

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Menus

OK

HOLD

RESET

Using the menus

Use the arrow pad and Z to set menu items.
Follow the operation guide and arrows on the screen to select and change settings.

Ex: Setting [ISO]

Mode dial

srpq buttons
Z button

1 Set the mode dial to any of the following modes:

PASMrfn.

2 Press Z.

• The top menu is displayed.

Top menu

3 Press q to select [MODE MENU].

RESET

MODE MENU

OK

HOLD

This refers to the arrow
pad (srpq).

4 Press sr to select the

[CAMERA] tab, and press q.

• Refer to the arrows on the screen to
select and make settings with the arrow
pad.

This refers to the arrow
pad (qr).

ESP

CAMERAMEM
PIC

SET

/

DRIVE

ISO
1/2/3/4

ESP
OFF

AUTO

1

Basic operation

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Menus

5 Press sr to select the [ISO],

1

and press q.

• Refer to the arrows on the screen to
select and make settings with the arrow
pad.

• Unavailable settings cannot be
selected.

Basic operation

The selected item is displayed
in a different color.

6 Press sr to select [AUTO],

[80], [100], [200], or [400], and
press Z.

•Press Z repeatedly to exit the menu.

TIPS

• The operation guide displayed at the
bottom of the screen depends on the menu
to be set. In this case, follow the operation
guide to set or change settings using the
arrow pad.

CAMERAMEM

PIC

SET

Press q to go on to
the following setting.

CAMERAMEM

PIC

SET

ESP

DRIVE

ISO

1/2/3/4

ESP

DRIVE

OFF

1

2

/

/

ISO

1/2/3/4

BEEP

ESP
OFF

AUTO

AUTO

80
100
200
400

LOW
HIGH

Operation guide

Press psr to select a setting.

Press Z to finalize the setting.

SELECT

Menu operation notation

In this manual, procedures for using the menus are expressed as follows:

• Ex: Steps 1 to 5 for setting [ISO]

Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [ISO]

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GO

OK

Menus

Using the GUIDE function

This camera has a GUIDE function. Pressing the DISP./GUIDE button during menu
display in shooting mode or playback mode automatically displays a menu guide
explaining the menus.

1 With a menu selected, hold down

the DISP./GUIDE button.

• The menu explanation is displayed.

• Release the DISP./GUIDE button to
close the menu guide.

When [FILE NAME] is selected

FILE NAME

Sets the format for
naming folders and files
that are to be saved to
a new card.

1

Basic operation

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How to read the procedure pages

A sample of a procedure page is shown below explaining the notation.
Look at it carefully before taking or viewing pictures.

1

This indicates the position of the mode dial.
If multiple icons are displayed, the described function can be used in
any of these modes.
g“Mode dial” (P. 10), “Mode dial notation” (P. 11)

Basic operation

Select the menus in the order
indicated by . g“Using the
menus” (P. 17), “Menu operation
notation” (P. 18)

Procedures differ for h mode,
n mode, and album playback
mode.

This sample page is only for your reference. It may differ from the actual page in this
manual.

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2 Tips before you start taking pictures

SHQ

SQ2

Tips before you
start taking pictures

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Your pictures are almost guaranteed to come
out well just by setting the mode dial to h
and pressing the shutter button. But
occasionally, you can’t focus on your subject,
the subject is too dark, or the picture doesn’t
come out the way you want.
Just knowing which button to press or which
setting to change can help you solve these
problems.
And did you know that by selecting an image
size according to how you plan to use the
pictures afterwards, you can store more
pictures in the internal memory and on the
memory card? These are just some of the
hints provided in this chapter.

2

Printing
applications

Ideas

Ideas

SHQ

SHQ

Online applications

SQ2

SQ2

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Turning the camera on and off

Press the POWER button to turn the camera on.

POWER button

2

Monitor

(Turning the camera on

Set the mode dial to any mode, and press the POWER button.

• The monitor turns on.

• When you turn on the camera in shooting mode, the lens extends.

• Before turning the camera on in shooting mode, remove the lens cap, and
then press the POWER button.

(Turning the camera off

Press the POWER button.

Tips before you start taking pictures

• The monitor turns off.

• The lens retracts.

• Reattach the lens cap to protect the lens.

TIPS

• The screen on the right is displayed when the
date and time setting has returned to the factory
default setting. Setting the date and time makes
your pictures easier to manage, such as when
you view them with calendar display.
g“Setting the date and time” (P. 111)

Mode dial

Y/M/D

22

If the correct focus cannot be obtained

1600

1200

SQ1

0.0

F4.0

1/200

1600

1200

SQ1

F4.0

1/200

0.0

The camera automatically detects the focus target in the frame. The level
of contrast is one of the criteria it uses to detect the subject. The camera
may fail to determine subjects with lower contrast than the surroundings or
with an area of extremely strong contrast in the frame. If this happens, the
simplest solution is to use the focus lock.

How to focus (focus lock)

2

Tips before you start taking pictures

1 Position the AF target mark on

the subject you want to focus on.

• When shooting a hard-to-focus or fast­moving subject, focus the camera on an
object about the same distance away as
the subject.

2 Press the shutter button halfway

until the green lamp lights.

• The green lamp lights when the focus
and exposure are locked.

• When the green lamp blinks, the focus
and exposure are not locked. Release your finger from the shutter button,
re-position the AF target mark on the subject and press the shutter button
halfway again.

3 Keeping the shutter button

pressed halfway, recompose
your shot.

4 Press the shutter button fully.

• The camera takes the picture. The card
access lamp blinks while the picture is
recorded.

1/200

SQ1

AF target mark

Shutter button

Green lamp

1/200

SQ1

Shutter button

1200

×

1200

×

F4.0

F4.0

0.0

441600

0.0

441600

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If the correct focus cannot be obtained

TIPS

To focus on the subject in the center of the frame

g“AF mode (iESP/SPOT/AREA)” (P. 52)

When the frame in which you focus on a subject is different from the

2

frame in which you lock the exposure

g“AE lock” (P. 57)

To fix the focus

g“AF lock” (P. 55)

Note

• Press the shutter button gently. If it is pressed forcefully, the camera may move
causing the picture to blur.

• Never open the card cover, remove the batteries or disconnect the AC adapter
while the card access lamp is blinking. Doing so could destroy stored pictures
and prevent storage of pictures you have just taken.

• Recorded pictures are saved in the camera regardless of whether the camera
is turned off or the batteries are replaced or removed.

• When taking pictures against strong backlight, the area of the picture in shadow
may appear colored.

Tips before you start taking pictures

Subjects that are difficult to focus on

Under certain types of conditions, the auto focus may not work properly.

The green lamp
blinks.
The subject cannot
be brought into focus.

The green lamp
lights, but the
subject cannot be
brought into focus.

In these cases, focus (focus lock) on an object with high contrast at the same
distance as the intended subject, recompose your shot and then take the picture.
If the subject has no vertical lines, hold the camera vertically and focus the camera
using the focus lock function by pressing the shutter button halfway, then return the
camera to the horizontal position while keeping the button pressed halfway and take
the picture.

Subject with
low contrast

Subjects at
different
distances

Subject with an
extremely bright
area in the center
of the frame

Fast-moving
subject

Subject without
vertical lines

The subject is
not in the center
of the frame

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Record mode

You can select a record mode in which to take pictures or shoot movies.
Select the best record mode for your purpose (printing, editing on a
computer, website editing, etc.). For information on the image sizes for
each record mode and the number of storable still pictures/movie
recording time, see the tables on P. 27 and 28.

Still picture record modes

Still pictures (other than those in raw data format) are recorded in JPEG format.
Record mode depicts the image size and compression rate of your pictures.
Pictures are made from thousands of dots (pixels). If a picture with relatively few
pixels is enlarged, it looks like a mosaic. Pictures with more pixels are denser and
clearer but require more space (larger file size), thus decreasing the number of
pictures that can be saved. Though a high compression rate results in a small file
size, this also produces a grainy look.

Picture with high number of pixels

Picture with low number of pixels

(Normal image modes

Image becomes clearer

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Tips before you start taking pictures

Application

Select according

to print size

For small-sized

prints and

websites

Image size becomes larger

Image size

Compression

2816 × 2112 SHQ HQ

2592 × 1944

2288 × 1712

2048 × 1536

1600 × 1200

1280 × 960

1024 × 768

640 × 480

Low com-

pression

SQ1

HIGH

SQ2

HIGH

High com-

pression

SQ1

NORMAL

SQ2

NORMAL

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Record mode

2816

1880

HQ

F4.0

1/200

0.0

Image size

The number of pixels (horizontal × vertical) used when saving an image. You can
save your pictures at a large image size to get clearer prints. However, as the image
size increases, the file size (data size) also increases, which decreases the number
of pictures that can be saved.

2

Compression

In record modes other than [RAW], pictures are compressed and saved. The higher
the compression, the less clear the image will be.

(Special record modes

Record mode Features Image size

RAW

3:2

(SHQ, HQ)

Raw data

This is unprocessed data which has not been subjected to color conversion or white
balance, sharpness and contrast adjustment. Use the OLYMPUS Master software
to display the picture data on a computer. You can also view the data with Photoshop
software by installing the Plug-in available from the Olympus website. Raw data
cannot be displayed using ordinary software, and print reservations cannot be made.

Tips before you start taking pictures

Pictures taken with the record mode set to raw data can be edited with this camera.
g“Editing still pictures (RAW DATA EDIT/Q/P/REDEYE FIX/BLACK &
WHITE/SEPIA)” (P. 87)

3:2

The image aspect ratio is normally 4:3. If the
aspect ratio is changed to 3:2, the image can be
printed at a photo store without losing the image
borders.

Raw uncompressed data. Data is in ORF
format.

This is useful for ordering prints from a photo
store.

1/200

2816 × 2112

2816 × 1880

F4.0

0.0

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HQ

Monitor display when

1880

×

3:2 is set

442816

Movie record modes

Movies are recorded in Motion-JPEG format.

Record mode

Number of storable still pictures/remaining recording time

For still pictures

Number of storable still pictures

Record

mode

RAW 2816 × 2112 1 1 14 14

SHQ

HQ

SQ1

SQ2

Image size

3:2

3:2

2592 × 1944

2288 × 1712

2048 × 1536

1600 × 1200

1280 × 960

1024 × 768

640 × 480

2816 × 2112 2 2 31 31

2816 × 1880 2 2 32 33

2816 × 2112 7 7 84 86

2816 × 1880 7 8 95 97

HIGH 2 2 34 34

NORMAL 8 8 99 102

HIGH 3 3 44 44

NORMAL 10 10 126 130

HIGH 4 4 54 55

NORMAL 12 13 156 162

HIGH 7 7 88 90

NORMAL 19 21 241 257

HIGH 11 11 135 140

NORMAL 29 32 362 399

HIGH 16 17 204 215

NORMAL 43 50 532 614

HIGH 38 43 469 532

NORMAL 82 109 997 1330

Internal memory Using a 128 MB card

With

sound

Without

sound

With

sound

Without

sound

2

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Record mode

1600

1200

SQ1

F4.0

1/200

0.0

00:36

HQ

0.0

For movies

Record mode Image size

2

HQ

SQ

1/200

SQ1

Number of storable still pictures

320 × 240

(30 frames/sec.)

320 × 240

(15 frames/sec.)

F4.0

0.0

×

1200

441600

Remaining recording time

Internal memory Using a 128 MB card

With

sound

15 sec. 15 sec.

30 sec. 31 sec.

Without

sound

HQ

Remaining recording time

With

sound

3 min.

10 sec.

6 min.

15 sec.

0.0

00:36

00:36

Without

sound

3 min.

13 sec.

6 min.

26 sec.

Tips before you start taking pictures

TIPS

• When a picture is transferred to a computer, the size of the picture on the
computer screen varies depending on the computer’s monitor setting. For
instance, a picture taken with an image size of 1,024 × 768 fills the screen if you
set the picture to 1× when the monitor setting is 1,024 × 768. However, if the
monitor setting is over 1,024 × 768 (such as 1,280 × 1,024), the picture only
takes up part of the screen.

Note

• The number of storable still pictures and remaining recording time listed in the
tables are approximate.

• The number of storable still pictures may change according to the subject or
factors like whether print reservations or album entries have been made or not.
In certain instances, the number of remaining pictures does not change even
when you take new pictures or erase stored pictures.

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Changing the record mode

Record mode

Top menu [MODE MENU] [PICTURE] [K]

g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

•For hn: Top menu [K]

1 For still pictures, select from

[RAW], [SHQ], [HQ], [SQ1] or
[SQ2].

• [RAW] cannot be set in h or f

mode.

• If you select [RAW], see “(JPEG copy”

(P. 30).

For movies, select from
[HQ 320 × 240 30fps] and [SQ
320 × 240 15fps].

2 Select the image size of the

record mode.

If you selected [SQ1] or [SQ2],
press q after choosing the image
size, then select [HIGH] or
[NORMAL].

3 Press Z.

RAW

SHQ

HQ

SQ1

SELECT

For still pictures

320×240 30fpsHQ
320×240SQ 15fps

SELECT

For movies

SQ2

1280×960

1024×768

640×480

When [SQ2] is selected

HIGH

NORMAL

SELECT

GOSET

GO

GO

OK

OK

OK

2

Tips before you start taking pictures

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Record mode

(JPEG copy

Pictures taken in the raw data format can be stored in JPEG format at the same time
as they are recorded in raw data. To record pictures in JPEG format you can select
[SHQ], [HQ], [SQ1] or [SQ2] for the record mode, but you cannot select the image
size. Pictures are recorded in the size currently set for each record mode.

2

1 In the [K] screen, select [RAW], and press q.
2 Select a JPEG duplicate setting

from [OFF], [SHQ], [HQ], [SQ1]
and [SQ2].

• Select [OFF] to save raw data only.

3 Press Z.

Tips before you start taking pictures

JPEG DUPLICATE SETTING

OFF

SHQ

HQ

SQ1

SELECT

GO

OK

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The internal memory and memory card

SQ1

12

30

100

0004

1600

1200

SQ1

F4.0

1/200

0.0

Pictures taken are recorded in the internal memory.
Pictures can also be recorded to an optional xD-Picture Card (“card”). The
card can be used to record more pictures than is possible with the internal
memory of the camera. A card can be convenient when taking many
pictures while on a trip.

(Internal memory basics

The internal memory is the camera’s media for recording pictures, similar to film in
a film camera.
Pictures recorded to the internal memory can be easily erased on the camera or
processed using a computer. Unlike portable storage media, the internal memory
cannot be removed or exchanged.

(Using the internal memory or card

You can confirm on the monitor whether the internal memory or card is being used
during shooting and playback operations.

Shooting mode Playback mode

F4.0

1/200

0.0

100

-

0004

SQ1

2

Tips before you start taking pictures

’0505.

0909.

2626 12

SQ1

Monitor

indication

[IN]

[xD]

• The internal memory and a card cannot be used at the same time.

• The internal memory cannot be used for shooting or playback operations when a
card is inserted in the camera. Remove the card before using the internal memory.

• Pictures recorded to the internal memory can be copied to a card. g“Copying
pictures in the internal memory to the card (BACKUP)” (P. 99)

1200

×

Pictures are recorded to the
internal memory.

Pictures are recorded to a card. Pictures are being played back

441600

Memory indicator

Shooting mode Playback mode

Pictures are being played back
from the internal memory.

from a card.

:

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4

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The internal memory and memory card

The card

The card is a medium for recording pictures, similar to film in a film camera.
Pictures recorded to the card can be easily erased on the camera or processed
using a computer. The number of recordable pictures can be increased by using a
card with a larger capacity.

2

1 Index area

You can use this space to write the contents of the
card.

2 Contact area

The part where the data transferred from the camera
enters the card.

Compatible cards

xD-Picture Card (16 MB to 1GB)

Note

• This camera may not recognize a non-OLYMPUS card or a card that was

Tips before you start taking pictures

formatted on another device (such as a computer, etc.). Make sure to format
the card on this camera before use. g“Formatting the internal memory or
card (MEMORY FORMAT/FORMAT)” (P. 102)

Inserting and removing the card

1 Make sure the camera is turned off.

• The monitor is off.

• The lens is retracted.

2 Open the card cover.

1

2

Card cover

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The internal memory and memory card

(Inserting the card

3 Orient the card as shown, and

insert it into the card slot as
shown in the illustration.

• Insert the card straight in.

• Insert the card until it clicks into place.

• Inserting the card in the wrong direction or
at an angle may damage the contacts and
prevent the card from being removed.

• The card may not record properly if it is
not inserted all the way in.

(Removing the card

3 Push the card all the way in and

release slowly.

• The card protrudes slightly and stops.

Caution

Releasing your finger quickly after
pushing the card all the way in may
cause it to eject forcefully out of the slot.

• Grasp the card and remove.

Contact area

Notch

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Tips before you start taking pictures

4 Close the card cover.

Card cover

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3 Basic shooting functions

Basic shooting
functions

3

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A professional photographer adjusts the
exposure to the optimal setting, chooses the
best focusing method and even selects the
type of film according to the subject.
With a digital camera, you don’t need to learn
how to make difficult settings. Your camera will
adjust the settings for you! All you have to do
is choose a scene mode for whatever you
want to take, whether a landscape, a night
scene, or a portrait-style image, and the
camera will set the best exposure and white
balance.
There’s nothing to it – just press the shutter
button!

1OKPORTRAIT

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DOCUMENTS

16

SELECTOKGO

CUISINE

15

SELECTOKGO

SELECT

GO

3

SELECTOKGO

2OKLANDSCAPE

SELECT

LANDSCAPE+PORTRAIT

GO

Selecting a scene mode according to the situation

This function allows you to select from 21 f modes set to the shooting
conditions. When you select a scene according to the situation or
conditions, the camera automatically selects the optimal settings.

(f mode

B Portrait

Suitable for taking portrait pictures. This mode accentuates the skin texture of the
portrait subject.

F Landscape

Suitable for taking pictures of landscapes and other outdoor scenes. Blues and
greens are vividly reproduced.

D Landscape + Portrait

Suitable for taking pictures of your subject against a distant background. Blues,
greens, and skin tones are vividly reproduced.

G Night Scene

Suitable for taking pictures in the evening or at night. The camera sets a slower
shutter speed than is used in normal shooting.

3

Basic shooting functions

C Sports

Suitable for capturing fast-moving action. Even fast-moving subjects appear to be
stationary.

U Night + Portrait

Suitable for taking pictures of your subject against a distant night scene. The camera
sets a slower shutter speed than is used in normal shooting.

N Indoor

Suitable for taking pictures of people indoors. The atmosphere of the background is
also vividly reproduced.

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Selecting a scene mode according to the situation

W Candle

Suitable for capturing the atmosphere of a candle-lit scene. Warm colors are
reproduced.

R Self Portrait

Suitable for taking self-portrait pictures.

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c Available Light Portrait

Suitable for shooting subjects in low light conditions without a flash.

S Sunset

Suitable for taking pictures of the evening sunlight. Reds and yellows are vividly
reproduced.

X Fireworks

Basic shooting functions

Suitable for taking pictures of fireworks displays. The camera sets a slower shutter
speed than is used in normal shooting.

j Museum

Suitable for taking pictures in museums and other places where flash photography
and sounds are prohibited.

P Behind Glass

Suitable for shooting a subject through glass.

V Cuisine

Suitable for taking pictures of food. Food colors are vibrantly reproduced.

d Documents

Suitable for taking pictures of documents or time schedules. The contrast between
the text and background is enhanced.

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Selecting a scene mode according to the situation

i Auction

Suitable for taking pictures of merchandise. The camera takes 3 pictures in
succession at the best size while automatically adjusting the exposure.

e Shoot & Select1 / f Shoot & Select2

Pictures are taken in succession. You can erase unwanted pictures before saving
the ones you want. Suitable for taking moving subjects.

Shoot & Select1 (e) Focus is locked at the first frame.
Shoot & Select2 (f) Takes pictures in succession, adjusting the focus 1 frame

at a time.

Z Beach

Suitable for taking pictures on a sunny day at the beach. You can take pictures of
your subject against a beautiful sky or landscape.

a Snow

Suitable for taking pictures in the snow. You can take pictures of your subject against
a beautiful sky or snow scene.

Note

• If you select a scene that does not use the flash or a scene with a slower shutter
speed, camera movement may occur. It is recommended that you use a tripod
to prevent camera movement.

• In order to produce specialized effects, some scenes limit control of certain
functions. For details, refer to “Functions available in shooting modes and
scenes” (P. 182).

3

Basic shooting functions

1 Press sr to select a scene,

and press Z.

1OKPORTRAIT

SELECT

2 Take the picture.

• For shoot & select, hold down the shutter button.

• To change the scene, press r. Or, press Z to display the top menu and

select [SCENE].

GO

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Zooming in on your subject

(

When [SHOOT & SELECT1] or [SHOOT & SELECT2] is selected

• After taking your pictures, the screen for
selecting which pictures to erase is
displayed.

The highlighted picture is
enlarged.

3

1 Press pq to select the picture you

want to erase, and press s.
Repeat Step 1 to erase multiple
pictures.

2 When you have selected all the unwanted pictures, press Z.
3 Select [YES], and press Z.

• The selected pictures are erased, and only the remaining pictures are
saved.

SELECT

The R icon is displayed on
the selected picture.

Zooming in on your subject

Basic shooting functions

Using the zoom

You can zoom in on your subject using the optical zoom and digital zoom. With the
optical zoom, the image is enlarged on the CCD when the lens magnification is
changed, and the image is formed by all the CCD pixels. With the digital zoom, the
area at the center of the image captured by the CCD is cropped and enlarged.
Because digital zoom takes a small area of the picture and enlarges it, the picture
becomes grainy as the digital zoom magnification increases.

The following zoom magnifications are available on this camera.

Optical zoom 10× (equivalent to 38 mm to 380 mm on a 35 mm

Optical zoom × digital zoom Max. 50× ([n] mode: Max. 30×)

Note that camera movement is likely to occur at higher magnifications.

camera)

GO

OK

1 Push or pull the zoom lever.

•

Zoom out: Push the zoom lever toward W.

• Zoom in: Pull the zoom lever toward T.

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Zoom lever

Using the digital zoom

1600

1200

SQ1

F4.0

1/200

0.0

1600

1200

SQ1

F4.0

1/200

0.0

Zooming in on your subject

Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [DIGITAL ZOOM] [ON]

g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

•For n: Top menu [DIGITAL ZOOM] [ON]

1 Pull the zoom lever toward T.

Optical zoom Digital zoom

F4.0

1/200

SQ1

The white area of the zoom indicator indicates the optical zoom. If the [DIGITAL
ZOOM] is set to [ON], a red area is displayed on the zoom indicator. When you reach
the limit of the optical zoom, the digital zoom is enabled.

Note

• Taking a picture with the digital zoom may cause the picture to appear grainy.

×

1200

0.0

441600

SQ1

1/200

×

F4.0

1200

0.0

441600

3

Basic shooting functions

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Zooming in on your subject

Using macro/super macro mode

Focusing is usually slow when you get close to a subject (wide-angle: 7 cm/2.8 in. to
60 cm/23.6 in.; telephoto: 1.2 m/3.9 ft. to 2 m/6.6 ft.). However, in macro mode
focusing is performed quickly.

& This mode lets you shoot from as close as 7 cm/2.8 in. to your subject (when

the optical zoom is at the greatest wide-angle).

% This mode lets you shoot from as close as 3 cm/1.2 in. to your subject. In the

3

Basic shooting functions

[%] mode, normal shooting is also possible, but the position of the zoom is
fixed automatically and cannot be adjusted.

&%

Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [&][&] / [%]

•For h: Top menu [&][&] / [%]

g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

Note

• During super macro mode, the zoom, flash and AF predict are not available.

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Flash shooting

Select the flash mode best suited to the light conditions and the effect you
want to achieve.

Flash working range

W (max.): Approx. 0.3 m to 4.5 m (1 ft. to 14.8 ft.)
T (max.): Approx. 0.3 m to 3.4 m (1 ft. to 11.2 ft.)

Auto-flash (No indication)

The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions.

Red-eye reduction flash (!)

The light from the flash may make the
subject’s eyes appear red in the picture.
The red-eye reduction flash mode
reduces this phenomenon by emitting
pre-flashes before firing the regular
flash.

Note

• After the pre-flashes, it takes about 1 second before the shutter is released.
Hold the camera firmly to avoid camera movement.

• Effectiveness may be limited if the subject is not looking directly at the pre­flashes, or if the shooting range is too far. Individual physical characteristics
may also limit effectiveness.

Red-eye fill-in flash (H)

The flash always fires after pre-flashes for red-eye reduction are emitted.

Fill-in flash (#)

The subject’s eyes appear red.

3

Basic shooting functions

The flash fires regardless of the available
light. This mode is useful for eliminating
shadows on the subject’s face (such as
shadows from tree leaves), in a backlight
situation, or for correcting the color shift
produced by artificial lighting (especially
fluorescent light).

Note

• The fill-in flash may not have the desired effect under excessively bright light.

Flash off ($)

The flash does not fire even in low light conditions. Use this mode in situations where
flash photography is not desired or is prohibited. You can also use this mode when
shooting landscapes, sunsets, and other subjects outside the range of the flash.

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Flash shooting

1600

1200

SQ1

0.0

F4.0

1/200

Note

• Since a slow shutter speed is automatically selected in low light situations when
in the flash off mode, the use of a tripod is recommended to prevent your
pictures from being blurred by camera movement.

3

1 Press the # button (flash pop-

up).

• The flash opens.

• The flash does not open automatically.
If the flash is not open, it will not fire.

# button (Flash pop-up)

# button (Flash mode)

Basic shooting functions

2 Press the # button (flash mode)

1/200

repeatedly to set the flash mode.

g“Direct buttons” (P. 12)

• After 2 seconds of non-operation, the
selection is set and the mode selection
screen disappears.

• Each time you press # (flash mode),
the flash mode changes in the following
order.

AUTO

(Auto-flash)

$(Flash off)

•In S mode and M mode, the flash mode changes in the following order.

#(Fill-in flash) H(Red-eye fill-in flash)

!(Red-eye

reduction flash)

H(Red-eye

fill-in flash)

SQ1

#(Fill-in flash)

AUTO

×

F4.0

1200

0.0

441600

42

$(Flash off)

Flash shooting

1600

1200

SQ1

F4.0

1/200

0.0

3 Press the shutter button halfway.

• In conditions where the flash will fire, the

# mark lights (flash stand-by).

# mark

1/200

F4.0

0.0

4 Press the shutter button fully to

take the picture.

TIPS

The # (flash charge) mark blinks.

j Flash charging. Wait until the # mark turns off.

SQ1

1200

×

Note

• The flash does not fire in the following situations:
High-speed sequential shooting, auto bracketing, super macro shooting,
and panorama shooting.

• The flash may not give you the optimum result in macro mode with the zoom

set to wide-angle (W). Check the resulting picture on the monitor.

Flash intensity control

You can adjust the amount of light emitted by the flash.
In some situations, you may get better results by adjusting the light emission.
Examples include small subjects, distant backgrounds, or situations when increased
contrast is desired.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [w]

g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

441600

3

Basic shooting functions

1 Press sr to adjust the flash

intensity, and press Z.

CAMERAMEM

SYNCRO

PIC

FLASH

DIGITAL ZOOM

SET

0.0

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Flash shooting

Synchro

Select the flash timing.

#SYNC1 (front curtain) The flash fires right after the shutter fully opens.
#SYNC2 (rear curtain) With the rear curtain, the flash fires just before the

3

When the shutter speed is set to 4 sec.

rear curtain

Basic shooting functions

Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [#SYNCRO]
[#SYNC1] / [#SYNC2] g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

sec.

Shutter closes

shutter closes. You can use this setting to create
interesting effects in your picture, such as
expressing the movement of a car by showing the
tail-lights streaming backwards. The slower the
shutter speed, the better the effects turn out. If the
shutter speed is faster than 1/200, the flash fires
automatically with the front curtain.

4 sec.

4

rear curtain flash
fires

front curtain flash
fires

0

Shutter button fully

pressed

front curtain

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Slave flash shooting (FLASH)

00:36

HQ

0.0

Slave flash shooting (QFLASH)

This setting is for when using a commercially available slave flash that is
synchronized with the camera flash.
The amount of light emitted by the flash can be adjusted in 10 levels. The
flash can fire in sequential shooting mode, but the interval between shots
will be longer if a high emission level is set.
Flash mode automatically changes to [#] for all flash modes except [$].

Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [QFLASH] [SLAVE]

1 Select an emission level from [1]

to [10], then press Z.

g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

SLAVE FLASH

1

SELECT

Recording movies

This function allows you to record movies.

1 Compose your picture.

• You can use the zoom lever to enlarge
your subject.

HQ

Remaining
recording time

OK

GO

0.0

00:36

00:36

3

Basic shooting functions

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Recording movies

00:36

HQ

2 Press the shutter button fully to

start recording.

• The card access lamp blinks while the
movie is being saved.

• During movie recording, the A mark
lights red.

3 Press the shutter button again to

3

Basic shooting functions

stop recording.

• When the remaining recording time has been used up, recording stops
automatically.

• When there is space in the internal memory or the card, the remaining
recording time (P. 28) is displayed, and the camera is ready to shoot.

TIPS

To record audio with the movie

j Set [R] to [ON]. g“Recording sound with movies” (P. 47)

To use the zoom during movie recording

j If you set [R] to [OFF], you can use the optical zoom during movie

recording. g“Recording sound with movies” (P. 47)

j Set [DIGITAL ZOOM] to [ON]. g“Using the digital zoom” (P. 39)

Note

• The remaining recording time may drop rapidly during recording. Try using the
internal memory or card again after formatting it with your camera.
g“Formatting the internal memory or card (MEMORY FORMAT/FORMAT)”
(P. 102)

•In n mode, the flash and manual focus are not available.

HQ

00:36

00:36

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Recording movies

00:36

HQ

0.0

Camera movement compensation

This function reduces the blur incurred by camera movement when taking movies.
The area in which the picture is captured by the CCD is adjusted according to
movement of the subject, thereby enabling recording of the picture with reduced
blurring of the subject. The images are recorded slightly larger when [h] is set to
[ON].

Top menu [h][ON] g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

3

Basic shooting functions

1 Take the picture.

Displayed during
camera
movement
compensation.

HQ

0.0

00:36

00:36

Note

• When the camera moves a lot or the subject is moving quickly, the
compensation function may not operate effectively.

• When taking pictures with the camera stabilized, set [h] to [OFF], otherwise
the movement of the subject may cause the image on the screen to move.

Recording sound with movies

Sound can be recorded while shooting a movie.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [R][ON] g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

Note

• If the camera is more than 1 m (3.3 ft.) away from the source of the sound,
sound may not be recorded clearly by the built-in microphone.

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functions

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Letting the camera select the optimal settings
is simple and easy, but if you want, you can be
a lot more creative. Now that you have
mastered basic operation, you can start
enjoying your camera’s more advanced
functions. You can adjust the shooting
conditions manually and try out different
effects.
For example, when taking pictures of flowers
on a tree, by reducing the aperture value and
focusing on the branch of the tree nearest to
you, you can make the flowers stand out
against a blurred background.
If it is evening, you can add a touch of color to
the night sky. By setting the white balance to
1(tungsten light), you can give the dark sky a
blue tone.
Adjusting a single function can produce
unexpected effects. Try various settings and
discover all sorts of new possibilities.

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NOISE REDUCTION

AF MODE

CAMERAMEM

FOCUS MODE

PIC

FULLTIME AF

PANORAMA

SET

PRESET WB

SELECT

CANCEL

iESP
SPOT
AREA

GO

OK

Changing the aperture value for

1600

1200

SQ1

1/200

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0.0

shooting pictures

This function allows you to set the aperture manually. The camera sets the
shutter speed automatically. By decreasing the aperture value (F-number),
the camera will focus within a smaller range, producing a picture with a
blurred background. Increasing the value forces the camera to focus over
a wider range, resulting in increased depth of field in which both the subject
and the background are in focus. Use this mode when you want to play with
how the background is depicted.

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Aperture value (F-number)
is decreased.

1 Press sr to set the aperture

value.

s : Closes the aperture (increases the

aperture value).

r : Opens the aperture (decreases the

aperture value).

Adjustment range:

Wide angle : F2.8 to F8.0
Telephoto : F3.7 to F8.0

• When the exposure is correct, the aperture value is displayed in green.
When the correct exposure cannot be obtained, the aperture value is
displayed in red.

Aperture value (F-number)
is increased.

Aperture value

1/200

SQ1

1200

×

F4.0

0.0

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Changing the shutter speed for

1600

1200

SQ1

F4.0

1/200

0.0

shooting pictures

This function allows you to set the shutter speed manually. The camera
sets the aperture automatically. Set the shutter speed according to the
subject and the type of effect you want.

Setting a fast shutter speed lets you

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capture fast-moving action as though it
was stopped in motion.

1 Press sr to set the shutter

Setting a slow shutter speed blurs a
moving subject, giving the impression
of movement.

Shutter speed

speed.

1/200

SQ1

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s : Sets the shutter speed faster.
r : Sets the shutter speed slower.

Shutter speed range:

1/2 to 1/1000
(when [NOISE REDUCTION] is set to
[ON]: up to 4 seconds)

• When the exposure is correct, the shutter
speed is displayed in green. When the
correct exposure cannot be obtained, the shutter speed is displayed in red.

Note

• To avoid camera movement, you are recommended to use a tripod when taking
pictures requiring a slow shutter speed.

×

F4.0

1200

0.0

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Changing the aperture value and shutter

1600

1200

SQ1

+2.0

1/200

F4.0

speed for shooting pictures

This mode gives you more creative control, allowing you to set the aperture
and shutter speed manually.

1 Adjust the aperture and shutter

speed.

p : Closes the aperture (increases

the aperture value).

q : Opens the aperture (decreases

the aperture value).

s : Sets the shutter speed faster.
r : Sets the shutter speed slower.

Adjustment range:

Aperture value : F2.8 to F8.0
Shutter speed : 15" to 1/1000

• When the shutter button is pressed
halfway, the exposure differential from the exposure metered as correct by
the camera is shown as a range from -3.0EV to +3.0EV.

•

When the exposure differential is displayed in red, this range has been exceeded.

Exposure differential

Aperture value

Shutter speed

SQ1

1/200

1200

×

F4.0

+2.0

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To take long exposure (bulb) shots

1Press r and set shutter speed to BULB.
2 The shutter remains open as long as the shutter button is pressed.

• The maximum time that it can remain open is 8 minutes.

Note

• To avoid camera movement, you are recommended to use a tripod when taking
pictures requiring a slow shutter speed.

• The shutter speeds that can be set vary depending on the aperture value.

My Mode

You can take pictures using settings registered in [s MY MODE 1] to
[d MY MODE 4]. Only the settings in [s MY MODE 1] are preset.
g“Customizing the camera (MY MODE SETUP/SHORT CUT/
CUSTOM BUTTON)” (P. 113)

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Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [r 1/2/3/4]
[s MY MODE 1] / [E MY MODE 2] / [c MY MODE 3] /
[d MY MODE 4] g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

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Focusing applications

AF mode (iESP/SPOT/AREA)

This function allows you to select how the camera focuses on your subject.

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.
AREA Move the AF target mark to select the area you want to focus on to take

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

a picture.

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Subject suitable for [iESP] Subject suitable for [SPOT]

Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [AF MODE]
[iESP] / [SPOT] / [AREA] g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

(When [AREA] is selected

1 Use the arrow pad to move the AF target mark to the area

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where you want to focus.

• The AF target mark is displayed in green while the subject is moving. You
can take pictures while the AF target mark is displayed in green.

2 Hold down Z.

• The position of the AF target mark is set.

• To change the position of the AF target mark after it is set, hold down Z.

3 Take the picture.

• The AF target mark remains at the same position even after the picture is
taken.

Note

• The AF target mark returns to the center position when the mode dial is turned
or the zoom lever is operated.

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2m

5m
3m

8m

1600

1200

SQ1

1/200

F4.0

0.0

1600

1200

SQ1

1/200

F4.0

0.0

Manual focus (FOCUS MODE)

If the subject cannot be accurately focused on with auto focus, set manual focus and
manually adjust the focus.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [FOCUS MODE] [MF]

g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

1 Press sr to set the focus.

• During operation, the focus area is enlarged.
This lets you check whether the focus area
is correct.

• The distance indicator on the left of the
monitor is used for reference.

2 Hold down Z.

• The focus is locked at the distance you
have set, and MF is displayed in red on
the monitor.

• When Z is held down while MF is
displayed, the distance indicator is
displayed and the focus can be adjusted.

3 Take the picture.

• Set [FOCUS MODE] to [AF] to return to
auto focus.

1/200

8m
5m
3m

2m

SQ1

1/200

SQ1

TIPS

When you move the cursor to the top of the distance indicator, but the
camera cannot focus at ) (infinity).

j Press sr to make fine adjustments to the cursor position while viewing

the monitor.

Note

• Using the zoom lever after setting the focus may compromise the setting.
Perform the setting again.

1600

1200

×

1200

×

F4.0

F4.0

0.0

0.0

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Focusing applications

1600

1200

SQ1

1/200

F4.0

0.0

Fulltime AF

ON Fulltime AF keeps the subject in front of the lens in focus at all times, without

having to press the shutter button halfway. The focusing time is reduced, so
you won’t miss snapshot opportunities. Also, the subject is automatically
kept in focus during movie recording.

OFF Press the shutter button halfway to focus.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [FULLTIME AF] [ON] / [OFF]

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Note

• Setting [FULLTIME AF] to [ON] consumes more battery power.

• [FULLTIME AF] cannot be used when [R] is set to [ON] in n mode.

g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

AF predict

This function calculates the distance the subject travels toward or away from the
camera, and sets the focus accordingly.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [AF PREDICT] [ON]

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1 Position the AF target mark on

the subject, and press the
shutter button halfway.

• { blinks and AF predict continues to

operate while the shutter button is
pressed halfway.

2 Press the shutter button fully.

Note

• Depending on the subject, the picture may be out of focus even if [AF
PREDICT] is set.

• During macro and super macro mode, AF predict is not available.

g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

1/200

SQ1

×

F4.0

1200

0.0

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1600

1200

SQ1

0.0

F4.0

1/200

1600

1200

SQ1

F4.0

1/200

0.0

AF lock

The focus position can be locked. AF lock refers to locking the focus position. Be
sure to register the AF lock function to the [ button (custom button) before use.
g“Customizing the camera (MY MODE SETUP/SHORT CUT/CUSTOM
BUTTON)” (P. 113)

1 Position the AF target mark on

the desired subject and press the
[ button.

• The focus is locked, and the AF lock
mark is displayed.

• To reset the AF lock, press the [
button again. Press the [ button to
engage and disengage the AF lock.

1/200

AF LOCK

SQ1

2 Press the shutter button fully.

TIPS

To save the locked focus position after
taking a picture (AF memory)

j Hold down the [ button for more

than 1 second to display the AF memory
mark. The focus is locked while the AF
memory mark is displayed. Press the
[ button again to cancel the AF
memory.

When the AF lock was canceled even
though it was engaged

j Do not operate any of the buttons or the

mode dial after performing the AF lock. Doing so will cancel the AF lock.

j When the camera reactivates after sleep mode, or the power or monitor is

turned off, the AF lock is canceled.

Note

• If the zoom is operated after engaging the AF lock, the picture may be out of
focus. Engage the AF lock after operating the zoom.

1/200

AF MEMORY

SQ1

AF lock mark

0.0

F4.0

1200

×

AF memory mark

F4.0

1200

×

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Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject (ESP/n)

AF illuminator

This function enables you to focus on dark
subjects with the auto focus.

ON When you press the shutter button

halfway, the AF illuminator lights
automatically to illuminate the subject.

OFF The AF illuminator does not light.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [SETUP] [AF ILLUMINATOR]
[ON] / [OFF] g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

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Note

• When taking close-ups at less than 80 cm (2.6 ft.), the AF illuminator lights but
the subject may not be in focus.

Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject (ESP/Spot)

Changing the area for measuring the
brightness of a subject (ESP/

When taking pictures against backlight, the face of the subject may appear
darker. With spot metering, the picture can be taken based on the

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brightness at the center of the monitor without being affected by the light
in the background.

AF illuminator

n)

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

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

4 Meters the brightness over a wide area with emphasis on the center of

Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [ESP/n] [ESP] / [n] / [4]

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

of the subject in the center of the monitor against backlight.

the screen. This method is used when you do not want to allow
surrounding light to affect the picture.

g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

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AE lock

1600

1200

SQ1

F4.0

1/200

0.0

1600

1200

SQ1

F4.0

1/200

0.0

This function is suitable for situations when optimum exposure is difficult
to achieve, such as when there is excessive contrast between the subject
and the surroundings.

Ex:

The landscape appears dark
because the sky is bright.

1 Compose your picture so that you

can lock the exposure, and press
the [ button.

g“Direct buttons” (P. 12)

• The meter reading is saved.

• To reset the AE lock, press the [
button again. Press the [ button to
engage and disengage the AE lock.

• When a function other than AE lock is
assigned to the [ button, reassign the
function. g“Customizing the camera
(MY MODE SETUP/SHORT CUT/CUSTOM BUTTON)” (P. 113)

2 Position the AF target mark on the

subject you want to focus on, and
press the shutter button halfway.

• The green lamp lights.

3 Press the shutter button fully.

• The AE lock is automatically canceled
when the picture is taken.

TIPS

To save the locked meter reading after taking a picture (AE memory)

j After setting the AE lock in Step 1, or after pressing the shutter button

halfway in Step 2, press the [ button for more than 1 second. C is
displayed. The exposure is saved while C is displayed. Press the [
button again to cancel the AE memory.

When the AE lock was canceled even though it was engaged

j Do not operate any of the buttons or the mode dial after performing the AE

lock. Doing so will cancel the AE lock.

j When the camera reactivates after sleep mode, or the power or monitor is

turned off, the AE lock is canceled.

Recompose your picture so there
is not much sky in the frame and
lock the exposure. Compose your
picture again with the sky in the
frame and take the picture.

1/200

SQ1

While the AE lock is engaged,

B

SQ1

×

is displayed.

1/200

×

F4.0

1200

F4.0

1200

0.0

0.0

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Changing ISO sensitivity (ISO)

1600

1200

SQ1

+2.0

F4.0

1/200

The higher the ISO, the better the camera’s light sensitivity and ability to
shoot in low light conditions. However, high sensitivity introduces noise
into the resulting picture, which may give it a grainy appearance.

AUTO Sensitivity is automatically adjusted according to the conditions of

80/100/200/
400

Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [ISO]
[AUTO] / [80] / [100] / [200] / [400] g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

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Note

• ISO is based on the sensitivity of normal camera film.

the subject.
With a low ISO setting, you can shoot clear, sharp images in
daylight. With a high ISO setting, you can shoot in dark places.

Changing picture brightness

In some situations, you may get better results when the exposure that the
camera sets is compensated (adjusted) manually. You can adjust the
exposure in the range of ±2.0 EV in 1/3 EV steps. When the exposure is
changed, you can check the result on the monitor.

Advanced shooting functions

1 Press pq.

• Adjust toward [+] to brighten the image
or [–] to darken the image.

1/200

2 Take the picture.

F4.0

+2.0

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×

1200

441600

Adjusting the white balance

TIPS

• Often, bright subjects (such as snow) turn out darker than their natural colors.
Adjust toward [+] to make these subjects closer to their real shades. To prevent
the picture from getting brighter, adjust toward [–] when shooting dark subjects.

Note

• Sometimes, using the flash may not produce the brightness (exposure) that
was intended.

• The effects of exposure compensation may be limited when the surroundings
of the subject are extremely bright or dark.

Adjusting the white balance

The color of the subject differs depending on lighting conditions. For instance,
when daylight, the setting sun or tungsten lighting are reflected on white paper,
the shade of white produced will be slightly different for each. By adjusting the
white balance, you can achieve more natural-looking colors.

AUTO Automatically adjusts the white balance for any light source.
PRESET Selects the white balance according to the light source.

V For setting a more precise white balance than preset white balance

5 For shooting on a sunny day.
3 For shooting on a cloudy day.
4 For shooting in evening sunlight.
1 For shooting under a tungsten light (3,000K)*.
w For shooting under a daylight fluorescent lamp (6,700K)*.

This type of lamp is used mainly in homes.

x For shooting under a neutral white fluorescent lamp

(5,000K)*. This type of lamp is generally used in desk lamps,
etc.

y For shooting under a white fluorescent lamp (4,200K)*. This

type of lamp is generally used in offices, etc.

* The color temperature values (K) are approximate. They are not an

accurate indication of color.

can provide. To set the optimum white balance for the shooting
conditions, point the camera at a white object under the light source
you want to use and save the white balance.

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Adjusting the white balance

1600

1200

SQ1

F4.0

1/200

0.0

Top menu [MODE MENU] [PICTURE] [WB]
[AUTO] / [PRESET] / [V] g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

(When [PRESET] is selected

1 Select a white balance setting,

and press Z.

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(When [V] is selected

1 With the [ONE TOUCH WB]

screen displayed, point the
camera at a sheet of white paper.

• Position the paper so that it fills the
screen, making sure there are no
shadows.

2 Press Z.

• The new white balance is set.

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TIPS

• You can also select a different preset white balance from the one
recommended and enjoy interesting results on the monitor.

PRESET WB

SELECT

CANCEL

ONE TOUCH WB

CANCEL

1/200

SQ1

One-touch white balance

×

GO

GO

F4.0

1200

OK

OK

0.0

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Adjusting the white balance

RED

BLUE

Note

• White balance may not be effective under some special light sources.

• When taking pictures with the white balance on a setting other than [AUTO],
play back the picture and check the colors on the monitor.

• When the flash is fired with a white balance setting other than [AUTO], colors
may appear different in the resulting picture from the colors you see on the
monitor.

• When setting the white balance by pointing the camera at a sheet of white
paper, the correct setting may not be obtained if the light reflected by the paper
is too bright or too dark.

White balance compensation

This function allows you to set the white balance compensation and make fine
changes to the currently set white balance.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [PICTURE] [>]

g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

1 Press sr to adjust the white

balance, and press Z.

• The color becomes more blue each

time you press s, and more red
each time you press

• The white balance can be adjusted in
7 increments in both the [RED] and
[BLUE] directions.

r.

SELECT

WB compensation indicator

GO

BLUE

OK

RED

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Adjusting a picture for recording (SHARPNESS/ CONTRAST/SATURATION)

These functions adjust the sharpness, contrast and color strength of a
picture.

SHARPNESS This function adjusts the sharpness of the picture.
CONTRAST This function adjusts the contrast of the picture. For example, you

SATURATION This function adjusts the color strength.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [PICTURE] [SHARPNESS] /

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[CONTRAST] / [SATURATION] g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

can make pictures with marked differences in light and shadow
softer, and those with less differences more vivid.

1 Press sr to adjust the hue

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between [-5] and [+5].

(When [SHARPNESS] is

selected

• Toward + : The image contours are
emphasized, making the
image appear sharper
and more vivid. Use this
setting when you want to
print pictures. If you adjust the sharpness too far toward +,
noise may become conspicuous in the picture.

• Toward – : The image contours are softened. Use this setting when you
want to edit images on a computer.

(When [CONTRAST] is selected

CAMPICTURE

WB

±

SHARPNESS

MEM

CONTRAST

SET

When [SHARPNESS] is

selected

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• Toward + : The light and dark areas are defined more clearly, making

• Toward – : The light and dark areas become less defined, giving the

the image look crisper.

image a softer impression. Use this setting when you want
to edit images on a computer.

(When [SATURATION] is selected

• Toward + : Colors become stronger.

• Toward – : Colors become weaker.

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Reducing picture noise (NOISE REDUCTION)

When shooting in dark places, shutter speeds become slower as there is
less light focused on the CCD. During long exposures, signals are
generated by parts of the CCD where no light is focused and are recorded
on the picture as noise. When [NOISE REDUCTION] is set to [ON], the
camera automatically reduces this noise to produce clearer pictures.

ON OFF

Noise is reduced. Shooting time takes
twice as long as usual. Noise reduction
can only be used when the shutter
speed is slower than 1/2 sec.

The purpose of these pictures is to illustrate the effects of noise reduction. They are
not actual pictures taken with this camera.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [NOISE REDUCTION]
[ON] / [OFF] g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

Noise is not reduced. Noise may be
conspicuous at slow shutter speeds.

Note

• When [NOISE REDUCTION] is set to [ON], the camera implements noise­reducing processes after each shot. For this reason, shooting time is
approximately twice as long as usual. During this time, the next picture cannot
be taken.

• This function may not work effectively with some shooting conditions or
subjects.

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At a party or family gathering...

Use the self-timer function to take group
photos at school reunions or birthday parties.

At a sporting event...

Use sequential shooting mode to take a
succession of shots of a goal and pick out the
best ones later.

In the outdoors or at scenic sites...

Use panorama mode to capture a beautiful
mountain range or impressive building.

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Sequential shooting

There are 4 sequential shooting modes: sequential shooting, high speed
sequential shooting, AF sequential shooting and auto bracketing (7).

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.

i Pictures can be taken at a faster speed than normal sequential

k Adjusts the focus 1 frame at a time. The shooting speed is slower than

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Ex: When the exposure differential is set to [±1.0] with [7] and the number of
frames is set to [×3]

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

shooting.

for normal sequential shooting.
Takes pictures sequentially while changing the exposure for each
frame. The focus and white balance are locked at the first frame.

-1.0 0.0 +1.0

(j / i / k

Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [DRIVE]
[j] / [i] / [k] g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

1 Take the picture.

• Press the shutter button fully and keep it pressed. The camera will take
pictures in sequence until you release the button. You can only take 3
frames at a time with high speed sequential shooting.

(7

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Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [DRIVE] [7]

g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

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Timelapse shooting

01

MIN

1

Select the exposure differential
and number of shots and press

2 Take the picture.

• Press the shutter button fully and keep it
pressed to shoot the preset number of
pictures. You can stop shooting at any
time by releasing the shutter button.

Z

.

CANCEL

±

0.3

±

0.7

±

1.0

BKT

SELECT

Note

• During [i] and [7], the flash is not available.

• Sequential shooting is not available when [NOISE REDUCTION] is set to [ON].

•[j] and [k] are not available when record mode is set to [RAW].

• As the maximum shutter speed is set to 1/30 sec., adequate exposure is not

obtained when shooting a dark subject in modes other than S and M.

• If the battery power is low and f blinks during sequential shooting, shooting

stops and the camera starts saving the pictures you have taken. Whether or not

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all of the shots are saved depends on how much battery power remains.

Timelapse shooting

Shooting is automatically repeated as defined by set conditions. This is
suitable, for example, for taking regular pictures of the opening of a flower
bud. If you will be taking pictures over a long period, make sure to use fully
charged batteries or the AC adapter.

×3

×5

OK

GO

Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [TIMELAPSE] [ON]

Additional shooting functions

g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

1 Set [PICTURES] and [INTERVAL].

sr : Selects [PICTURES] and

[INTERVAL].
Sets the value.

pq : Selects the setting.

Adjustment range

Number of shots : 2 to 99
Shooting interval : 1 to 99 minutes in 1 minute intervals

PICTURES

INTERVAL

SELECT

2 Press Z.

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02

01

SET

GO

MIN

OK

Self-timer shooting

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1200

SQ1

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1/200

0.0

3 Press the shutter button.

• The first picture is taken, and the
pictures thereafter are automatically
taken.

• During timelapse, the L mark lights.

• When recording to either the internal
memory or the card, and after the first
picture is taken, the camera enters
sleep mode. The camera automatically
reactivates from sleep mode 4 seconds prior to taking the next picture.

• When the preset number of pictures is taken, the camera automatically
turns off.

SQ1

1/200

1200

×

F4.0

Note

• If any of the following operations occur during sleep mode, the camera cancels
the timelapse mode and returns to normal shooting.

Opening the battery compartment cover, opening the card cover,
connecting the camera to a computer, operating the shutter button, arrow
pad or other button.

• From 4 seconds prior to taking a picture until the time the picture has been
taken, all operation buttons, the mode dial and zoom lever do not function.

• If the internal memory/card becomes full or the battery power runs out during
sleep mode, a warning is displayed, timelapse stops and the camera
automatically turns off.

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This function lets you take pictures using the self-timer. Fix the camera
securely on a tripod for self-timer shooting. This function is useful for taking
pictures when you want to be included in the photograph.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [Y][ON]

For h: Top menu [Y][ON]

g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

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Panorama shooting

1 Press the shutter button fully to

Self-timer lamp

take the picture.

• Pressing the shutter button halfway locks
the focus and exposure.

• The self-timer lamp lights for
approximately 10 seconds, then starts
blinking. After blinking for approximately 2
seconds, the picture is taken.

• The self-timer mode is automatically
canceled after one shot.

Panorama shooting

You can take advantage of panorama shooting with Olympus cards (xD­Picture Card). Panorama shooting lets you connect pictures with

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overlapping edges into a single panoramic picture, using the OLYMPUS
Master software.

The part of the previous picture where it will be joined to the next picture does not
remain in the frame on the edge of the screen. You have to remember what the
part in the frame looked like and take the next picture so it overlaps. Compose your
shots so that the right edge of the previous picture overlaps the left edge of the next
picture if you are connecting pictures from left to right (or vice versa if you are

Additional shooting functions

connecting pictures from right to left).

Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [PANORAMA]

g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

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Recording sound with still pictures

1 Use the arrow pad to choose at

which edge you want to
connect the pictures.

q : The next picture is connected at

the right edge.

p : The next picture is connected at

the left edge.

s : The next picture is connected at

the top.

r : The next picture is connected at the bottom.

Connects pictures from

left to right

2 Make sure that the edges of the pictures overlap, then take

the pictures.

• The focus, exposure and white balance are set by the first picture. Do not
select an extremely bright subject (such as the sun) for the first picture.

• You cannot adjust the zoom after the first picture.

• Panorama shooting is possible for up to 10 pictures. When you have taken
10 pictures, a warning mark g is displayed.

3 Press Z to exit panorama shooting.

Note

• Panorama mode is not available when there is no card in the camera.
Panorama mode is only available with Olympus cards.

• During panorama shooting, the flash, sequential shooting, and recording sound
with still pictures are not available.

• The camera itself cannot connect panorama pictures. The OLYMPUS Master
software is necessary to connect the pictures.

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Additional shooting functions

Recording sound with still pictures

Sound can be recorded when taking still pictures. Recording starts about

0.5 seconds after the shutter is released and lasts about 4 seconds.
When this function is enabled, sound is recorded automatically every time
you take a picture.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [R][ON]

g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

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Changing the monitor and viewfinder display (y)

1 Take the picture.

• When recording starts, aim the camera
microphone at the source of the sound
you want to record.

TIPS

• H is displayed when still pictures with sound are played back. During

playback, sound is output from the speaker. The volume can be adjusted.
g“Setting camera sounds (8/BEEP/SHUTTER SOUND/VOLUME)”
(P. 107)

• Sound can be added later to still pictures. Recorded sound can also be re-

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recorded. g“Adding sound to still pictures” (P. 86)

Note

• If the microphone is farther than 1 m (3.3 ft.) from the subject, sound may not
be recorded properly.

• Pictures cannot be taken during sound recording.

• Recording sound with still pictures is not available during sequential shooting,
panorama shooting, or timelapse.

• Sound recording may also pick up camera noises, such as button operations,
shutter movement, etc.

• Sound recording may not be possible if there is insufficient space in the internal
memory or the card.

Additional shooting functions

Microphone

Changing the monitor and viewfinder display (DISP./GUIDE)

This function displays histograms and lines that help you to compose your
pictures. Also, you can hide the shooting information from being displayed
on the monitor.

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Changing the monitor and viewfinder display (y)

1600

1200

SQ1

0.0

F4.0

1/200

0.0

F4.0

1/200

1600

1200

SQ1

0.0

F4.0

1/200

1 Press the DISP./GUIDE button repeatedly.

•Press the DISP./GUIDE button to change the display in the following order.

g“Direct buttons” (P. 12)

Displays the regular shooting
information.

0.0

F4.0

1/200

Displays only the AF target
mark.

F4.0

44

0.0

44

Displays lines. The lines
displayed will change depending
on the [FRAME ASSIST] setting.
This screen is not displayed in
n mode.
This screen is not displayed if
[FRAME ASSIST] is [OFF].

1/200

SQ1

×

F4.0

1200

0.0

441600

1600

1200

SQ1

×

1/200

Displays a histogram showing
the luminance distribution of the
picture.
This screen is not displayed in n
mode.
This screen is not displayed if
[u] is [OFF].

TIPS

• Information is displayed on the monitor when the display is changed or menu
operations are performed. For details about displayed information, refer to
“Monitor Symbols & icons” in the “Basic Manual”.

Histogram

This displays the histogram. You can take pictures while checking the contrast of the
subject, thereby enabling you to closely control the exposure.

OFF The histogram is not displayed.
ON The histogram is displayed.
DIRECT Displays the black and white areas directly on the picture.

When [DIRECT] is enabled, the histogram in playback mode is also
displayed directly on the picture.

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Additional shooting functions

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Changing the monitor and viewfinder display (y)

Top menu [MODE MENU] [SETUP] [u] [OFF] / [ON] / [DIRECT]

g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

TIPS

How to read the histogram

1 If the peak fills too much of the frame, the image will

appear mostly black.

2 If the peak fills too much of the frame, the image will

appear mostly white.

3 The part indicated in green in the histogram shows

the luminance distribution within the AF target mark.

Black and white areas

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Red dots: Mainly white area
Blue dots: Mainly black area

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Note

• The histogram displayed during shooting may differ from the histogram
displayed during playback.

Frame assist

Additional shooting functions

This displays the frame assist and determines the type of frame assist. Refer to this
when composing your picture.

1

2

OFF Does not display lines.

w Displays horizontal and vertical lines.
x Displays diagonal lines.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [SETUP] [FRAME ASSIST]
[OFF] / [w] / [x] g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

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Playback

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With film-type cameras, you cannot see the
pictures you have taken until the film has been
developed. And aren’t you sometimes
disappointed with the results when you do
eventually see them? Pictures of blurred
scenery or someone with their eyes shut. Or
maybe you took several pictures of the same
scene because you weren’t sure whether they
would come out or not. That’s no way to record
important memories!
With a digital camera, you can review your
pictures immediately. Just play the picture
back as soon as you’ve taken it. If you don’t
like what you see, erase and take it again. So
don’t be afraid of pictures not coming out well­just keep on pressing that shutter button!

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NO!

OK!

SAVE!

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Playing back still pictures

12

30

SQ1

100

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4

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The pictures on a card are played back if a card is inserted in the camera.
Remove the card to play back pictures stored in the internal memory.

• The last picture taken is displayed on the monitor (single-frame playback).

• You can use this function in shooting mode by pressing the QUICK VIEW button.

• Use the arrow pad to browse the pictures.

1 Push or pull the zoom lever toward W or T.

• You can view the pictures close up (close-up playback), as a thumbnail
(index display), or in calendar form (calendar display).

-

100

0004

’0505.

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Playback

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Index display

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• Use the arrow pad to
select the picture to play

W

back, and press Z to

2 3

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return to single-frame
playback.

• Push the lever toward W
to display the pictures in
4, 9, 16 or 25 frames.

9

9

W

W

W

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Close-up playback

• Repeatedly pull the lever
toward T to incrementally
enlarge the picture up to
10 times the original size.

• Press the arrow pad
during close-up playback
to scroll the picture in the
indicated direction.

• Pictures cannot be stored
in an enlarged state.

Calendar display

Thu

Fri

Sat

• In 25-frame index display, push

2 3

the lever toward W to play back
the pictures in a calendar.

• Use the arrow pad to select a

date with a picture and press Z,
or pull the zoom lever toward T
to return to single-frame
playback.

Playing back still pictures

12

30

SQ1

100

0004

12

30

SQ1

100

0004

12

30

SQ1

100

0004

Playing back pictures in a calendar (CALENDAR)

This function allows you to display the pictures you have taken in a calendar format.
When a still picture or movie is recorded, it is automatically registered to the calendar
by the date of recording.
You need to have the date and time set on the camera before shooting if you want
your pictures to be played back on the correct date with the calendar display.
g“Setting the date and time” (P. 111)

Top menu [CALENDAR] g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

• A monthly calendar is displayed. Select the date of the pictures to play back and

press Z. Each frame is played back.

Picture rotation

Pictures taken with the camera held vertically are displayed horizontally. This
function lets you turn such pictures 90° clockwise or counterclockwise so that they
are displayed vertically.

Select the picture that you want to rotate and display the top menu.

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Playback

Top menu [MODE MENU] [PLAY] [y] [+90°] / [0°] / [-90°]

g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

• For album playback mode: Top menu [ALBUM MENU] [y]

[+90°] / [0°] / [-90°]

100

’0505.

-

0909.

0004

2626 12

SQ1

:

30

4

+90°

100

’0505.

-

0909.

0004

2626 12

SQ1

:

30

4

0° -90°

Note

• The following pictures cannot be rotated.
Movies, protected pictures, computer-edited pictures, and pictures taken

with another camera

• New picture orientations are saved even when the power is turned off.

100

’0505.

-

0004

0909.

2626 12

SQ1

:

30

4

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Playing back movies

00

00

36

SQ

100

0004

12

30

00

00

36

This function lets you playback movies. You can fast forward the movie or
play it back one frame at a time.
Select the movie that you want to play, then display the top menu.

Top menu [MOVIE PLAY] g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

• The movie is played back. When playback
ends, the camera automatically returns to the
beginning of the movie and displays the
[MOVIE PLAY] menu.

MOVIE PLAY

RESTART

EXIT

(Operations during movie playback

Change the volume or speed during playback.

s : Increases the volume.
r : Reduces the volume.
q : Each time you press the button, the

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playback speed changes in the following
order: 2×; 20×; and back to 1×.

p : Plays the movie in reverse. Each time you

press the button, the playback speed
changes in the following order: 2×; 20×;

Playback

and back to 1×.

Z : Pauses the movie.

(Operations during pause

You can play back the movie frame by frame.

s : Displays the first frame.
r : Displays the last frame.
q : Displays the next frame.
p : Displays the previous frame.

Z : The [MOVIE PLAY] screen is displayed.

Playing time/Total recording time

Note

• The card access lamp blinks while the camera is reading the movie. Reading
of movies may take some time. Do not open the card cover while the card
access lamp is blinking. Doing so may damage the data in the internal memory
or the card and render the internal memory or card unusable.

SELECT

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00

00

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:

0000 /

:

0000 /

00

00

GO

OK

SQ

:

30

:

36

:

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Playing back movies

Selecting the position to begin movie playback (INDEX PLAY)

This function displays a movie with a time index, allowing you to play back the movie
from the desired frame.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [PLAY] [INDEX PLAY]

g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

1 Press srpq to select a frame.

• Push or pull the zoom lever to change
the number of displayed index frames.

2 Press Z.

• Movie playback begins from the
selected frame.

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Playback

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Playing back albums

Pictures recorded to the card can be organized by sorting them into
albums.
Pictures stored in the internal memory cannot be entered in albums.
You can enter up to 100 pictures into each of the available 12 albums.
Using the provided OLYMPUS Master software, you can enter pictures
from a computer into an album on a card.

(Album playback mode menu

To enable album playback mode, select [ALBUM] on the top menu in normal
playback mode. Press Z in album playback mode to display the album playback
mode top menu. g“Menus” (P. 14)

ALBUM MENU

Select [ALBUM MENU] on the top menu in album playback mode to display the
[ALBUM MENU] screen.

ALBUM MENU

OFF

°

0

SELECT TITLE IMAGE

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Functions that can be set in [ALBUM MENU]

Playback

0 P. 99 < P. 129

y P. 75 VOLUME P. 107
SELECT TITLE IMAGE P. 81 s P. 110

UNDO ENTRY P. 82 VIDEO OUT P. 98

Function

UNDO ENTRY

Ref.

Page

Function

Ref.

Page

Adding pictures to an album (ALBUM ENTRY)

You can enter pictures or movies in an album.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [PLAY] [ALBUM ENTRY]

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g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

Playing back albums

8

7

8

10

1 Select the album entry method.

SEL. IMAGE Selects one frame at a

time for entry.

SET CALENDAR Selects a date on the

calendar display, and
enters one picture from
that date into the album.

SET ALL Selects all still pictures,

or all movies, or all
protected pictures, and enters them into one album.

2 Press pq to select an album, and

press Z.

ALBUM ENTRY

SEL. IMAGE

SET CALENDAR

SET ALL

CANCEL

SELECT

SEL. ALBUM

1 324

13

2

558

6

6

SELECT

(SEL. IMAGE

3 Press srpq to select a picture

to enter the album, and press Z.

• R is displayed on the selected picture.

•Press Z again to cancel the selection.

• Repeat Step 3 to enter multiple pictures.

• Pull the zoom lever toward T to display a
picture using single-frame playback.

GO

11

OK

SEL. IMAGE

667

10

10 111111 1 2121299

OK

4 After selecting all the pictures to enter, hold down Z.
5 Select [YES], and press Z.

OK

GO

4

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GO

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Playing back albums

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Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

10

13

17

12

20

24

19

27

28

26

OK

HOLD

UNDO ENTRY

(SET CALENDAR

3 Press srpq to select the date

with pictures to enter in the
album, and press Z.

4 Select [YES], and press Z.

2005

Sun Mon

Tue

Wed

28 29 30 31 1

9

64 7 8 9 10

5

13

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(SET ALL

3 Select [PHOTO], [MOVIE] or

[0], and press Z.

4 Select [YES], and press Z.

SELECT

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Note

• The same picture cannot be entered in multiple albums.

Playback

Viewing pictures in albums (SEL. ALBUM)

Top menu [ALBUM] g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

SET ALL

PHOTO

MOVIE

Thu

GO

Fri

Sat

2 3

OK

1 Press Z.

• The top menu of the album playback
mode is displayed.

2 Select [SEL. ALBUM].

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CLOSE ALBUM

SEL. ALBUM

UNDO ENTRY

ALBUM MENU

OK

HOLD

Playing back albums

12

3 Press srpq to select an

album to view, and press Z.

• The title image for each album is
displayed.

11

9

SELECT

SEL. ALBUM

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6 7 85

1010111112

10 11 129

GO

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OK

4 Use the arrow pad to display

the picture you want.

q : Displays the next picture.
p : Displays the previous picture.
s : Jumps to the picture 10 frames

back.

r : Jumps to the picture 10 frames

ahead.

• When playing back still pictures, pull
the zoom lever toward T for close-up playback. During close-up playback,
use the arrow pad to scroll.

5 To exit album display, press Z to display the top menu, and

select [CLOSE ALBUM].

TIPS

• To display pictures from other albums, select [SEL. ALBUM] from the top menu,
and select the album to view.

Selecting an album cover (SELECT TITLE IMAGE)

You can change the title image (first frame in album) displayed on the [SEL. ALBUM]
screen.
Select the album to change, then display the top menu.

Top menu [ALBUM MENU] [SELECT TITLE IMAGE]

g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

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Playback

1 Press pq to select the picture for

the title image, and press Z.

2 Select [OK], and press Z.

• The title image for the album is
changed.

SELECT TITLE IMAGE

OK

CANCEL

SELECT

GO

OK

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Playing back albums

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8

10

Undoing album entries (UNDO ENTRY)

You can cancel pictures entered in an album. The picture will still be saved on the
card. This only removes the picture from the album.
Select the album containing the picture to undo, then display the top menu.

Top menu [ALBUM MENU] [UNDO ENTRY]

g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

1 Select the album undo method,

and press Z.

SEL. IMAGE Selects one frame at a

UNDO ALL This will undo all images

time to undo.

in the album.

SELECT

(SEL. IMAGE

2 Press srpq to select the

pictures to undo, and press Z.

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• R is displayed on the selected picture.

•Press Z again to cancel the selection.

• Repeat Step 2 to undo multiple pictures.

• Pull the zoom lever toward T to display a
picture using single-frame playback.

Playback

11

GO

3 After selecting all the pictures to undo, hold down Z.
4 Select [YES], and press Z.

(UNDO ALL

2 Select [YES], and press Z.

UNDO ENTRY

SEL. IMAGE

UNDO ALL

CANCEL

SEL. IMAGE

667

10

10 111111 1 2121299

OK

UNDO ALL

YES

NO

OK

GO

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HOLDEXIT

SELECT

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GO

OK

Playing back albums

Erasing pictures from albums

You can erase pictures entered in an album. Unlike undoing album pictures, this
erases the picture from the card.
Display and erase a picture from an album.

Note

• You cannot erase protected pictures. Cancel protection before erasing such

pictures. g“Protecting pictures” (P. 99)

• Once erased, pictures cannot be restored. To only remove pictures from the

album, use [UNDO ENTRY]. g“Undoing album entries (UNDO ENTRY)”
(P. 82)

1 Select the picture you want to

erase, and press the S button.

g“Direct buttons” (P. 12)

2 Select [YES], and press Z.

SELECT

ERASE

YES

NO

GO

OK

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Slideshow

This function displays still pictures stored in the internal memory or the
card one after another. You can select from 9 different transition effects.
Only the first frame of each movie is displayed.

NORMAL

The pictures are played back one at a time.

SCROLL

The current picture scrolls off the screen to the left as the next picture scrolls onto
the screen from the right.

FADER

The current picture gradually fades out as the next picture gradually fades in.

ZOOM DOWN

The camera gradually zooms out from the current picture until it disappears into the
center of the screen. The next picture then appears in the center of the screen, and
the camera gradually zooms in on the picture until it is full size.

ZOOM UP

The camera gradually zooms in on the current picture until it disappears. The next
picture is displayed with the center enlarged, and the camera then gradually zooms
out until the picture is full size.

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CHECKERBOARD

The next picture is displayed with a mosaic pattern that gradually disappears to
reveal the picture.

BLINDS

Playback

The next picture is displayed over the current picture with an effect that resembles a
set of blinds opening.

SWIVEL

The current picture is reduced in size and spins off the screen to left as the next
picture spins onto the screen from the right and is enlarged to full size. The three­dimensional movement of the two pictures resembles a spinning cube.

RANDOM

The slideshow is displayed with a randomly selected transition effect for each frame
([SCROLL], [FADER], [ZOOM DOWN], [ZOOM UP], [CHECKERBOARD],
[BLINDS], or [SWIVEL]).

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Slideshow

Top menu [MODE MENU] [PLAY] [m] g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

• For album playback mode: Top menu [m]

1 Select a transition effect for the

slideshow, and press Z.

• The slideshow starts.

• The slideshow will not stop until you
cancel it by pressing Z.

CANCEL

Note

• You are recommended to use the optional AC adapter when running a
slideshow for a long period of time. The camera will enter sleep mode after
about 30 minutes and stop the slideshow automatically.

NORMAL

SCROLL

FADER

ZOOM DOWN

SELECT

GO

OK

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Adding sound to still pictures

Sound can be added to a still picture that you have already taken. You can
also re-record over the sound that has already been recorded. Total
recording time per picture is approximately 4 seconds.

Select the still picture to which you want to add sound and display the top
menu.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [PLAY] [R] g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

1 Press q to display [START].

PLAY

EDIT
MEM
SET

START

2 Aim the camera microphone

toward the sound you want to

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record, and press Z to start
recording.

• The [BUSY] bar is displayed during
recording.

Note

• If the microphone is farther than 1 m (3.3 ft.) from the subject, sound may not
be recorded properly.

• If you re-record the sound, the original sound is erased.

• Sound recording is not possible if there is insufficient space in the internal
memory or on the card.

• The microphone may pick up the sound of buttons operated.

• Once sound is added to a picture, it is not possible to erase the sound. In this
case, make a re-recording with silence.

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Microphone

Editing still pictures (RAW DATA EDIT/Resizing/Trimming/REDEYE FIX/BLACK & WHITE/SEPIA)

Editing still pictures (RAW DATA EDIT/

P

/REDEYE FIX/BLACK & WHITE/SEPIA)

This function lets you edit still pictures and save them as new pictures. The
following editing operations are possible.

Q

/

RAW DATA EDIT Adjusts the pictures recorded in raw data format and stores

Q Changes the image size to 640 × 480 or 320 × 240 and saves

P Crops part of a picture and saves it as a new file.

REDEYE FIX Corrects the red-eye phenomenon caused by the flash making

BLACK & WHITE Changes the picture to black and white and saves it as a new

SEPIA Changes the picture to sepia and saves it as a new file.

Select the picture that you want to edit and display the top menu. To use the [RAW
DATA EDIT] function, select a picture taken with [K] set to [RAW].

Top menu [EDIT] g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

them as new pictures in JPEG format. You can check the result
on the monitor and make sure the desired effect has been
achieved.
The following items can be edited with [RAW DATA EDIT].

Item Settings

K SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 P. 25
WB AUTO, PRESET, V*P.59
> RED7–BLUE7 P.61

SHARPNESS -5 – +5 P. 62

CONTRAST -5 – +5 P. 62

SATURATION -5 – +5 P. 62

* Only available when the picture is taken with [WB] set to [V].

the picture as a new file.

the subject’s eyes appear red in the picture, and saves the
picture as a new file.

file.

Ref.

Page

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1 Select [RAW DATA EDIT], [Q],

[P], [REDEYE FIX], [BLACK &
WHITE], or [SEPIA], and press q.

RAW DATA EDIT

PLAY

EDIT

REDEYE FIX

MEM

BLACK & WHITE

SET

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Editing still pictures (RAW DATA EDIT/Q/P/REDEYE FIX/BLACK & WHITE/SEPIA)

2 Edit the picture.

(When [RAW DATA EDIT] is

selected

1 Select an editing option, and press Z.

2 When you have finished editing the

data, press Z.

3 Select [OK], and press Z.

(When [Q] is selected

1 Select [640 × 480] or [320 × 240],

and press Z.

RAW DATA EDIT

WB

SHARPNESS

CONTRAST

SELECT

CANCEL

AUTO

PRESET

640×480
320×240

CANCEL

GO

OK

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(When [P] is selected

1 Select [NEW FILE], and press Z.

2 Adjust the trimming position and

size.
srpq Adjusts the position of

the picture.

Zoom lever Adjusts the size of the

picture.

3 Press Z.
4 Select [OK], and press Z.

GO

OK

(When [REDEYE FIX] is

selected

1 Select [NEW FILE], and press Z.

• After the [BUSY] bar is displayed,
the areas targeted for correction
are framed in blue.

2 Press Z.

• When the blue frame is not
displayed, red-eye correction is not available.

CANCEL

GO

OK

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Editing still pictures (RAW DATA EDIT/Q/P/REDEYE FIX/BLACK & WHITE/SEPIA)

(When [BLACK & WHITE] or

BLACK & WHITE

[SEPIA] is selected

1 Select [NEW FILE], and press Z.

NEW FILE

CANCEL

CANCEL

When [BLACK & WHITE] is

• The [BUSY] bar is displayed and after the
image is saved, the camera returns to the playback mode.

SELECT

selected

GO

OK

Note

• Editing with [RAW DATA EDIT], [Q], [P], [REDEYE FIX], [BLACK & WHITE],

or [SEPIA] is not possible in the following cases:

If there is insufficient space in the internal memory or the card, or for
movies, pictures edited with a computer, pictures taken with another
camera, or pictures in raw data format (not including [RAW DATA EDIT]).

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Playback

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Creating composite pictures (FRAME/ TITLE/CALENDAR/LAYOUT)

This function lets you add frames, titles or a calendar to still pictures and
save them as new pictures. You can also create an index layout of
selected pictures and save it as a new picture. The following picture
composite operations are possible.

FRAME Adds a selected frame to a picture and saves it as a new picture.
TITLE Adds a selected title to a picture and saves it as a new picture.
CALENDAR Adds a calendar to a picture and saves it as a new picture.
LAYOUT Creates an index layout of pictures selected in normal playback,

album playback or calendar display, and saves it as a new
picture.

Top menu [EDIT] [FRAME] / [TITLE] /[CALENDAR] / [LAYOUT]

g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

1 Select [NEW FILE], and press Z.

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CANCEL

When [FRAME] is selected

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2 Add a decoratopion.

(

When [FRAME] is selected

1 Press pq to select a frame, and

press Z.

2 Press pq to select the picture to

which you want to add the frame,
and press Z.

•

Press

sr

90° clockwise or counterclockwise.

3 Adjust the position and size of the

picture, and press Z.
srpq Adjusts the position of

Zoom lever Adjusts the size of the

When you select a frame that can
accommodate more than one picture,
repeat Steps 2 and 3 to add pictures.

to rotate the picture

the picture.

picture.

FRAME

SELECT

SEL. IMAGE

SELECT

FRAME

MOVE

NEW FILE

CANCEL

OK

GO

OK

GO

OK

GO

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Creating composite pictures (FRAME/TITLE/CALENDAR/LAYOUT)

(When [TITLE] is selected

1 Press pq to select a picture, and

press Z.

2 Press pq to select a title, and press

Z.

•

Press

sr

to rotate the picture

90° clockwise or counterclockwise.

3 Adjust the position and size of the

title, and press Z.
srpq Adjusts the position of

the title.

Zoom lever Adjusts the size of the

title.

4 Press srpq to select the color of

the title, and press Z.

SELECT

TITLE

SELECT

TITLE

TITLE

(When [CALENDAR] is selected

1 Press pq to select a picture, and

press Z.

2 Press pq to select a calendar, and

press Z.

Press

sr

•

to rotate the picture

90° clockwise or counterclockwise.

3 Set the date of the calendar, and

press Z.
sr Changes the settings for

year and month.

pq Alternates between the year

and month settings.

SELECT

CALENDAR

SELECT

CALENDAR

2005

SET

.

OK

GO

OK

GOMOVE

6

OK

GO

OK

GO

09

OK

GO

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12

2005

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

10

13

17

12

20

24

19

27

28

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Creating composite pictures (FRAME/TITLE/CALENDAR/LAYOUT)

(When [LAYOUT] is selected

1 Press pq to select a layout, and press Z.
2 Select the type of layout picture, and

press Z.
ALL IMAGES All pictures in the

internal memory or
the card are added to
the layout.

ALBUM All pictures in the

gGo to Step 3.

SELECT

selected album are
added to the layout.

CALENDAR Select the pictures you want to add to the layout by day

from the monthly display.

SEL. IMAGE Select the pictures to be added to the layout individually.

3 Select the pictures.

When [ALBUM] is selected

•Press pq to select an album,

and press Z.

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SELECT

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When [CALENDAR] is selected

• Use the arrow pad to select the

day, and press Z.

When [SEL. IMAGE] is selected

•Press pq to select a picture,

and press Z. Repeat this step
and select additional pictures
until the screen in Step 3 is
displayed.

•

Press

sr

to rotate the picture

90° clockwise or counterclockwise.

2005

9

Sun Mon

LAYOUT

ALL IMAGES

ALBUM
CALENDAR
SEL. IMAGE

OK

GO

SEL. ALBUM

11

6785

6 7 85

1010111112

9

10 11 129

Tue

Wed

28 29 30 31 1

64 7 8 9 10

5

13

11 14141515161617

12

20

18 21212222232324

19

27

25 30301292928

26

42 56783

Thu

GO

443322

OK

Fri

Sat

2 3

SEL. IMAGE

OK

SELECT

GO

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Adjusting pictures (BRIGHTNESS/SATURATION)

3 Select [OK], and press Z.

• The [BUSY] bar is displayed and after
the image is saved, the camera returns
to the playback mode.

SELECT

When [FRAME] is selected

FRAME

OK

RESET

CANCEL

OK

GO

Note

• Creating a composite picture with [FRAME], [TITLE], [CALENDAR] or
[LAYOUT] is not possible in the following cases:

If there is insufficient space in the internal memory or the card, or for
movies, pictures edited with a computer, pictures taken with another
camera, or pictures in raw data format.

TIPS

• You can change frames and titles using OLYMPUS Master software. For
details, refer to the “Help” guide and the OLYMPUS Master reference manual.

Adjusting pictures (BRIGHTNESS/
SATURATION)

This function lets you adjust still pictures and save them as new pictures.
The following adjustment operations are possible.

BRIGHTNESS Adjusting the brightness of a picture and saves the picture as a

SATURATION Adjusting the color strength of a picture and saves the picture as

new file.

a new file.

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Select the picture that you want to adjust and display the top menu.

Top menu [EDIT] [BRIGHTNESS] / [SATURATION]

g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

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Editing movies

1 Select [NEW FILE], and press Z.

CANCEL

When [SATURATION] is

2 Press sr to adjust the

brightness or saturation, and
press Z.

3 Select [OK], and press Z.

• The [BUSY] bar is displayed and after
the image is saved, the camera returns
to the playback mode.

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Note

• Adjusting pictures with [BRIGHTNESS] or [SATURATION] is not possible in the
following cases:

If there is insufficient space in the internal memory or the card, or for

Playback

movies, pictures edited with a computer, pictures taken with another
camera, or pictures in raw data format.

SELECT

When [SATURATION] is

SATURATION

SELECT

selected

SATURATION

selected

NEW FILE

CANCEL

OK

GO

OK

GO

Editing movies

This function lets you create indexes and edit movies.

INDEX 9 frames extracted from a movie are displayed as an index and stored as

EDIT This function lets you extract parts of the movie that you want.

Select a movie that you want to edit and display the top menu.

a still picture.

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Creating an index

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00:36

00:00

00:36

Editing movies

Top menu [MODE MENU] [EDIT] [INDEX]

1 Select [NEW FILE], and press Z.

2 Select the first frame of the

index, and press Z.

s : Jumps to the first frame of the movie.
r : Jumps to the last frame of the movie.
q : Displays the next frame. The movie

can be played continuously by
holding the button down.

p : Displays the previous frame. The

movie can be played continuously in reverse by holding the button
down.

3 As in Step 2, select the last frame

of the index, and press Z.

4 Select [OK], and press Z.

• The [BUSY] bar is displayed. The 9
frames extracted from the movie are
displayed in index format, and the
camera returns to playback mode. The
index is stored as a new picture.

g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

INDEX

NEW FILE

CANCEL

SELECT

00:00

00:00/00:36

00:00

/00:36

00:00/00:36

SELECT

INDEX

GO

/00:36

GO

GO

OK

RESET

CANCEL

GO

OK

OK

OK

OK

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Editing movies

00:00

00:36

Note

• The index is stored as a still picture in a different record mode from the original
movie.

• The interval between the frames that are automatically extracted varies
depending on the length of the movie.

• You cannot create an index if there is insufficient memory space in the internal
memory or the card.

Editing a movie

Top menu [MODE MENU] [EDIT] [EDIT]g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

1 Select [NEW FILE] or

[OVERWRITE], and press Z.

NEW FILE Stores the edited movie as

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OVERWRITE Stores the edited movie

a new movie.

with the same name as the
original. The original movie
is not stored.

2 Select the first frame of the part

Playback

you want to keep, and press Z.

s : Jumps to the first frame of the movie.
r : Jumps to the last frame of the movie.
q : Displays the next frame. The movie

can be played continuously by
holding the button down.

p : Displays the previous frame. The

movie can be played continuously in
reverse by holding the button down.

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SELECT

EDIT

NEW FILE

OVERWRITE

CANCEL

GO

00:00

/00:36

00:00/00:36

GO

OK

OK

Playing back pictures on a TV

00:00

00:36

3 As in Step 2, select the last frame

of the part you want to keep and

GO

OK

press Z.

00:00

/00:36

00:00/00:36

4 Select [OK], and press Z.

• The [BUSY] bar is displayed and after
the edited movie is stored as a new
movie or the original movie is
overwritten, the camera returns to the
playback mode.

SELECT

Note

• You cannot select [NEW FILE] if there is insufficient memory space in the
internal memory or the card.

• The editing process of long movies is more time-consuming.

EDIT

OK

RESET

CANCEL

OK

GO

Playing back pictures on a TV

Use the provided AV cable to play back recorded images on your TV. You
can play back both still pictures and movies on your TV.

1 Make sure that the TV and camera are turned off. Connect

the multi-connector on the camera to the video input
terminal on the TV using the provided AV cable.

Connect to the TV’s
video input (yellow)
and audio input (white)
terminals.

Multi-connector

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Playback

AV cable (provided)

Connector cover

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Playing back pictures on a TV

2 Turn the TV on, and set it to video input mode.

• For details of switching to video input, refer to your TV’s instruction manual.

3 Press the POWER button to turn the camera on.

• The last picture taken is displayed on the TV. Use the arrow pad to select
the picture you want to display.

• The camera’s monitor stays off.

TIPS

• The close-up playback, index display and slideshow functions can also be used
on a TV screen.

• You are recommended to use the optional AC adapter when playing back
pictures on a TV.

Note

• Make sure that the camera’s video output signal is the same as the TV’s video
signal. g“Video output” (P. 98)

• Be sure to use the provided AV cable to connect the camera to the TV.

• The picture may appear off-center on the TV screen.

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Video output

You can select [NTSC] or [PAL] according to your TV’s video signal type. Use this
setting when playing back pictures on a TV in a foreign country. Select the [VIDEO

Playback

OUT] signal before connecting the AV cable. If you select the wrong video signal
type, you will not be able to play back the recorded pictures properly on the TV.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [SETUP] [VIDEO OUT] [NTSC] / [PAL]

• For album playback mode: Top menu [ALBUM MENU] [VIDEO OUT]
[NTSC] / [PAL]

TIPS

TV video signal types by country/region

Check the video signal type before connecting the camera to the TV.
NTSC North America, Taiwan, Korea, Japan
PAL European countries, China

g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

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Protecting pictures

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You are recommended to protect important pictures to avoid accidentally
erasing them.
Protected pictures cannot be erased by the single-frame/all-frame erase
function, but they are all erased by formatting.

Select the picture you want to protect and display the top menu.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [PLAY] [0][ON] / [OFF]

• For album playback mode: Top menu [ALBUM MENU] [0] [ON] / [OFF]

• To cancel protection, select the protected
picture and select [OFF].

g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

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Displayed when a picture is
protected.

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Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card (BACKUP)

Pictures recorded to the internal memory can be copied to a card (backup).
A backup does not erase the pictures in the internal memory.

You need an optional card to use the backup function. Insert a card
into the camera before using this function.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [CARD] [BACKUP]

g“Using the menus” (P. 17)

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Playback

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Erasing pictures

1 Select [YES], and press Z.

• All image data in the internal memory is
copied to the card.

SELECT

BACKUP

YES

NO

Note

• If there is not enough space left on the card, [CARD FULL] is displayed and
backup is canceled.

• If the battery power runs out while the camera is backing up the data, the image
data may be lost or damaged. It is recommended that you use the AC adapter.

• Never open the card cover or remove the batteries while the camera is backing
up data. Also, do not connect or disconnect the AC adapter. The internal
memory or the card may not operate properly.

Erasing pictures

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This function erases recorded pictures. Pictures can be erased either one
at a time or all the pictures in the internal memory or on the card.

Playback

Note

• You cannot erase protected pictures. Cancel protection before erasing such
pictures.

• Once erased, pictures cannot be restored. Check each picture before erasing
to avoid accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep. g“Protecting
pictures” (P. 99)

• When a picture in an album is erased, it is also erased from the album.

GO

OK

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