Olympus SP-700 Advanced Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

SP-700

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!

2

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 basics 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.

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

Basic operation

Tips before you start
taking pictures

Basic shooting functions

Additional shooting
functions

Playback

Settings

Printing pictures

Connecting the camera
to a computer

P. 8

P. 23

P. 34

P. 49

P. 64

P. 97

P. 114

P. 130

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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.

Appendix

Miscellaneous

P. 146

P. 165

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Table of Contents

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

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

1 Basic operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -8

How to use the mode switch ............................................................... 9

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 ......................................................................... 19

Using the GUIDE function ........................................................... 21

How to read the procedure pages..................................................... 22

2 Tips before you start taking pictures - - - - - -23

If the correct focus cannot be obtained............................................. 24

How to focus (focus lock) ............................................................ 24

Subjects that are difficult to focus on .......................................... 25

Record mode (IMAGE QUALITY) .............................................. 26

Still picture record modes............................................................ 26

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

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

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

The internal memory and memory card ............................................ 30

The card ...................................................................................... 31

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

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

Selecting a scene according to the situation (f)........................ 35

Zooming in on your subject ............................................................... 40

Using the zoom ........................................................................... 40

Using the digital zoom................................................................. 41

Using macro/super macro mode ..................................... 42

Flash shooting .............................................................................. 43

Self-timer shooting ..................................................................... 45

Recording movies ....................................................................... 46

Camera movement compensation (IMAGE STABILIZER) ... 47

Fulltime AF .................................................................................. 48

Recording sound with movies ................................................. 48

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Table of Contents

4 Additional shooting functions - - - - - - - - - - -49

Shoot pictures while checking the shot you just took

(COMPARE & SHOOT) ................................................. 50

Changing ISO sensitivity (ISO) .................................................. 51

Changing picture brightness (EXP. COMP.) .............................. 52

Adjusting the color of a picture (WHITE BALANCE) ................. 53

Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject

(METERING) ......................................................................... 54

Sequential shooting (j/MULTI-SHOT) ............................ 55

Changing the focusing area (AF MODE) .......................................... 56

Panorama shooting ........................................................................... 57

Creating labels for combined LABEL (LABEL SHOT)....................... 59

Recording sound with still pictures ............................................... 60

Changing the monitor display (DISP./GUIDE) .................................. 61

Histogram ............................................................................. 62

Frame assist................................................................................ 63

5 Playback - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -64

Playing back still pictures ........................................................... 65

Playing back pictures in a calendar (CALENDAR) ............... 66

Picture rotation (ROTATION) ................................................ 66

Playing back movies .................................................................. 67

Selecting the position to begin movie playback

(INDEX PLAY) ............................................................... 68

Playing back albums ................................................................... 69

Adding pictures to an album (ALBUM ENTRY)........................... 70

Viewing pictures in albums.......................................................... 72

Selecting an album cover (SELECT TITLE IMAGE) ........... 73

Undoing album entries (UNDO ENTRY) ............................... 73

Erasing pictures from albums ................................................ 75

Slideshow ................................................................................... 76

Adding sound to still pictures ........................................................ 77

Editing still pictures (Q/P/REDEYE FIX/BLACK &

WHITE/SEPIA) .............................................................. 78

Creating composite pictures (FRAME/LABEL/CALENDAR/

LAYOUT) ....................................................................... 80

Adjusting pictures (BRIGHTNESS, SATURATION,

COLOR BALANCE, WARM/COOL) .............................. 84

Editing movies ........................................................................... 85

Creating an index ........................................................................ 86

Editing a movie............................................................................ 87

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Table of Contents

Playing back pictures on a TV........................................................... 89

Video output ................................................................................ 90

Protecting pictures (PROTECT) ................................................ 91

Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card (BACKUP)....... 92

Erasing pictures .................................................................... 93

Single-frame erase ................................................................ 93

Erase selected ............................................................................ 94

All-frame erase .................................................................... 95

Formatting the internal memory/card (MEMORY FORMAT/

FORMAT) ................................................................... 96

6 Settings- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 97

Resetting the settings to the default (RESET) ............................ 98

Selecting a display language .................................................. 99

Changing the startup screen and shutdown screen

(PW ON SETUP/PW OFF SETUP)..................................... 100

Screen setup ............................................................................. 101

Viewing pictures immediately (REC VIEW)..................................... 102

Setting camera sounds (8/BEEP/SHUTTER SOUND/

VOLUME)............................................................................ 103

Resetting file names (FILE NAME) ................................................. 105

Adjusting the image processing function (PIXEL MAPPING) ......... 106

Adjusting the monitor brightness ............................................. 107

Setting the date and time ........................................................ 107

Setting the date and time in another time zone

(DUAL TIME SETUP) .................................................... 108

Displaying a picture automatically (SCREEN SAVER) ................... 110

Setting the sleep time (SLEEP)....................................................... 111

Custom button ........................................................................... 112

Setting the custom button ......................................................... 113

Using the custom button ........................................................... 113

7 Printing pictures - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 114

Direct printing (PictBridge) .............................................................. 115

Using the direct printing function ............................................... 115

Printing pictures (EASY PRINT)................................................ 116

Printing pictures (CUSTOM PRINT).......................................... 118

Other print modes and print settings......................................... 121

If an error message is displayed ............................................... 124

Print settings (DPOF) ................................................................ 125

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Table of Contents

How to make print reservations ................................................. 125

Single-frame reservation ..................................................... 127

All-frame reservation .......................................................... 128

Resetting print reservation data .......................................... 129

8 Connecting the camera to a computer - - - - 130

Flow................................................................................................. 131

Using OLYMPUS Master ................................................................ 132

What is OLYMPUS Master? ...................................................... 132

Installing OLYMPUS Master ..................................................... 133

Connecting the camera to a computer ............................................ 137

Starting up OLYMPUS Master ........................................................ 138

Displaying camera images on a computer ...................................... 140

Downloading and saving images .............................................. 140

Viewing still pictures and movies .................................................... 142

Printing pictures .............................................................................. 143

To download and save images to a computer without using

OLYMPUS Master............................................................... 145

9 Appendix - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 146

Troubleshooting .............................................................................. 147

Error messages ......................................................................... 147

Troubleshooting ........................................................................ 149

Camera care ................................................................................... 156

Battery............................................................................................. 157

AC adapter ...................................................................................... 158

Safety Precautions .......................................................................... 159

Glossary of terms ............................................................................ 163

10 Miscellaneous - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 165

Menu list.......................................................................................... 166

List of factory default settings.......................................................... 175

Functions available in shooting modes and scenes........................ 177

Index ............................................................................................... 183

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1 Basic operation

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COMPARE

MULTI

& SHOOT

-SHOT

CANCEL MODE

IMAGE
QUALITY

WHITE

EXP.

BALANCE

COMP.

Basic operation

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.

RESET

MENU

ISO

METERING

DRIVE

CAMERA

DIGITAL ZOOM

MEM

AF MODE

SET

PANORAMA

AUTO

OFF
SPOT

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Movies

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Sequential shooting

How to use the mode switch

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This camera features a shooting mode and a playback mode. Shooting
mode is for taking pictures and adjusting shooting settings, whereas
playback mode is for displaying and editing pictures you have taken.
To switch between the shooting mode and the playback mode slide the
mode switch.

1

Basic operation

Shooting modes

Set the mode switch to K
to take still pictures or
to record movies.

e pictures (shooting mode

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• The subject is displayed on
the monitor.

n

44

Set to q.

Set to K or n.

Playback mode

Set the mode switch to this
position to view pictures.

o play back (playback mode

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• The last picture taken is
displayed on the monitor.

Mode switch notation

In this manual, the following icons indicate the camera mode necessary for
using functions. If two or three icons are displayed, the described function can
be used in any of those modes. The icons for modes that cannot be used are
shown in gray.

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30

4

This indicates an operation when the mode switch is set to
K.

This indicates an operation when the mode switch is set to
K, n or q.

9

How to use the mode switch

(Turning the camera on in shooting mode

1

Set the mode switch to K or n and press the o button.

• The camera turns on in shooting mode. You are ready to take pictures.

o button

Mode switch

Basic operation

(Lens cover opens

To turn the camera off

jPress the o button. The lens cover closes and the monitor and the power/

card access lamp turn off.

To switch to playback mode

jSet the mode switch to q. The camera is in playback mode while the lens cover

remains open. To return to shooting mode, set the mode switch to K or n.

(The monitor turns on.

(Power/card

access lamp
turns on.

10

How to use the mode switch

(Turning the camera on in playback mode

Set the mode switch to q and press the o button.

• The camera turns on in playback mode. The last picture taken is displayed on the
monitor.

o button

(The lens cover is closed

To turn the camera off

jPress the o button. The monitor and the power/card access lamp turn off.

To switch to shooting mode

jSet the mode switch to K or n. The lens cover opens and shooting mode is

enabled. To return to playback mode, set the mode switch to q. The lens cover
remains open.

Mode switch

(The monitor turns on.

(Power/card

access lamp
turns on.

1

Basic operation

Note

• When the power is turned on, sometimes the monitor flashes before displaying
the picture. This is not a malfunction.

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. 107)

Y/M/D

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Direct buttons

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

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2

Basic operation

1 QUICK VIEW button gP. 65

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 again or press the shutter button halfway.

2 z (custom) button gP. 112

Activates the function that is selected for the custom button.

3 DISP./GUIDE button gP. 21, 61

Select a menu item, and press this button to display an explanation of its function.
When the camera is ready to shoot, press this button repeatedly to toggle the
display of shooting information, composition guide lines and histogram.

X& button (Macro) gP. 42

4

Enables macro mode or super macro mode.

5 Of (SCENE SELECT) button gP. 38

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

5

8

6

7

6 Y# button (Flash mode) gP. 43

Selects the flash mode.

7 Z button (OK/MENU) gP. 14

Displays the top menu of shooting mode.

8 NY button (Self-timer) gP. 45

Switches the self-timer mode on/off

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Direct buttons

12

30

ISO

400

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SIZE

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12

30

100

0004

6M

12

ISO

400

6M

Using the direct buttons in playback mode

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43

< button (Print) gP. 116

1

Prints pictures displayed on the monitor.

DISP./GUIDE button gP. 21

2

Select a menu item, and press this button to display an explanation of its
function. During playback, press this button repeatedly to change the
display in the following order.

The playback
screen is displayed.

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B6M

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30

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100

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Detailed camera
information is
displayed.

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+

ISO

1010.

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B6M

400

2.0

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30

4

Only f is
displayed.

The histogram is
displayed.
This screen is
not displayed
during movies.

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2.0

+

ISO

400

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Basic operation

Z button (OK/MENU) gP. 14

3

Displays the top menu of playback mode.

S button (Erase) gP. 75, 93

4

Erases pictures displayed on the monitor.

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Menus

COMPARE
& SHOOT

MULTI

-SHOT

RESET

IMAGE
QUALITY

CANCEL

MODE
MENU

WHITE
BALANCE

EXP.
COMP.

ISO

Press Z in shooting mode or playback mode to display the menus on the
monitor. Menus are used to select each camera setting.

1

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.

COMPARE

MULTI

& SHOOT

IMAGE
QUALITY

WHITE
BALANCE

-SHOT

CANCEL

EXP.
COMP.

RESET

MODE
MENU

ISO

Closes the top menu.

Shortcut menus

For setting menu items directly. Settings are categorized by function

into tabs.

Cancel

Mode menu

14

Menus

COMPARE
& SHOOT

MULTI

-SHOT

RESET

IMAGE
QUALITY

CANCEL

MODE
MENU

WHITE
BALANCE

EXP.
COMP.

ISO

IMAGE
STABI­LIZER

COMPARE
& SHOOT

RESET

IMAGE
QUALITY

CANCEL

MODE
MENU

WHITE
BALANCE

EXP.
COMP.

ISO

Shortcut menus

Shooting mode

(

For moviesFor still pictures

COMPARE
& SHOOT

WHITE
BALANCE

COMPARE & SHOOT P. 50

MULTI-SHOT (for still pictures) P. 55

IMAGE STABILIZER (for movies) P. 47

RESET P. 98

IMAGE QUALITY

CANCEL P. 14

MODE MENU P. 18

WHITE BALANCE P. 53

EXP. COMP. P. 52

ISO P. 51

IMAGE
QUALITY

MULTI

-SHOT

CANCEL

EXP.
COMP.

RESET

MODE
MENU

ISO

COMPARE
& SHOOT

IMAGE
QUALITY

WHITE
BALANCE

IMAGE
STABI­LIZER

CANCEL

EXP.
COMP.

RESET

MODE
MENU

ISO

Menu items for taking pictures Ref. Page

P. 26
P. 27

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Basic operation

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Menus

CANCEL

ALBUM

CALENDAR

ERASE

SLIDE
SHOW

COMPOSE
IMAGE

ADJUST
IMAGE

EDIT
IMAGE

MODE
MENU

MOVIE
PLAY

INDEX
PLAY

EDIT

CANCEL

ALBUM

CALENDAR

ERASE

SLIDE
SHOW

MODE
MENU

(Playback mode

1

COMPOSE
IMAGE

ALBUM

SLIDE
SHOW

Basic operation

COMPOSE IMAGE (for still pictures) P. 80

INDEX PLAY (for movies) P. 68

ADJUST IMAGE (for still pictures) P. 84

MOVIE PLAY (for movies) P. 67

EDIT IMAGE (for still pictures) P. 78

EDIT (for movies) P. 85

ALBUM P. 69

CANCEL P. 14

MODE MENU P. 18

SLIDESHOW P. 76

CALENDAR P. 66

ERASE P. 93

ADJUST
IMAGE

CANCEL

CALENDAR

EDIT
IMAGE

MODE
MENU

ERASE

Menu items for taking pictures Ref. Page

INDEX
PLAY

ALBUM

SLIDE
SHOW

For moviesFor still pictures

MOVIE
PLAY

CANCEL

CALENDAR

EDIT

MODE
MENU

ERASE

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Menus

CANCEL

UNDO
ENTRY

ROTATION

PROTECT

ALBUM
MENU

CLOSE
ALBUM

SEL.
ALBUM

SELECT
TITLE
IMAGE

SLIDE
SHOW

MOVIE
PLAY

INDEX
PLAY

CANCEL

UNDO
ENTRY

PROTECT

ALBUM
MENU

CLOSE
ALBUM

SEL.
ALBUM

SLIDE
SHOW

(Album playback mode

For moviesFor still pictures

MOVIE
PLAY

CANCEL

INDEX
PLAY

UNDO
ENTRY

ALBUM
MENU

PROTECT

SEL.
ALBUM

CLOSE
ALBUM

SLIDE
SHOW

SELECT
TITLE
IMAGE

CANCEL

ROTATION

UNDO
ENTRY

ALBUM
MENU

PROTECT

SEL.
ALBUM

CLOSE
ALBUM

SLIDE
SHOW

Menu items for taking pictures Ref. Page

SEL. ALBUM P. 72

SELECT TITLE IMAGE (for still pictures) P. 73

MOVIE PLAY (for movies) P. 67

UNDO ENTRY P. 73

CLOSE ALBUM P. 72

CANCEL P. 14

ALBUM MENU P. 69

SLIDESHOW P. 76

ROTATION (for still pictures) P. 66

INDEX PLAY (for movies) P. 68

PROTECT P. 91

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Basic operation

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Menus

Mode menu

1

(

Shooting mode

AUTO

DRIVE

OFF
SPOT

Basic operation

CAMERA

METERING

CAMERA

DIGITAL ZOOM

MEM

AF MODE

SET

PANORAMA

For setting shooting-related functions.

tab

MEMORY/
CARD tab

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

MEM
SET

PLAY tab For setting playback-related functions.

MEMORY/
CARD tab

For erasing all image data and 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.

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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. 166).

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Menus

COMPARE
& SHOOT

MULTI

-SHOT

RESET

IMAGE
QUALITY

CANCEL

MODE
MENU

WHITE
BALANCE

EXP.
COMP.

ISO

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 [DRIVE]

ONXY buttons
Z button

1 Set the mode switch to K to enable shooting mode.

COMPARE
& SHOOT

IMAGE
QUALITY

WHITE
BALANCE

Top menu

MULTI

-SHOT

CANCEL

EXP.
COMP.

RESET

MODE
MENU

ISO

2 Press Z.

• The top menu is displayed.

3 Press Y to select [MODE MENU]

and then press Z.

4 Press ON to select the

[CAMERA] tab, and press Y.

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

METERING

CAMERA

DIGITAL ZOOM

MEM

AF MODE

SET

PANORAMA

AUTO

DRIVE

OFF
SPOT

1

Basic operation

This refers to the
arrow pad (YN).

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Menus

5 Press ON to select [DRIVE], and

1

Basic operation

press Y.

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

• Unavailable settings cannot be
selected.

The selected item is displayed
in a different color.

6 Press ON to select from [o],

[j], or [MULTI-SHOT], and
press Z.

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.

CAMERA

MEM
SET

Press Y to go on to
the following setting.

MEM CAMERA
SET

METERING

DRIVE

DIGITAL ZOOM

AF MODE

PANORAMA

METERING

DRIVE

DIGITAL ZOOM

AF MODE

PANORAMA

BEEP

OFF

1

2

AUTO

OFF
SPOT

o
j

MULTI-SHOT

LOW
HIGH

Operation guide

Press XON 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 [DRIVE]

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

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GO

OK

Menus

Using the GUIDE function

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

1 When a menu is displayed, 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

21

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

Indicates the position in which the mode switch is set. If multiple icons
are displayed, the described function can be used in any of these
modes. The icons of modes that cannot be used are shown in gray.
g“How to use the mode switch” (P. 9), “Mode switch notation” (P. 9)

Basic operation

Select the menus in the order
indicated by . g“Using the
menus” (P. 19), “Menu operation
notation” (P. 20)

When procedures differ for different
modes, the procedures are
explained together.

Available languages may vary
according to where you purchased
the camera. The displayed
language can be changed.
g“Selecting a display language”
(P. 99)

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

Tips before you
start taking pictures

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Your pictures are almost guaranteed to come
out well just by setting the mode switch to K
or A 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

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for printing
applications

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Ideas

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If the correct focus cannot be obtained

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The camera automatically detects the focus target in the frame. The level
of contrast is one of the criteria used to determine 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.

2

How to focus (focus lock)

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.

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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.

AF target mark

Shutter button

Green lamp

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4 Press the shutter button fully.

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

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If the correct focus cannot be obtained

TIPS

Focus on the subject in the center of the frame.

g“Changing the focusing area (AF MODE)” (P. 56)

Note

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

• Never open the battery compartment/card cover, remove the battery or
disconnect the AC adapter while the power/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 battery is replaced or removed.

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

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 (IMAGE QUALITY)

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.

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Still picture record modes

Still pictures are recorded in JPEG format.
Record mode depicts the image size of 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.

Picture with high number of pixels

Picture with low number of pixels

Tips before you start taking pictures

Record mode

B SUPER HIGH6M

e HIGH 4M

f HIGH 2M

L BASIC 1M

E E-MAIL VGA

Image size Application

2816 × 2112

2288 × 1712

1600 × 1200

1024 × 768

640 × 480

The number of storable still pictures is lower,
and recording pictures takes longer, but it is
useful for creating beautiful prints on full-size
paper and for performing computer image
processing, such as contrast adjustment and
red-eye correction.

This is useful for post-card sized prints, or for
computer editing such as rotating or adding
text to a picture.

Standard image quality with a high number of
pictures to shoot. This is useful for viewing
pictures on a computer.

This is useful for sending as e-mail
attachments.

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Record mode (IMAGE QUALITY)

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.

Movie record modes

Movies are recorded in Motion-JPEG format.
[FINE] and [STANDARD] offer an easy-to-see image size, but the recording time is
short. [EXTENDED] offers longer recording time, but the picture may appear grainy.

Number of storable still pictures/remaining recording time

For still pictures

Number of storable still pictures

Record mode Image size

B SUPER HIGH6M 2816 × 2112 6 6 10 10
e HIGH 4M 2288 × 1712 9 9 15 15
f HIGH 2M 1600×120015142423
L BASIC 1M 1024 × 768 36 33 58 52
E E-MAIL VGA 640 × 480 57 48 90 76

Internal memory Using a 16 MB card

Without

sound

With

sound

Without

sound

With

sound

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Record mode (IMAGE QUALITY)

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For movies

Remaining recording time

Record mode Image size

2

F FINE

F STANDARD

M EXTENDED

6M

Number of storable still pictures

640 × 480

(30 frames/sec.)

320 × 240

(30 frames/sec.)

160 × 120

(30 frames/sec.)

Internal memory Using a 16 MB card

Without

sound

5 sec. 5 sec. 8 sec. 8 sec.

15 sec. 14 sec. 24 sec. 23 sec.

66 sec. 62 sec. 105 sec. 99 sec.

With

sound

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Remaining recording time

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.

Without

sound

00:36

00:36

With

sound

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 labels were added with the label shot function and if 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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Record mode (IMAGE QUALITY)

Changing the record mode

Top menu [IMAGE QUALITY] g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

1 For still pictures, select from [B

SUPER HIGH6M], [e HIGH 4M],
[f HIGH 2M], [L BASIC 1M] or
[E E-MAIL VGA].

For movies, select from [F FINE],
[

F

STANDARD], and [M EXTENDED].

B SUPER HIGH6M

e
f HIGH 2M
L BASIC 1M

SELECT

For still pictures

FSTANDARD
MEXTENDED

HIGH 4M

FFINE

GO

OK

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2 Press Z.

SELECT

For movies

GO

OK

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The internal memory and memory card

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Pictures taken are recorded in the internal memory.
Pictures can also be recorded to an 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

2

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

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’0505.

1010.

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Monitor

indication

Pictures are recorded to the

[IN]

internal memory.

[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. 92)

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

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Memory indicator

Shooting mode Playback mode

Pictures are being played back
from the internal memory.

from a card.

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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.

Index area

1

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

Contact area

2

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
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/card
(MEMORY FORMAT/FORMAT)” (P. 96)

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1

2

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The internal memory and memory card

Inserting and removing the card

1 Make sure the camera is turned

off.

2

• The monitor is off.

• The lens cover is closed.

• The power/card access lamp is off.

2 Open the battery compartment/

card cover.

(Inserting the card

Tips before you start taking pictures

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.

Power/card
access lamp

Monitor

1

Battery compartment/card
cover

Notch

Contact area

2

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The internal memory and memory card

(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.

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4 Close the battery compartment/

card cover.

2

Battery compartment/card
cover

1

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3 Basic shooting functions

Basic shooting
functions

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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!

18OKDOCUMENTS

V
P
d
i
e

SELECT

GO

16OKCUISINE

V
P
d
i
e

SELECT

GO

3OKPORTRAIT

P

h

B
F
D

SELECT

GO

5OKLANDSCAPE + PORTRAIT

P

h

B

F

D

SELECT

P

h

B
F
D

GO

LANDSCAPE

4

SELECTOKGO

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Selecting a scene according to the situation (SCENE)

Selecting a scene according to the
situation (f)

When you select from the 26 types of f according to the scene or conditions,
the camera automatically selects the optimal settings.

(f mode
P Program auto

Suitable for general situations. Simply press the shutter button, and the camera
determines optimum conditions and shoots the picture. The camera automatically sets the
optimum aperture value and shutter speed for the brightness of the subject (Program
auto).

h Reducing Blur

This function reduces the blur incurred by a moving subject or camera movement
when taking pictures.

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

*1

3

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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.

*2

C Sports

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

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Selecting a scene according to the situation (f)

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.

*2

N Indoor

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

3

W Candle

Suitable for capturing the atmosphere of a candle-lit scene. Warm colors are
reproduced.
The flash cannot be used.

*2

R Self Portrait

Suitable for taking self-portrait pictures.

c Available Light Portrait

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Suitable for shooting subjects in low light conditions without a flash.
The flash cannot be used.

S Sunset

Suitable for taking pictures of the evening sunlight. Reds and yellows are vividly
reproduced.
The flash cannot be used.

*2

*2

X Fireworks

Suitable for taking pictures of fireworks displays. The camera sets a slower shutter
speed than is used in normal shooting.
The flash cannot be used.

*2

j Museum

Suitable for taking pictures in museums and other places where flash photography
is prohibited.
The flash cannot be used.

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Selecting a scene according to the situation (f)

V Cuisine

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

P Behind Glass

Suitable for shooting a subject through glass.
The flash cannot be used.

d Documents

Suitable for taking pictures of documents or time schedules. The contrast between
the text and background is enhanced.
The flash cannot be used.

i Auction

Suitable for taking pictures of merchandise. The camera takes 3 pictures in
succession at the best size while automatically adjusting the exposure.
The flash cannot be used.

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 in the snow.

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Selecting a scene according to the situation (f)

k Under Water Wide1/l Under Water Wide2

Suitable for taking pictures of scenery under water. Be sure to use the underwater
housing.

Under Water Wide1 (k) Takes pictures, adjusting the focus 1 frame at a time.

Under Water Wide2 (l)

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H Under Water Macro

Position the AF target mark on the subject you want to
focus on, and press NY to lock the focus position.
The focus is fixed at a distance of approximately 5.0 m
(16.4 ft.).
This distance may change depending on the water
quality.

Suitable for taking pictures under water in macro mode. Be sure to use the
underwater housing.
on, and press NY to lock the focus position.

*1

Pictures taken in a dark area may be grainy.

*2

Noise reduction is automatically enabled when the subject is dark. Processing
time between shots is doubled and you cannot take pictures during this time.

TIPS

Basic shooting functions

• 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. 177).

Position the AF target mark on the subject you want to focus

1 Press the Of button.

• The scene selection screen is displayed.

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Selecting a scene according to the situation (f)

2 Press ON to select a scene, and

press Z.

1OKPROGRAMAUTO

P

h

B

F

D

SELECT

4OKLANDSCAPE

P

h

B

F

D

SELECT

3 Take the picture.

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

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

selected

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

The highlighted pict ure is
enlarged.

1 Press XY to select the picture you

want to erase, and press O.
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

A 9 icon is displayed on the
selected picture.

GO

GO

GO

OK

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Note

• The number of shots that can be taken changes according to the record mode

(for [B SUPER HIGH6M] approximately 3 shots).

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Zooming in on your subject

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 3× (equivalent to 38 mm to 114 mm on a 35 mm

3

Optical zoom × digital zoom Max. 18×
Note that camera movement is likely to occur at higher magnifications.

camera)

1 Turn the zoom lever.

Basic shooting functions

Zoom out:
Zoom lever turned to the W

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Zoom lever

Zoom in:
Zoom lever turned to the T

Using the digital zoom

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Zooming in on your subject

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

g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

1 Turn the zoom lever to the T.

Optical zoom Digital zoom

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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.

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Note

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

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The cursor turns orange when inside
the digital zoom area.

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Zooming in on your subject

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Using macro/super macro mode

Focusing is usually slow when you get close to a subject (W: 10 cm/3.9" to 30 cm/

11.8", T: 50 cm/19.7" to 60 cm/23.6"). However, in macro mode focusing is
performed quickly.

& This mode lets you shoot from as close as 10 cm/3.9 in. to your subject. (If

optical zoom is set to maximum wide position)

% This mode lets you shoot from as close as 1 cm/0.4 in. to your subject. In

this mode, normal shooting is also possible, but the magnification of the

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Basic shooting functions

zoom is fixed automatically and cannot be changed.

&%

1 Press X& repeatedly to set [&] or

[%].

g “Direct buttons” (P. 12)

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

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2 Take the picture.

Note

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

• When taking close-ups of a subject in super macro mode, use bright lighting to
prevent the image from being too dark.

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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 to 2.6 m (1.0 to 8.5 ft.)
T (max.): Approx. 0.5 to 2.1 m (1.6 to 6.9 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.

The subject’s eyes appear red.

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.

Fill-in flash (#)

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.

Red-eye fill-in (H)

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

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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.

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 Y# 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.

Basic shooting functions

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

AUTO(Auto flash)

$(Flash off) H(Red-eye fill-in)

!(

Red-eye

reduction flash

)

#(Fill-in flash)

AUTO

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2 Press the shutter button halfway.

• In conditions where the flash will fire, the
# mark lights (flash stand-by).

3 Press the shutter button fully to

take the picture.

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Self-timer shooting

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TIPS

The # mark blinks.

j Flash charging. Wait until the # mark turns off.
j [$] is set. Change the setting to something other than [$] or use a tripod.

Note

• The flash does not fire in the following situations:
Super macro mode, multi-shot, panorama and label shot.

• 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.

Self-timer shooting

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.

1 Press NY and set to [Y ON].

g“Direct buttons” (P. 12)

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

Y ON

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Basic shooting functions

2 Press the shutter button fully to

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.

• To stop shooting while in n mode,
press the shutter button fully again.

• To cancel the self-timer, press NY.

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

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Recording movies

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This function allows you to record movies.
When the record mode is set to [F FINE], the camera can record up to 20
seconds.

1 Compose your picture.

• You can use the zoom lever to enlarge

3

your subject.

Remaining
recording time

2 Press the shutter button fully to

start recording.

• The power/card access lamp blinks

Basic shooting functions

while the movie is being saved.

• During movie recording, the A mark
lights red.

3 Press the shutter button again to

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.

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00:36

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00:36

TIPS

To record audio with the movie

j Set [R] to [ON]. g“Recording sound with movies” (P. 48)

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. 48)

j Set [DIGITAL ZOOM] to [ON]. g“Using the digital zoom” (P. 41)

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Recording movies

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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/card (MEMORY FORMAT/FORMAT)”
(P. 96)

•In n mode, the flash is not available.

Camera movement compensation (IMAGE STABILIZER)

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 [IMAGE
STABILIZER] is set to [ON].

Top menu [IMAGE STABILIZER] [ON] g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

1 Take the picture.

Displayed during
camera
movement
compensation.

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3

Basic shooting functions

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 [IMAGE STABILIZER] to
[OFF], otherwise the movement of the subject may cause the image on the
screen to move.

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Recording movies

Fulltime AF

When [FULLTIME AF] is set to [ON], the subject is automatically kept in focus during
movie recording.

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

3

Note

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

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

g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

Recording sound with movies

Sound can be recorded while shooting a movie.

Basic shooting functions

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

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.

g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

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4 Additional shooting functions

Additional
shooting functions

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Taking pictures like a pro...

Adjust the brightness or white balance of the
picture, change the focusing area depending
on the subject, and make use of other useful
functions to create professional-like pictures.

At night or in the evening...

Adjust the colors of the night sky. Set the white
balance to [1] to give a bluish tinge to a dark
sky.

In the outdoors or at scenic sites...

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

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When COMPARE & SHOOT is set to [ON], the four previous frames are
displayed on the left side. You can compare the previous pictures when
you take the next picture.

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As you take pictures, the picture you took appears at the upper left, and
the four frames on the left move down one with the bottom leaving the

4

display.

Additional shooting functions

Top menu [COMPARE & SHOOT] g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

1 Select [ON] or [OFF], and press

Z.

TIPS

• You can select the picture displayed on the left. The picture on the upper left
becomes the picture selected in playback mode when a picture is selected
once in playback mode and the camera is changed to shooting mode. When
this happens, new images that are shot are moved to the upper left position but
the four on the left side do not change.

COMPARE & SHOOT

OFF

ON

SELECT

CANCEL

GO

OK

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Changing ISO sensitivity (ISO)

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

64/100/200/400 With a low ISO setting, you can shoot clear, sharp images in

Top menu [ISO] g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

1 Select the ISO from [AUTO], [64],

[100], [200], and [400], and then
press Z.

of the subject.

daylight. With a high ISO setting, you can shoot in dark places.

ISO

AUTO

64
100
200

CANCEL

SELECT

GO

OK

Note

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

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Changing picture brightness (EXP. COMP.)

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.

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Top menu [EXP. COMP.] g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

1 Press ON to adjust the

exposure, and press Z.

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

SELECT

2 Take the picture.

Additional shooting functions

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.

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GO

Adjusting the color of a picture (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 natural­looking colors.

AUTO The white balance is adjusted automatically for natural color, regardless

of the light source.

5 For natural colors under a clear sky.
3 For natural colors under a cloudy sky.
1 For natural colors under tungsten lighting.
> For natural colors under fluorescent lighting.

Top menu [WHITE BALANCE] g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

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Additional shooting functions

1 Select a white balance setting,

and press Z.

TIPS

• You can select a white balance setting other than the actual light source, and
enjoy the different color tones on the monitor.

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.

SELECT

WB

AUTO

GO

OK

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Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject (METERING)

When taking pictures against backlight, the face of the subject may appear
darker. With spot metering, the picture can be taken based on the
brightness at the center of the monitor without being affected by the light
in the background.

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

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

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

the subject in the center of the monitor against backlight.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [METERING]

g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

1 Select [AUTO] or [5], and press

Z.

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METERING

DRIVE

DIGITAL ZOOM

MEM CAMERA

AF MODE

SET

PANORAMA

AUTO

Sequential shooting (Sequential/MULTI-SHOT)

Sequential shooting (j/MULTI-SHOT)

You can take a sequence of pictures at one time while holding down the
shutter button.

o Shoots 1 frame at a time when the shutter button is pressed.
j Focus, exposure and white balance are locked at the first frame. The

MULTI-SHOT Pictures are taken at a faster speed than normal sequential shooting.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [DRIVE] [j]/[MULTI-SHOT]

sequential shooting speed varies depending on the record mode
setting.

Nine pictures are automatically saved as one image when the shutter
button is held down continuously (for a maximum of 5 seconds).

g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

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.

• MULTI-SHOT can also be selected by
selecting [MULTI-SHOT] then [ON] from
the top menu and then pressing Z.

MULTI-SHOT image

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Note

• The number of shots that can be taken changes according to the sequential

shooting mode (for [B SUPER HIGH6M] approximately 3 shots).

• During MULTI-SHOT, the flash is not available.

• During panorama shooting, sequential shooting and MULTI-SHOT are not
available.

• If the battery power is low and f blinks during shooting, shooting stops and
the camera starts saving the pictures you have taken. Whether or not all of the
shots are saved depends on how much battery power remains.

• There are some limitations on the scene mode functions when multi-shot is set
from the scene modes.

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Changing the focusing area (AF MODE)

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

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

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

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

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

Subject suitable for [AUTO] Subject suitable for [SPOT]

g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

1 Select [AUTO] or [SPOT], and

press Z.

Additional shooting functions

METERING

DRIVE

DIGITAL ZOOM

MEM CAMERA

AF MODE

SET

PANORAMA

AUTO
SPOT

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Panorama shooting

You can take advantage of panorama shooting with an Olympus xD­Picture Card. Panorama shooting lets you connect pictures with
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
connecting pictures from right to left).

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

g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

1 Use the arrow pad to choose at

which edge you want to connect
the pictures.

Y : The next picture is connected at the

right edge.

X : The next picture is connected at the

left edge.

O : The next picture is connected at the

top.

N : The next picture is connected at the

bottom.

Connects pictures from

Connects pictures from

left to right

bottom to top

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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.

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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 multi-shot are
not available.

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

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Creating labels for combined LABEL (LABEL SHOT)

You can make the labels you like for combined LABEL (g P. 81). Shoot
the picture and text for the label and save them as a combined label shot
file.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [CAMERA] [LABEL SHOT]

1 Decide on the layout for the

picture and text for the label.

• The design of the label to be created is
displayed in red.

g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

LABEL SHOT

2 Press ON to adjust the range of

the red display.

CANCEL

ADJUST

3 Take the picture.

• You can take a maximum of 100 shots.

• You can adjust the range of the red display for shooting.

4 Press Z after taking a picture.
5 Press XY to move the cursor to

the picture you want to erase,
and press O to select it.

•A 9 icon is displayed on the selected
picture.

• Repeat Step 5 to erase multiple
pictures.

SELECT

GO

OK

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

• The selected pictures are deleted and the remaining pictures are saved as
a combined label shot.

• The design of the label that is saved is black and white. You can change the
color when combining labels shots.

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Additional shooting functions

Note

•A warning icon (g) is displayed if you cannot shoot pictures because the

internal memory or card is full or some other reason.

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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. 19)

1 Take the picture.

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Additional shooting functions

• 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 omitted from the speaker. The volume can be adjusted.

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

recorded. g“Adding sound to still pictures” (P. 77)

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 cannot be done in the following situations.

Sequential shooting, multi-shot, panorama and label shot.

• 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.

Microphone

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Changing the monitor display (DISP./GUIDE)

6M

6M

6M

This function displays histograms and lines that help you to compose your
pictures.

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 only basic
information.

Displays only the AF
target mark.

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Additional shooting functions

6M

6M

Displays a histogram
showing the luminance
distribution of the
picture.
The histogram display
changes depending on
the [u] setting.
This screen is not
displayed if [u] is
[OFF].
This screen is not
displayed in n mode.

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6M

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

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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”.

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Changing the monitor display (DISP./GUIDE)

Histogram

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

OFF The histogram is not displayed.
ON The histogram is displayed as a graph.
DIRECT Displays the overexposed and underexposed 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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Top menu [MODE MENU] [SETUP] [u] [OFF]/[ON]/[DIRECT]

g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

TIPS

How to read the histogram

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

will appear mostly black.

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

Additional shooting functions

will appear mostly white.

3 The part indicated in green in the histogram shows the luminance

distribution within the AF target mark.

Display for [DIRECT] settings

Red dots: The overexposed areas
Blue dots: The underexposed areas

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Note

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

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2

Changing the monitor display (DISP./GUIDE)

Frame assist

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

OFF Frame assist is not displayed.

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. 19)

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With film-type cameras, you cannot see the
pictures you have taken until the film has been
developed. 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 well;
just keep on pressing that shutter button!

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OK!

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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).

•Pressing the QUICK VIEW button in shooting mode also enables playback.

• Use the arrow pad to browse the pictures.

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• Turn 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.

• Press Z to return to
single-frame playback.

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• In 25-frame index display, press
W to play back the pictures in a
calendar.

• Use the arrow pad to select a
date with a picture and press Z,
or turn T on the zoom lever to
return to single-frame playback.

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• Press XY to change

the picture shown on
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Index display

• Use the arrow pad to
select the picture to play
back, and press Z to
return to single-frame
playback.

• Turn W to display the
pictures in 4, 9, 16 or 25
frames.

• Press XY to move to
the scroll bar. Press
NO in the scroll bar to
display indexes that are
outside the monitor.

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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. 107)

Top menu [CALENDAR] g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

• A monthly calendar is displayed. Select the date to play back and press Z to play

a single frame.

Picture rotation (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

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

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g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

• For album playback mode: Top menu [ROTATION] [+90°]/[0°]/[-90°]

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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.

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This function lets you play back 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. 19)

• The movie is played back. When playback ends, the camera automatically returns
to the beginning of the movie.

(Operations during movie playback

Change the volume or speed during playback.

O : Increases the volume.
N : Reduces the volume.

Y : Each time you press the button, the

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

X : Plays the movie in reverse. Each time you

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

Z : Pauses the movie.

(Operations during pause

You can play back the movie frame by frame.

O : Displays the first frame.
N : Displays the last frame.

Y : Displays the next frame.
X : Displays the previous frame.

Z : The [MOVIE PLAY] screen is displayed.

Playing time/Total
recording time

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EXIT

SELECT

[MOVIE PLAY] screen

GO

OK

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Note

• The power/card access lamp blinks while the camera is reading the movie.
Reading of movies may take some time. Do not open the battery compartment/
card cover while the power/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.

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 [INDEX PLAY] g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

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1 Press ONXY to select a frame.

• Turn the zoom lever to change the

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number of displayed index frames.

2 Press Z.

• Movie playback begins from the
selected frame.

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CANCEL

UNDO
ENTRY

ROTATION

PROTECT

ALBUM
MENU

CLOSE
ALBUM

SEL.
ALBUM

SELECT
TITLE
IMAGE

SLIDE
SHOW

MOVIE
PLAY

INDEX
PLAY

CANCEL

UNDO
ENTRY

PROTECT

ALBUM
MENU

CLOSE
ALBUM

SEL.
ALBUM

SLIDE
SHOW

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

Select [ALBUM] and then [SEL. ALBUM] in the top menu of the playback mode, to
change to album playback mode. Press Z in album playback mode to display the
album playback mode top menu. Adjust settings in the album playback mode menu
using the arrow pad and Z, like the shooting mode and playback mode. g“Menus”
(P. 14)

Top menu

For still pictures For movies

MOVIE
PLAY

CANCEL

INDEX
PLAY

UNDO
ENTRY

ALBUM
MENU

PROTECT

SEL.
ALBUM

CLOSE
ALBUM

SLIDE
SHOW

SELECT
TITLE
IMAGE

CANCEL

ROTATION

UNDO
ENTRY

ALBUM
MENU

PROTECT

SEL.
ALBUM

CLOSE
ALBUM

SLIDE
SHOW

Album menu

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

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Adding pictures to an album (ALBUM ENTRY)

You can enter pictures or movies in an album.

Top menu [ALBUM] [ALBUM ENTRY] g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

1 Select the album entry method.

SEL. IMAGE Selects one frame at a

SET CALENDAR Selects a date on the

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SET ALL Selects all still

time for entry.

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

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

SELECT

2 Press XY to select an album,

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picture to enter in the album, and
press Z.

•A 9 icon is displayed on the selected
picture.

•Press Z again to cancel the selection.

• Repeat Step 3 to enter multiple pictures.

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

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

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

4 Select [YES], and press Z.

(SET ALL

3 Select [PHOTO], [MOVIE] or

[0], and press Z.

4 Select [YES], and press Z.

Note

• The same picture cannot be entered in multiple albums.

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Top menu [ALBUM] [SEL. ALBUM] g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

1 Press XY to select an album to

view, and press Z.

• The title image for each album is
displayed.

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picture you want.

Y : Displays the next picture.
X : Displays the previous picture.

O : Jumps to the picture 10 frames

back.

N : Jumps to the picture 10 frames

ahead.

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

3 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
in album playback mode, and select the album you want to change.

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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 and display the still image and then display the album
playback top menu.

Top menu [SELECT TITLE IMAGE] g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

1 Press XY 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

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 image to reset, then display the album playback top
menu.

Top menu [UNDO ENTRY] g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

1 Select the album undo method,

and press Z.

SEL. IMAGE Selects one frame at a

time to undo.

UNDO ALL This will undo all images

in the album.

SELECT

UNDO ENTRY

SEL. IMAGE

UNDO ALL

CANCEL

GO

OK

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(SEL. IMAGE

2 Press ONXY to select the

pictures to undo, and press Z.

•A 9 icon is displayed on the selected
picture.

•Press Z again to cancel the selection.

• Repeat Step 2 to undo multiple
pictures.

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

11

GO

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

(UNDO ALL

5

2 Select [YES], and press Z.

Playback

SELECT

SEL. IMAGE

667

10

10 111111 1 2121299

OK

UNDO ALL

YES

NO

443322

78

855

OK

HOLDEXIT

OK

GO

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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 (PROTECT)” (P. 91)

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

album, use [UNDO ENTRY]. g“Undoing album entries (UNDO ENTRY)”
(P. 73)

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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Playback

Slideshow

This function displays pictures stored in the internal memory or the card
one after another. You can select from 12 different transition effects. Only
the first frame of each movie is displayed.

(Types of slide shows

• SCROLL • FADER • ZOOM • CHECKERBOARD

• BLINDS • SWIVEL • POP • HEARTS

• CIRCLE • SQUARE 1 • SQUARE 2 • RANDOM

Top menu [SLIDESHOW] g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

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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.

Playback

Note

• It is recommended to use the AC adapter when running a slideshow for a long
period of time. The camera will enter sleep mode after running on the battery
for 30 minutes and stop the slideshow automatically.

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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. 19)

1 Press Y to display [START].

PLAY

MEM
SET

2 Aim the camera microphone

toward the sound you want to
record, and press Z to start
recording.

• The [BUSY] bar is displayed during
recording.

START

Microphone

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Playback

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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Editing still pictures (Resizing/Triming/REDEYE FIX/BLACK & WHITE/SEPIA)

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

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

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

P Save one part of an image as another image.

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 file.
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.

Top menu [EDIT IMAGE] [Q]/[P]/[REDEYE FIX]/[BLACK & WHITE]/

5

[SEPIA] g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

picture as a new file.

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

1 (When [Q] is selected

Playback

Select [640 × 480] or [320 × 240], and
press Z.

CANCEL

SELECT

640×480
320×240

CANCEL

GO

OK

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

(When [P] is selected

1 Select [NEW FILE], and press Z.

2 Adjust the trimming position and

size.
ONXY Adjusts the trimming

Zoom lever Adjusts the size of the

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

position of the picture.

picture.

(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.

(When [BLACK & WHITE] or

[SEPIA] is selected

Select [NEW FILE], and press Z.

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

CANCEL

BLACK & WHITE

NEW FILE

CANCEL

SELECT

CANCEL

When [BLACK & WHITE] is selected

GO

GO

GO

OK

OK

OK

5

Playback

Note

• The following cannot be edited with [Q], [P], [REDEYE FIX], [BLACK &

WHITE], or [SEPIA]:

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

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

This function lets you add frames, label 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.
LABEL Adds a selected label 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,

Top menu [COMPOSE IMAGE] [FRAME]/[LABLE]/[CALENDAR]/
[LAYOUT] g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

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

1 Select [NEW FILE], and press Z.

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2 Add a decoratopion.

(

When [FRAME] is selected

1 Press XY to select a frame, and

press Z.

2 Press XY to select the picture to

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

•

Press ON to rotate the picture 90°
clockwise or counterclockwise.

3 Adjust the position and size of the

picture, and press Z.
ONXY Adjusts the position of

Zoom lever Adjusts the size of the

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the picture.

picture.

FRAME

NEW FILE

CANCEL

SELECT

CANCEL

When [FRAME] is selected

SEL. IMAGE

SELECT

MOVE

GO

GO

FRAME

GO

OK

OK

OK

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

(When [LABEL] is selected

1 Press XY to select a picture, and

press Z.

2 Press XY to select a label, and

press Z.

•

Labels created with the LABEL
SHOT function (g P. 59) are
displayed after the internal labels.

•

Press ON to rotate the picture 90°
clockwise or counterclockwise.

3 Adjust the position and size of the

label, and press Z.
ONXY Adjusts the position of

the label.

Zoom lever Adjusts the size of the

label.

4 Press ONXY to select the color of

the label, and press Z.

SELECT

LABEL

SELECT

LABEL

LABEL

(When [CALENDAR] is selected

1 Press XY to select a picture, and

press Z.

2 Press XY to select a calendar, and

press Z.

Press ON to rotate the picture 90°

•
clockwise or counterclockwise.

3 Set the date of the calendar, and

press Z.
ON Changes the settings for

year and month.

XY Alternates between the year

and month settings.

SELECT

CALENDAR

SELECT

CALENDAR

2005

SET

.

10

GO

GOMOVE

GO

GO

GO

OK

OK

OK

OK

OK

5

Playback

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12

2005

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

10

11

15

10

18

22

17

25

29

26

24

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

(When [LAYOUT] is selected

1 Press XY 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 XY to select an album,

and press Z.

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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 XY to select a picture,

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

•

Press ON to rotate the picture 90°
clockwise or counterclockwise.

SELECT

2005

Sun Mon

10

LAYOUT

ALL IMAGES

ALBUM

CALENDAR

SEL. IMAGE

OK

GO

SEL. ALBUM

11

6785

6 7 85

1010111112

9

10 11 129

Tue

Wed

25 26 27 28 29

42 5 6 7 83

9 12121313141415

10

11

18

16 19192020212122

17

25

23 282829

24

130 234531

SEL. IMAGE

SELECT

Thu

GO

272726

GO

Fri

30 1

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OK

Sat

OK

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

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

RESET

CANCEL

Note

• If you select more than two months of calendar in [CALENDAR], the “Month”

following the “Year” and “Month” you set in step 3 are set.

• Creating a composite picture with [FRAME], [LABEL], [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, or pictures taken with another
camera.

TIPS

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

GO

OK

OK

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Adjusting pictures (BRIGHTNESS, SATURATION, COLOR BALANCE, WARM/COOL)

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

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

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

COLOR BALANCE Adjusts individual RGB (Red, Green, Blue) colors in an image

WARM/COOL Adjust the color of an image and save it as another image.

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

Top menu [ADJUST IMAGE] [BRIGHTNESS]/[SATURATION]/[COLOR
BALANCE]/[WARM/COOL] g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

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1 Select [NEW FILE], and press Z.

new file.

a new file.

and saves it as another image.

SATURATION

Playback

SELECT

CANCEL

When [SATURATION] is selected

2 Press NO to adjust the

brightness, colors and tint, and

SATURATION

press Z.

• In WARM/COOL, the colors become
warmer when the setting is closer to the
W, and cooler when the setting is closer
to the C.

SELECT

When [SATURATION] is selected

NEW FILE

CANCEL

OK

GO

OK

GO

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Editing movies

• An adjustment bar to adjust RGB
individually is displayed for color
balance. Press XY to select.

When [COLOR BALANCE] is selected

COROR BALNACE

SELECT

GO

R

B

G

OK

3 Select [OK], and press Z.

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

Note

• Adjusting pictures with [BRIGHTNESS], [SATURATION], [COLOR BALANCE]
or [WARM/COOL] 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, or pictures taken with another
camera.

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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Playback

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Editing movies

00:00

00:36

00:00

00:36

Creating an index

Top menu [EDIT] [INDEX] g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

1 Select [NEW FILE], and press Z.

2 Select the first frame of the

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Playback

index, and press Z.

O : Jumps to the first frame of the movie.
N : Jumps to the last frame of the movie.

Y : Displays the next frame. The movie

can be played continuously by
holding the button down.

X : 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.

SELECT

CANCEL

00:00

/00:36

00:00/00:36

SELECT

INDEX

NEW FILE

CANCEL

GO

00:00

/00:36

00:00/00:36

GO

GO

INDEX

OK

RESET

CANCEL

GO

OK

OK

OK

OK

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Editing movies

00:00

00:36

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 [EDIT] [EDIT] g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

1 Select [NEW FILE] or

[OVERWRITE], and press Z.

NEW FILE Stores the edited movie as

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

you want to keep, and press Z.

O : Jumps to the first frame of the movie.
N : Jumps to the last frame of the movie.

Y : Displays the next frame. The movie

can be played continuously by
holding the button down.

X : 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 part you want to keep and
press Z.

SELECT

CANCEL

00:00

/00:36

00:00/00:36

EDIT

NEW FILE

OVERWRITE

CANCEL

GO

00:00

/00:36

00:00/00:36

GO

GO

OK

OK

OK

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Playback

Editing movies

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.

5

Playback

EDIT

OK

RESET

CANCEL

OK

GO

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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 and audio
input terminals on the TV using the provided AV cable.

Multi-connector

AV cable (provided)

Connector cover
Pull the connector cover
forward and then turn it.

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

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 Set the mode dial to q and press the o 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.

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Playback

TIPS

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

• It is recommended to use the 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. 90)

• 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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Playing back pictures on a TV

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
OUT] signal before connecting the video 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]

g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

TIPS

5

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

Playback

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Protecting pictures (PROTECT)

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100-0004

6M

It is recommended to protect important pictures to avoid accidentally
erasing them.
Protected pictures cannot be erased by the single-frame/selected/all­frame 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 [PROTECT] [ON]/[OFF]

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

g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

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Displayed when a pictur e is
protected.

6M

4

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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 a 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. 19)

1 Select [YES], and press Z.

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

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Note

Playback

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

• When the f mark is blinking, pictures cannot be backed up because of
insufficient battery power.

• 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 battery compartment/card cover or remove the battery 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.

SELECT

BACKUP

YES

NO

GO

OK

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Erasing pictures

This function erases recorded pictures. Erasing can be done in the
following ways.

ERASE Only the frame that is being played back is erased.
ERASE SELECTED Multiple frames that you want to erase can be selected and

erased. You can select a maximum of 200 images.

ALL ERASE All images in internal memory and on the card are erased.

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 (PROTECT)” (P. 91)

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

Single-frame erase

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Playback

1 Select the picture you want to

erase, and press the S button.

g“Direct buttons” (P. 12)

2 Select [YES], and press Z.

• The displayed picture is erased.

SELECT

TIPS

• Display the image you want to erase, select top menu [ERASE] [ERASE]

[YES] and then press Z and the frame is erased.

ERASE

YES

GO

NO

OK

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Erasing pictures

Erase selected

Top menu [ERASE] [ERASE SELECTED]g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

1 Use XY to select the picture you

want to erase, and press O.

• You can undo the image by pressing O

again.

• Repeat Step 1 to erase multiple
pictures.

• Moving the zoom lever to the T changes
the entire screen display, moving it to
the W returns the screen display to its

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original form.

2 When you have selected all the unwanted pictures, press Z.

The highlighted picture is
enlarged.

SELECT

A 9 icon is displayed on the
selected picture.

3 Select [YES], and press Z.

• The selected images are erased.

GO

OK

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All-frame erase

Erasing pictures

Top menu [MODE MENU] [MEMORY (CARD)] [ALL ERASE]

1 Select [YES], and press Z.

• All the pictures are erased.

g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

ALL ERASE

CAUTION ERASING ALL

YES

NO

SELECT

GO

TIPS

• Select Top menu [ERASE] [ALL ERASE] [YES], and press Z to erase

all the frames.

OK

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Formatting the internal memory/card (MEMORY FORMAT/FORMAT)

This function lets you format the internal memory or card. Formatting
prepares the internal memory or card to receive data.

• Make sure there is no card inserted in the camera when formatting the internal
memory.

• Be sure that the card is inserted in the camera when formatting the card.

• Before using non-OLYMPUS cards or cards which have been formatted on a
computer, you must format them with this camera.

All existing image data, including protected pictures, are erased
when the internal memory or the card is formatted. Make sure that
you save or transfer important data to a computer before formatting
the internal memory or card.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [MEMORY (CARD)]

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[MEMORY FORMAT (FORMAT)] g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

1 Select [YES], and press Z.

Playback

• The [BUSY] bar is displayed while the
card is formatted.

Note

• Do not do any of the following during formatting as such actions may damage
the card.

Opening the battery compartment/card cover, connecting or disconnecting
the AC adapter (regardless of whether there is a battery in the camera or
not)

MEMORY FORMAT

CAUTION ERASING ALL

SELECT

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YES

NO

GO

OK

6 Settings

Settings

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One of the key features of a digital camera is
that you can view the pictures you have taken
immediately.
But that isn’t all.
For example, you can customize the startup
screen with your own picture, and customize
various other settings.
You can even change the display language to
suit your needs.
Making use of these functions will make such
a difference to how much fun you get out of
your camera. Why not try them out?

START

Which language?

Date / Time settings

PW ON setup

Use rec view?

What monitor brightness?

What shutter sound?

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GOAL

Now you have your very own customized camera!

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Resetting the settings to the default (RESET)

The camera retains the changed settings even if the power is turned off.
Doing a [RESET] resets the settings (other than the [SETUP] tab in the
mode menu) to the factory default settings.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [SETUP] [RESET]

g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

1 Select [YES], and press Z.

• Settings are reset to the factory default.

TIPS

• Select Top menu [RESET] [YES], and press Z to return to default setting.

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Settings

RESET TO DEFAULT

SELECT

RESET

YES

NO

GO

OK

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Selecting a display language

You can select a language for on-screen display. Available languages vary
depending on the area where you purchased this camera.

Top menu [MODE MENU] [SETUP] [W]

g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

1 Select a language, and press Z.

ENGLISH

FRANCAIS

ESPAÑOL

PORTUGUES

SELECT

CANCEL

TIPS

To increase the number of languages

j You can add other languages to your camera with the provided OLYMPUS

Master software. For details, refer to the help in the OLYMPUS Master
software.

GO

OK

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Changing the startup screen and shutdown screen (PW ON SETUP/PW OFF SETUP)

You can select the picture displayed and the sound played when the
camera is turned on and turned off. You can also register your favorite
picture and display it on the screen. g“Screen setup” (P. 101)

Top menu [MODE MENU] [SETUP] [PW ON SETUP]/
[PW OFF SETUP] g“Using the menus” (P. 19)

1 For [SCREEN], select [OFF], [1],

[2], or [3], and press Z.

OFF No picture is displayed.
1 A picture is displayed.
2 The picture registered with

[SCREEN SETUP] is displayed.
If there is no registered picture,
nothing is displayed.

3 The sample pictures in the

camera are displayed.

2 For [SOUND], select [OFF], [1], or

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Settings

[2], and press Z.

OFF No sound.
1/2 Sound is omitted.

• The volume level is the same as that set
with [VOLUME].
g“Setting camera sounds (8/BEEP/
SHUTTER SOUND/VOLUME)” (P. 103)

3 Press Z.

Note

• You can only set [PW ON SETUP] for the [3] of the [SCREEN].

PW ON SETUP

SCREEN

SOUND

SELECTOKGO

PW ON SETUP

SCREEN

SOUND

SELECT

OFF

1
2
3

OFF

1
2

GO

OK

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