Olympus SP-S6SUZ Instruction Manual

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OLYMPUS

DIGITAL CAMERA

SP-S6SUZ

Instruction Manual

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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 interestofcontinually improving products, Olympus reserves the right

to update or modify information contained in this manual.

• The screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced
during the development stages and may differ from the actual product.

Step 1

Step 2

Preparing

"Preparing the Camera" (p. 10)

Step 3

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HowtoUse

"Three TypesofSetting Operations" (p.

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»Preparing

»Shooting,

»

Using

»

Using

»

Using

»Menus

of

Parts 6

the Camera 10

Playback

Shooting

Shooting

Playback Features 28

for

Shooting

and

Erasing........14

Modes 17

Functions

Functions

3)

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21

31

Shooting

"Shooting, Playback and Erasing" (p. 14)

and

Playing

Back

Images

Step 4

,

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Printing

!

,

Direct printing (PictBridge) (p. 64)
Print reservations (DPOF) (p. 67)

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Using

»Usage Tips

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for

Playback,

Functions

for

Other

OLYMPUS

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Master

and

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Settings

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64

72

77

91

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,

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Three

t:

There may be unavailable menus depending on the
other related settings or the positionofthe mode dial.

1 Setthe mode

"Menu

Types

dialtoP,A,S,

Settings"

of

Setting

SCN, [0' or IE·

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The

~

symbol in "Menu
Settings" (p.
indicates available shooting
modes.

31

to 63)

2 Press the MENU button.

• This example shows how to set the [DIGITAL
ZOOM).

~~n

~~.

EllIT@

Shooting

3 Use oooo@l@ to select the desired

menu, and press the

I.>

Pressing and
holding the @
button displays an
explanation (menu
guide)ofthe option
selected.

@ button.

Submenu

(p.

M,

IM~,

•

mode

top

1

31to63)

Operations

4 Use

Page

SEro~

menu

5 Use

6 Press the MENU button to complete

while

referringtothis

MENU button

@ button

page.

ButtonsInuse

Arrow pad

•

~

0000

submenu

tab

,..,Toquicklyjumpto the desired submenu•

•.

' press ®to highlight the page tab, and then

use
return to the submenu 1.

.J

Some menus include submenus that appear

"

by pressing the @ button.

0000

and press the @ button.

• Once a setting is made, the display returns to
the previous screen.

I)

There may be
additional operations.
"Menu Settings" (p.

to

the setting.

to select the desired

1,

and press the @ button.

OO@

to move the page tab. Press

to select the submenu

31

63)

Submenu

2

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to

2,

3

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101

button (monitor/viewfinder) (p. 25)

~I"

button (custom) (p. 26)

@button(exposurecompensation)(p.23)

@J

button (macro) (p. 24)

@ button (self-timer) (p. 24)

lE/~

button (playback/print) (p. 15, p. 64)

, DISP./6 button (menu guide/information display

I

'/ change/date and time check) (p.

...

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i.!:/U1

button (SHADOW ADJ/erase) (p. 16, p. 22)

3,p.25, p. 60)

@ button (p. 26)

Menu Index

When the mode dial is set to a shooting mode position

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Shooting mode top menu

CD

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IMAGE QUALITy

® 0 CAMERA MENU

WB

ISO p.33
DRIVE. p.34
FINE ZOOM p.35
DIGITAL ZOOM p.35
METERING p.35
AF MODE p.36
FOCUS MODE p.36
FULLTIME AF p.37
AF PREDICT p.37
AF ILLUMINAT. p.37

IMAGE STABILIZER. p.37

IW

(Flash intensity) p.38

"Ill

FLASH p.38

fi (Still picture REC) p.39

(1NBi,!

(WB fine adjust)..p.39

p.31

p.32

PICTURE MODE p.39
SHARPNESS p.39
CONTRAST p.40
SATURATION p.40
NOISE REDUCT. p.40
TIMELAPSE.

lIJ

(Conversion lens) p.41

fi (Movie REC) p.42

(3)

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SCN

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t:=:l

PANORAMA p.45

(5)

~

RESET p.47

®

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SETUP

MEMORY FORMAT/

FORMAT. p.55

BACKUP p.55

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(Language) p.55

PW

ON SETUP p.56

MENU COLOR p.56

p.41

p.42

SOUND SETTINGS p.56

ViEW

REC
MENU DISPLAY p.57
FILE NAME p.58
PIXEL MAPPING p.58

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(Monitor) p.59

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(Date/time) p.59
DUALTIME p.59
ALARM CLOCK p.60
VIDEO OUT p.60

FRAME ASSIST.

~

(Histogram)
MY MODE SETUP p.62
m/ft p.63
CUSTOM BUTTON p.63
SLEEP p.63

®

~

SILENT MODE p.63

p.57

p.61
p.61

Menus

When the mode dial
adjusted.

CD

for

Playback, Editing

is

set to the lEI position, settings can be

~

SLiDESHOW p.48

® 0 PERFECT FiX p.48

~i~~~:NDAR

RAW DATA EDIT p.49

~

(Resize) p.49

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(Crop) p.49
COLOR EDIT p.50
CALENDAR. p.50
EXPRESSION EDIT.. p.50

p.49

and

Printing Functions

FACE FOCUS
INDEX
EDIT p.52
MOVIE INDEX p.52

(5) lEI PLAYBACK MENU

o-n

(Protect) p.52

o (Rotate) p.53

fi (Post REC) p.53

INDEX PLAy p.53

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Playback mode top menu

SETUP'

. Same as "Menu for

shooting functions"

SILENT MODE p.63

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5

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Camera unit

of

Parts

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5--H

7--------1

8--------

1 Self-timer lamp/

AF illuminator. p.24, 37

2 Flash p.22

3 Microphone p.53

4 Lens

5 Battery compartment cover

6 Battery compartment lock

7 Tripod socket

8 Speaker

9 Diopter adjustment dial p.25

p.1
p.1

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11'+--11

1++--12

'+--13

10

~

button (flash flip-up) p.22

11

DC-IN jack p.78

12 Connector cover p.61, 64, 70

13 Multi-connector

0
0

p.61

, 64, 70

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7

8
9

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16

1 Viewfinder p.25

2 Strap eyelet..

p.1

3 Monitor p.8, 14, 59

4

101

button (monitor/viewfinder) .... p.25

5

rn/~

playback) p.26, 29

button (custom/sequential

6 Card access lamp p.79

7

MENU

8

IE/~

(playback/print) p.15, 64

button p.3
button

9 Arrow pad p.12

00

button

(exposure compensation) p.23

@1

button (macro) p.24

®button

(self-timer) p.24

®button (flash) p.22

10 @ button p.26

11

fi.~:

0

12

13 Card slot

14 Card cover

rfi button

(SHADOW

DISP./8

(menu guide/information display
change/date and time check) p.25, 29

ADJ/

button

erase) p.16, 22

p.11
p.11

15 Mode dial p.3, 13

16 Zoom lever
17

Shutter button p.14, 20

18

POWER

button p.11, 12, 14

p.21

, 28

EN

7:

Monitor

Shooting mode display

Still image

1 Shooting mode p.17,

31

2 Flash mode p.23

3 Silent mode p.63

4 Digital image stabilization p.37

5 Macro/super macro mode p.24

6 SHADOWADJ p.22

7 Noise reduction pAO

8 AE lock p.63

9 Battery check
10 AF lock

Manual focus
AF predict

11

Flash standby/camera shake
warning/flash charge p.72

(IAFLI)

(cJJ

([MEJ)

) p.37

AF

p.10,73

p.63
p.36

12 Flash intensity p.38

13 Saturation pAO
14 Sharpness p.39

15 Contrast pAO

16 Conversion lens pA1

17 Sound record p.39

Movie

18 Dual time p.59

19 Alarm p.60
20

Numberofstorabl
remaining recording time p.15, 79

estill

pictures/

21 Current memory p.78
22 AF target mark p.14, 26, 36

23

Self-timer p.24

24

Aperture value p.17

25

Shutter speed p.17

26 Exposure compensation p.23
27

Compression/Frame rate

28

Image size p.31.32

p.31

,32

29 Metering p.35

30

ISO p.33

31 White balance p.32
32

Drive p.34

33

White balance fine adjust.. p.39

EN

Playback mode display

1 2 3 4 5 6

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1 Silent mode p.63

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16

Still image

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14

&11

11

13

2 Print reservation/

of

number

prints p.66, 67

3 Sound record p.39

4 Protect p.52
5 Sequential playback

(indexlslideshow) p.29

6 Battery check

p.10,73

7 Shutter speed p.17

8 Aperture value p.17

9 Exposure compensation p.23

1 3 4 6

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10

11

17
12

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14

Movie

10

White balance p.32

11

Image size p.31.32

12 File number p.58
13 Frame number

Playing time/total recording time p.16

14 Current memory p.78

15 Compression/Frame rate p.31.32

16 ISO p.33

17 Date and time p.12, 59

EN

9

paring

the

Camera

Checking

box

Digital camera

~

...

~

~

Camera strap

~

USB cable

~

~

OLYMPUS Master 2

CD-ROM

Other accessories not shown: Instruction Manual

warranty card

Contents may vary depending

...

the

contents

Lens cap and lens cap strap

[[lJ

FourAAbatteries

~

AV cable

• -

":

~

microSD Attachment

on

purchase location.

of

'>':"

-

.........•.

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:-<4).:,''-

the

...•..

Loading

the

batterie.

1

• Slide the battery compartment lock from<Sto
and

ensure that the battery compartment cover
securely locked
the battery compartment cover to open during
shooting
loss of image data.

(W).

and

the batteries to fall

Failure todoso

out,

may cause

resulting

i§

is

in

Attaching
and

10'

EN

lens

the

ClJp

camera

,

"

Pull

the

thatitdoes
loose.

strap

strap

not

tight

come

so

lJ

For

the typesofbatteries that can be used,

see

"Battery handling precautions"

(p. 77).Ifusing rechargeable batteries,

charge the batteries.

Whentoreplace the batteries

Replace the batteries when the error
message shown below appears.

Flashesinred

-~.

I

Monitor top right

Error message

Loading
(sold

separately)

the

xD-Picture

into

CarcP

the

M

camera

This camera allows the user to take more
pictures and record longer movies using an
xD-Picture Card (sold separately) than using the
internal memory.

I>

"UsinganxC-Picture

/.:

Be sure to press the
offthe camera before inserting or removing
the card.

I~

Do

not insert anything other than

xD-Picture Card or the microSD Attachment
into the camera.

Card"

POWER

(p. 78)

button to turn

an

Using the microSD cardl

m;t;,:,o§P"'~

microSD card/microSDHC card (hereinafter
called the microSD card) is also compatible with
this camera by using the microSD Attachment.

/;

"UsingamicroSD

1

Insert
attachment.

the

...

t;!':'cI:·.(~qI4f

Attachment"

microSD

Sel1!,:,!tfi!.IYJ

card

into

(p.80)

the

1

-----

2

Contact area

•.

Insert the card straight in until it clicks into

"

place.

t:

Do not touch the contact area directly.

Removing the xD-Picture Card

Notch

POWER

Card cover

3

button

2

...

Insert
the

To

.'

the

microSD

camera.

remove the microSD card

,

Do not touch the contact areaofthe
microSD Attachment and microSD card
directly.

Attachment

'---Notch

Contact area

Pull the microSD card
straight out.

into

1

2

I Press in the card until it clicks and comes

out slightly, and then grasp the card to pull it
out.

I

"Numberofstorable pictures
recording length (movies) in the internal
memory and xO.plcture Card" (p.79)

(still

pictures)1

EN

Arrow

Rad

and

OR~ration

guid~

$.tting"J~

date.

anti

time

The symbols
on

various setting and movie playback screens

indicate that the arrow pad

6V'<I),

~60G

is

used.

displayed

1>0

Arrow

pad

The date and time set here are saved to image
file names, date prints and other data.

1 Remove

the

the

POWER

lens

cap,

and

buttontoturn

press

on

the

camera.

• The date
when the date

2 Use

and

time setting screenisdisplayed

and

time are not set.

Y M D

o

•.

CANCEL.!!!!!

Date and time setting screen

OO@toselect

TIME

--.----:

the

--

year

Y

for

IM/D

M.

e:>

Y

MD

0.

EIIJ.--.--

TIME

--:--

Y/M/D

Operation guides displayed at the bottomofthe
screen indicate that the MENU button,
zoom lever or

Operation guide

1i

button is used.

@ button,

3 Press

11)

to

save

CANCEL.~

the

setting

e:>

Y M D

0.

2008

.m.----:

CANCEL.!!!!!

TIME

--

for

Y

M.

IMI

D

12',

EN

4

Asinsteps2and3,use
and

the

@

buttontoset
(month),
and
order).

[0]

minutes)

(day), [TIME]

and

[V/M/D]

oo@@l@

[M]

(hours
(date

I' For precise time setting, press the @ button

as

the time signal strikes00seconds.

/:;Tochange the date

from

setting

(p.59)

To

check the date and time

Press the
turned off. The current time and alarm time
are displayed for approx. 3 seconds.

The language for the menu and error messages
displayed on the monitor/viewfinder is selectable.

1

Set

the

than

GUIDE.

the

DISP.

mode

and

time,

make the

menu.

[<2) (Date/time)]

button while the camera is

dialtoa

position

other

4 Use

press

5 Use

language

6 Press

OO@

the

to

@

~

OO@@l@

and

the

MENU

select

button.

...----------.

.~

[•

.@]

and

.

BACK.!!!l

to

select

press

button.

the

your

@

button.

2 Press

oo@@l@

3 Press

the

the

MENU

to

select

@

button.

button,

[YT

and

press

SETUP].

SEH[QK)

EN

1i'

oting,

Playback

and

Erasing

Shooting
set,tings

This is a fully automatic mode that allows the
user to take pictures by simply pressing the
shutter button without using the menu to make
detailed settings.

with

automatic

(fi!!Ili}mode)

1 Remove the lens cap.

2 Set the mode dial to f!!m].

3 Press the

the camera.

POWER

(standby

button to turn on

Monitor

mode

screen)

4 Hold the camera, and compose the

shot.

Vertical grip

5 Press the shutter button halfway

down to focus on the subject.

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

• The camera was unable to focus
mark flashes red. Try focusing again.

SUbject,

if

the

the AF target

EN

f)

"Focusing"

(p. 74)

AF

target

mar1<

6 To

take

the

picture,

the

shutter
while
camera.

To

Pressing theIEbutton enables playback
images.Toreturn to shooting, either press
the
button halfway down.

To
"Shooting movies

To

camera, and attach the lens cap to the lens.

being

Press fully

view images during shooting

IE

shoot

turn

Press the

button

careful

button again or press the shutter

movies

off

the camera

POWER

gently

all

nottoshake

Image review screen

(~

mode)" (p.

button to turn off the

the

press

way

down

the

20)

of

Viewing

1

Set

2

Use

I>

The
changed.

closeup

image.

the

mode

dial

to

[E.

Numberofframes

.~

.....

.

..,

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•

;';~;;,;~~':

Playback image

@@@l@

display sizeofthe image can be

"Index

view"

to

select

";...-_

view, calendar view and

(p. 28)

..

"."i'

·r~-~"",·.'.

an image.

Displays next
image

Displays

10 frames after
the current
image

EN

To

play back movies

Select a movie, and press the @ button.

Erasing

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Movie

Operations during movie playback

Volume:

Fast·forward/rewind:

Each time a button is pressed, the playback
speed cycles through 2x, 20x and standard
(1x)speed in the direction of the pressed
cursor button.

Pause:

Elapsed time/

Total recording time

During playback, press

Select with

Press the @ button.

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--rn~~lIim

During playback

0000.

@r@.

1 Press the

1ii

button when the
playback image to be erased is
displayed.

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..

"..

"':.',

2 Press @ to select [yES], and press

the

@ button.

!J

ro

ERASE] (p. 54)

First

(last)

During pause, press00to display the first
frame, and press
frame. Press
frame, and press

frame. Press the

playback.

To

stop movie playback

Press the

framelframe

00

to display the last

@r

to display the previous

@to display the next

@ button to resume

During pause

MENU

button.

advance:

EN

g

Shooting

Modes

Using
shooting

1

Set

• The sample image and explanationsonsuitable

2

Use

shooting

press

Icon indicating

the scene

the

best

scene

the

mode

shooting methods will
The explanations will be displayed as well by
pressing down the

@@

mode

that is set

the

to

mode

@

dial

mode

(SCN

to

be

for

mode)

SCN.

displayedonthe screen.

8 button.

select

buttontoset.

for

the

the

best

scene,

the

and

Shooting
aperture

speedJP

In

this mode. automatic camera shooting can
be used while also allowing changes to a wide
rangeofother shooting menu functions, such as
exposure compensation, white balance, etc.
on

when needed.

1

Set

the

with

value

optimum

and

mode)

mode

dial

to

Shutter speed Aperture

shutter

P.

value

]':Tochange to another scene mode, use the

menu.

[~I

SCNl (p. 42)

EN

11"

Selecting
for

shooting

In

this mode, the shutter speed is automatically
set by the camera. This is useful for shooting
while controlling the range
appears sharp.

1 Set the mode dial to

the

aperture

pictures

in

(~

which sUbjects

A.

Shutter speed Aperture

value

value

fIlofie),

Selecting

.....

f,,1:

S"99JipS,.p!f;tur,s

In

this mode, the aperture value is automatically
set by the camera. This is useful for shooting a
moving sUbject, such as sports photos.

the

shutter

speed

(5

m"de).;

1 Set the mode dial to S.

S mode indicator

Shutter speed Aperture

value

2 After pressing

aperture value using OO@, and
pressing the

00

: Aperture value becomes larger

(the range where the subjects appear

sharp becomes wider).

@:

Aperture value becomes smaller
(the range where the subjects appear
sharp becomes narrower).

I.·

When the aperture value appears red, the
correct exposure cannot be obtained.

00,

select the

@ button.

2 After pressing

speed using OO@, and pressing

@ button.

the

00,

select the shutter

·

/1

,

(./'.

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.

l'M/J

I

"¥

00

: Shutter speed becomes faster

(fast moving objects will

was stationary).

@ : Shutter speed becomes slower

(moving objects will become blurry when
shot).

I;

When the shutter speed appears red, the
correct exposure cannot be obtained.

I

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.

be

shot as though it

Selecting
and

shutter

pictures

This mode enables the user to set the aperture
value and shutter speed manually.

1 Set the mode dial

Difference between Shutter speed Aperture
the current
correct exposures

the

speed

(M

,",odel

Mmode indicator

and

aperture

for

to

M.

value

shooting

value

Long-exposure (bulb) shooting

Set the shutter speed to [BULB). The shutter
stays open while the shutter button is
pressed and held.

/)

The maximum time that the shutter can
remain open is 8 minutes. This is possible
only when [ISO] (p. 33) is set to

(64).

2 After pressing

aperture value I shutter speed using

OO@@l@,

button.

~

<,.:

\:S

@J

: Aperture value becomes larger.

00,

selectthe

and pressing the @

..•..iB.•..•.••·.•..

~,

..

,

:~::

~.

/

~7"

m:Aperture value becomes smaller.

@):

Shutter speed becomes faster.

® : Shutter speed becomes slower.

t When the difference between the current

and correct exposures exceeds EV±3.0, the
indicator appears red.

EN

Shooting

mtlvie.

(8'

mpde)

1 Set the

To

[~

To

The optical zoom is not available when
recording. Use

mode

record audio when shooting

(Movie
zoom while recording audio

dial to

&9

Be@)

REC))

(p.

[DIGITAL ZOOM] (p. 35).

~.

mode indicator

~t-:7V,

42)

~

...

~

2 Press the shutter button halfway

down to focus on the subject, and
gently press the button all the way
down to start recording.

Red during shooting

...

c-

Press halfway

~

Press fUlly

3 Gently press the shutter button all

the way down to stop recording.

\.

Remaining recording time (p.79)

g

Shooting

Functions

Using

Turning
range.

the

Turning

wide (W) end

Zoom bar

/)

Use
recommended when shooting with the
telephoto zoom.

To

take larger images without reducing

image quality

[FINE

the

zoom

to

optica(

lever

the

zoom

adjusts

Turning to the
telephoto

the

•

•

of

[IMAGE STABILIZER] (p. 37) is

ZOOM]

(p. 35)

shooting

(T)

end

/:

The zoom bar appearance identifies the
status of the fine zoom/digital zoom.

When using
optical zoom

When using
fine zoom

When using
digital zoom

W

Optical zoom range

Fine zoom range

--

- - -

-----,,----L.-,-J

Digital zoom range

'if

--

To

take larger images

[DIGITAL

ZOOM]

(p. 35)

EN

Brightening
against

(SHADOW

The

camera finds a person's face that
darkened by backlight and makes it appear
brighter.

·1 Shadow adjustment technology

the

backlight

AD.Ic*1)

subject

has

been

Using. tbe,

The

flash functions can be selected to best
match the shooting conditions and render the
desired image.

1 Press the

built-in flash.

f1a~b

~

button to flip up the

1 Press the

fi!~

button.

~I

~.

2 Use

3 Point the camera toward the

@I@

to select [ON], and press

@ button to set.

the

subject. Check the frame appearing
around the face detected

camera, and then press the shutter
button to take the picture.

/.:

For some subjects, the frame may not
appear or may take some time to appear.

t, [METERING] (p. 35)

. fixed to

automatically fixed to

I.

[~)

Also,insequential shooting, this function
is

(p.34)

[ESP),

is

automatically switched to

applied only to the first frame. [DRIVE]

is

and [AF MODE] (p.

[FACE

by

automatically .

DETECT].

the

36)

[Q].

)&--

/)

The flash settings cannotbeadjusted with
the flash closed.

To

turn off the flash

Press

the

flash down back into the camera.

This sets to

2 Press

IS

3 Use

and press the

® (FLASH OFF) mode.

@.

@I@

to select the setting option,

@ button to set.

~

button

22'<;

EN

FLASH AUTO"

REDEYE"

FILLIN

RED-EYE +
FILL-IN

FLASH OFF

SLOW

RED-EYE

SLOW2

SLOW

The flash fires automatically in

low-light and backlight conditions.
This emits pre-flashes to reduce

of

the occurrence
photos.

The flash fires regardlessofthe
available light.

After the pre-flashes that reduce
the red eye, the flash fires

regardless
The flash does not fire.
The flash fires at a slow shutter

speed immediately after the

shutter is opened (first curtain

sync). Both the subject

foreground and the night scene in

the background are captured.

This combines the pre-flashes of

red-eye reduction with the flash in

SLOW (first curtain sync).

The flash fires at a slow shutter

speed immediately before the

shutter is closed (second curtain

sync). This can be used to create

effects such as the taillights

car streaming backwards.

red eye in your

of

the available light.

in

the

of

Adjusting

the

brightness

(fJcR~~qr~.'i09JR~ns.ti~nJ.

The standard brightness (correct exposure) set
by the camera based on the shooting mode
(except forM)can be adjusted brighter or darker
to obtain the desired shot.

1 Press 00.

:I}'<

,",p_.

. -

i J

~

,,<,;:';

I_,.~i

Exposure compensation value

2 Use

a

@II:!)

to adjust the brightness,

and press the

@J

: Darken

@ button to set.

[f)

..

: Brighten

'1

This cannot be set in

Sand

M modes.

EN

Shooting
(Itflacro

This function enables the camera to focus and
shoot subjects at close distances.

1 Press

c/oseups

shooting)

@I.

Using

After the shutter button is pressed all the way

down, the picture is taken after a time delay. By
securing the camera on a tripod, this function
enables the user to take a picture
herself at a distance from the camera
take pictures without the camera shake

1

Press@.

the

self-timer

of

himself!

(~)

or to

(~21).

2 Use

OFF

MACRO

SUPER MACRO Thisenables shooting as close as

'1 When the zoom is at the widest (W) setting.

'2

The zoom is automatically fixed.

@I@

to select the setting option,

and press the

Macro mode is deactivated.
This enables shooting as close as

10 cm (3.9 in.)"' to the subject.

1

@ button to set.

cm

(0.39

in.)"2

to the subject.

2 Use

@)@

to select the setting
option, and press the
set.

This cancels the self-timer.OFF
After setting, when the shutter

button is pressed all the way

12s SELFTIMER

2s SELFTIMER

l~

Self-timer shooting is automatically canceled
after one shot.

To

cancel the self-timer after it starts

Press @ again.

/.

The

PREDICT]

(p. 34) is set to [PRE-CAPTURE ON].

down, the self-time lamp turns

on for approx. 10 seconds, and

then blinks for approx. 2 seconds

before taking the picture.

After setting, when the shutter

button is pressed all the way

down, the self-time lamp blinks for

approx. 2 seconds before taking

the picture.

self-timer cannot be set when [AF

(p. 37) is set to [ON] or [DRIVE]

@ button to

EN

Switching

mon!toCifll

Both the monitor and viewfinder are available to
compose a shot. There may be cases where the
monitor is difficult to see due to bright light being
reflected on it while shooting under a clear sky.

In such cases, use

when composing a shot.

between

d

viewfilldet.."

.

of

the view finder is helpful

the

..

Changing

iqfqrlJliffiqq

The display
changed to best match the situation, such as
clearing the view
a presicse compostion by the use of the grid
display.

1

Press

• The displayed shooting information changes
the order shown below each time the button is
pressed.

the

shooting

irli~plax

of

the screen information can be

of

the screen or for creating

the

DIS~

"Shooting

button

mode display" (p.

.

8)

in

1

Press

• Each time the button is pressed,

To

the

101

button.

display switches between the monitor
viewfinder.

view

clearer images

through

viewfinder

Turn the diopter adjustment dial while

looking through the viewfinder until the
viewfinder display appears sharp.

101

button

--------__,

Diopter

adjustment dial

Viewfinder--------..I

-...,e,~~~....L.l~

the

camera

and

the

the

Normal

Histogram

I!J@

~

0

m

iiml

~n

~<tl0

No information

!)

[FRAME ASSIST] (p. 61),

[~(Histogram))

Reading a

Ifthe peak fills too muchofthe frame,

the image will appear mostly white.

If

the peak fills too

much

of

the image will

appear mostly black.

histogram

the frame,

Grid

(p. 61)

~t2J

~

."

...

IlIl

~E2

cAl

g

.g,

41

g

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

of

the

EN

Locking
focus

(AE

Once the exposure and/or focus position are/is
set for a subject
continue shooting at the same exposure, focus

positior or both (AE LOCK, AF LOCK orAF
LOCK

+AE LOCK) even if the composition

the shot is changed.

1

Assign

LOCK]

the

•Inthe default setting, [AE LOCK] is assigned to
this button.

the

position

LOCK/AF

in

shooting mode, you can

either

or

[AF LOCK + AE LOCK]

rn

button

exposure

for

and/or

shooting

LOCK)

[AE LOCK], [AF

.

of

I [CUSTOM BUTTON] (p. 63)

2

Compose
button.

• The exposure/focus position setting assigned
step 1 is locked.

the

shot

and

press

the

IAELI

to

rn

in

mark

Usingafunction
the

m

button

This allows you to register a frequently used

function (except
registered, you can set the settings directly with
the button instead
the menu.

/.

[CUSTOM BUTTON] (p. 63)

1 Press

2 Use

and

mm!],

of

thernbutton.

®®

to

select

press

the@buttontoset.

assigned

(Custom

&9,

GUIDE).

displaying the screen from

J:e:F~

the

.

setting

to

button)

Once

option,

AF

target mark

IAFLJ

mark

When setting the

LOCK+AE

[AF

To

cancel the setting

Press thernbutton again so that the

IAELI~AFLI

3

After
the

mark no longer appears.

changing

shot,

press

the

the

composition

shutter

LOCK)

of

button.

The FUNC menu provides the following menu
functions that can be quickly called and set.

• [DRIVE] (p.34)

. •

[WB]

(p. 32)

• [METERING] (p. 35)

•

[~;.

IMAGE QUALITY] (p. 31)

• [MY MODE SETUP] (p. 62)

• [ISO] (p. 33)

/)

When

the

mode

dial is

1M:r4

1 Press

are

the

selectable.

@

button

settothe

before

1M:r,

shooting.

2 Use

@@

function
setting

@

option,

buttontoset.

to

and

select

®®

and

to

then

the

menu

select

the

press

IM:.N

the

to

26"EN

Adjusting
following

(

GUIDE

This providesanon-screen guide for the user

to automatically make a desired camera setting
such as adjusting the setting for a subject or
selecting the shooting setting to obtain a desired
effect.

settings

the

model

by

shooting

guide

1 Set the mode dial

to

GUIDE.

2 Follow the guide by using @@@1@

to proceed .

• Pressing the @ button completes the setting and

makes the camera ready for shooting.

I)

To

adjust another setting, press the MENU
button. Functions set using the shooting
guide will revert to the default settings.

I)

To

shoot in a different shooting mode,
change the mode dial. Functions set using
the shooting guide will revert to the default
settings.

To

use

the effect preview screen

Selecting an option under[1Shoot wI effects
preview.] shows 4 preview images that
reflect the adjusted values of the selected
shooting function. Use
the desired image, and press the @ button.

@@®@

to select

EN

ng

Playback

Features

Index
closeup

Index view and calendar view enable quick
selection of a target image, and closeup view (up
to 10x magnification) allows checking
details.

vie"",

view

calendar

view

of

and

image

1 Turn the zoom lever.

W

side

Single-image view Closeup view

T

side

To

select an image in index view

Use OO®@[!) to select an image, and
press the
image

To

Use OO®@[!) to select a date, and either
press the
T to view the images taken on the selected
date.

To scroll an imageincloseup view

Use oo®@J[!) to move the viewing area.

@ button to display the selected

in

single-image view.

select imagesincalendar view

@button or turn the zoom lever to

W

..

+T

Index view

W+

Calendar view

2B

.

EN

Changing

the

image

infor,pat!oJ',display,.

Play,ing

back

sequentially,

,!~!Jg!!§.·t

shot

Shooting information displayed on the screen
can

be

changed.

1

Press

• The displayed image information changes

WiI1®ffi

!)

the

the order
pressed.

~

[1;ii;I

(Histogram»

histogram"

DISR

shown

below each time

WiI!l!ID~

<:00

1B!)<3OO)

0 "

~~

aI~

Cii:J

c

(p. 25)

button.

the

button

•

~

2008.10.26 12:30

..

(p. 61), "Reading a

L.J']

in

[]8

111000

ISO

is

F3.5
+2.0

400

og,

N~,..~

."!I 4

For images that were shot sequentially with
the below functions, only the first frame will be
displayed.

[~],

lH~,

lHQ!)],

[~],

[BKT],

[~AUCTION],

[~

SHOOT&SELECT

1

Select
shot

l; "Viewing

Sequential-shot

To

perform automatic playback

Press the @ button. All the images taken in
sequence will be played back automatically.

To

display the index view

Press the~button. To cancel, press the
button again.

[{8

an image

icon

during

images"

-~~~gS~;;;;;;;;;~;i-'

icon

SHOOT&SELECT

2],[0SMILE SHOT]

withasequential-

[TIMELAPSE],

1],

playback.

(p.15)

~

I.

Applying

[0

(p. 54) and [ERASE] (p. 16) when
displaying the first frame will apply the
setting to all the images that were shot
sequentially.

To

individually, change to index view before
setting.

[C>-n

(Protect)) (p. 52),

(Rotate)] (p.

apply the settings to each frame

53),~PRINT ORDER]

EN

Playing

imag~$,

Panorama images that were combined together
using [COMBINE IN CAMERA 1] or [COMBINE
IN CAMERA 2] can be scrolled for viewing.

t·

back

~

PANORAMA]

panoramic

(p.

45)

1 Select a panorama image

playback.

I:;

"Viewing images" (p. 15)

2 Press the @ button.

Current viewing area

during

3D

Operations

during

panorama image

playback

Zoom

in/Zoom

Playback

Pause : Press the @ button.
Restart
Stop

scrolling

playback

out

direction

: Turn the zoom lever.
: Press oo®@ll:!) during

zoom playback to scroll
in

the direction of the

pressed button.

: Press the @ button.

: Press the

MENU

EN

button.