Olympus Stylus 1030SW User Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

Advanced

Manual

Quick Start Guide

Get started using your camera right away.

Button operations

Menu operations

Printing pictures

Using OLYMPUS Master

Getting to know your camera better

Appendix

( 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.

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

Contents

Quick Start Guide

Button operations

Menu operations

Printing pictures

Using OLYMPUS Master

Getting to know your camera better

Appendix

P.3

P. 11

P. 21

P. 41

P. 46

P. 51

P. 62

Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following along with the illustrations.

Learn about the menus that control the functions and settings for basic operation.

Learn how to print pictures you have taken.

Learn how to transfer and save pictures to a computer.

Find out more about camera operations and how to take better pictures.

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

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Quick Start Guide

Gather these items (box contents)

Digital Camera	Strap	LI-50B
		Lithium Ion Battery

LI-50C	USB Cable	AV Cable	OLYMPUS Master 2
Battery Charger			Software CD-ROM

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

Attach the strap

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

Guide Start Quick

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Quick Start Guide

Prepare the camera

a. Charge the battery.

Note

(There are two types of the LI-50C battery charger, one is “AC cable type” and the other is “plug-in type”. Depending on the region where you purchased the camera, the included battery charger type differs. We explain here how to use the AC cable type battery charger as an example. If you received the plug-in type battery charger, plug it directly into an AC outlet.

Lithium Ion Battery

3

Power Cable

Battery Charger

1

2

AC Wall Outlet

Charging Indicator

Light On: Charging

Light Off: Charging complete (Charging time: Approx. 2 hours)

(Battery comes partially charged.

b.Insert the battery and an xD-Picture Card (optional) in the camera.

1

2

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.

3

Contact area

Notch

4

5

Prepare the camera

(Insert the battery in the orientation shown in the illustration.

If you insert the battery reversely, the camera will not turn on even if the obutton is pressed.

	Battery lock knob	Quick
	To remove the battery, slide the
	battery lock knob in the direction of
	the arrow.	Guide Start
	(Orient the card as shown in the
	illustration and insert it straight
	into the card slot.

Insert the card until it clicks into place.

To remove the card, push it all the way in and release it slowly. Then grasp the card and remove.

(You can shoot pictures with this camera even without using an optional xDPicture Card™ (hereinafter referred to as “the card”). If an xD-Picture Card is not inserted, your pictures will be saved to the internal memory.

For details on the card, please refer to “The card” (P. 63).

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Quick Start Guide

Turn the camera on

This explains how to turn on the camera in shooting mode.

a. Set the mode dial to h.

When shooting still pictures (shooting mode)

When shooting movies (shooting mode)

When viewing pictures (playback mode)

Still picture shooting modes

h	This function allows you to shoot with the camera’s automatic settings.
K	The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter speed.
h	This function reduces the blur incurred by a moving subject, or camera
	shake when taking pictures.
s	This function allows you to shoot pictures by selecting a scene according to the
	shooting condition.
g	This function allows you to set the target items by following the shooting guide
	displayed on the screen.
b. Press the obutton.
		X
	oButton	Y	M	D	TIME
		----	--	--	-- -- Y M D
		CANCEL MENU
		• When the date and time have
		not yet been set, this screen will
		appear.

(To turn off the camera, press the obutton once again.

Hint	1
The directions of the arrow pad (1243) are indicated with 4	3
1243 in this manual.

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Set date and time
About the date and time setting screen
		Y-M-D (Year-Month-Day)
X
		Hour
Y M D	TIME	Minute
---- -- --	-- -- Y M D	Date formats (Y-M-D, M-D-Y, D-M-Y)
CANCEL MENU

Exits a setting.

a.Press the 1Fbutton and the 2Ybutton to select [Y].

•The first two digits of the year are fixed.

1FButton	X
	Y	M D	TIME
	2008	-- --	-- -- Y M D
2YButton	CANCEL MENU

b. Press the 3#button.

3#Button

Guide Start Quick

c.Press the 1Fbutton and the 2Y button to select [M].

d.Press the 3#button.

X

Y	M	D	TIME
2008	08	--	-- -- Y M D

CANCELMENU

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Quick Start Guide

Set date and time

e.Press the 1Fbutton and the 2Y button to select [D].

f.Press the 3#button.

g.Press the 1Fbutton and the 2Y button to select the hours and minutes.

•The time is displayed in the 24-hour format.

h.Press the 3#button.

i.Press the 1Fbutton and the 2Y button to select [Y/M/D].

X

Y	M	D	TIME
2008	08	26	-- -- Y M D

CANCELMENU

X

Y M D TIME

2008 08 26 12 30 YMD

CANCEL MENU

SET OK

X

Y M D TIME

2008 08 26 12 30 YMD

CANCEL MENU

SET OK

j.After all items have been set, press the o button.

•For precise time setting, press the o button as the time signal strikes 00 seconds.

	AUTO
		960hPa
			0m
	10M
o Button	NORM	IN	4

The number of storable still pictures is displayed.

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Take a picture

a. Hold the camera.

Horizontal grip

AUTO

1/400 F3.5

b. Focus.

Shutter Button

(Pressed

halfway)

•The AF target mark lights in green when the focus and exposure are locked. The shutter speed and aperture value are displayed.

•If the AF target mark blinks red, the camera is unable to focus. Try locking the focus again.

c.Shoot.

Shutter Button

(Pressed

completely)

Vertical grip

AUTO

1/400 F3.5

AF target mark

Place this mark over your subject.

The card access lamp blinks.

Guide Start Quick

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View pictures

a. Set the mode dial to q.

oButton

Mode Dial

Quick Start Guide

Arrow Pad		960hPa 0m
	Next Picture
		NORM	10M
Prev. Picture		100-0001
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Erase pictures

a.Press the 4&button and the 3#button to display the picture that you want to erase.

b.Press the f/Sbutton.

	ERASE	IN
		YES
		NO
f/SButton	CANCEL MENU	SET OK

c.Press the 1Fbutton to select [YES] and press the o button to erase the picture.

1FButton	ERASE	IN
		YES
		NO
o Button	CANCEL MENU	SET OK

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Button operations

	8		1	2	Shooting modes
6	b
	5				7
a
	9				3
d	c				4
	0				Playback modes
	Flash mode				Macro mode/
					Super macro mode/
	Shooting mode	P			S-macro LED mode
				960hPa
	Self-timer			0m
		10M
		NORM		IN 4	The number of storable
					still pictures is displayed.
1 obutton					Turning the camera on and off
Power on:	Shooting mode			Playback mode
	• Lens cover opens			• Monitor turns on
	• Monitor turns on
2 Shutter button					Shooting pictures

Shooting still pictures

Set the mode dial to h, K, h, s or g, and lightly press the shutter button (halfway). The AF target mark lights in green when the focus and exposure are locked (focus lock). The shutter speed and aperture value are displayed (only when the mode dial is set to h, Kor h). Now, press the shutter button all the way (completely) to shoot a picture.

P

1/400 F3.5

AF target mark

Focus lock - Locking the focus and then composing the shot

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

•If the AF target mark blinks red, the camera is unable to focus. Try locking the focus again.

operations Button

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Button operations

AF lock mark

AFL

AF Lock - Locking the focus position

When the scene is kHor T, you can lock the focus position by pressing 2. Press 2 again to cancel the AF lock.

g “s (Scene) Selecting a scene mode according to the shooting situation” (P. 26)

• AF lock is automatically canceled after one shot.

Recording movies

Set the mode dial to n, and press the shutter button halfway to lock the focus, and then press the shutter button completely to start recording. Press the shutter button again to stop recording.

3 Mode dial

Switching between shooting and playback modes

Set the mode dial to the desired shooting or playback mode.

hShooting pictures with full automatic settings

The camera determines the optimum settings for the shooting conditions automatically. Setting in the [CAMERA MENU] such as white balance and ISO sensitivity cannot be changed.

K(P:Program auto) Set the optimum aperture value and shutter speed

The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter speed for the brightness of the subject.

Setting in the [CAMERA MENU] such as white balance and ISO sensitivity can be changed.

hShooting pictures using digital image stabilization

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

•By switching to another mode, most settings will be changed to the default settings of each mode.

s Shoot pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation

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

Select a scene mode/change another scene mode to another one

•Press mand select [SCN] from the top menu. Use the 12 to select a scene and press o.

•By switching to another scene mode, most settings will be changed to the default settings of each scene mode.

g “s (Scene) Selecting a scene mode according to the shooting situation” (P. 26)

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g Follow the shooting guide to take better pictures

SHOOTING GUIDE

1Shoot w/ effects preview.

2Brightening subject.

3Shooting into backlight.

4Set particular lighting.

5Blurring background.

SET OK

Follow the shooting guide displayed on the screen to set the target items.

•Press m to display the shooting guide again.

•To change the setting without using the shooting guide, set the shooting mode to another one.

•Functions set using the shooting guide will revert to the default settings when mis pressed or when the shooting mode is changed.

Shoot pictures by comparing previews of different effects

Exposure effects.
0.0	+0.3
+0.7	+1.0

Select one of the [1 Shoot w/ effects preview.] options from the [SHOOTING GUIDE] menu to preview a live, multi-frame window on the monitor showing four different levels of the selected shooting effect. You can use the four preview frames to compare the desired setting/effect.

•Use the arrow pad to select the frame with the desired settings and press o. The camera automatically switches to shooting mode and allows you to shoot with the selected effect.

Use 43to change the display.

When [Exposure effects.] is selected

nRecording movies

Audio is recorded with the movie (When [MOVIE] is set to [NON-WATER MOVIE]).

REC

This icon lights during movie recording.

				The remaining recording time is displayed.
				When the remaining recording time reaches 0,
00:34				recording will stop automatically.

•You can switch the movie recording mode between [NON-WATER MOVIE] and [UNDERWATER MOVIE].

g “MOVIE Switching the movie recording mode” (P. 27)

qView pictures/Selecting playback mode

The last picture taken is displayed.

•Press the arrow pad to view other pictures.

•Use the zoom button to switch between close-up playback, index display and calendar display.

operations Button

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Playing back movies

Select the movie in the playback mode and press o to play.

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MOVIE PLAY OK

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Operations during movie playback

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	100-0004
IN	00:12	/00:34

Playing time/Total recording time

1: Increases the volume.

2: Reduces the volume.

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

4: Plays the movie in reverse. Each time you press the button, the playback speed changes in the following order: 1×; 2×; 20×; and back to 1×.

• Press o to pause the playback.

Operations during pause

									3: Displays the next frame.
									4: Displays the previous frame.
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				100-0004					2: Displays the last frame.
		IN 00:14			/00:34

•To resume the movie, press o.

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

Viewing panoramic pictures taken with [COMBINE IN CAMERA 1] [COMBINE IN CAMERA 2] (Panorama playback)

•Use the arrow pad to select a panoramic picture and press o to begin scrolling the picture from left to right (or bottom to top for rotated pictures).

•Use the zoom button to zoom in or out while a picture is scrolling. Use the arrow pad to change the scrolling direction of a zoomed in picture.

•To stop or resume scrolling in the original magnification, press o.

•To exit panorama playback, press m.

g“PANORAMA Taking and combining panoramic pictures” (P. 24)

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PViewing “My Favorite”

My Favorite

	My Favorite
SLIDE-	ADD
SHOW	FAVORITE

The still pictures registered in “My Favorite” are displayed.

•Press the arrow pad to view other pictures.

•Use the zoom button to switch among close-up playback and index display.

Press m during “My Favorite” playback to display the top menu, and then select [SLIDESHOW] or [ADD FAVORITE].

g“SLIDESHOW Playing back pictures automatically” (P. 30) “ADD FAVORITE Adding favorite images” (P. 31)

EXIT MENU

SET OK

Erasing pictures from “My Favorite”

YES / NO

•Use the arrow pad to select the picture you want to erase, and press f/S. Select [YES], and press o.

•Erasing a picture from “My Favorite” does not erase the original picture recorded in the internal memory or to the card.

4 Arrow pad (1243)

Use the arrow pad to select scenes, playback pictures, and to select the items on the menus.

5 o button (OK/FUNC)

Displays the Function Menu which contains the functions and settings used during shooting. This button is also used to confirm your selection.

The functions you can set with the Function Menu

g“WB Adjusting the color of a picture” (P. 27) “ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity” (P. 28)

“DRIVE Using sequential (continuous) shooting” (P. 28)

“ESP/n Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject” (P. 29) “IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality” (P. 23)

Function Menu

P		The current camera settings are displayed.
AUTO
WB		12: Select the function to be set.
AUTO
ISO
ESP
10M	ESP
		43: Select a setting, and press o.
NORM	ESP n

operations Button

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6 m button (MENU)	Displaying the top menu
Displays the top menu.
7 Zoom button	Zooming while shooting/Close-up playback

Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject

Optical zoom ratio: 3.6×

Button operations

Zoom out:	P		P		Zoom in:
Press W on the					Press T on the
zoom button.		960hPa		960hPa	zoom button.
		0m		0m
	10M W	T	10M W	T
	NORM	IN 4	NORM	IN 4

Playback mode: Changing the picture display

Single-frame playback

• Use the arrow pad to browse pictures.

W T

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T		W
		x10
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T		W

960hPa 0m

NORM 10M

100-0004

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Index display

•Use the arrow pad to select a

picture for playback, and press o to play back the singleframe of the picture selected.

T

W

Close-up playback

•Press T to incrementally enlarge the picture up to 10 times the original size. Press W to reduce the size.

•Use the arrow pad during closeup playback to scroll around the picture.

•Press oto return to single-frame playback.

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SUN MON TUE WED THU					FRI	SAT		Calendar display
27	28	29	30	31	1	2		• Use the arrow pad to select the date,
3	4	5	6	7	8	9		and press oor T on the zoom button
10	11	12	13	14	15	16		to display the picture on the date
17	18	19	20	21	22	23		selected.
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31	1	2	3	4		IN

8 1Fbutton		Changing picture brightness (Exposure Compensation)
F		Press 1Fin shooting mode, use the arrow pad to select the
		frame with the desired brightness. Press o to confirm your
		selection.
0.0	+0.3	• Adjustable from -2.0 EV to +2.0 EV.
+0.7	+1.0	Use 43 to change the display.
9 3#button		Flash shooting

Press 3#in shooting mode to select the flash setting.

Press o to confirm your selection.

AUTO	Auto-flash	The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions.
! Red-eye reduction flash		This emits pre-flashes to reduce the occurrence of red-eye in
		your pictures.
#	Fill-in flash	The flash fires regardless of the available light.
$	Flash off	The flash does not fire.
0 2Ybutton		Self-timer shooting

Press 2Yin shooting mode to select on and off for the self-timer.

Press o to confirm your selection.

OFF	Cancel the self-timer.
ON	Set the self-timer.

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

•To cancel the self-timer, press 2Y.

•Self-timer shooting is automatically canceled after one shot.

a 4&button Shooting pictures close to the subject (Macro mode)

Press 4&in shooting mode to select the macro mode.

Press o to confirm your selection.

OFF	Macro mode off	Macro mode is deactivated.
&	Macro mode	This mode lets you shoot as close as 10 cm/3.9 in. (wide) and
		30 cm/11.8 in. (tele) from your subject.
%	Super macro mode	This mode lets you shoot as close as 2 cm/0.8 in. from your
		subject. If the distance between the camera and the subject is
		over 50 cm/19.7 in., the picture will be out of focus.
O	S-macro LED mode	The LED light illuminates from 7 cm/2.8 in. to 20 cm/7.9 in. from
		the lens in super macro mode. Press the shutter button halfway
		to turn on the LED light.

•Zoom and flash cannot be used in super macro mode/S-macro LED mode.

•[ISO] is fixed at [AUTO] when shooting in S-macro LED mode.

g “ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity” (P. 28)

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b q/<button

Viewing pictures/Printing pictures

q Viewing pictures immediately

Press qin shooting mode to switch to playback mode and display the last picture taken. Press qagain or press the shutter button halfway to return to shooting mode.

g “qView pictures/Selecting playback mode” (P. 13)

< Printing pictures

When a printer is connected to the camera, display the picture you want to print in playback mode and press <.

g “EASY PRINT” (P. 41)

c f/Sbutton	Brightening the subject against backlight/Erasing pictures/
	Displaying the button guide

fBrightening the subject against backlight

Press fin shooting mode to turn on or off Shadow Adjustment Technology. Press o for setting. A frame is displayed on the monitor around your subject’s face (except for Y/ n). This function makes the subject’s face appear brighter, even against strong backlighting, and adjusts the background to ensure proper exposure of your picture.

		OFF	Shadow Adjustment Technology is deactivated.
	operations	ON	Shadow Adjustment Technology is activated.
		• It may take a few seconds until the frame is displayed on the monitor.
		• The faces may not be detected depending on the subject.
		• When [ON] is selected, the following setting restrictions apply:
	Button	• [ESP/n] is fixed at [ESP].
		still pictures.
		• [AF MODE] is fixed at [FACE DETECT].

• You can also use Shadow Adjustment Technology to compensate for backlighting in shot

g “PERFECT FIX Editing images” (P. 30)

SErasing pictures

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

•Once erased, pictures cannot be restored. Check each picture before erasing to avoid accidentally erasing pictures you want to keep.

g “0 Protecting pictures” (P. 33)

Displaying the button guide

Hold down f/Sin shooting mode to display the guide indicating the location of the buttons.

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d g/E/Ybutton Changing the information on display/Display the menu guide/

Turning on the LED illuminator/Checking the time

gChanging the information displays

Press gto change the display in the following order.

Shooting mode		Playback mode
P	Normal display			Normal display
			960hPa 0m
ISO
1600	960hPa
	0m
			NORM	10M
10M			100-0004
NORM +2.0	IN 4	2008.08.26 12:30	IN	4

			Simple display*1				Detailed display
					960hPa 0m
					1/1000 F3.5
					+2.0
					ISO 400
					NORM	10M
					100-0004
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P			Frame assist*1				No information
							display
ISO
1600	960hPa
		0m
10M
NORM +2.0	IN	4
P			Histogram display*1				Histogram
					960hPa 0m		display*2
ISO					1/1000 F3.5
1600	960hPa				+2.0
		0m			ISO 400
					NORM	10M
10M
NORM +2.0	IN	4	2008.08.26	12:30	IN	4

*1 This is not displayed when the mode dial is set to nor R. *2 This is not displayed when a movie is selected.

EDisplaying the menu guide

		With a menu item highlighted, press and hold down Eto display
	ESP/n
		the menu guide which will provide more information on the
	Sets picture brightness
		function or setting.
	for taking pictures.

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YTurning on the LED illuminator

When [LED ILLUMINATOR] is set to [ON], hold down Yto turn on LED illuminator the LED illuminator.

g “LED ILLUMINATOR Setting the LED illuminator function” (P. 40)

•The LED illuminator can be turned on even when the camera is off.

•To turn off the LED illuminator, hold down Yagain, or perform no operations for 30 seconds and allow it turn off automatically.

•If you perform an operation when the LED illuminator is on, it will be kept on for a maximum of 90 seconds.

Checking the time

While the camera is off, press g/E/Yto display the set alarm time (when [ALARM CLOCK] is set) and the current time for 3 seconds.

Button operations

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Menu operations

o button

m button

Arrow pad (1243)

About the menus

Pressing m displays the top menu on the monitor.

•The items displayed on the top menu differ according to the mode. Top menu (in still picture shooting mode)

IMAGE

QUALITY

CAMERA

RESET MENU SETUP

PANORAMA S C N	SILENT
	MODE
EXIT MENU	SET OK

CAMERA MENU

1			WB		AUTO
2			ISO		AUTO
			DRIVE		o
			FINE ZOOM		OFF
			DIGITAL ZOOM		OFF
		EXIT MENU			SET OK

•When [CAMERA MENU], [PLAYBACK MENU], [EDIT], [ERASE], or [SETUP] is selected, the menu corresponding to the respective functions is displayed.

•When the mode dial is set to g and the settings are made by following the shooting guide, press m to display the shooting guide screen.

Operation guide

During menu operations, the buttons and their respective functions are displayed at the bottom of the monitor. Follow these guides to navigate the menus.

	IMAGE
	QUALITY
	CAMERA
RESET	MENU	SETUP
PANORAMA	S C N	SILENT
		MODE
EXIT MENU		SET OK
m button		o

BACKMENU : Returns to the previous menu. EXITMENU : Exits the menu.

SET OK : Sets the selected item.

Operation guide

operations Menu

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Menu operations

Using the menus

This explains how to use the menus with the [AF MODE] setting as an example.

1 Set the mode dial to K.

2 Press m to display the top menu. Select

[CAMERA MENU] and press o to confirm your IMAGE

QUALITY

selection.

• [AF MODE] is one of the selections on the [CAMERA MENU].

CAMERA

RESET

MENU

SETUP

Press o to confirm your selection.

PANORAMA

S C N

SILENT

MODE

3 Use the arrow pad 12 to select [AF MODE],

EXIT MENU

SET

OK

CAMERA MENU

and press o.

1

WB

AUTO

• Some settings may not be available, depending on the

2

ISO

AUTO

shooting/scene mode.

DRIVE

o

• When pressing 4 on this screen, the cursor moves to the

FINE ZOOM

OFF

page display. Press 12 to change the page. To select an

DIGITAL ZOOM

OFF

item or function, press 3 or o.

EXIT MENU

SET

OK

CAMERA MENU

Page display:

1

ESP/n

ESP

2

The page display mark is displayed when

AF MODE

SPOT

there are additional menu items on the next

R

OFF

page.

EXIT MENU

SET

OK

The selected item is displayed

in a different color.

4 Use the arrow pad 12 to select [FACE DETECT], [iESP] or [SPOT], and press o.

•The menu item is set and the previous menu is displayed. Press m to exit the menu.

•To cancel changes and continue menu operation, press m before pressing o.

CAMERA

AF MODE

1 ESP/n

FACE DETECT

2 AF MODE

RiESP SPOT

BACKMENU SETOK

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Shooting mode menu

hKhs n

In still picture shooting mode

1

		IMAGE		6
		QUALITY
2		CAMERA
	RESET	MENU	SETUP
3*	PANORAMA	S C N	SILENT	7
			MODE
	EXIT MENU		SET OK
		4
	In movie recording mode
		IMAGE
		QUALITY
		CAMERA
	RESET	MENU	SETUP
5	MOVIE	S C N	SILENT
			MODE
	EXIT MENU		SET OK

6CAMERA MENU

WB	DIGITAL ZOOM
ISO	ESP/n
DRIVE	AF MODE
FINE ZOOM	R

*An Olympus xD-Picture Card is required.

• Some functions are not available in certain modes.

g “Functions available in shooting modes and scene modes” (P. 60)

g “SETUP menus” (P. 35)

• The factory default settings are displayed in gray ( ).

1 IMAGE QUALITY

Changing the image quality

This function allows you to set [IMAGE SIZE] and [COMPRESSION] ([FRAME RATE] when recording movies).

Still picture image quality and their applications

IMAGE SIZE	Application
F 3648 × 2736	•	Suitable for printing pictures over A3 (11 × 17 in.).
H 2560 × 1920	•	Suitable for printing pictures at A4 (8.5 × 11 in.).
I 2048 × 1536	•	Suitable for printing pictures up to A4 (8 × 11 in.).
J 1600 × 1200	•	Suitable for printing pictures at A5 (5 × 7 in.).
K 1280 × 960	•	Suitable for printing pictures at postcard size.
C 640 × 480	• Suitable for viewing pictures on a TV or using pictures on emails and
		web sites.
D 1920 × 1080	•	Suitable for playing pictures at Wide screen TV.
COMPRESSION
L FINE	•	Shooting at high quality.
M NORMAL	• Shooting at normal quality.

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Movie image quality

IMAGE SIZE

C	640 × 480
E	320 × 240

FRAME RATE

N30 frames/sec.

O15 frames/sec.

g “Number of storable still pictures and recording length of movies” (P. 54)

2 RESET			Restoring default settings
	NO	/ YES

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

Functions restored to the factory default settings

		Function		Factory default setting	Ref. Page
	F			0.0	P. 17
	#			AUTO	P. 17
	Y			OFF	P. 17
	&			OFF	P. 17
	Shadow Adjustment Technology			OFF	P. 18
	IMAGE SIZE (Still picture/ Movie)			F / E	P. 23
	COMPRESSION (Still picture)			M	P. 23
	FRAME RATE (Movie)			O	P. 23
	WB			AUTO	P. 27
operations	ISO			AUTO	P. 28
	DRIVE			o	P. 28
	FINE ZOOM			OFF	P. 28
	DIGITAL ZOOM			OFF	P. 28
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	ESP/n			ESP	P. 29
	AF MODE			SPOT	P. 29
	R			OFF	P. 29
	3 PANORAMA			Taking and combining panoramic pictures
		COMBINE IN CAMERA1	While panning the camera, the camera automatically shoots and
			combines pictures in the camera.
		COMBINE IN CAMERA2	Pictures are manually shot, and the camera automatically
			combines pictures in the camera.
		COMBINE IN PC	Pictures are manually shot to be combined on a computer.

•An Olympus xD-Picture Card is required for shooting.

•When the card capacity is insufficient, this function cannot be selected.

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