Olympus Stylus 800 User Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

Advanced

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

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.

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	This manual gives you easy-to-follow explanations on how to take
Manual	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.
Advanced	This manual introduces you to the camera’s many functions after you
Manual	have mastered the basics. It will help you to use the camera’s
	capabilities to take much more creative pictures, with more fun!

(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.

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Composition of the manual

You’ll find important points for getting the most out of your camera here.

Read this part before taking pictures.

Explanations of techniques from 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.

Troubleshooting.

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

Basic operation

Tips before you start taking pictures

Basic shooting functions

Additional shooting functions

Playback

Settings

Printing pictures

Connecting the camera to a computer

Appendix

P. 8

P. 20

P. 33

P. 45

P. 62

P. 84

P. 98

P. 111

P. 127

Miscellaneous

P. 147

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

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Table of Contents
How to use this manual.......................................................................	2
Composition of the manual .................................................................	3

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

Mode dial.............................................................................................	9
Direct buttons....................................................................................	11
Using the direct buttons in shooting mode..................................	11
Using the direct buttons in playback mode .................................	12
Menus ...............................................................................................	13
About the menus.........................................................................	13
Using the menus .........................................................................	16
Using the GUIDE function ...........................................................	18
How to read the procedure pages.....................................................	19

2 Tips before you start taking pictures - - - - - -20

Turning the camera on and off ..........................................................	21
If the correct focus cannot be obtained.............................................	22
How to focus (focus lock) ............................................................	22
Subjects that are difficult to focus on ..........................................	24
Record mode .............................................................................	25
Still picture record modes............................................................	25
Movie record modes....................................................................	26
Number of storable still pictures/remaining recording time .........	26
Changing the record mode ..................................................	28
The internal memory and memory card ............................................	29
The card......................................................................................	30
Inserting and removing the card..................................................	31

3 Basic shooting functions- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -33

Selecting a scene according to the situation (			) ........................	34
Zooming in on your subject ...............................................................				38
Using the zoom ...........................................................................				38
Using the digital zoom.................................................................				39
Using macro/super macro mode .....................................				40
Flash shooting ..............................................................................				41
Self-timer shooting .....................................................................				43
Recording movies		.......................................................................		44

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4 Additional shooting functions - - - - - - - - - - -45

Shooting pictures using image blur reduction ............................	46
Changing the shutter speed for shooting pictures .......................	47
Changing the aperture value for shooting pictures ......................	48
Changing picture brightness .......................................................	49
Adjusting the color of a picture .................................................	50
Changing the area for measuring the brightness of
a subject (ESP/ ) ..............................................................	51
Sequential shooting ........................................................	52
Changing ISO sensitivity (ISO) .........................................................	53
Changing the focusing area (AF MODE) ..........................................	54
Remote control shooting (optional) ...............................................	55
Panorama shooting ...........................................................................	57
Taking two-in-one pictures ................................................................	59
Recording sound with still pictures ...............................................	60
Changing the monitor display (DISP)................................................	61

5 Playback - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -62

Playing back still pictures ...........................................................	63
Changing the number of thumbnails ....................................	64
Picture rotation ......................................................................	64
Playing back movies ...................................................................	65
Viewing an album ........................................................................	66
Adding pictures to an album (ALBUM ENTRY)...........................	67
Viewing pictures in albums (SEL. ALBUM) .................................	69
Selecting an album cover (SELECT TITLE IMAGE) ...................	70
Undoing album entries (UNDO ENTRY) .....................................	70
Erasing pictures from albums ................................................	72
Slideshow ..................................................................................	73
Adding sound to still pictures .......................................................	74
Editing still pictures (REDEYE FIX/BLACK & WHITE/SEPIA/	) ... 76
Making an index picture from a movie (INDEX) ................................	77
Playing back pictures on a TV...........................................................	78
Video output ................................................................................	79
Protecting pictures ......................................................................	80
Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card (BACKUP).......	80
Erasing pictures ....................................................................	81
Single-frame erase ................................................................	81
All-frame erase ....................................................................	82

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Formatting the internal memory or card
(MEMORY FORMAT/FORMAT) ................................	83
6 Settings- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	-84
Saving camera settings (ALL RESET) ..............................................	85
Selecting a display language ..................................................	86
Changing the startup screen and volume (PW ON SETUP).............	86
Registering the startup screen (SCREEN SETUP).....................	87
Setting screen colors (COLOR) ........................................................	88
Setting camera sounds ( /SHUTTER SOUND/VOLUME) ...........	89
Viewing pictures immediately (REC VIEW).......................................	90
Resetting file names (FILE NAME) ...................................................	90
Adjusting the monitor brightness ...............................................	91
Setting the date and time ..........................................................	92
Setting the date and time in another time zone
(DUALTIME SETUP) ......................................................	93
Setting alarms (ALARM CLOCK) ................................................	94
Adjusting the image processing function (PIXEL MAPPING) ...........	97
7 Printing pictures - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	-98
Direct printing (PictBridge) ................................................................	99
Using the direct printing function.................................................	99
Printing pictures ........................................................................	100
Other print modes and print settings .........................................	103
If an error message is displayed ...............................................	105
Print settings (DPOF) ................................................................	106
How to make print reservations.................................................	106
Single-frame reservation .....................................................	107
All-frame reservation ..........................................................	109
Resetting print reservation data ..........................................	109
8 Connecting the camera to a computer - - - -	111
Flow.................................................................................................	112
Using OLYMPUS Master ................................................................	113
What is OLYMPUS Master?......................................................	113
Installing OLYMPUS Master .....................................................	114
Connecting the camera to a computer ............................................	118
Starting up OLYMPUS Master ........................................................	119
Displaying camera images on a computer ......................................	121
Downloading and saving images ..............................................	121

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Viewing still pictures and movies ....................................................	123
Printing pictures ..............................................................................	124
To download and save images to a computer without
using OLYMPUS Master .....................................................	126

9 Appendix- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 127

Troubleshooting ..............................................................................	128
Error messages.........................................................................	128
Troubleshooting ........................................................................	130
Camera care ...................................................................................	137
Battery and charger.........................................................................	138
AC adapter (optional) ......................................................................	139
Safety Precautions ..........................................................................	140
Glossary of terms ............................................................................	144

10 Miscellaneous - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 147

Menu list..........................................................................................	148
List of factory default settings..........................................................	153
Functions available in shooting modes and scenes........................	155
Names of parts................................................................................	158
Camera .....................................................................................	158
Monitor indications ....................................................................	160
Index ...............................................................................................	163

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1	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.

MODE MENU

WB

MEMCAM	ALL RESET	ON
		ENGLISH
SETUP	PW ON SETUP
	COLOR	STANDARD
		LOW

00:36

Movies	Sequential shooting

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Mode dial

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

Shooting modes

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

Playback modes

Set the mode dial to these positions to view pictures or movies.

(About the mode dial

Suitable for general situations. Simply press the shutter button, and the camera determines optimum conditions and shoots the

Kpicture. The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter speed for the brightness of the subject (P: Program auto).

This function reduces the blur incurred by a moving subject or

hcamera movement when taking pictures. g“Shooting pictures using image blur reduction” (P. 46)

Shooting	This function allows you to select from 19 situation-related
	f modes set to the shooting conditions. g“Selecting a scene
modes	according to the situation (f)” (P. 34)

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

Scamera sets the aperture automatically. g“Changing the shutter speed for shooting pictures” (P. 47)

This function allows you to set the aperture manually. The

Acamera sets the shutter speed automatically. g“Changing the aperture value for shooting pictures” (P. 48)

	n	This function lets you record movies. Audio is recorded with the
		movie. g“Recording movies” (P. 44)
	q	This function allows you to play back still pictures or movies. You
Playback		can also play back sound. g“Playback” (P. 62)
modes	-	You can play back still pictures or movies saved in an album.
		g“Viewing an album” (P. 66)

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Mode dial

TIPS

•Direct button functions and menu contents vary depending on the position of the mode dial. g“Direct buttons” (P. 11), “Menus” (P. 13), “Menu list”

(P. 148)

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

Mode dial notation

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

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

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

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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.

Using the direct buttons in shooting mode

g

c
d
e		h
f
		i
c	QUICK VIEW button	gP. 63
	The last picture taken is displayed on the monitor. All the functions in
	playback mode are available. To return to shooting mode, press the
	QUICK VIEW button or press the shutter button halfway.
d	GUIDE button	gP. 18
	Displays a shooting guide describing shooting methods for various
	purposes. Select a menu, and press the GUIDE button to display an
	explanation of its function.
e	DISP button	gP. 61
	Press the DISP button repeatedly to toggle the display of shooting
	information, composition lines, and histogram.
f	Y(Self-timer/Remote control) button	gP. 43, 55
	For switching between self-timer and remote control.
g	O#(Flash mode) button	gP. 41
	For selecting the flash mode.
h	Zbutton	gP. 13
	Displays the top menu of shooting mode.
i	N&(Macro) button	gP. 40

Enables macro mode or super macro mode.

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Direct buttons

Using the direct buttons in playback mode

	c
	d	f
	e
	c GUIDE button	gP. 18

Displays a shooting guide describing shooting methods for various purposes. Select a menu item, and press the GUIDE button to display an explanation of its function.

dDISP button

Press the DISP button to change the display in the following order. The histogram is not displayed while displaying movies.

					Detailed camera
					informationisdisplayed.
The playback screen		The histogram is			g“Monitor
is displayed.		displayed.			indications” (P. 160)
1000004	HQ			HQ	1000004	HQ
			F4.0		SIZE: 3264×2448
			1/100
						+2.0
			+2.0
			ISO400			ISO400
’05. 08. 26	12:30				’05. 08. 26	12:30
	4	’05. 08. 26	12:30	4		4

e	S(Erase) button		gP. 72,		81
	Erases pictures displayed on the monitor.
f	Zbutton		gP.		13
	Displays the top menu of playback mode.

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Menus

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

Mode dial

Press Z

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About the menus

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

Top menu

Menus are divided into shortcut menus and mode menus.

MODE MENU

WB

Shortcut menus

Mode menu

For setting menu items directly.

Settings are categorized by function into tabs.

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Menus

Shortcut menus

(Shooting mode

	gP. 49
	MODE MENU
WB	gP. 50
	gP. 25

(Playback mode

For still pictures

ALBUM ENTRY

MODE MENU

For still pictures

UNDO ENTRY

ALBUM MENU

	For movies
gP. 73	MOVIE PLAY		gP. 65
	ALBUM ENTRY	MODE MENU
gP. 80			gP. 80

gP. 67		gP. 67

	For movies
gP. 73	MOVIE PLAY		gP. 65
	UNDO ENTRY	ALBUM MENU
gP. 80			gP. 80
gP. 70			gP. 70

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Mode menu

(Shooting mode

CAMERA	ESP/	ESP
	DRIVE
MEM	ISO	AUTO
SET	DIGITAL ZOOM	OFF
	AF MODE	SPOT

Menus

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CAMERA tab	For setting shooting-related functions.
MEMORY/	For formatting internal memory or cards. Also saves internal
CARD tab	memory data onto cards.
SETUP tab	For setting basic camera functions and settings that make the
	camera easier to use.

(Playback mode

PLAY	0°
SET MEM EDIT

PLAY tab	For setting playback-related functions.
EDIT tab	For editing saved pictures.
MEMORY/	For formatting internal memory or cards, and erasing all image data.
CARD tab	Also saves internal memory data onto cards.
SETUP tab	For setting basic camera functions and settings that make the
	camera easier to use.

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. 148).

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Menus

Using the menus

Use the arrow pad and Zto set menu items.

Follow the operation guide and arrows on the screen to select and change settings.

Ex: Setting [ISO]

		Mode dial
		ONXYbuttons
		Zbutton
1	Set the mode dial to any of the following modes: KSA.
2	Press Z.	Top menu
3	• The top menu is displayed.
	Press Yto select [MODE MENU].
		MODE MENU
	This refers to the arrow
	pad (ONXY).	WB

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.

SET MEM CAMERA

ESP/	ESP
DRIVE
ISO	AUTO
DIGITAL ZOOM	OFF
AF MODE	SPOT

This refers to the arrow pad (YN).

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Menus

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6

Press ONto select the [ISO], and				1
press Y.	SETMEM CAMERA	ESP/	ESP	operationBasic
displayed in a different
• Refer to the arrows on the screen to		DRIVE
select and make settings with the arrow		ISO	AUTO
pad.
• Unavailable settings cannot be selected.	DIGITAL ZOOM		OFF
The selected item is		AF MODE	SPOT
color.
Press Yto go on to
the following setting.
Press ON to select [AUTO],		ISO
[64], [100], [200], [400], [800], or		AUTO
[1600], and press Z.
		64
• Follow the operation guide at the
		100
bottom of the screen to set or change
settings using the arrow pad.		200
Operation guide	CANCEL	SELECT	GO	OK
Press ON to select a setting.

Press Zto finalize the setting.

TIPS

• Menu items common to different modes apply to the same setting.

Menu operation notation

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

• Ex: Steps 1 to 5 for setting [ISO]

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

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Menus

Using the GUIDE function

This camera has a GUIDE function. There is a shooting guide explaining shooting methods for various shooting situations, purposes, and effects, and a menu guide explaining the menus. Pressing the GUIDE button automatically displays the shooting guide or the menu guide.

(Displaying the shooting guide

1 Press the GUIDE button.

• The [SHOOTING GUIDE] is displayed.

2 Press ONto select the shooting guide to display, and press Y.

• The shooting guide detail is displayed.

3 Press ON to select the item to display, and press Y.

•The operating method for the selected item is displayed.

•To display another shooting guide or item, press Xto return to the previous screen.

•To close the shooting guide display, press the GUIDE button.

(Displaying the menu guide

1 With a menu selected, hold down the GUIDE button.

•The menu explanation is displayed.

•Release the GUIDE button to close the menu guide.

SHOOTING GUIDE

1 BRIGHTENING SUBJECT

2 SHOOTING INTO BACKLIGHT

3 ADJUSTING COLORATION

4 BLURRING BACKGROUND

5 ADJUSTING AREA IN FOCUS

SELECT EXIT GUIDE

BRIGHTENING SUBJECT

1 METERING

2 EXPOSURE COMPENSATION

3 FLASH MODE

CANCEL SELECT EXIT GUIDE

METERING

Press MENUOK ,

and select MODE MENU . Open the ESP/ , from the CAMERA tab, and set to .

CANCEL

EXIT GUIDE

FILE NAME

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

With [FILE NAME] selected

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How to read the procedure pages

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

This indicates the position of the mode dial.

If multiple icons are displayed, the described function can be used in any of these modes.

g“Mode dial” (P. 9), “Mode dial notation” (P. 10)

Select the menus in the order indicated by . g“Using the menus” (P. 16), “Menu operation notation” (P. 17)

Procedures differ for album playback mode.

Available languages may vary according to where you purchased the camera. The displayed language can be changed. g“Selecting a display language” (P. 86)

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

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	Tips before you
2	start taking pictures

Your pictures are almost guaranteed to come out well just by setting the mode dial to K 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.

Online applications

Ideas SQ2

SHQ

Printing applications

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Turning the camera on and off

Press the POWER button to turn the camera on.

Power lamp				POWER button

Mode dial

Monitor

(Turning the camera on

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

•The power lamp on the camera lights green.

•The monitor turns on.

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

(Turning the camera off

Press the POWER button.

• The monitor turns off.

• The lens retracts and the lens barrier closes.

• The power lamp turns off.

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	Y/M/D
	the date and time” (P. 92)

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If the correct focus cannot be obtained

When the subject you want to focus on is not in the center of the frame and you cannot position the AF target mark on it, you can focus the camera on another point at roughly the same distance (focus lock) and take the picture as explained below.

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.

2 Press the shutter button halfway until the green lamp lights.

1/200	F4.0	+2.0
HQ3264×2448		4

AF target mark

	• The green lamp lights when the focus
	and exposure are locked.	Shutter button
	• 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
3	halfway again.
	Keeping the shutter button	Green lamp
	pressed halfway, recompose	1/200 F4.0 +2.0
	your shot.

HQ3264×2448 4

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AF lock mark

1/200 F4.0 +2.0

If the correct focus cannot be obtained

4 Press the shutter button fully.

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

Shutter button

TIPS

To focus on a subject not in the center of the frame g“Changing the focusing area (AF MODE)” (P. 54)

Note

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

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

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

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

(AF lock

The focus position can be locked. AF lock refers to locking the focus position. Position the AF target mark on the subject you want to focus on, and with the shutter button pressed halfway, press Z.

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

• To reset AF lock, press Zagain to cancel AF lock, relock the focus, and press Z.

• When the AF lock is active, press the shutter button fully to take the picture.

HQ 3264×2448 4

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If the correct focus cannot be obtained

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	Subject with	Subject with an	Subject without
focus.
	low contrast	extremely	vertical lines
		bright area in
		the center of
		the frame
The green lamp
lights, but the
subject cannot be
brought into focus.	Subjects at	Fast-moving	The subject is
	different	subject	not in the center
	distances		of the frame

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.

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Record mode

You can select a record mode in which to take pictures or shoot movies. Select the best record mode for your purpose (printing, editing on a computer, website editing, etc.). For information on the image sizes for each record mode and the number of storable still pictures/movie recording time, see the tables on P. 26 and 27.

Still picture record modes

Still pictures are recorded in JPEG format.

Record mode depicts the image size and compression rate of your pictures.

Pictures are made from thousands of dots (pixels). If a picture with relatively few pixels is enlarged, it looks like a mosaic. Pictures with more pixels are denser and clearer but require more space (larger file size), thus decreasing the number of pictures that can be saved. Though a high compression rate results in a small file size, this also produces a grainy look.

										Picture with high number of
										pixels
										Picture with low number of pixels
	Record		Image size	Compression						Application
	mode
					Low				The number of storable still pictures is
	SHQ		3264 × 2448						lower, and recording pictures takes
				compression
									longer, but it is useful for creating
									beautiful prints on full-size paper and for
					High				performing computer image processing,
	HQ		3264 × 2448						such as contrast adjustment and red-
				compression
									eye correction.
			2560 × 1920		High				This is useful for post-card sized prints,
	SQ1		2272 × 1704						or for computer editing such as rotating
				compression
									or adding text to a picture.
			2048 × 1536
			1600 × 1200						Standard image quality with a high
									number of pictures to shoot. This is
			1280 × 960	Standard					useful for viewing pictures on a
				compression					computer.
	SQ2
			1024 × 768						Standard image quality. This is useful for
									sending as e-mail attachments.
			640 × 480		Low
				compression

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Record mode

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.

Compression

Pictures are compressed and saved. The higher the compression, the less clear the image will be.

Movie record modes

Movies are recorded in Motion-JPEG format.

Number of storable still pictures/remaining recording time

For still pictures

				Number of storable still pictures
	Record mode	Image size		Internal memory		Using a 128 MB card
				With	Without	With	Without
				sound	sound	sound	sound
	SHQ	3264	× 2448	4	4	31	31
	HQ	3264	× 2448	9	9	61	62
		2560	× 1920	15	15	102	105
	SQ1	2272	× 1704	19	19	126	130
		2048	× 1536	23	24	156	163
		1600	× 1200	28	29	185	194
	SQ2	1280	× 960	42	46	285	307
		1024	× 768	63	70	420	469
		640	× 480	96	114	614	726

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				Record mode
	For movies
	Record mode	Image size	Remaining recording time (sec.)
			Internal memory	Using a 128 MB card
	SHQ	640 × 480	15	110
		(15 frames/sec.)
	HQ	320 × 240	50	320
		(15 frames/sec.)
	SQ	160 × 120	125	800
		(15 frames/sec.)

1/200	F4.0	+2.0
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Number of storable still pictures

	+2.0
HQ	00:36

Remaining recording time

TIPS

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

Note

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

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

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Record mode

Changing the record mode

Top menu [K]

g“Using the menus” (P. 16)

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2

3

For still pictures, select from [SHQ], [HQ], [SQ1] or [SQ2].

For movies, select from

[SHQ 640 × 480], [HQ 320 × 240], and [SQ 160 × 120].

When [SQ1] or [SQ2] is selected, press Yto select the image size.

Press Z.

SHQ 3264×2448

HQ 3264×2448

SQ1 2048×1536

SQ2 640×480

SELECT

GO OK

For still pictures

SHQ 640×480

HQ 320×240

SQ 160×120

SELECT

GO OK

For movies

SQ2

1600×1200

1280×960

1024×768

640×480

CANCEL SELECT

GO OK

When [SQ2] is selected

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The internal memory and memory card

Pictures taken are recorded in the internal memory.

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

(Internal memory basics

The internal memory is the camera’s media for recording pictures, similar to film in a film camera.

Pictures recorded to the internal memory can be easily erased on the camera or processed using a computer. Unlike portable storage media, the internal memory cannot be removed or exchanged.

(Using the internal memory with a 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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Memory indicator

	Monitor	Shooting mode	Playback mode
	indication
	[IN]	Pictures are recorded to the	Pictures are being played back
		internal memory.	from the internal memory.
	[xD]	Pictures are recorded to a card.	Pictures are being played back
			from a card.

•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. 80)

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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.

cIndex area

You can use this space to write the contents of the

card.

c

d

Contact area

d

The part where the data transferred from the camera

enters the card.

Compatible cards

xD-Picture Card (16MB – 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 or card (MEMORY FORMAT/FORMAT)” (P. 83)

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