Olympus T-10 User Manual
DIGITAL CAMERA
T-10
Instruction Manual
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Step
Contents
Checking the contents of the box
1
Other accessories not shown: warranty card
Contents may vary depending on purchase location.
Step
“Preparing the Camera” (p. 12)
Step
“Camera Settings” (p. 3)
Contents
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Preparing the Camera
2
How to Use the Camera
4
Names of Parts ............................................... 8
Preparing the Camera .................................. 12
Shooting, Viewing, and Erasing ................. 18
Using Shooting Modes ................................ 25
Using Shooting Functions .......................... 29
Menus for Shooting Functions ................... 33
USB cableStrapDigital camera Two AA batteries
Step
“Shooting, Viewing, and Erasing” (p. 18)
Step
“Direct printing (PictBridge)” (p. 43)
“Print Reservations (DPOF)” (p. 47)
Menus for Playback, Editing, and Printing
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Functions ...................................................... 36
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Menus for Other Camera Settings .............. 39
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Printing .......................................................... 43
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Usage Tips .................................................... 50
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Appendix ....................................................... 55
Shooting and Playing Back Images
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Printing
5
OLYMPUS Setup
CD-ROM
Camera Settings
Using the Direct Buttons
Using the Direct Buttons
Frequently used functions can be accessed using the direct buttons.
Shutter button (p. 19)
Zoom buttons (p. 20)
q button (switch between shooting and
playback) (p. 19, 22)
m button (p. 5)
E button (menu guide) (p. 24)
Arrow pad
H (left)
F (up) /
INFO button (change information
display) (p. 21, 24)
I (right)
H button
(p. 4, 16)
G (down) /
D button (erase) (p. 23)
The symbols FGHI displayed for image
selections and settings indicate that the arrow pad
is to be used.
X
YMDTIME
MENU
Y/M/DY/M/D
SET
SINGLE PRINT
4/304/30
OK
10
M
N
ORM
N
ORM
FILE
100 0004100 0004
12:30’10/10/26’10/10/26 12:30
OK
PRINT
MORE
10 26 12 30:..2010
CANCEL
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Using the Menu
Function menu
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Using the Menu
Use the menu to change camera settings such as the shooting mode.
There may be menus that are unavailable depending on other related settings or the s mode (p. 25).
Function menu
Press the H button during shooting to display the function menu. The function menu is used to choose the
shooting mode and provides access to frequently used shooting settings.
Shooting mode
Selected option
PROGRAM AUTOPROGRAM AUTO
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Shooting
To select the shooting mode
Use HI to select a shooting mode and press the H button.
To select the function menu
Use FG to select a menu and use HI to select a menu option. Press the H
button to set the function menu.
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Function menu
Setup menu (p. 5)
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Setup menu
Setup menu
Press the m button during shooting or playback to display the setup menu. The setup menu provides access
to a variety of camera settings, including options not listed in the function menu, display options, and the time and
date.
1 Press the m button.
The setup menu is displayed.
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RESETRESET
COMPRESSION NORMAL
AF MODE FACE/iESP
1
DIGITAL ZOOM OFF
2
ICON GUIDE ON
MENU
2 Press H to highlight the page tabs. Use
FG to select the desired page tab and
press I.
Page tab
POWER SAVE OFF
BATTERY TYPE
1
2
WORLD TIME
3 Use FG to select the desired submenu 1
POWER SAVEPOWER SAVE OFFOFF
BATTERY TYPE
1
2
WORLD TIME
BRIGHT
ALKALINE
ENGLISH
MENU
OK
SETEXIT
and then press the H button.
BRIGHT
ALKALINE
ENGLISH
MENU
OK
SETEXIT
Submenu 1
POWER SAVE OFF
BATTERY TYPE
1
2
WORLD TIME
MENU
POWER SAVEPOWER SAVE OFFOFF
BATTERY TYPE
1
2
WORLD TIME
MENU
BACK
BRIGHTBRIGHT
ALKALINE
ENGLISH
Submenu 2
POWER SAVE
BRIGHT
ALKALINE
OFFOFF
ENGLISH
4 Use FG to select the desired submenu 2
and then press the H button.
Once a setting is selected, the display returns to
●
the previous screen.
There may be additional operations.
“Menu Settings” (p. 33 to 42)
OK
SETEXIT
5 Press the m button to complete the
setting.
OK
SETEXIT
ON
OK
SET
POWER SAVEPOWER SAVE ONON
BATTERY TYPE
1
2
WORLD TIME
MENU
BRIGHT
ALKALINE
ENGLISH
SETEXIT
EN
OK
5
Menu Index
Menus for Shooting Functions
PROGRAM AUTOPROGRAM AUTO
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AUTO
AUTO
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M
1
9
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
RESET
COMPRESSION NORMAL
AF MODE FACE/iESP
1
DIGITAL ZOOM OFF
2
ICON GUIDE ON
MENU
OK
SETEXIT
IMAGE SIZE VGA
FRAME RATE 30fps
R
1
2
MENU
ON
OK
SETEXIT
1 Shooting mode
P (PROGRAM AUTO) ......p. 18
M (iAUTO) ...................p. 25
N (DIS MODE) ..............p. 25
s (SCENE MODE) .....p. 25
P (MAGIC FILTER) ....p. 27
~ (PANORAMA) ..............p. 28
A (MOVIE) ......................p. 19
2 Flash .................................p. 29
3 Macro ...............................p. 29
4 Self-timer ..........................p. 30
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5 Exposure compensation ...p. 30
6 White balance ...................p. 31
7 ISO ...................................p. 31
8 Image size (Still images) ..p. 32
9 # (Setup) X
z (Shooting) / A (Movie)
RESET..............................p. 33
IMAGE SIZE (Movies) ......p. 33
COMPRESSION
(Still images) ...................p. 33
FRAME RATE (Movies) ....p. 33
AF MODE .........................p. 34
DIGITAL ZOOM ................p. 34
R (Movies) ........................p. 34
ICON GUIDE ....................p. 35
Menus for Playback, Editing, and Printing Functions
1 q (Playback)
SLIDESHOW ................ p. 36
EDIT ....................... p. 36, 37
ERASE ......................... p. 37
PRINT ORDER ............. p. 38
? (Protect) ....................p. 38
y (Rotate).................... p. 38
1
SLIDESHOW
EDIT
ERASE
1
PRINT ORDER
2
?
y
MENU
OK
SETEXIT
Menus for Other Camera Settings
FORMAT
BACKUP
USB CONNECTION
1
1
q POWER ON YES
2
2
KEEP K SETTINGS
BEEP ON
PIXEL MAPPING
MENU
STORAGE
YES
SETEXIT
1 r (Settings 1)
OK
MEMORY FORMAT/
FORMAT ....................... p. 39
BACKUP ....................... p. 39
USB CONNECTION .....p. 39
q POWER ON ...........p. 40
KEEP K SETTINGS ... p. 40
BEEP ............................ p. 40
PIXEL MAPPING .......... p. 40
2 s (Settings 2)
s (Monitor) ................ p. 40
POWER SAVE..............p. 41
BATTERY TYPE ........... p. 41
W (Language) ............ p. 41
X (Date/time) .............p. 41
WORLD TIME............... p. 42
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Names of Parts
Names of Parts
Camera unit
1 5
34 6 7
1 Strap eyelet .................... p. 9
2 Battery/card compartment
cover ........................... p. 12
3 Microphone .............p. 34, 36
4 Flash .............................p. 29
5 Lens ........................p. 55, 69
6 Self-timer lamp ............. p. 30
7 USB connector .......p. 14, 43
8
Tripod socket
2
8
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1 2
Attaching the camera strap
3
Attaching the camera strap
Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose.
1 n button ........p. 17, 18
2 Shutter button ............... p. 19
3 Monitor ................... p. 18, 50
4 Zoom buttons ............... p. 20
5 q button
(switch between shooting
and playback) .......p. 19, 22
6 H button (OK) .........p. 4, 16
7 Arrow pad ....................... p. 3
INFO button
(change information
4
5
6
7
display) ................. p. 21, 24
D button (erase) .......... p. 23
8
E button (menu guide)
.................................... p. 24
9 m button ..................p. 5
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9
9
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Monitor
Shooting mode display
Shooting mode display
1 2
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N
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1/100 F3.1F3.1
1/100
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Still image
1 2
16
1 Battery check ................p. 13
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AUTOWBAUTO
ISO
ISO
AUTO
AUTO
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0.00.0
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AUTOWBAUTO
2 Shooting mode .......p. 18, 25
3 Flash .............................p. 29
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
4
5
6
7
Flash standby/fl ash charge
.................................... p. 50
4 Macro ........................... p. 29
5 Self-timer ...................... p. 30
6 Exposure compensation
.................................... p. 30
7 White balance ...............p. 31
8 ISO ............................... p. 31
9 Image size .............. p. 32, 33
10
Setup menu ....................p. 5
11
Recording with sound
(movies) ...................... p. 34
12
World time .................... p. 42
13
Compression
(still images)................ p. 33
14
Number of storable pictures
(still images)................ p. 18
Continuous recording length
(movies) ...................... p. 20
15
Current memory ........... p. 56
16
AF target mark .............. p. 19
17
Camera shake warning
18
Aperture value ..............p. 19
19
Shutter speed ...............p. 19
VGA
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Movie
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Playback mode display
Playback mode display
Normal display●
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1010
Still image Movie
Detailed display●
1 6 87 9 11105432
1010
1/1000 F3.1 2.0
P
FILE
100 0004
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1 Battery check ................ p. 13
1 4 6
4/30
4/30
P
FILE
100 0004
00:12/00:3400:12/00:34
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ISO
AUTO
100
10M
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AUTOWB100
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1/1000 F3.1 2.0
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2 Print reservation/number of
prints ...................p. 47/p. 45
3 Protect ..........................p. 38
4 Adding sound .........p. 34, 36
5 Current memory ...........p. 56
6 Frame number/
total number of images
(still images)................ p. 22
Elapsed time/
total recording time
(movies) ...................... p. 22
7 Shooting mode ....... p. 18, 25
8 Shutter speed ...............p. 19
9 Aperture value ..............p. 19
10
ISO ............................... p. 31
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Exposure compensation
12
13
14
15
.................................... p. 30
12
White balance ............... p. 31
13
Image size .............. p. 32, 33
14
File number
15
Date and time ............... p. 17
16
Compression
(still images)................ p. 33
Frame rate
(movies) ...................... p. 33
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Preparing the Camera
Preparing the Camera
Inserting the battery and the SD/SDHC
memory card (sold separately)
Always use SD/SDHC memory cards with this
camera. Do not insert any other types of memory
card.
1
2
11
Battery/card compartment cover
2
Write-protect switch
Insert the card straight until it clicks into place.
Do not touch the contact area directly.
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EN
3
For the types of batteries that can be used, see
“Battery handling precautions” (p. 55).
When using NiMH batteries, be sure they are fully
charged, and select [NiMH] for [BATTERY TYPE].
[BATTERY TYPE] (p. 41)
Turn off the camera before opening the battery/card
compartment cover.
When using the camera, be sure to close the battery/
card compartment cover.
When to replace the batteries
To remove the SD/SDHC memory card
When to replace the batteries
Replace the batteries when the error message shown
below appears.
Flashes in red
To remove the SD/SDHC memory card
12
BATTERY EMPTY
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Monitor top left Error message
4
1
2
This camera allows the user to take pictures using the
internal memory even when no SD/SDHC memory
card (sold separately) is inserted.
“Using an SD/SDHC memory card” (p. 56)
“Number of storable pictures (still images)/Continuous
recording length (movies) in the internal memory and
SD/SDHC memory cards” (p. 58)
Press the card in until it clicks and comes out slightly,
then grab the card and pull it out.
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Setting up using the supplied CD
Windows
Connecting the camera
Connect the camera to the computer to use the supplied
CD for setup.
User registration using the supplied CD and
installation of ib computer software is available on
Windows computers only.
Windows
Insert the supplied CD in a CD-ROM drive.
1
Windows XP
A “Setup” dialog will be displayed.
●
Windows Vista/Windows 7
An Autorun dialog will be displayed. Click
●
“OLYMPUS Setup” to display the “Setup” dialog.
If the “Setup” dialog is not displayed, select “My
Computer” (Windows XP) or “Computer” (Windows
Vista/Windows 7) from the start menu. Double-click
the CD-ROM (OLYMPUS Setup) icon to open the
“OLYMPUS Setup” window and then double-click
“SETUP.EXE”.
If a “User Account Control” dialog is displayed, click
“Yes” or “Continue”.
Follow the on-screen instructions on your
2
computer.
If nothing is displayed on the camera screen even
after connecting the camera to the computer, the
battery may be exhausted. Replace with a fresh
battery.
Connecting the camera
USB connector
USB cable (supplied)
Computer (on and running)
Register your Olympus product.
3
Click the “Registration” button and follow the on-
●
screen instructions.
Install OLYMPUS Viewer 2 and ib computer
4
software.
Check the system requirements before beginning
●
installation.
Click the “OLYMPUS Viewer 2” or “OLYMPUS ib”
●
button and follow the on-screen instructions to
install the software.
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OLYMPUS Viewer 2
Macintosh
Operating
System
Processor Pentium 4 1.3GHz or better
RAM
Free Hard
Drive Space
Monitor
Settings
ib
Operating
System
Processor
RAM
Free Hard
Drive Space
Monitor
Settings
Graphics
* See online help for information on using the software.
Install the camera manual.
5
Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later) /
Windows Vista / Windows 7
1GB or more (2GB or more
recommended)
1GB or more
1024 × 768 pixels or more
Minimum 65,536 colors (16,770,000
colors recommended)
Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later) /
Windows Vista / Windows 7
Pentium 4 1.3GHz or better
(Pentium D 3.0 GHz or better required
for movies)
512MB or more (1GB or more
recommended)
(1 GB or more required for movies — 2 GB
or more recommended)
1GB or more
1024 × 768 pixels or more
Minimum 65,536 colors (16,770,000
colors recommended)
A minimum of 64 MB video RAM with
DirectX 9 or later.
Click the “Camera Instruction Manual” button and
●
follow the on-screen instructions.
Macintosh
Insert the supplied CD in a CD-ROM drive.
1
Double-click the CD (OLYMPUS Setup) icon on
●
the desktop.
Double-click the “Setup” icon to display the “Setup”
●
dialog.
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15
Install OLYMPUS Viewer 2.
2
Check the system requirements before beginning
●
installation.
Click the “OLYMPUS Viewer 2” button and follow
●
the on-screen instructions to install the software.
OLYMPUS Viewer 2
Operating
System
Mac OS X v10.4.11–v10.6
Processor Intel Core Solo/Duo 1.5 GHz or better
RAM
Free Hard
Drive Space
Monitor
Settings
* Other languages can be selected from the language
combo box. For information on using the software, see
online help.
Copy the camera manual.
3
1GB or more (2GB or more
recommended)
1GB or more
1024 × 768 pixels or more
Minimum 32,000 colors (16,770,000
colors recommended)
Click the “Camera Instruction Manual” button to
●
open the folder containing the camera manuals.
Copy the manual for your language to the
computer.
Operation guide
Operation guides displayed at the bottom of the screen
indicate that the m button, H button, or zoom buttons
should be used.
RESET
COMPRESSION NORMAL
AF MODE FACE/iESP
1
DIGITAL ZOOM OFF
2
ICON GUIDE ON
MENU
Operation guide
SEL. IMAGE
OK
SETEXIT
OK
SET
OK
ERASE/CANCEL
MENU
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Date, time, time zone, and language
The date and time set here are saved to image fi le names,
date prints, and other data. You can also choose the
language for the menus and messages displayed in the
monitor.
Press the n button to turn on the
1
camera.
The date and time setting screen is displayed when
●
the date and time are not set.
X
Y M D TIME
-- -- -- --
--------
CANCEL
Date and time setting screen
Use FG to select the year for [Y].
2
Y M D TIME
-- -- -- --
20102010
CANCEL
X
MENU
MENU
Y/M/D
:..
Y/M/D
:..
Press I to save the setting for [Y].
3
X
Y M D TIME
-- -- ------
:..2010
MENU
CANCEL
As in Steps 2 and 3, use FGHI and the
4
H button to set [M] (month), [D] (day), [TIME]
(hours and minutes), and [Y/M/D] (date order).
For a more accurate setting, press the H button
when the time signal hits 00 seconds while setting the
minutes.
The menus can be used to change the selected date
and time. [X] (Date/time) (p. 41)
Use HI to select your home time zone and
5
press the H button.
Use FG to turn daylight saving time ([SUMMER])
●
on or off.
’10.10.26.12:30
Seoul
Seoul
Tokyo
Tokyo
Y/M/D
SUMMER
The menus can be used to change the selected time
zone. [WORLD TIME] (p. 42)
Use FGHI to select your language and
6
press the H button.
The menus can be used to change the selected
language. [W] (Language) (p. 41)
EN
SET
OK
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Shooting, Viewing, and Erasing
Shooting, Viewing, and Erasing
Shooting with the optimum aperture
value and shutter speed
[PROGRAM AUTO]
In this mode, automatic shooting settings are activated
while also allowing changes to a wide range of
other shooting menu functions, such as exposure
compensation, white balance, etc. as needed.
Press the n button to turn on the
1
camera.
If the [PROGRAM AUTO] indicator is not displayed,
press the H button to display the function menu and
then set the shooting mode to P.
“Using the Menu” (p. 4)
18
EN
[PROGRAM AUTO] indicator
44
Number of storable still pictures (p. 58)
Monitor (standby mode screen)
Current shooting mode display
PROGRAM AUTOPROGRAM AUTO
44
Press the n button again to turn off the camera.
Hold the camera and compose the shot.
2
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Monitor
0.00.0
WB
AUTOWBAUTO
ISO
ISO
AUTO
AUTO
10
M
##
When holding the camera, take care not to cover the
fl ash with your fi ngers, etc.
Horizontal grip
Vertical grip
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0.00.0
WB
AUTOWBAUTO
ISO
ISO
AUTO
AUTO
10
M
Press the shutter button halfway down to
To view images during shooting
3
focus on the subject.
When the camera focuses on the subject, the
●
exposure is locked (shutter speed and aperture
value are displayed), and the AF target mark
changes to green.
The camera was unable to focus if the AF target
●
mark fl ashes red. Try focusing again.
Press halfway
“Focusing” (p. 52)
To take the picture, gently press the shutter
4
button all the way down while being careful
not to shake the camera.
Press fully
To view images during shooting
Pressing the q button enables playback of images. To
return to shooting, either press the q button or press the
shutter button halfway down.
AF target mark
1/4001/400 F3.1F3.1
Shutter speed Aperture value
1/4001/400 F3.1F3.1
Image review screen
Shooting movies [MOVIE]
Press the H button to display the function
1
menu screen.
PROGRAM AUTOPROGRAM AUTO
PP
44
Use HI to set the shooting mode to A and
2
then press the H button.
PP
0:340:34
VGA
PP
AUTOWBAUTO
AUTO
AUTO
10
[MOVIE] indicator
0.00.0
WB
AUTOWBAUTO
##
0.00.0
WB
ISO
ISO
M
EN
19
Press the shutter button halfway down to
0:00
RECREC
0:34
0:00
0:34
To take larger images [DIGITAL ZOOM]
3
focus on the subject, and gently press the
button all the way down to start recording.
Press halfway
0:34
0:34
RECREC
0:00
Press fully
Gently press the shutter button all the way
4
down to stop recording.
0:00
Current length
Lights up red when recording
Continuous
recording
length (p. 58)
Sound will also be recorded.
During sound recording, only the digital zoom can be
used. To record a movie with optical zoom, set [R]
(movies) (p. 34) to [OFF].
Using the zoom
Pressing the zoom buttons adjusts the shooting range.
Pressing the wide
(W) button
Zoom bar
44
Optical zoom: 3×
Digital zoom: 4×
To take larger images [DIGITAL ZOOM]
The type and amount of zoom can be identifi ed from
the appearance of the zoom bar. The display differs
depending on the options selected for [DIGITAL
ZOOM] (p. 34) and image size (p. 32).
Pressing the telephoto
(T) button
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0.00.0
WB
AUTOWBAUTO
ISO
ISO
AUTO
AUTO
10
M
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PP
0.00.0
WB
AUTOWBAUTO
ISO
ISO
AUTO
AUTO
10
M
20
EN
[OFF] selected for [DIGITAL ZOOM]:
Image size Zoom bar
10M
Other
Optical zoom range
Image zoomed and cropped.
[ON] selected for [DIGITAL ZOOM]:
Image size Zoom bar
10M
Other
Digital zoom range
Image zoomed and
*1
cropped.
Digital zoom range
*1
This function will not reduce the image quality since it
does not convert the data with fewer pixels into the data
with larger pixels. Available zoom ratios vary with image
size.
Photographs taken with the zoom bar displayed in
red may appear “grainy.”
Changing the shooting information
display
The display of the screen information can be changed to
best match the situation, for example, the need for a clear
view of the screen or for making a precise composition by
using the grid display.
Press F (INFO).
1
*1
The displayed shooting information changes in
●
the order shown below each time the button is
pressed. “Shooting mode display” (p. 10)
Normal
44
Detailed
44
N
ORM
PP
0.00.0
WB
AUTOWBAUTO
No information
ISO
ISO
AUTO
AUTO
10
M
PP
0.00.0
WB
AUTOWBAUTO
ISO
ISO
AUTO
AUTO
10
M
PP
EN
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Viewing images
To play back movies
Operations during movie playback
Press the q button.
1
Use HI to select an image.
2
Number of frames/Total number of images
Playback image
To play back movies
Select a movie, and press the H button.
4/30
4/30
12:30’10/10/26’10/10/26 12:30
Operations during movie playback
MOVIE PLAYMOVIE PLAY
OK
Movie
4/30
4/30
12:30’10/10/26’10/10/26 12:30
Displays
previous image
Hold I to fast forward and hold H to reverse.
The display size of the images can be changed.
“Index view and close-up view” (p. 24)
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EN
Displays next
image
Elapsed time/
Total recording time
Pausing and
resuming
playback
Fast forward
Rewind
00:12/00:3400:12/00:34
During playback
Press the H button to pause
playback. To resume playback
during pause, fast forward, or
rewind, press the H button.
Press I to fast forward. Press I
again to increase the fast forward
speed.
Press H to rewind. The rewinding
speed increases each time H is
pressed.
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