Olympus X-300 Reference Manual

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DIGITAL CAMERA

D-565ZOOM C-450ZOOM X-300

REFERENCE MANUAL

CAMERA OPERATION MANUAL

Explanation of digital camera functions and operating instructions.

DIGITAL CAMERA - PC CONNECTION

OPERATION MANUAL

Explanation of how to download images between your digital camera and PC.

DIGITAL CAMERA

D-565ZOOM C-450ZOOM X-300

REFERENCE MANUAL

Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you

start to use your new camera, please read these instructions carefully to enjoy optimum performance and a longer service life. Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your

camera before taking important photographs.

Screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual may differ

from those of the actual product.

For customers in North and South America

For customers in USA

Declaration of Conformity Model Number : D-565ZOOM/C-450ZOOM/X-300 Trade Name : OLYMPUS Responsible Party : Olympus America Inc. Address : 2 Corporate Center Drive, Melville, New York

Telephone Number : 631-844-5000

Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference. (2) This device must accept any interference received, including

interference that may cause undesired operation.

11747-3157 U.S.A.

For customers in Canada

This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

For customers in Europe

“CE” mark indicates that this product complies with the European requirements for safety, health, environment and customer protection. “CE” mark cameras are intended for sales in Europe.

Trademarks

• IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.

• Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

• Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc.

• All other company and product names are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of their respective owners.

• The standards for camera file systems referred to in this manual are the “Design Rule for Camera File System/DCF” standards stipulated by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA).

Contents

P.4

Introduction of the camera’s functions.

For shooting and learning the basic operations.

For fine- tuning the settings to get that particular shot.

For playing back and arranging pictures.

Settings that make the camera easier to operate.

Printing pictures.

Troubleshooting and other information.

Getting started

About the menus

Shooting basics

Advanced shooting

Playback

Useful functions

Print setting

Miscellaneous

Specifications

Glossary of terms

Index

P.8

P.31

P.40

P.61

P.78

P.96

P.108

P.117

P.131

P.133

P.135

Contents

1 Getting started 8

Names of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Monitor indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

How to use this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Attaching the strap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Loading the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Selecting optional batteries or an AC adapter. . . . . . . . . . 17

Inserting a card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Card basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Removing the card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Power on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

If the card is not recognized (card check) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Selecting a language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Holding the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

2 About the menus 31

Types of menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

How to use the menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Shortcut menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Shooting mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Playback mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Mode Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Shooting mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Playback mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Contents

3 Shooting basics 40

Shooting mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Taking still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Taking still pictures using the viewfinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Taking still pictures using the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Comparison of the viewfinder & monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

If correct focus cannot be obtained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Determine the position of the subject after focusing

(Focus Lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Subjects that are difficult to focus on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Night scene mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Recording movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Using the optical zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Using the digital zoom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Using the flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

4 Advanced shooting 61

Macro mode shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Self-timer shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Selecting the metering area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Sequential shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

PANORAMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Taking two-in-one pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Selecting a record mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Varying the image brightness (Exposure compensation) . . 74

Adjusting the white balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Contents

5 Playback 78

Viewing still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

QUICK VIEW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Close-up playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Index display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Selecting the number of pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Playback on a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Picture rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

MOVIE PLAY - Viewing movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Protecting pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Erasing pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Single-frame erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

All-frame erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Editing still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Creating black and white pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Creating sepia-toned pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Resizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

INDEX - Creating an index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

6 Useful functions 96

MODE RESET - Reset the settings you changed . . . . . . . . . . 96

ALL RESET - Saving the camera's settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

CARD SETUP - Formatting cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Displaying shooting information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Adjusting the monitor brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

REC VIEW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Turning the beep sound off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

FILE NAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

PIXEL MAPPING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

VIDEO OUT - Video output selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Contents

7 Print setting 108

How to print pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

All-frame reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Single-frame reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Resetting print reservation data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

8 Miscellaneous 117

Error codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

The camera does not work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

The image quality is poor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

List of menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

List of factory default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

List of items by shooting mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Camera maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Glossary of terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Names of parts

Camera

Shutter button P.43

Zoom lever (W/T• )

Getting started

P.55, P.80, P.81

Lens barrier

Turns the camera on and off in the shooting mode.

Connector cover

1 Getting started

Flash P.58

Self-timer lamp P.63

Lens

Extends automatically when you open the lens barrier.

DC-IN jack/VIDEO OUT jack cover

P.17, P.84

Strap eyelet

P.14

Card cover P.20

USB connector

Card slot P.20

VIDEO OUT jack P.84

DC-IN jack P.17

Names of parts

Arrow pad

Buttons on the arrow pad have their respective functions. They are also used as direction buttons. , , and indicate which button to be pressed.

Macro button ( ) P.61

Viewfinder

P.43

Monitor

P.10

Arrow pad ()

P.26, P.31

Viewfinder

AF target mark P.43

Flash mode button ( )

P.58

OK/Menu button ( )

P.31

Self-timer button ( ) P.63

Monitor button

(QUICK VIEW )

P.45, P.79

Playback button ( )

P.78

Turns the camera on and off in the playback mode. Turns the monitor on and off in the shooting mode.

Battery compartment cover P.15

Tripod socket

Orange lamp P.43

Green lamp P.43

Getting started

Names of parts

Monitor indications

Shooting mode

1 2 3

5 6

Getting started

1 Scene select/movie , , , , , P.40

2 Battery check , P.12

3 Green lamp P.43

4 Flash standby

5 Macro mode P.61

6 Flash mode , , P.58

7 Sequential shooting , P.65

8 Self-timer P.63

9 Record mode SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 P.70

10 Resolution 2288×1712, 1024×768, 640×480, etc. P.70

11 Metering P.64

12 Exposure compensation

13 White balance , , , P.76

14 AF target mark [ ] P.43

15 Memory gauge , , , P.12

16 Number of storable still pictures

Still picture Movie

Items Indications

Camera movement warning/ Flash charge

Seconds remaining

5 6

(lit)

(Blinks)

-2.0, -1.5, -1.0, -0.5, +0.5, +1.0, +1.5, +2.0

15 36”

Ref. Page

P.43

P.74

P.45 P.53

11 12

14 15

Names of parts

Playback mode

INFO setting allows you to select how much information to display on the monitor. Screens when the Information display is set to ON are shown below.

"Displaying shooting information" (P.101)

1 2

3 4

5 6 7

8 9

Still picture Movie

Items Indications Ref. Page

1 Print reservation,

Number of prints

2 Battery check , P.12

3Protect P.88

4 Record mode SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 P.70

5 Resolution 2288×1712, 1024×768, 640×480, etc. P.70

6 Exposure compensation

7 White balance WB AUTO, , , , P.76

8 Date and time ’03.04.01 12:00 P.28

File number (still picture), Number of frames Playing time/Total recording time (movie)

10 Movie P.86

• The indications that appear on a movie picture that has been selected and displayed from the index display are different from

Note

those that appear when the movie picture is displayed using the movie playback function.

-2.0, -1.5, -1.0, -0.5, +0.5, +1.0, +1.5, +2.0

100-0016

, 16

0”/15”

P.110

P.74

10 3

Getting started

8 9

Names of parts

Memory gauge

The memory gauge lights up when you take a picture or record a movie. While the gauge is lit, the camera is storing the picture or the movie on the card. The memory gauge indication changes as shown below depending on the shooting status. If the memory gauge is fully lit, wait a few seconds until it goes off to take the next shot.

When taking still pictures

Getting started

shooting

(Gauge is off)

Shoot Shoot Shoot

Before

One picture

taken

(Lit)

More than two

taken

(Lit)

Wait

No more pictures can be

taken (Fully lit)

Wait until the gauge returns

to the status on the left to

take the next shot.

When recording movies

If you continue shooting

Shoot

Wait

Before shooting

(Gauge is off)

During shooting (Lit)

• Shooting is not possible until the lit area goes off completely.

• Movie recording ends automatically when the memory gauge is full.

Battery check

If the remaining battery power is low, the battery check indication on the monitor changes as follows while the camera is turned on.

No indication

Lit (Green)

(The indicator turns

off after a while)

Remaining power

level: high.

Blinks (Red)

Remaining power level: low.

Prepare new batteries.

Green lamp and orange lamp on the right of the viewfinder blink.

Remaining power level: exhausted. Replace with new batteries.

How to use this manual

Follow the arrows to perform menu operations. For details on operating procedures, see "Types of menus" (P.31).

The buttons for various functions and their location are clearly illustrated.

and indicate which button to press on the arrow pad. (The up or down buttons are used in this example.)

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

Indications used in this manual

Important information on factors which may lead to a malfunctions or operational problems. Also warns of operations that should be

Note

absolutely avoided.

Useful information and hints that will help you get the most out of your camera.

Reference pages describing details or associated information.

Getting started

Attaching the strap

1 Thread the short end of the

strap through the strap eyelet.

2 Thread the long end of the

strap through the loop that has already gone through the eyelet.

Getting started

3 Pull the strap tight, making

sure that it is securely fastened and does not come loose.

• Be careful with the strap when you carry the camera, as it can easily catch on stray objects, causing serious damage.

• Attach the strap correctly following the procedure so that the camera

Note

does not fall off. If the strap is attached incorrectly and the camera falls off, Olympus is not responsible for any damages.

Strap eyelet

Loading the batteries

This camera uses 1 CR-V3 lithium battery pack or 2 AA (R6) alkaline batteries or NiMH batteries.

Important

• CR-V3 lithium battery cannot be recharged.

• Do not peel off the label from a CR-V3 lithium battery pack.

• Manganese (zinc-carbon) batteries cannot be used.

1 Make sure that:

The lens barrier is

closed.

The lamp on

the right of the viewfinder

is off.

2 Slide the battery compartment

cover in the direction of .

• The battery compartment cover is unlocked and opened in the direction of

• Use the ball of your finger to slide the cover. Do not use your fingernail as this could result in injury.

The monitor is

off.

Battery compartment cover

Getting started

Loading the batteries

3 Insert the batteries, making sure that they are correctly

oriented as shown in the illustration.

When using AA (R6) batteries

When using a CR-V3 lithium battery pack

Getting started

Battery insertion direction mark

There is a mark showing the correct way to insert the AA batteries on the bottom of the camera.

When using a CR-V3 lithium battery pack, Insert it in the direction as shown in the illustration.

4 Close the battery compartment

cover, and press it down and slide it in the direction shown .

• If the battery compartment cover seems hard to close, do not force it. With the battery compartment cover shut, press the mark firmly and push in the direction shown in the illustration.

• If the camera is left for about 30 minutes with the batteries removed, the date and time settings will revert to the factory default settings.

Note

Precautions when using batteries

The amount of power consumed varies considerably depending on the operations performed on the digital camera. If you use exhausted batteries or alkaline batteries, the camera may turn off without displaying the battery level warning (P.12).

Loading the batteries

Selecting optional batteries or an AC adapter

In addition to the batteries provided with the camera, the following types of battery or AC adapter can be used. Choose the power source best suited to the situation.

CR-V3 lithium battery pack (Not rechargeable)

Since the CR-V3 lithium battery pack has a long service life, it is convenient when traveling.

NiMH batteries (Rechargeable batteries)

Olympus NiMH batteries are rechargeable and economical. However, charging the batteries repeatedly before using up their capacity will shorten the life of the batteries per charge gradually.

AA (R6) alkaline batteries

When you need batteries in a hurry, you can use AA (R6) alkaline batteries, which are easy to obtain anywhere. However, the number of pictures that you can take may vary considerably depending on the battery manufacturer, shooting conditions, etc. Turn off the monitor whenever possible to save power.

AC adapter

An optional Olympus CAMEDIA-brand AC adapter allows you to power your digital camera from a common AC wall outlet. Be sure to use the specified AC adapter. An AC adapter is useful for time-consuming tasks such as image downloads. Use an AC adapter designed to operate on the AC voltage in the area the camera is being used. Consult your nearest Olympus dealer or Service center for details.

AC wall outlet

DC-IN jack/ VIDEO OUT jack cover

Power plug

AC adapter

Getting started

DC-IN jack (black)

Connection cord plug

Loading the batteries

• Manganese (zinc-carbon) batteries cannot be used.

• If the battery power runs out while the camera is connected to a PC, the

Note

• Do not remove or load the batteries or connect or disconnect the AC

Getting started

• The life of battery packs may vary according to the type of battery,

• Power is consumed continuously during the conditions below. This

• Carefully read the AC adapter’s instructions before use.

• When using an AC adapter, the AC adapter supplies power to the

image data may be lost or damaged. You are recommended to use the AC adapter when transferring images to a PC. Do not connect or disconnect the AC adapter while the camera is communicating with the PC.

adapter while the camera is turned on. Doing so could affect the camera’s internal settings or functions.

manufacturer, shooting conditions, etc.

could shorten the life of the batteries.

• When the monitor is in the playback mode for an extended period of time.

• Repeated zoom adjustments.

• Repeated auto-focus by depressing the shutter button halfway.

• When the camera is connected to a PC.

camera even if batteries are loaded in the camera. The AC adapter does not charge batteries in the camera.

Inserting a card

"Card" in this manual refers to the xD-Picture Card. The camera uses the card to record pictures.

Card basics

The card corresponds to normal camera film for recording the pictures you have taken. Pictures recorded and stored on the card can easily be erased, overwritten, and/or edited on a PC. 1 Index area

You can write down the card’s contents.

2 Contact area

Comes into contact with the camera’s signal read contacts.

Compatible cards

• xD-Picture Card (16 to 256 MB)

• This camera may not recognize a non-Olympus card or a card that was formatted on another device (such as a PC, etc.). Before use, be sure to format the card on this camera. "CARD SETUP - Formatting cards"

Note

(P.99)

Getting started

Inserting a card

1 Make sure that:

2 Open the card cover.

Getting started

The lens barrier is

closed.

The lamp on

the right of the viewfinder

is off.

The monitor is

off.

3 Face the card the correct way and

insert it into the card slot as shown in the illustration.

• Insert the card keeping it straight.

• The card stops with a click when it is inserted all the way.

• Inserting the card the wrong way or at an angle could damage the contact area or cause the card to jam.

• If the card is not inserted all the way, data may not be written to the card.

4 Close the card cover securely.

Index area side of the card

Notch

The position of the card inserted correctly

Removing the card

1 Make sure that:

The lens barrier is

closed.

The lamp on

the right of the viewfinder

is off.

2 Open the card cover. 3 Push the card all the way in to

unlock it, and let it return slowly.

• The card is ejected a short way and then stops.

Note

Releasing your finger quickly after pushing the card all the way in may cause it to eject forcefully out of the slot.

4 Hold the card straight and pull it

out.

The monitor is

off.

Inserting a card

Getting started

• Do not use a sharp-pointed object such as a pen or any other rigid object when pushing the card.

• Never open the card cover, or remove the card or the batteries while the

Note

camera is turned on. Doing so could destroy the data on the card. Once destroyed, data cannot be restored.

Power on/off

When shooting pictures (Shooting mode)

Power on: Open the lens barrier fully.

Getting started

The camera turns on in the shooting mode and the lens extends. If the lens does not extend when the lens barrier is opened, there is a possibility that the barrier is not fully open. Open the lens barrier fully until you feel it click.

Power off: Close the lens barrier slightly until it almost touches

the lens barrel.

The lens barrier stops just before it touches the lens and the lens retracts. Wait until the lens is fully retracted before closing the lens barrier completely. The camera turns off.

Power on/off

TIPS

• To save battery power, the camera automatically enters the sleep mode and stops operating if not used for 3 minutes. If the monitor is on, it will automatically turn off. The lens retracts automatically 5 minutes after that. The camera activates again as soon as you light ly press the shutter button or zoom lever. Whenever possible, turn the camera off when you do not intend to take any pictures for a while.

• Do not push the lens barrier forcefully against the lens as this may damage the lens or cause it to malfunction.

Note

When playing back pictures (Playback mode)

Power on: Press (playback) with the lens barrier closed.

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

If no pictures have been taken yet, or the xD-Picture card is empty, the message “NO PICTURE” is displayed on the monitor.

Playback button ( )

Getting started

Power off: Press .

The monitor and the camera turn off.

Playback button ( )

Power on/off

TIPS

• When the camera turns on, the monitor may light up momentarily and a picture may be displayed briefly. This is not a malfunction.

• Never open the card cover, remove the card or the batteries, or connect or disconnect the AC adapter while the camera is turned on. Doing so could destroy all data on the card. Destroyed data cannot be restored.

Note

When changing the card, be sure to turn the camera off before opening the card cover.

Getting started

The power is on when:

The lens is extended The monitor is turned on

• Even if the monitor is turned off, the camera still consumes battery power when the lens is extended.

The power is off when:

and

The lens barrier is closed The monitor is turned off

Power on/off

If the card is not recognized (card check)

When the power is turned on, the camera checks the card automatically. If there is no card in the camera or a card that is not supported by this camera is inserted, one of the following screens will be displayed.

• All data stored on the card is erased when the card is formatted.

Note

Monitor indication

NO CARD

CARD%SEtUP

POWER%OFF

SELECt

FORMAt

Corrective action

There is no card in the camera or the card is not inserted properly. → Insert a card. If a card is already inserted, remove it

and insert it again correctly.

The card cannot record, play back or erase pictures. Replace with a new card, or format the card. → Press to select POWER OFF, and press

. Replace it with a new one.

→ Format the card.

Press to select FORMAT, and press

to display the confirmation screen. Select YES and press . Formatting starts. If the card was successfully formatted, the camera is ready to take pictures.

Getting started

Selecting a language

You can select a language for on-screen display. This reference manual shows the English on-screen display in the illustrations and explanations. Available languages vary depending on the area where you purchased this camera.

1 Open the lens barrier fully. 2 Press .

• The top menu is displayed.

Getting started

OK button

Arrow pad

3 Press on the arrow pad to select

MODE MENU.

Top menu

4 Press to select the SETUP

tab, and press .

SETUP tab

5 Press to select , and

press .

6 Press to select a language,

and press .

7 Press again to exit the menu.

8 Close the lens barrier to turn the

camera off.

TIPS

• The language can also be set from the playback mode.

Selecting a language

ENGLISH

FRANCAIS

DEUtSCH

ESPAÑOL

SELECt

Getting started

Setting the date and time

1 Open the lens barrier fully.

2 Press .

• The top menu is displayed.

Getting started

3 Press on the arrow pad to select

MODE MENU.

OK button

Arrow pad

4 Press to select the SETUP

tab, and press .

SETUP tab

5 Press to select , and

press .

• The green frame moves to the selected item.

Top menu

Setting the date and time

6 Press to select one of the

following date formats: Y-M-D (Year/Month/Day), M-D-Y (Month/ Day/Year), D-M-Y (Day/Month/Year). Then press .

• Move to the year setting.

• The following steps show the procedure used when the date and time settings are set to Y-M-D.

7 Press to set the year, and

press to move to the month setting.

• To move back to the previous setting, press .

• The first two digits of the year are fixed.

8 Repeat this procedure until the

date and time are completely set.

• The camera only displays the time in 24-hour time sysytem ("2.pm" would be "14:00").

9 Press .

• For a more accurate setting, press when the time signal hits 00 seconds. The clock starts when you press the button.

Getting started

10 Close the lens barrier to turn the

camera off.

• The current settings are retained even when the power is turned off, unless they are readjusted.

• The date and time settings will be canceled if the camera is left without

Note

batteries for approximately 30 minutes. The settings will be canceled more quickly if the batteries were only loaded in the camera for a short time before being removed. Before taking important pictures, check that the date and time settings are correct.

TIPS

• The date and time can also be set from the playback mode.

OK button

Holding the camera

Hold the camera firmly with both hands while keeping your elbows at your sides to prevent the camera from moving. When taking pictures in the vertical position, hold the camera to position the flash above the lens. Keep your fingers and the strap away from the lens and flash.

Correct grip:

Horizontal grip Vertical grip

Getting started

Incorrect grip:

• Clear pictures cannot be obtained if the camera moves as the shutter button is pressed. Hold the camera correctly, and press the shutter button gently.

Note

2 About the menus

Types of menus

When you turn on the camera and press , the top menu is displayed on the monitor. The functions of this camera are set from the menus. This chapter explains how the menus work, using the shooting mode screens.

Arrow pad ( )

OK button

Select a menu using the arrow pad.

Shortcut Menus

• Take you directly to the setting screens.

• Display operational buttons at the bottom of the screen.

Press . The top menu is displayed.

Mode Menus

• Categorizes the settings into tabs.

• Displays the tabs of each menu. Select the desired tab on the left of the screen by pressing

Tab

About the menus

How to use the menus

1 Press to display

the top menu. Press .

Top menu CAMERA tab

About the menus

PICTURE tab

OK button

Arrow pad

CARD tab

SETUP tab

2 Press to select

a tab, and press .

Press to return to the tab selection screen.

CARD%SEtUP

CAM PIC

CARD SEt

How to use the menus

3 Press to

select an item, and press .

4 Press to

select a setting. Press to complete setting. Press again to exit the menu and return to shooting status.

The green frame moves to the selected item.

• Not all items can be selected depending on the status of the camera and the settings performed.

• In the shooting mode, you can take pictures by pressing the shutter

Note

button even with the menu being displayed.

• If you want to save the settings after the camera is turned off, set ALL RESET to OFF. "ALL RESET - Saving the camera's settings" (P.97)

To return to select an item, press or .

About the menus

Shortcut menus

Shooting mode

Shortcut menus are frequently used menus that can be accessed from the top menu.

About the menus

Select this mode to record movies. It is displayed when the camera is in the still picture mode.

Select this mode to take still pictures. This method is easy as all you have to do is to press the shutter button. It is displayed when the camera is in the movie mode.

Top menu in still picture shooting

(Movie)

(Still picture)

Top menu in movie

recording

PHOTO

P.53

P.43

Sets the image quality and resolution.

Still picture : SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 Movie : HQ, SQ

MODE RESET

Resets all settings including the exposure compensation and white balance to the factory default settings. When the shooting mode is set to , this menu resets the mode to (Still picture).

P.70

P.96

Playback mode

Shortcut menus

Top menu when playing

back still pictures

INFO

Runs through all saved pictures one after another. It is displayed when the camera is playing back still pictures.

MOVIE PLAY

Plays back movies. It is displayed when a movie is selected. P.86

INFO

Displays all the shooting information on the monitor. P.101

ERASE

Erases the selected still picture or movie. P.89

MODE%MENU

ERASE

Top menu when playing

back a movie

MOVIE%PLAY

INFO

MODE%MENU

ERASE

P.83

About the menus

Mode Menus

The MODE MENU has 4 tabs. Press to select a tab and display the associated menu items.

Shooting mode

CAMERA tab

PICTURE tab CARD tab

SETUP tab

About the menus

CAMERA tab

SCENE SELECT

ESP/

DRIVE

DIGITAL ZOOM

PANORAMA

2 IN 1

Selects the shooting mode from PROGRAM AUTO, (portrait),

(landscape), (night scene) and (self-portrait).

Selects the metering method from ESP and .

Adjusts the brightness of the image (Exposure compensation).

Selects the shooting mode from (Single-frame shooting) and (sequential shooting).

Enables the zoom shooting at larger magnification than the maximum optical zoom.

Allows panorama pictures to be taken with Olympus CAMEDIA-brand cards.

Combines two still pictures taken in succession and stores them as a single picture.

P.40

P.64

P.74

P.65

P.56

P.66

P.68

PICTURE tab

Sets the appropriate white balance according to the light source.

P.76

CAMERA tab

PICTURE tab

CARD tab SETUP tab

Mode Menus

CARD tab CARD SETUP Formats a card. P.99

SETUP tab

ALL RESET

REC VIEW

FILE NAME Changes how file names are assigned. P.105

PIXEL MAPPING

VIDEO OUT

Selects whether to keep the current camera settings when you turn off the power.

Selects a language for on-screen display.

Turns the beep sound (used for warnings, etc.) on and off.

Selects whether to display pictures on the monitor while saving them to a card.

Checks the CCD and image processing functions for errors.

Adjusts the brightness of the monitor. P.102

Sets the date and time. P.28

Selects NTSC or PAL according to your TV’s video signal type. TV video signal types differ depending on the region.

P.97

P.26

P.104

P.103

P.106

P.107

About the menus

Mode Menus

Playback mode

PLAY tab

About the menus

EDIT tab

BLACK&WHITE

SEPIA

INDEX

CARD tab

CARD SETUP

PLAY tab

EDIT tab CARD tab SETUP tab

PLAY

CARDSEt EDIt

Protects pictures from accidental erasure.

Rotates pictures 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise.

Stores print reservation information on the card.

Creates a black and white picture and saves it as a new picture.

Creates a sepia-toned picture and saves it as a new picture.

Makes the file size smaller and saves it as a new file.

Creates an index picture of a movie in 9 frames.

Erases all image data stored on the card. (ALL ERASE, FORMAT)

P.88

P.85

P.108

P.92

P.93

P.94

P.90 P.99

PLAY tab

EDIT tab CARD tab SETUP tab

Mode Menus

SETUP tab

ALL RESET

VIDEO OUT

Selects whether to keep the current camera settings when you turn off the power.

Selects a language for on-screen display.

Turns the beep sound (used for warnings, etc.) on and off.

Adjusts the brightness of the monitor. P.102

Sets the date and time. P.28

Selects NTSC or PAL according to your TV’s video signal type. TV video signal types differ depending on the region.

Selects the number of frames in the index display.

P.97

P.26

P.104

P.107

P.81

About the menus

3 Shooting basics

Shooting mode

This camera allows you to take still pictures and record movies. You can select the appropriate mode from the SCENE SELECT (PROGRAM AUTO/

/ / / ) depending on the shooting conditions and the effect you want to achieve when you take still pictures. The factory default setting of the shooting mode is PROGRAM AUTO. For normal shooting which does not require any special setting or effect, you do not need to follow this procedure.

1 Open the lens barrier fully.

• The camera turns on in the shooting mode.

Shooting basics

2 Press .

• The top menu is displayed.

OK button

Arrow pad

3 Press on the arrow pad to select

MODE MENU.

4 Press to select the

CAMERA tab, and press .

CAMERA Tab

5 Press to select SCENE

SELECT, and press .

• The green frame moves to the selected item.

6 Press to select PROGRAM

AUTO, , , or depending on the shooting conditions and the effect you want to achieve.

Shooting mode

7 Press .

• Press again to exit the menu.

(Still picture)

Lets you take a still picture. You can select one of the five shooting modes depending on the situation.

(Movie)

Selected from the shooting mode top menu. "Types of menus" (P.31) Lets you record movies. The camera maintains the correct focus and exposure even if your subject moves. You cannot record movies with sound.

"Recording movies" (P.53)

Shooting modes for still pictures

PROGRAM AUTO (Factory default setting)

Used for regular photography. The camera automatically makes the settings for natural color balance. Other functions, such as the flash mode and metering, can be adjusted manually.

(Portrait)

Suitable for taking a portrait-style shot of a person. The camera automatically sets the optimal shooting conditions.

(Landscape)

Suitable for taking pictures of landscapes and other outdoor scenes. The camera automatically sets the optimal shooting conditions.

Shooting basics

Shooting mode

(Night scene)

Suitable for shooting pictures in the evening or at night. The camera sets a slower shutter speed than is used in normal shooting. If you take a picture of a street at night in any other mode, the lack of brightness will result in a dark picture with only dots of light showing. In this mode, the true appearance of the street is captured. The camera automatically sets the optimal shooting conditions. If you use the flash, you can take pictures of both your subject and the night background. "Night scene mode" (P.51)

Shooting basics

Normal shooting

(Flash fires.)

(Self portrait)

Enables you to take a picture of yourself while holding the camera. Point the lens towards yourself and the focus will be locked on you. The camera automatically sets the optimal shooting conditions. The zoom is fixed in the wide position and cannot be changed.

TIPS

• For details of the functions for each mode "List of items by shooting mode" (P.129)

Night scene mode

(Flash fires.)

• Sequential shooting is not available in the night scene mode.

• The digital zoom and panorama shooting are not available in the self portrait mode.

Note

Taking still pictures

You can take still pictures using either the viewfinder or the monitor. Both methods are easy as all you have to do is to press the shutter button. If the camera is in the movie record mode, press , and from the top menu, select (Still picture).

Taking still pictures using the viewfinder

The camera actually records a wider area than the picture you compose while looking through the viewfinder.

1 Open the lens barrier fully.

• Slide the lens barrier fully open until it clicks.

2 Decide the composition while

looking at the image in the viewfinder.

• When the distance from the camera to the subject is less than 50 cm/1.6 ft., select the macro mode.

"Macro mode shooting" (P.61)

AF target mark

3 Press the shutter button gently

(halfway) to adjust the focus.

• Focus and exposure are locked, when the green lamp lights steadily. (Focus Lock)

• When the flash is ready to fire, the orange lamp lights.

4 Press the shutter button all the way

(fully).

• The camera takes the picture, and a beep sounds.

• When the green lamp stops blinking, you can take the next picture.

Orange lamp

Green lamp

Shutter button

Shooting basics

Taking still pictures

• The orange lamp blinks while the picture is stored on the card.

TIPS

Correct focus cannot be obtained on the subject you want to shoot.

→ "If correct focus cannot be obtained" (P.48)

The green lamp blinks.

→You are too close to the subject. Take the picture at least 50 cm/1.6

ft. away from the subject. When the distance from the camera to the subject is less than 50 cm/1.6 ft., select the macro mode.

"Macro mode shooting" (P.61)

→Depending on the subject, the focus may not be locked.

"If correct focus cannot be obtained" (P.48)

The orange lamp blinks when the shutter button is pressed halfway.

→The flash is charging. While the orange lamp is blinking quickly after

shooting, the picture you just took is being stored. Wait until the lamp

Shooting basics

goes off.

To check the picture you have just taken immediately.

→Set REC VIEW to ON.

"REC VIEW" (P.103)

Taking still pictures

Taking still pictures using the monitor

With the monitor, you can shoot while checking the picture area that the camera actually records.

1 Open the lens barrier fully.

• Slide the lens barrier fully open until it clicks.

2 Press .

• The monitor turns on.

"Monitor indications" (P.10)

Monitor button ( )

3 Decide the composition

while looking at the

Shooting mode (P.40)

AF target mark (P.10)

image on the monitor.

4 Take the picture by

following the same procedure as for shooting using the viewfinder.

"Taking still pictures

using the viewfinder" (P.43)

• When you want to take pictures with the monitor off, press again.

Number of storable still pictures (P.70)

Memory gauge (P.12)

Flash standby/Flash charge (P.43)

Green lamp

This indicates the same status as the green lamp on the right of the viewfinder. (P.43)

Shooting basics

Taking still pictures

TIPS

Note

Shooting basics

The monitor turns off automatically.

→If the camera is not used for over 3 minutes, the monitor turns off

automatically. The lens retracts automatically 5 minutes after that. Touch the shutter button or zoom lever to turn the monitor on.

The monitor is hard to see.

→Bright light, such as direct sunlight, may cause vertical lines to appear

on the monitor screen. In this case, use the viewfinder. (Note that this does not affect recorded pictures.)

• Press the shutter button gently using the ball of your finger. If it is pressed hard, the camera may move, resulting in a blur.

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

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

Comparison of the viewfinder & monitor

Viewfinder Monitor

Advantages Camera movement does

not occur easily and subjects can be seen clearly even in bright places. Little battery power is used.

Disadvantages When close to a subject,

the image in the viewfinder is a little different from the picture that the camera actually records.

Tips Use the viewfinder for

general snapshots (landscape pictures, casual shots, etc.).

• The camera records a wider area than the image in the viewfinder.

• As you get closer to the subject, the actual image recorded becomes lower than the one in the viewfinder (see left).

You can check the picture area that the camera actually records more accurately.

Camera movement can occur easily and subjects may be difficult to see in bright/dark places. The monitor uses more battery power than the viewfinder.

Use the monitor when you want to shoot while checking the picture area that the camera actually records, or when you take close-up shots of people or flowers (macro shooting).

Taking still pictures

Shooting basics

If correct focus cannot be obtained

When correct focus cannot be obtained on the subject you want to shoot, you can focus the camera on another point at roughly the same distance (focus lock) and take the picture as explained below.

Determine the position of the subject after focusing (Focus Lock)

1 Open the lens barrier fully.

• The camera turns on in the shooting mode.

2 Position the AF target mark on

the subject you want to focus on.

Shooting basics

• When shooting a hard-to-focus subject, point the camera at an object about the same distance away as the subject.

Viewfinder

AF target mark

3 Press the shutter button

halfway until the green lamp lights.

• When the green lamp lights steadily, the focus and the exposure are locked.

• When the green lamp blinks, the focus and exposure are not locked. Release your finger from the shutter button, re-position your subject and press the shutter button halfway again.

Green lamp

Shutter button

If correct focus cannot be obtained

4 Keeping the shutter button

pressed halfway, recompose your shot.

5 Press the shutter button fully.

Shutter button

TIPS

The green lamp blinks.

→You are too close to the subject. Take the picture at least 50 cm/1.6

ft. away from the subject. When the distance from the camera to the subject is less than 50 cm/1.6 ft., select the macro mode.

"Macro mode shooting" (P.61)

→Depending on the subject, the focus may not be locked.

"Subjects that are difficult to focus on" (P.50)

Shooting basics

If correct focus cannot be obtained

Subjects that are difficult to focus on

Under certain types of conditions, the auto focus may not work properly. If this happens, focus on an object with high contrast at the same distance as the intended subject (focus lock), 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, and return the camera to the horizontal position while keeping the button pressed halfway and take the picture.

The green lamp blinks. The subject cannot be brought into focus.

Shooting basics

The green lamp lights, but the subject cannot be brought into focus.

Subject with low contrast

Subjects at different distances

Subject with an extremely bright area in the center of the frame

Fast-moving subject The subject to be

Subject without vertical lines

focused on is not in the center of the frame.

Night scene mode

Setting the mode to Night scene allows you to take landscape shots at night under optimum conditions. In this mode, the shutter speed is not fixed to 1/30 second maximum when the flash is activated. Depending upon the subject or shooting conditions, shutter speed may extend up to 2 seconds. The noise reduction function activates automatically reducing ‘noise’ when the shutter speed is over 1 second.This function reduces electrostatic ‘noise’ that occurs with long exposure shots.

Noise Reduction: Off Noise Reduction: On

1 Open the lens barrier fully.

• The camera turns on in the shooting mode.

2 Press .

• The top menu is displayed.

3 Press on the arrow pad to select

MODE MENU.

Shooting basics

OK button

Arrow pad

Night scene mode

4 Press to select the CAMERA

tab, and press .

5 Press to select SCENE

SELECT, and press .

• The green frame moves to the selected item.

Shooting basics

6 Press to select , and

press .

• The setting is set to the night scene mode and the camera returns to the shooting mode.

• The night scene mark appears on the monitor.

7 Take the picture.

• If the shutter speed is more than 1 second, the noise reduction function will automatically be activated. The green and orange lamps will blink during processing.

• This function may not work effectively with some shooting conditions or subjects.

• The prior flash setting is maintained in the night scene mode.

Note

• The flash mode is set independently from the night scene mode.

"Using the flash" (P.58)

• Since the shutter speed is slow, make sure you stabilize the camera by using a tripod or set it on a level surface.

Recording movies

You can record movies with this camera. Recorded movies can be played back or stored separately as still pictures using the index function.

"INDEX - Creating an index" (P.94)

1 Open the lens barrier fully.

• The camera turns on in the shooting mode.

2 Press .

• The top menu is displayed.

OK button

Arrow pad

3 Press to select .

• Movie recording is set and the menu is closed.

•The

mark and the total recordable

time depending on the card memory capacity are displayed on the monitor.

Shooting basics

4 Decide the composition while

looking at the image on the monitor.

• The optical zoom can be used to enlarge the subject.

5 Press the shutter button halfway.

mark

Seconds remaining

Recording movies

6 Press the shutter button fully to start recording.

• The orange lamp on the right of the viewfinder lights.

• When recording a movie, the camera automatically adjusts the focus and exposure according to the moving subject.

• During movie recording, displayed.

lights red and the time you can shoot is

7 Press the shutter button again to stop recording.

• The orange lamp blinks while the movie is stored on the card.

• When the remaining recording time has been used up, recording stops automatically.

• To return to the still picture shooting mode, press in the top menu, and select (Still picture).

Shooting basics

• The movie mode is canceled when the lens barrier is closed. "ALL RESET - Saving the camera's settings" (P.97)

• During movie recording, the flash is disabled.

Note

• It takes longer to store movies than still pictures.

• The seconds remaining varies depending on the record mode.

• You cannot record movies with sound.

Zoom

Telephoto and wide-angle shooting are possible at 3x magnification (the optical zoom limit, equivalent to 35 mm – 105 mm on a 35 mm camera). By combining the optical zoom with the digital zoom, zoom magnification can be increased to a maximum of approximately 12x .

Using the optical zoom

1 Open the lens barrier fully.

• The camera turns on in the shooting mode.

2 Push/pull the zoom lever while

observing the subject on the monitor or viewfinder.

Zoom lever

Shooting basics

Wide-angle: Push the zoom lever toward W to zoom out.

3 Take the picture.

Telephoto: Pull the zoom lever toward T to zoom in.

Zoom

Using the digital zoom

1 Open the lens barrier fully.

2 Press .

• The top menu is displayed.

3 Press to select MODE MENU.

Shooting basics

4 Press to select the CAMERA

tab, and press .

5 Press to select DIGITAL

ZOOM, and press .

Zoom lever

OK button

Arrow pad

6 Press to select ON, and

press .

• Press again to exit the menu and return to the shooting status.

7 Pull the zoom lever toward .

• The white area of the zoom indicator indicates the optical zoom. If the digital zoom is set to ON, a red area appears on the zoom indicator. The digital zoom is enabled when you reach the limit of the optical zoom and then pull the zoom lever toward T.

The cursor moves up and down on the zoom indicator according to the zoom magnification.

8 Take the picture.

• Pictures taken with the digital zoom may appear grainy.

• Camera movement is likely to occur at higher magnifications. Stabilize the camera with a tripod, etc. to avoid camera movement.

Note

• Turning the monitor off cancels the digital zoom, and the camera takes a picture at the specified optical zoom magnification. It will be automatically enabled the next time you turn the monitor on.

• You cannot use the digital zoom in Self-Portrait mode.

Zoom

Shooting basics

Using the flash

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

1 Open the lens barrier fully.

• The camera turns on in the shooting mode.

2 Press ( ).

• The current flash setting is displayed.

3 Press to change the flash mode

to your desired setting.

Shooting basics

• Each time you press , the flash mode changes in the following sequence: "Auto-flash" - " Red-eye reduction flash" - " Fill-in flash" - " Flash off".

4 Press the shutter button halfway.

• When the flash is set to fire, the orange lamp remains lit.

5 Press the shutter button fully to take the picture.

Flash working range W (max.): Approx. 20 cm to 3.4 m (0.7 ft. to 11 ft.) T (max.) : Approx. 20 cm to 2.0 m (0.7 ft. to 7 ft.)

TIPS

The orange lamp or (flash standby) indication blinks.

→The flash is charging. Wait until the orange lamp goes off.

Flash mode button ( )

Using the flash

• The flash does not fire in the following situations: When shooting in the movie record mode, during sequential

Note

shooting ( ) or panorama shooting.

• The flash may not give you the optimum result in the macro mode,

especially with wide-angle shooting. Check the resulting picture on the monitor.

Auto-flash (No indication)

The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions. To shoot a subject with backlight, position the AF target mark over the subject.

Red-eye reduction flash ( )

The light from the flash may make the subject’s eyes appear red in the picture. The red-eye reduction flash mode significantly reduces this phenomenon by emitting pre-flashes before firing the regular flash. This helps accustom the subject’s eyes to the bright light and minimizes the red-eye phenomenon.

The subject’s eyes appear red.

• After the pre-flashes, it takes about 1 second before the shutter is

released. Hold the camera firmly to avoid camera movement.

• Effectiveness may be limited if the subject is not looking directly at the

Note

pre-flashes, or if the shooting range is too far. Individual physical characteristics may also limit effectiveness.

Shooting basics

Using the flash

Fill-in flash ( )

The flash fires regardless of the available light.This mode is useful for eliminating shadows on the subject’s face (such as shadows from tree leaves), in a backlight situation, or for correcting the color shift produced by artificial lighting (especially fluorescent light).

Shooting basics

• The fill-in flash may not have the desired effect under excessively bright

light.

Note

Flash off ( )

The flash does not fire even in low light conditions. Use this mode in situations where flash photography is not desired or is prohibited, such as in an art museum. You can also use this mode when you want to shoot a naturallooking twilight or night scene.

• Since a slow shutter speed is automatically selected in low light

situations when in the flash off mode, the use of a tripod is recommended to prevent your pictures from being blurred by camera

Note

movement.

4 Advanced shooting

)

Macro mode shooting

The macro mode allows you to shoot at a distance of 20 cm to 50 cm (0.7 ft. to 1.6 ft.) from your subject. Regular photographs can be taken, but the camera may take time to focus on distant subjects.

Normal shooting

1 Open the lens barrier fully.

• The camera turns on in the shooting mode.

2 Press ( ).

• The monitor turns on and the current setting is displayed.

With macro mode

Advanced shooting

Macro button (

Macro mode shooting

3 Press ( ) to switch the macro

mode on or off.

• The setting changes between and

OFF each time is pressed. When the macro mode is selected, is displayed on the monitor.

4 Take the picture.

• If you are close to a subject, the picture in the viewfinder is different from the area that the camera actually records. For macro mode shooting, we recommend using the monitor.

Note

• If you use the flash in macro shooting, shadows may be conspicuous and the correct exposure may not be achieved.

Advanced shooting

Self-timer shooting

This function is useful for taking pictures where you want to be included in the photograph. Fix the camera securely on a tripod or set it on a level surface for self-timer shooting.

1 Open the lens barrier fully.

• The camera turns on in the shooting mode.

2 Press ( ).

• The monitor turns on and the current selftimer setting is displayed.

Self-timer button ( )

3 Press ( ) to switch the self-

timer mode on or off.

• The setting changes between ON and OFF each time is pressed. When the self-timer mode is selected,

is displayed on the monitor.

Advanced shooting

4 Take the picture.

• The self-timer lamp lights up for approximately 10 seconds, and starts blinking. After blinking for 2 seconds with a beep sound, the picture is taken.

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

Self-timer lamp

Selecting the metering area

In a backlight situation, your subject may appear dark if the picture is taken with the normal metering value (Digital ESP metering). In this case, by changing the metering area to the center of the viewfinder screen (Spot metering), a subject can be shot with optimal exposure regardless of the background light.

ESP (Digital ESP) : Meters the center of the viewfinder and the area

(Spot metering) : Meters only the center of the viewfinder to obtain

1 In the shooting mode top menu,

select MODE MENU → CAMERA → ESP/ , and press .

Advanced shooting

"How to use the menus" (P.32)

2 Press to select , and

press .

• Press again to exit the menu.

3 Take the picture.

around it separately to obtain the optimum exposure.

the appropriate exposure for the subject.

OK button

Arrow pad

TIPS

• The camera returns to ESP (factory default setting) when the lens

Note

barrier is closed.

"ALL RESET - Saving the camera's settings" (P.97)

Sequential shooting

This function allows you to take a rapid succession of still pictures by pressing and holding the shutter button (9 pictures or more at 1.5 frames per second by Sequential shooting in HQ mode). As you can choose the best picture from a series of sequential shots, you are recommended to use this mode when taking pictures of a moving subject. Focus, exposure and white balance are locked at the first frame. You can also erase the unwanted shots afterwards.

"Single-frame erase" (P.89)

1 In the shooting mode top menu,

select MODE MENU → CAMERA → DRIVE, and press .

"How to use the menus" (P.32)

OK button

Arrow pad

2 Press to select , and

press .

• Press again to exit the menu.

3 Take the picture.

• Press the shutter button fully and keep it pressed. The camera will take pictures in sequence until you release the button.

• You are recommended to use the viewfinder for sequential shooting. During sequential shooting, the subject does not appear on the monitor.

Advanced shooting

• The sequential shooting mode is canceled when the lens barrier is closed. "ALL RESET - Saving the camera's settings" (P.97)

• During sequential shooting, the flash is disabled.

Note

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

PANORAMA

You can take advantage of panorama shooting with the Olympus xD-Picture Card. Panorama shooting lets you connect pictures with overlapping edges into a single panoramic picture, using the CAMEDIA Master software.

1 In the shooting mode top menu,

select MODE MENU → CAMERA → PANORAMA, and press .

"How to use the menus" (P.32)

• The PANORAMA mode is set. The subject is displayed on the monitor.

2 On the monitor, use the arrow pad

to choose the direction you want the pictures connected.

Advanced shooting

: Connects the pictures from left to

right.

: Connects the pictures from right to

left.

: Connects the pictures from bottom to

top.

: Connects the pictures from top to

bottom.

OK button

Arrow pad

Connects the pictures from

left to right.

Connects pictures from

bottom to top.

PANORAMA

3 Make sure that the edges of the pictures overlap, and take

pictures.

• Focus, exposure and white balance are set by the first picture. Do not select an extremely bright subject (such as the sun) for the first picture.

• You cannot adjust the zoom after the first picture.

• Panorama shooting is possible for up to 10 pictures.

When shooting, make sure that the edges (right/left/top/bottom) of the images overlap, so that the CAMEDIA Master software can correctly connect the pictures.

• When you have taken 10 pictures, a warning mark appears.

4 Press to finish panorama shooting.

• The frame on the screen disappears and the camera returns to the normal shooting mode.

• The panorama mode is only available with Olympus CAMEDIA-brand cards.

• Your computer’s memory may be insufficient if you take too many

Note

panorama pictures in HQ or SHQ mode. You are recommended to use SQ mode for panorama shooting.

• During panorama shooting, sequential shooting is not available.

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

Advanced shooting

Taking two-in-one pictures

This function allows you to combine two pictures taken in succession and store them as a single picture. You can combine two different subjects in one picture.

1 In the shooting mode top menu,

select MODE MENU → CAMERA → 2 IN 1, and press .

"How to use the menus" (P.32)

• The 2 IN 1 mode is set. The subject is displayed on the monitor.

2 Take the first shot while observing

Advanced shooting

your subject on the monitor.

• The subject will be positioned on the left in the combined picture.

3 Take the second shot.

• The subject will be positioned on the right in the combined picture.

Picture when played back

OK button

Arrow pad

Picture when shooting

Taking two-in-one pictures

• During 2 IN 1 mode shooting, the panorama and sequential shooting are not available.

Note

• When the batteries are exhausted ( is displayed), the flash automatically turns off.

• The 2 IN 1 mode is canceled when is pressed or the lens barrier is closed. Press to cancel the 2 IN 1 picture mode after the first shot has been taken. The first picture will not be stored.

• The 2 IN 1 mode is canceled when the camera enters the sleep mode after shooting the first picture.

Advanced shooting

Selecting a record mode

You can select a record mode in which to take pictures or shoot movies. Choose the best record mode for your purpose (printing, editing on a PC, website editing, etc.). For details of the different record modes, resolutions and number of storable still pictures on the card, refer to the table on the next page. The numbers in the table are approximate.

Advanced shooting

Record

mode

SHQ

SQ1/SQ2

Description Quality File size

• A high quality mode.

• Fewer images can be saved to a card.

• Takes longer to store the images.

Uses

• Good for printing.

• Can be enlarged to A4 (210 mm x 297 mm / 8.3” x 11.7”) size.

• Good for processing on a PC.

• Factory default setting.

Uses

• Good for editing on a PC or printing in postcard size.

• The resolutions are smaller than in SHQ or HQ.

• A standard quality mode.

• More images can be saved to a card.

Uses

• Attaching images to e-mail or simply viewing them on a PC.

Clearer

Normal

Larger

Smaller

Selecting a record mode

Still Picture Record Modes

Record mode

SHQ

HQ SQ1 SQ2

Movie Record Modes Maximum time for one recording (sec)

Record mode Resolution

The time remaining for recording movies (Total recording time) in the card is displayed on the monitor when the camera is set to the movie record mode ().

• The card memory capacity listed in the table is approximate.

• The number of remaining pictures may change according to the subject or factors like whether print reservations have been made or not. In

Note

certain instances, the number of remaining pictures displayed on the monitor does not change even when you take pictures or stored images are erased.

• If movies are shot with VIDEO OUT set to PAL and the VIDEO cable connected, the movie recording time will differ from the time listed in the Movie Record Modes table.

Resolution

(No. of pixels)

2288 x 1712

1024 x 768 76

640 x 480 165

320 x 240

160 x 120

Memory capacity in

number of shots

(using a 16 MB card)

Movie recording time

Advanced shooting

Selecting a record mode

TIPS

• Resolution

The number of pixels (horizontal x vertical) used when saving an image. If the image will be printed, higher resolutions (larger numbers) are recommended so that the image will be clearer. However, higher resolutions make the file size (amount of data) larger, so the number of pictures that can be saved will be fewer.

• Resolution and picture size on a computer screen

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 in 1024 x 768 resolution is the same size as the screen if you set the picture to 1x when the monitor setting is 1024 x 768. However, if the monitor setting is over 1024 x 768 (such as 1280 x 1024), the picture only takes up part of the screen.

Advanced shooting

1 In the shooting mode top menu,

press to select .

"How to use the menus" (P.32)

2 Press to select the desired

record mode.

• For still pictures, you can choose from SHQ, HQ, SQ1 and SQ2.

Selecting a record mode

OK button

Arrow pad

• For movies, you can choose HQ or SQ.

3 Press .

• Press again to exit the menu.

• The record mode setting returns to HQ (factory default setting) when the lens barrier is closed. "ALL RESET - Saving the camera's settings" (P.97)

Note

Advanced shooting

Varying the image brightness (Exposure compensation)

This function allows you to make fine changes to the automatic exposure setting. In some situations, you may get better results when the exposure that the camera sets is compensated (adjusted) manually. You can adjust the brightness in the range of ±2.0 in 0.5 steps. When the setting is changed, you can check the result on the monitor.

1 In the shooting mode top menu,

select MODE MENU → CAMERA →

, and press .

"How to use the menus" (P.32)

OK button

2 Press to select the exposure

compensation value.

• Select a [ + ] value to brighten the image

Advanced shooting

or a [

– ] value to darken the image.

−2.0 0.0 +2.0

3 Take the picture.

TIPS

• Often bright subjects (such as snow) will turn out darker than their natural colors. Adjusting toward + makes these subjects closer to their real shades. For the same reason, adjust toward – when shooting dark subjects.

Arrow pad

Varying the image brightness (Exposure compensation)

• The exposure compe nsation value returns to 0.0 (factory default setting) when the lens barrier is closed. "ALL RESET - Saving the camera's settings" (P.97)

Note

• If the flash is used, the image brightness (exposure) may differ from the intended brightness.

• Exposure compensation cannot correct the image if the surroundings of the subject are extremely bright or dark.

Advanced shooting

Adjusting the white balance

Color reproduction differs depending on the light conditions. For instance, when daylight, the setting sun, or tungsten lighting are reflected on white paper, the shade of white produced will be slightly different for each. By setting the WB (white balance), you can achieve more natural-looking colors.

1 In the shooting mode top menu,

select MODE MENU → PICTURE → WB, and press .

"How to use the menus" (P.32)

OK button

2 Press to select the white

balance best suited to the shooting conditions. Choose from AUTO,

Advanced shooting

, , and .

Arrow pad

AUTO (No indication) : The white balance is

(Sunlight) : For natural colors under a clear sky.

(Overcast) : For natural colors under a cloudy sky. (Tungsten) : For natural colors under tungsten lighting. (Fluorescent) : For natural colors under fluorescent lighting.

adjusted automatically so that colors look natural irrespective of the light source.

3 Press .

• Press again to exit the menu.

4 Take the picture.

Adjusting the white balance

• The whi te balance setting returns to AUTO (factory default setting) when the lens barrier is closed. "ALL RESET - Saving the camera's settings" (P.97)

Note

• White balance may not be effective under some special light sources.

• After set ting a white balance other than AUTO, play back the picture and check the colors on the monitor.

• When the flash is fired with a white balance setting other than AUTO, colors may appear different in the resulting picture from the colors you see on the monitor.

Advanced shooting

5 Playback

Viewing still pictures

1 Press with the lens barrier

closed.

• The monitor turns on and displays the last picture taken. (Single-frame playback)

2 Use the arrow pad to play back

other pictures.

Playback

Display the previous picture.

Jumps to the picture 10 frames back.

Jumps to the picture 10 frames ahead.

3 Press to cancel playback.

• The monitor and camera turn off.

Playback button ( )

Arrow pad

Displays the next picture.

• If the camera is not used for over 3 minutes, the monitor and camera turn off automatically.

Note

Viewing still pictures

QUICK VIEW

This function lets you play back pictures while the camera is in the shooting mode. This is useful when you want to check shooting results and resume shooting quickly. Functions available in normal playback mode are also available in Quick View.

1 Press (QUICK VIEW) twice

quickly (doubleclick) while in the

Monitor button

(QUICK VIEW )

shooting mode.

• The camera immediately enters the playback mode and displays the last picture taken. (Single-frame playback)

2 Press the shutter button halfway to

return to the shooting mode.

• The camera returns to shooting mode, and is ready to take pictures.

• Press the shutter button all the way (fully) to return to the shooting mode and take a picture immediattely.

Playback

Viewing still pictures

Close-up playback

Pictures displayed on the monitor can be enlarged in steps up to 4 times the original size.

1 Press with the lens barrier closed.

• The monitor turns on and displays the last picture taken.

2 Use the arrow pad to display the

still picture you want to enlarge.

• You cannot enlarge pictures with .

3 Pull the zoom lever toward .

• The magnification increases each time the zoom lever is pulled. To

Playback

return the picture to the original size (1x), push the zoom lever toward

• By using the arrow pad while the enlarged picture is displayed, you can shift the picture in the desired direction, enabling you to view a different portion.

Playback button ( )

Arrow pad

Zoom lever

• Pictures cannot be stored in an enlarged state.

Note

Index display

This function lets you show several pictures at the same time on the monitor. The number of pictures shown can be 4, 9 or 16. "Selecting the number of pictures" (P.82)

1 Press with the lens barrier

Playback button ( )

closed.

• The monitor turns on and displays the last picture taken. (Single-frame playback)

Arrow pad

2 Push the zoom lever toward to

enter the index display mode.

• Use the arrow pad to select the picture.

: Moves to the next frame. : Moves to the previous frame. : Jumps to the previous index display

(the frames before the top left frame).

: Jumps to the next index display (the

frames following the bottom right frame).

• To return to the single-frame playback, pull the zoom lever toward .

Zoom lever

Playback

Index display

Selecting the number of pictures

This function lets you select the number of pictures in an index display from 4, 9 and 16.

1 In the playback mode top menu,

select MODE MENU → SETUP →

, and press .

"How to use the menus" (P.32)

2 Press to select 4, 9 or 16,

and press .

• Press again to exit the menu.

Playback

Playback button ( )

OK button

Arrow pad

Slideshow

This function displays still pictures stored in the card one after another. Only the first frame of movies are played back.

1 Press with the lens barrier

closed.

Playback button ( )

2 Display a still picture, and press

to display the top menu.

Arrow pad

3 Press ( ) to start the

slideshow.

4 Press to stop the slideshow.

• The slideshow will not stop until you cancel it by pressing .

TIPS

• You are recommended to use the optional AC adapter when running a slideshow for a long period of time. If batteries are used, the camera will stop the slideshow after about 30 minutes and turn off.

INFO

OK button

MODE%MENU

ERASE

Playback

Playback on a TV

Use the video cable provided with the camera to play back recorded images on your TV. Both a still picture and a movie can be played back.

1 Make sure that the camera and the TV are turned off.

Connect the Video cable to the VIDEO OUT jack on the camera and the video input terminal on the TV.

Connect to the TV’s video input

DC-IN jack/ VIDEO OUT jack cover

(yellow) terminal.

VIDEO OUT jack

Video cable

2 Turn the TV on and set it to the video input mode.

• For details of switching to video input, refer to your TV’s instruction

Playback

manual.

3 Press .

• The last picture taken is displayed on the TV. Use the arrow pad to select the picture you want to display.

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

TIPS

• You are recommended to use the optional AC adapter when using the camera with a TV.

• Make sure that the camera’s video output signal type is the same as the TV’s video signal type. "VIDEO OUT - Video output selection" (P.107)

Note

• The camera’s monitor turns off automatically when the video cable is connected to the camera.

• Be sure to use the video cable provided to connect the camera to the TV.

• The picture may appear off-center on the TV screen.

• When pictures are compressed in order to fit the entire picture on the TV screen, a black frame appears around the picture. If the picture is output to a video printer via the TV, the black frame may be printed.

Playback on a TV

Picture rotation

Pictures taken with the camera held vertically are displayed horizontally. This function lets you turn such pictures 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise so that they are displayed vertically.

1 In the playback mode top menu,

Playback button ( )

select MODE MENU → PLAY → , and press .

2 Press to select +90° or -90°.

• The picture is rotated, and displayed vertically.

• To close the menu, press twice.

• The following pictures cannot be rotated. Movies, protected pictures, pictures that have been edited on a PC

Note

and pictures taken with another camera.

• New picture orientations are saved even when the power is turned off.

Arrow pad

OK button

Playback

+90°Picture when taken-90°

MOVIE PLAY - Viewing movies

1 Press with the lens barrier

closed.

• The monitor turns on.

2 Use the arrow pad to display the

picture with .

"Viewing still pictures" (P.78)

3 Press .

• The top menu is displayed.

Playback

4 Press to select MOVIE PLAY.

Playback button ( )

OK button

Arrow pad

mark

MOVIE%PLAY

INFO

MODE%MENU

ERASE

MOVIE PLAY - Viewing movies

5 Press to select PLAYBACK,

and press .

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

• The MOVIE PLAYBACK menu is displayed again after playback ends. PLAYBACK: Plays back the entire

FRAME BY FRAME:

EXIT: Leaves the movie playback mode. Press to select from PLAYBACK, FRAME BY FRAME or EXIT, and press .

When FRAME BY FRAME is selected

: Displays the first frame of the movie. : Displays the last frame of the movie. : Displays the next frame. The movie can be played continuously

: Displays the previous frame. The movie can be played

: Displays the MOVIE PLAYBACK menu.

TIPS

• Movies can also be played back in the shooting mode using QUICK VIEW. "QUICK VIEW" (P.79)

• The access time to play a movie varies depending on the total recorded time and the record mode of the movie.

Note

movie again.

Plays back the movie manually one frame at a time.

by holding the button down.

continuously in reverse by holding the button down.

Playback

Protecting pictures

You are recommended to protect important pictures to avoid accidentally erasing them. Protected pictures cannot be erased by the single-frame/allframe erase function.

1 Press with the lens barrier

closed.

• The monitor turns on.

Playback button ( )

2 Use the arrow pad to display the

picture you want to protect.

"Viewing still pictures" (P.78)

OK button

Arrow pad

3 Press .

• The top menu is displayed.

4 In the top menu, select MODE MENU → PLAY → , and

press .

Playback

"How to use the menus" (P.32)

5 Press to select ON, and

press .

• To cancel protection, select OFF.

• Press again to exit the menu.

Displayed when a picture is protected.

• Protected p ictures cannot be erased by the single-frame/all-frame erase functions, but they are all erased when you execute format.

Note

Erasing pictures

This function enables you to erase recorded pictures. You can choose the single-frame erase or the all-frame erase.

• You cannot erase pictures that are protected. Cancel the protection before erasing such pictures.

• Once erased, pictures cannot be restored. Be careful not to accidentally

Note

erase pictures you want to keep. "Protecting pictures" (P.88)

Single-frame erase

This function erases only the picture displayed on the monitor. The all-frame erase function can be used to erase all the pictures on the card at once.

"All-frame erase" (P.90)

1 Press with the lens barrier

closed.

• The monitor turns on.

Playback button ( )

2 Use the arrow pad to display the

picture you want to erase.

"Viewing still pictures" (P.78)

3 Press .

• The top menu is displayed.

4 Press to select ERASE. 5 Press to select YES, and

press .

• The picture is erased and the menu is closed.

Arrow pad

SELECt

OK button

ERASE

YES

Playback

Erasing pictures

All-frame erase

This function erases all the pictures on the card.

1 In the playback mode top menu,

select MODE MENU → CARD → CARD SETUP, and press .

"How to use the menus" (P.32)

2 Press to select ALL

ERASE, and press .

Playback

3 Press to select YES, and

press .

• All the pictures are erased.

Playback button ( )

OK button

Arrow pad

CARD%SEtUP

ALL%ERASE

FORMAt

CANCELGOSELECt

ALL%ERASE

CAUtION ERASING%ALL

YES

SELECt

Editing still pictures

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

BLACK&WHITE : Converts pictures into black and white pictures and stores

SEPIA : Converts pictures into sepia-toned pictures and stores

them as new pictures.

: Changes the picture size to 640 x 480 or 320 x 240 and

stores the picture as a new picture.

1 Press with the lens barrier

closed.

• The monitor turns on.

Playback button ( )

2 Use the arrow pad to display the

still picture you want to edit.

"Viewing still pictures" (P.78)

OK button

Arrow pad

3 Press .

• The top menu is displayed.

4 In the top menu, select MODE MENU → EDIT, and choose

each item.

"How to use the menus" (P.32)

• Select BLACK & WHITE (P.92)

• Select SEPIA (P.92)

• Select (P.93)

Playback

Editing still pictures

Creating black and white pictures

5 Select BLACK&WHITE, and press .

6 Press to select

BLACK&WHITE, and press .

• The BUSY bar is displayed, and the camera returns to the playback mode. The black and white picture is stored as a separate picture from the original.

• To cancel the editing, select CANCEL and press .

• You cannot create black and white movies.

• You cannot create a black and white picture if there is insufficient memory space on the card.

Note

Creating sepia-toned pictures

Playback

5 Select SEPIA, and press .

6 Press to select SEPIA, and

press .

• The BUSY bar is displayed, and the camera returns to the playback mode. The sepia-toned picture is stored as a separate picture from the original.

• To cancel the editing, select CANCEL and press .

• You cannot create sepia-toned movies.

• You cannot create a sepia-toned picture if there is insufficient memory space on the card.

Note

BLACK%&%WHItE

CANCEL

EXItGOSELECt

SEPIA

CANCEL

EXItGOSELECt

Resizing

5 Select , and press .

6 Press to select the new

picture size, and press .

• The BUSY bar is displayed, and the camera returns to the playback mode. The newly created picture is stored as a separate picture from the original.

• To quit the resizing function, select CANCEL, and press .

• Resizing is not possible in the following cases. Movies, pictures that have been edited on a PC, or when there is

Note

insufficient memory space on the card.

• If the size of the selected picture is 640 x 480, you cannot select

640 x 480.

EXIt

Editing still pictures

640*480

320*240

CANCEL

SELECt

Playback

INDEX - Creating an index

9 frames extracted from a movie are displayed as an index to show the movie at a glance. Indexes can be stored on the card as a still picture.

1 Press with the lens barrier

closed.

• The monitor turns on.

2 Use the arrow pad to select a

picture with .

3 Press .

• The top menu is displayed.

4 In the top menu, select MODE

Playback

MENU → EDIT → INDEX, and press

"How to use the menus" (P.32)

5 Select the first frame of the index.

Press the arrow pad to play back the movie until the picture that you want as the first frame is displayed in the green frame, and press .

Playback button ( )

OK button

Arrow pad

MOVIE%PLAY

INFO

MODE%MENU

ERASE

INDEX - Creating an index

6 Select the last frame of the index.

As in Step 5, press the arrow pad to play back the movie until the picture that you want as the last frame is displayed in the green frame, and press .

7 Press to select OK, and

press .

• The 9 frames extracted from the movie appear as an index display, and the camera returns to the playback mode. The index is stored as a new picture.

• If you want to select the frames again, select RESET and press and repeat the procedure from Step 5.

• To cancel the index function, select CANCEL and press .

TIPS

• The index is stored as a still picture in a different record mode from the original movie.

Record mode when the movie is shot

HQ SQ1 (1024 x 768 pixels) SQ SQ2 (640 x 480 pixels)

• The interval between the frames that are automatically picked out varies depending on the recording time of the movie.

• An index consists of 9 frames.

Note

• You cannot create an index if there is insufficient memory space on the card.

Record mode when stored as an index

CANCEL

SELECt

INDEX

RESEt

Playback

6 Useful functions

MODE RESET - Reset the settings you changed

Return the settings you changed, such as exposure and white balance, to the factory default settings. If you set the camera in the movie mode ( ), it will return to the still picture mode ( ).

• The following settings do not return to the factory default settings. Mode menu SETUP tab functions (ALL RESET, , REC VIEW, etc.).

Note

1 In the shooting mode top menu,

press to select MODE RESET.

"How to use the menus" (P.32)

2 Press to select OK, and

press .

• The menu is closed.

Useful functions

ALL RESET - Saving the camera's settings

This function lets you choose whether or not to save the current camera settings after the power is turned off. The settings affected by ALL RESET are listed on the next page. The ALL RESET setting (ON/OFF) applies to all the modes. If ALL RESET is set to OFF in one mode, this setting applies to all the other modes, both shooting and playback.

ON : All settings are returned to the factory default settings after the power

is turned off. For example: If you set to SQ1 before turning off the power, this setting will be returned to the factory default setting, HQ, when the power is turned ON again.

OFF : The settings made before the power is turned off are saved.

1 In the top menu, select MODE

MENU → SETUP → ALL RESET → OFF or ON, and press .

"How to use the menus" (P.32)

• Press again to exit the menu.

OK button

Arrow pad

• The functions provided on the SETUP tab of the mode menu ( , , etc.) do not return to factory default

Note

setting with ALL RESET.

SETUP tab

Useful functions

ALL RESET - Saving the camera's settings

Functions that All Reset affects and their factory default

settings

Function Factory default setting Ref. Page Monitor OFF Optical Zoom Wide P.55 Shooting modes (Still picture) P.43 SCENE SELECT (PROGRAM AUTO) P.40 DRIVE (for still pictures) P.65 DIGITAL ZOOM OFF (1x) P.56

AUTO P.58

0.0 P.74 ESP/ ESP P.64 WB AUTO P.76

HQ (2288 x 1712 pixels) P.70 OFF P.61

Useful functions

CARD SETUP - Formatting cards

This function lets you format a card. Formatting prepares cards to receive data. Before using non-Olympus cards or cards which have been formatted on a PC, you must format them with this camera.

All existing data, including protected pictures, are erased when the card is formatted. Make sure that you transfer important data to a PC before formatting a used card.

1 In the top menu, select MODE

MENU → CARD → CARD SETUP, and press .

"How to use the menus" (P.32)

• Shooting mode The FORMAT screen is displayed.

• Playback mode The CARD SETUP screen is displayed.

2 If the FORMAT screen is

displayed, press to select YES.

If the CARD SETUP screen is displayed, press to select

FORMAT, and press . When the FORMAT screen appears, press to select YES.

OK button

Arrow pad

Useful functions

Olympus X-300 Reference Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Names of parts

Camera

1 Getting started

Monitor indications

How to use this manual

Attaching the strap

Loading the batteries

Selecting optional batteries or an AC adapter

Inserting a card

Card basics

Removing the card

Power on/off

If the card is not recognized (card check)

Selecting a language

Setting the date and time

Holding the camera

2 About the menus

Types of menus

How to use the menus

Shortcut menus

Shooting mode

Playback mode

Mode Menus

Shooting mode

Playback mode

3 Shooting basics

Shooting mode

Taking still pictures

Taking still pictures using the viewfinder

Taking still pictures using the monitor

Comparison of the viewfinder & monitor

If correct focus cannot be obtained

Determine the position of the subject after focusing (Focus Lock)

Subjects that are difficult to focus on

Night scene mode

Recording movies

Zoom

Using the optical zoom

Using the digital zoom

Using the flash

4 Advanced shooting

Macro mode shooting

Self-timer shooting

Selecting the metering area

Sequential shooting

PANORAMA

Taking two-in-one pictures

Selecting a record mode

Varying the image brightness (Exposure compensation)

Adjusting the white balance

5 Playback

Viewing still pictures

QUICK VIEW

Close-up playback

Index display

Selecting the number of pictures

Slideshow

Playback on a TV

Picture rotation

MOVIE PLAY - Viewing movies

Protecting pictures

Erasing pictures

Single-frame erase

All-frame erase

Editing still pictures

Creating black and white pictures

Creating sepia-toned pictures

Resizing

INDEX - Creating an index

6 Useful functions

MODE RESET - Reset the settings you changed

ALL RESET - Saving the camera's settings

CARD SETUP - Formatting cards