Olympus zoom C-460 User Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

C-760 Ultra Zoom

REFERENCE MANUAL

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DIGITAL CAMERA

C-760 Ultra Zoom

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.

In the interest of continually improving products, Olympus reserves the

right to update or modify information contained in this manual.

For customers in North and South America

For customers in USA

Declaration of Conformity Model Number : C-760 Ultra Zoom Trade Name : OLYMPUS Responsible Party : Olympus America Inc. Address : 2 Corporate Center Drive, Melville, New York

Telephone Number : 1-631-844-5000

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.

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• 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).

Composition of the manual

Introduction of the camera’s functions

Basic Photography

Advanced Photography

To get that particular shot using various effects or for fine-tuning the settings.

For playing back and editing pictures

Settings that make the camera easier to operate.

Printing pictures

Troubleshooting and other information

Contents

Names of parts

Getting started

Using the menus

Shooting basics

Flash

Advanced shooting

Adjusting the image quality and exposure

Playback

Useful functions

Print setting

Direct printing

Miscellaneous

Specifications

Glossary of terms

Index

P.4

P.10

P.17

P.32

P.43

P.56

P.64

P.95

P.112

P.134

P.157

P.168

P.185

P.206

P.208

P.211

Contents

Composition of the manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Names of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Viewfinder and monitor indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Memory gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Battery check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

How to use this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

1 Getting started 17

Attaching the strap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Battery/card basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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

Inserting and removing the battery and card. . . . . . . . . . . 20

Using an AC adapter (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Power on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Startup/Shutdown screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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

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

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

Adjusting the viewfinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Holding the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

2 Using the menus 32

About the menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

How to use the menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Shortcut menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Mode Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

3 Shooting basics 43

Shooting modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Taking still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

If correct focus cannot be obtained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Using the Focus Lock function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Subjects that are difficult to focus on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Recording movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Using the optical zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

DIGITAL ZOOM - Using the digital zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

4 Flash 56

Flash shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Using the slow synchronization flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Flash intensity control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

5 Advanced shooting 64

A/S/M mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Aperture priority shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Shutter priority shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Manual shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Using My Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Focusing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

AF MODE – Changing the focus range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

FULLTIME AF – A reliable time-saving way to focus . . . . 70

AF AREA – Changing the position of the AF target mark . . . 71

AF LOCK – Locking the focus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Manual focus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Metering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Spot metering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

MULTI METERING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

AE LOCK – Locking the exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Macro mode shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Super macro mode shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Self-timer shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Sequential shooting . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Sequential shooting, high speed sequential shooting

and AF sequential shooting . . . . 84

Auto bracketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Self-portrait shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

PANORAMA - Panorama shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

2 IN 1 - Taking two-in-one pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

FUNCTION - Adding special effects to pictures . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Recording sound with still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Recording sound with movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

6 Adjusting the image quality and exposure 95

Record mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

3:2 Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

ENLARGE SIZE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Selecting a record mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

ISO sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Exposure compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

White balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Auto white balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Preset white balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

One-touch white balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

White balance adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

SHARPNESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

CONTRAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

SATURATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

NOISE REDUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Histogram display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

7 Playback 112

Viewing still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

QUICK VIEW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Close-up playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Index display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Selecting the number of pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Viewing movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Editing movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

INDEX - Creating an index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

EDIT - Editing a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Playback on TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Picture rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Recording sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Editing still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Resizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Trimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Protecting pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

SWITCH FRAME – Playing back only protected pictures . . . 131

Erasing pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Single-frame erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

All-frame erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

8 Useful functions 134

ALL RESET - Saving the camera’s settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

CUSTOM BUTTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Setting the custom button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Using the custom button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

SHORT CUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Setting the shortcut menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Using the shortcut menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

MY MODE SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

CARD SETUP – Formatting cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Monitor/viewfinder brightness adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 148

REC VIEW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

SLEEP - Sleep Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Beep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

POWER ON/OFF SETUP – Power on/off display setting . . . 151

SCREEN SETUP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

FILE NAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

PIXEL MAPPING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Measurement units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

VIDEO OUT – Video output selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

9 Print setting 157

How to print pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

All-frame reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Single-frame reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Trimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Resetting print reservation data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

10 Direct printing 168

Using the direct printing function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Connecting the camera to a printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Printing pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Easy printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

PRINT mode/MULTI PRINT mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

ALL PRINT mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

ALL INDEX mode/PRINT ORDER mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Trim the picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Exiting direct printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

If an error code is displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

11 Miscellaneous 185

Error codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

List of menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

List of factory default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Modes and Shooting Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Camera maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Glossary of terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Indications used in this manual

Important information on factors which may lead to a malfunction or operational problems. Also warns of operations

Note

that should be absolutely avoided. Useful information and hints that will help you get the most out

of your camera. Reference pages describing details or associated information.

Names of parts

Camera

Zoom lever (W/T•GU) gP.54, 114, 115

Shutter button gP.47

Mode dial gP.43

Lens

Flash gP.56

Self-timer lamp gP.83

Strap eyelet g

Microphone gP.93, 94, 126

DC-IN jack gP.23

USB connector gP.169

A/V OUT jack (MONO)

P.17

P.124

Connector cover gP.23, 124, 169

Viewfinder gP.12, 30, 47, 148 Diopter adjustment dial gP.30

AE Lock/Custom button (x) gP.72, 77, 79, 136 Rotation button (y) gP.125

Self-timer button (Y) gP.83 Erase button (S) gP.132

Arrow pad (acbd) gP.32, 112

OK/Menu button (e) gP.32 Monitor button (f) gP.47 Power switch gP.24

Monitor gP.12, 47

Battery compartment/card cover gP.20

Names of parts

Flash mode button (#) gP.56 Protect button (0) gP.130

Flash button gP.56

Card access lamp gP.47 QUICK VIEW button gP.113

Tripod socket

Names of parts

F2.8

1600 1200

SQ1

00:36

Viewfinder and monitor indications

INFO setting allows you to select how much information to display on the screen. Screens with the Information display set to ON are shown below. g“Information display” (P.147)

Shooting modes

F2.8

00:36

1600 1200

SQ1

Still picture Movie

00:36

Item Indications

1 Shooting modes P, A, S, M, N, m, L, J, I, s, P 2 Shutter speed 15" – 1/1000 3 Aperture value F2.8 – F8.0 4

Exposure compensation Exposure differential

-2.0 – +2.0

-3.0 – +3.0

5 Battery check e, f 6 Green lamp  7 Flash stand-by

Camera movement

# (Lights) # (Blinks)

warning/Flash charge

8 Macro mode

Super macro mode Manual focus

& %

9 Noise reduction O

Ref.

Page

P.43

P.66

P.65

P.101

P.67

P.15

P.48

P.58

P.81 P.82 P.74

P.109

Names of parts

Item Indications

10 Flash mode !, #, $, #SLOW1,

HSLOW1, #SLOW2

Flash intensity control

w -2.0 – +2.0

12 Drive o, j, i, k, 7 13 Self-timer Y 14 Sound record R

15 Record mode TIFF, SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 16 Resolution 2048 × 1536, 1280 × 960, 640 × 480 etc. 17 AF target mark [ ] 18 Number of storable

still pictures Time remaining3000:36

19 AE lock

AE memory

B C

20 Spot metering n 21 ISO ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400 22 White Balance 5, 3, 1, w, x, y, V 23 White balance

B1 – B7, R1 – R7

adjustment

24 Saturation 6-5 – +5 25 Sharpness N -5 – +5 26 Contrast J -5 – +5 27 Memory gauge a, b, c, d

Ref.

Page

P.56

P.63

P.84

P.83

P.93, 94,

126

P.95

P.97

P.47

P.97 P.52

P.79

P.76

P.100

P.102

P.105

P.108

P.106

P.107

P.15

Names of parts

'04.02.17 15:30

'04.02.177

5:30

00:00/00:20

Playback mode

12 345

'04.02.17 15:30

'04.02.1

15:30

00:00/00:20

Still picture Movie

Item Indications

1 Battery check e, f 2 Switch frame J 3 Print reservation,

< × 10

Number of prints Movie

4 Sound record H 5Protect 9 6 Record mode TIFF, SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 7 Resolution 2048 × 1536, 1280 × 960, 640 × 480,

320 × 240 etc. 8 Aperture value F2.8 – F8.0 9 Shutter speed 15" – 1/1000

10 Exposure

-2.0 – +2.0

compensation

11 White balance WB AUTO, 5, 3, 1, w, x, y, V 12 ISO ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400 13 Date and time ’04.02.17 15:30 14 File number, Frame

FILE : 100 – 0030, 30

number Playing time/

00:00/00:20

Total recording time

6 7

13 14

Ref.

Page

P.15

P.131

P.159 P.118

P.93

P.130

P.95

P.97

P.65 P.66

P.101

P.102 P.100

P.28

P.153

Note

• The indications that appear on a movie picture that has been selected and displayed from the index display are different from those that appear when the movie picture is displayed using the movie playback function.

Names of parts

F2.8

1600 1200

SQ1

Memory gauge

The memory gauge lights up when you take a still picture. While the gauge is lit, the camera is storing the picture on the card. The memory gauge indication changes as shown below depending on the shooting status. The indication is not displayed during movie recording.

Shoot Shoot Shoot

a b c d

Before

shooting

(Gauge is off)

One picture

taken

(Lit)

Two or more

taken

(Lit)

Battery check

1600 1200

SQ1

Memory gauge

Wait

No more pictures

can be taken

Wait until the gauge returns to the status on the left to take the next shot.

F2.8

(Fully lit)

Battery check

If the remaining battery power is low, the battery check indication changes as follows when the camera is turned on or while the camera is in use.

(Goes off after a while)

Remaining power level: high

Lights (green)

Blinks (red)

Remaining power level: low Charge the battery.

BATTERY EMPTY is displayed.

Remaining power level: exhausted Charge the battery.

How to use this manual

Set the mode dial to any of the marks shown here.

Follow the arrows to perform menu operations. For details on operating procedures, see “How to use the menus” (P.33).

This represents the arrow pad. Only arrows applicable to the operation are shown.

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

1 Getting started

Attaching the strap

1 Pass the lens cap string through

the hole in the lens cap, then pass the other end through the loop and pull tight.

2 Pull the ends of the strap out of the

stopper and ring.

3 Thread one end of the strap (A)

through the string loop (attached to the lens cap in step 1). Then thread it through the strap eyelet on the camera.

4 Thread the end of the strap back

through the ring and stopper as indicated by the arrows. Adjust the strap to the desired length.

5 Thread the end of the strap again

through the stopper as indicated by the arrow. Pull the strap through the stopper (B) to make sure it is fastened securely.

6 Attach the strap to the other eyelet

following steps 3 to 5.

Stopper

Strap eyelet

Ring

Getting started

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

Note

• Attach the strap correctly as shown above so that the camera does not fall off. If the strap is attached incorrectly and the camera falls off, Olympus is not responsible for any damages.

Battery/card basics

Charging the battery

This camera uses an Olympus lithium-ion battery (LI-10B). Other types of batteries cannot be used. The battery is not fully charged at the time of purchase. Be sure to use the specified battery charger (LI-10C) to charge the battery before use. For more information, read the manual supplied with the battery charger.

1 Connect the power

Getting started

cord to the power connector on the battery charger.

2 Plug the power cord

into an AC wall outlet.

AC wall outlet

3 Insert the battery into

the battery charger while aligning the +

- marks on both the battery and battery charger.

• The charging indicator lights red and charging begins.

• When charging is complete, the indicator lights green.

Lithium-ion battery (LI-10B)

Battery polarity

Charging indicator

Connection terminals

Battery/card basics

• Charging of the battery usually takes 2 hours. Charging may be completed quickly depending on how much

Note

battery power remains.

• Do not use a battery charger other than the specified battery charger.

• If the charging indicator blinks red, this may indicate that the battery is not properly attached or that the battery has malfunctioned.

• Charging of the battery may cause noise on a television or radio sharing the same wall outlet; however, this is not a malfunction. If this should happen, plug the battery charger into a separate wall outlet.

• The battery may become hot during charging; however, this does not indicate a malfunction.

• This battery charger is guaranteed to operate within an ambient temperature range of 0°C to 40°C. To ensure maximum performance of the battery charger, however, you are recommended to use it between 10°C and 30°C.

• When using the battery charger in a foreign country, be sure to use a travel converter that matches the wall outlet in the area the camera is being used. Please consult a travel agency for more information on travel converters.

Card basics

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

 Index area

You can write down the card’s contents.

 Contact area

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

Compatible cards

• xD-Picture Card (16 to 512 MB)





Getting started

• 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,

Note

be sure to format the card on this camera. g“CARD SETUP – Formatting cards” (P.145)

Battery/card basics

Inserting and removing the battery and card

1 Make sure the camera is turned off.

• The monitor is off.

• The viewfinder is off.

• The lens is not extended.

2 Slide the battery compartment/card

cover in the direction of A, then lift

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in the direction of B.

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

3 Loading the battery

Align the battery as shown and insert it into the battery compartment until the battery is locked in position with the battery lock knob.

Removing the battery Slide the knob in the direction of the arrow. When the battery is ejected, pull it out of the battery compartment.

Battery lock knob

Low battery warning

The amount of power consumed varies considerably depending on the operations performed on the digital camera. If you use an exhausted battery, the camera may turn off without displaying the battery level warning (P.15).

Battery/card basics

• The life of the battery may vary according to the shooting conditions, etc.

Note

• The amount of power consumed by the camera varies considerably depending on shooting conditions, etc.

• Power is consumed continuously during the conditions described below. This discourages the power to last longer.

• When the monitor is turned on.

• 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 FULLTIME AF mode is turned on.

• When connected to a computer or printer.

• If the camera is left for about 3 hours with the battery removed, some of the internal settings may revert to the factory default settings.

Getting started

Inserting a card Insert the card in the appropriate direction.

• Insert the card while keeping it straight.

• 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.

Notch Contact area

Battery/card basics

Removing the card Push the card all the way in to unlock it, then let it return slowly.

• The card is ejected a short way and then stops. Hold the card straight and pull it out.

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4 Close the battery compartment/card

cover in direction C and then slide it in

the direction shown D.

Notes for removing the card

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

• Do not press on the card with hard or pointed items such as ballpoint pens.

Note

• Never open the battery compartment/card cover, or remove the card or the battery while the camera is turned on. Doing so could destroy the data stored on the card. Once destroyed, data cannot be restored.

• Do not place a sticker or label on the card as this could prevent the card from being ejected.

Using an AC adapter (optional)

An AC adapter is useful for time-consuming tasks such as image downloads to a computer. 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. 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

Power plug

Getting started

Connection cord plug

AC adapter

• If the battery power runs out while the camera is connected to a computer or printer, the image data may be lost or damaged. It is

Note

recommended you use the AC adapter when connected to a computer or printer. Do not connect or disconnect the AC adapter while the camera is connected to a computer or printer.

• Do not remove or load the battery or connect or disconnect the AC adapter while the camera is turned on. Doing so could affect the camera’s internal settings or functions.

• When using an AC adapter, power is supplied to the camera by the AC adapter even if the battery is loaded in the camera. The AC adapter does not charge the battery in the camera.

DC-IN jack (black)

Connector cover

Power on/off

1 Press the tabs on the lens cap as

indicated by the arrows and remove the lens cap.

2 Press the power switch.

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• The power turns on and the lens extends when the mode dial is set to any mode other than q. The monitor turns on.

• When the mode dial is set to q, the camera turns on in the playback mode and the monitor turns on.

3 To turn the camera off, press the

power switch again.

TIPS

• To save battery power, the camera automatically enters the sleep mode and stops the operation after about 3 minutes of nonoperation. The camera activates again as soon as you operate the shutter button or zoom lever. The sleep time interval can be set in any shooting mode (except q). g

Mode dial

“SLEEP - Sleep Timer” (P.150)

• If the camera is subjected to strong vibrations or shocks while it is turned on, the camera may immediately turn off and reset the date

Note

and other settings.

Power on/off

Startup/Shutdown screen

This image is displayed on the monitor each time the camera is turned on or off. You can also use your favorite image (P.151).

Startup/Shutdown screen

(Factory default setting)

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, the following screen is displayed.

Monitor indication Corrective action

NO CARD

CARD%SEtUP

POWER%OFF

FORMAt

SELECt

FORMAt

CAUtION ERASING%ALL

YES

SELECt

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. Format the card or replace it with a new one.

→ Press ac to select POWER OFF, then press

e. Replace the card with a new one.

→ Format the card.

Press ac to select I FORMAT, then press e to display the confirmation screen. Select YES and press e. Formatting starts. If the card was successfully formatted, the camera is ready to take pictures.

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

Note

Selecting a language

ENGLISH

3 MIN

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

1 Set the mode dial to P and press

the power switch to turn the camera on.

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2 Press e.

• The top menu is displayed.

3 Press d on the arrow pad to select

MODE MENU.

4 Press ac to select the

SETUP tab, then press d.

SETUP tab

Power switch

ESP

Top menu

ALL RESEt

CAMPIC

SEtUP

OFF

CARD

REC VIEW

SEtUP

SLEEP

Mode dial

Arrow pad

OK button

MODE MENU

ON ENGLISH

1 ON 3 MIN

5 Press ac to select W, then

ENGLISH

3 MIN

press d.

• The green frame moves to the selected item.

6 Press ac to select a language,

then press e.

Selecting a language

ALL RESEt

CAMPIC

SEtUP

OFF

CARD

REC VIEW

SEtUP

SLEEP

ENGLISH

FRANCAIS

DEUtSCH ESPAÑOL

SELECt

ON ENGLISH

1 ON 3 MIN

Getting started

7 Press e again to exit the menu. 8 To turn the camera off, press the

power switch.

Power switch

e button

Setting the date and time

ENGLISH

3 MIN

'04.01.01

00.00

RESEt

1 Set the mode dial to P and press

the power switch to turn the camera on.

Getting started

2 Press e.

• The top menu is displayed.

3 Press d on the arrow pad to select

MODE MENU.

4 Press ac to select the

SETUP tab, then press d.

SETUP tab

5 Press ac to select X, then

press d.

• The green frame moves to the selected item.

Power switch

Arrow pad

OK button

ESP

Top menu

ALL RESEt

CAMPIC

SEtUP

OFF

CARD

REC VIEW

SEtUP

SLEEP

MY MODE SEtUP

CAMPIC

FILE NAME PIXEL MAPPING

CARD

SEtUP

Mode dial

MODE MENU

ON ENGLISH

1 ON 3 MIN

RESEt

'04.01.01

00.00

Setting the date and time

2004

6 Press ac 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 d.

• Move to the year setting.

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

2004

Y M D

SELECt

SEt

7 Press ac to set the year, then

press d to move to the month setting.

• To move back to the previous setting, press b.

• The first two digits of the year are fixed.

SELECt

202004

SEt

8 Repeat this procedure until the date and time are

completely set.

• The time is displayed in the 24-hour format. Consequently, 2 p.m. is displayed as 14:00.

9 Press e.

• For a more accurate setting, press e when the time signal hits 00 seconds.

Power switch

10 To turn the camera off, press the

power switch.

Getting started

• The date and time settings will be returned to the factory default settings if the camera is left without the battery for approximately

Note

one day. The settings will be canceled more quickly if the battery was 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.

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