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● Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you start to use your new camera, please read these instructions carefully to enjoy optimum performance and a longer service life. Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. ● We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important photographs. ● In the interest of continually improving products, Olympus reserves the right to update or modify information contained in this manual. ● The screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced during the development stages and may differ from the actual product. DIGITAL CAMERA SP-590UZ Instruction Manual

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● ThankyouforpurchasinganOlympusdigitalcamera.Beforeyoustart touse your new camera, please read these instructions carefully to enjoyoptimumperformanceandalongerservicelife.Keepthismanualinasafeplaceforfuturereference.

● Werecommendthatyoutaketestshotstogetaccustomedtoyourcamerabeforetakingimportantphotographs.

● Intheinterestofcontinuallyimprovingproducts,Olympusreservestherighttoupdateormodifyinformationcontainedinthismanual.

● Thescreenandcameraillustrationsshowninthismanualwereproducedduringthedevelopmentstagesandmaydifferfromtheactualproduct.

DIGITAL CAMERA

SP-590UZInstruction Manual

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Contents Names of Parts ......................................6

Preparing the Camera .........................10

Shooting, Playback and Erasing ........14

Using Shooting Modes ........................17

Using Shooting Functions ..................21

Using Playback Features ....................27

Menus for Shooting Functions ...........29

Step 5

Step 2

Step 4

Step 3

How to Use the Camera“ThreeTypesofSettingOperations”(p.3)

PrintingDirectprinting(PictBridge)(p.58)Printreservations(DPOF)(p.61)

Shooting and Playing Back Images“Shooting,PlaybackandErasing”(p.14)

Preparing the Camera“PreparingtheCamera”(p.10)

Menus for Playback, Editing and Printing Functions ...............................44

Menus for Other Camera Settings .....50

Printing .................................................58

Using OLYMPUS Master 2...................64

Usage Tips ...........................................66

Appendix ..............................................71

Index .....................................................83

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Step 1Checking the contents of the box

Digitalcamera

Lenscapandlenscapstrap USBcable AVcable

Camerastrap FourAAbatteries

OLYMPUSMaster2CD-ROM

microSDAttachment

Otheraccessoriesnotshown:InstructionManual,warrantycardContentsmayvarydependingonpurchaselocation.

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Please read “Menu Settings” (p. 29 to 57) while referring to this page.

1 Setthemodedialtooneoftheselections.

The symbolin“MenuSettings”(p.29to43)indicatesavailableshootingmodes.

2 Pressthe button.Thisexampleshowshowtosetthe[DIGITALZOOM].

CAMERA MENU

MENUEXIT SET OK

Shootingmodetopmenu

3 Use 789: toselectthedesiredmenu,andpressthe o button.

PressingandholdingtheEbuttondisplaysanexplanation(menuguide)oftheoptionselected.

ISO

OFFOFF

12345

CAMERA MENU

SET OK

AUTOo

FINE ZOOMDIGITAL ZOOM

DRIVE

AUTOWB

MENUEXIT

Submenu1

button Arrowpad

obutton

Buttonsinuse

4 Use 78 toselectthedesiredsubmenu1,andpressthe o button.

12345

ISO

OFFOFF

CAMERA MENU

AUTOo

FINE ZOOMDIGITAL ZOOM

DRIVE

AUTOWB

MENUEXIT SET OK

12345

ISO

OFFOFF

CAMERA MENU

AUTOo

FINE ZOOMDIGITAL ZOOM

DRIVE

AUTOWB

MENU SET OKBACK

DIGITAL ZOOM

OFFON

Pagetab Submenu2

Toquicklyjumptothedesiredsubmenu,press9tohighlightthepagetab,andthenuse78 tomovethepagetab.Press: toreturntothesubmenu1.

Somemenusincludesubmenusthatappearbypressingtheobutton.

5 Use 78 toselectthesubmenu2,andpressthe o button.Onceasettingismade,thedisplayreturnstothepreviousscreen.

Theremaybeadditionaloperations.“MenuSettings”(p.29to57)

6 Pressthe buttontocompletethesetting.

Three Types of Setting Operations

Ebutton

Using the MenuVariouscamerasettingscanbeaccessedthroughthemenus,includingfunctionsusedduringshootingandplaybackandthedate/timeandscreendisplay.

Theremaybeunavailablemenusdependingontheotherrelatedsettingsorthepositionofthemodedial.

12345

ISO

OFFON

CAMERA MENU

AUTOo

FINE ZOOMDIGITAL ZOOM

DRIVE

AUTOWB

MENUEXIT SET OK

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Menu IndexMenusforShootingFunctions Whenthemodedialissettoashootingmodeposition(hPASMrIn),settingscanbeadjusted.

CAMERA MENU

MENUEXIT SET OK

5

1

2

3 7

6

4

Shootingmodetopmenu

Using the FUNC menu (p. 26)FrequentlyusedshootingmenufunctionscanbesetwithlessstepsusingtheFUNCmenu.

obutton(p.26)

Arrowpad

obutton

Buttonsinuse

Using the Direct ButtonsFrequentlyusedshootingfunctionscanbeaccessedusingthedirectbuttons.

Shutterbutton(p.14)

ubutton(monitor/viewfinder)(p.25)

z/mbutton(custom/sequentialplayback)(p.26,28)

7button(exposurecompensation)(p.23)9 button(macro)(p.24): button(flash)(p.22)8button(self-timer)(p.24)

qbutton(playback)(p.15)

g/Ebutton(menuguide/informationdisplaychange/dateandtimecheck)(p.3,13,25,27)

f/Dbutton(SHADOWADJ/erase)(p.16,22)

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1GSLIDESHOW.............. p.442H PERFECTFIX............ p.443FBEAUTYFIX............... p.454I EDIT

Q(Resize)............... p.45P(Crop)................... p.45COLOREDIT.............. p.46CALENDAR................ p.46FACEFOCUS............. p.46

MenusforPlayback,EditingandPrintingFunctions Whenthemodedialissettotheqposition,settingscanbeadjusted. PLAYBACK MENU

MENUEXIT SET OK

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Playbackmodetopmenu

INDEX......................... p.47EDIT........................... p.47MOVIEINDEX............ p.47

5J PLAYBACKMENU0(Protect).............. p.48y(Rotate).................. p.48R(PostREC)............. p.48INDEXPLAY............... p.48

6K ERASE........................ p.49

7LPRINTORDER........... p.498ESETUP*

* Sameas“Menuforshootingfunctions”

9FSILENTMODE........... p.57

1A IMAGEQUALITY........ p.292KCAMERAMENU

WB.............................. p.30ISO............................. p.31DRIVE......................... p.32FINEZOOM................ p.33DIGITALZOOM.......... p.33METERING................. p.33AFMODE................... p.34FOCUSMODE........... p.34FULLTIMEAF............. p.35AFPREDICT.............. p.35AFILLUMINAT............ p.35IMAGESTABILIZER... p.35w(Flashintensity).... p.36QFLASH................. p.36R(StillpictureREC)... p.37>(WBfineadjust). p.37

PICTUREMODE........ p.37SHARPNESS............. p.37CONTRAST................ p.38SATURATION............. p.38NOISEREDUCT......... p.38TIMELAPSE............... p.391(Conversionlens).. p.39R(MovieREC)........... p.39

3J........................... p.404GPANORAMA................ p.425D RESET........................ p.436ESETUP

MEMORYFORMAT/FORMAT................. p.50

BACKUP..................... p.50W(Language)....... p.50PWONSETUP.......... p.51MENUCOLOR........... p.51

SOUNDSETTINGS.... p.51RECVIEW.................. p.52MENUDISPLAY......... p.52LIVEVIEWBOOST.... p.52FILENAME................. p.53PIXELMAPPING........ p.53s(Monitor).............. p.54X(Date/time)........... p.54DUALTIME.................. p.54PICORIENTATION.... p.54VIDEOOUT................ p.55HDMI.......................... p.56u(Histogram).......... p.56MYMODESETUP..... p.56m/ft.............................. p.57CUSTOMBUTTON.... p.57SLEEP........................ p.57

7F SILENTMODE........... p.57

MenusforShootingFunctions—continued

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Names of Parts

1 Self-timerlamp/AFilluminator......................... p.24,35

2 Microphone.................................. p.483 Flash............................................ p.224 Lens5 Batterycompartmentcover.......... p.106 Batterycompartmentlock............ p.107 Tripodsocket

Camera unit

12

5

6

78

3

4

9

12

10

11

13

14

8 Speaker9 Diopteradjustmentdial................ p.2510 #button(flashflip-up)................ p.2211 Multi-connector................ p.55,58,6412 DC-INjack................................... p.7213 HDMIminiconnector................... p.5514 Connectorcover.............. p.55,58,64

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2

1 4

3

13

14

5

6789

18

1516

17

101112

1 Viewfinder.................................... p.252 Strapeyelet.................................. p.103 Monitor............................... p.8,14,544 ubutton(monitor/viewfinder)... p.255 z/mbutton(custom/sequential

playback)............................... p.26,286 Cardaccesslamp........................ p.737 button.................................. p.38 qbutton(playback)................... p.159 Arrowpad.................................... p.12

7button(exposurecompensation).... p.239button(macro)..................... p.248button(self-timer)................ p.24:button(flash)........................ p.22

10 obutton(OK/FUNC).................. p.2611 f/Dbutton

(SHADOWADJ/erase)........... p.16,2212 g/Ebutton (menuguide/informationdisplay

change/dateandtimecheck).......................................p.3,13,25,27

13 Cardslot.......................................p.1114 Cardcover....................................p.1115 Zoomlever............................. p.21,2716 Shutterbutton........................ p.14,2017 nbutton................. p.11,12,1418 Modedial................................. p.3,14

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Monitor

Shooting mode display

12M

+2.0 1/400 F3.5

+2.0+2+2+2

4IN

ISO1600

AFL

NR AEL

+2.0

12s12sFINE

C

+2.0 IN 00:34VGA

1512s12s

110

1112

1314

1516

171819

202324 2225

3132

3029282726

2 54 96 7 83

21

1

171819

21

202225

3230

282726

2 54 93 6

Stillimage Movie

1 Shootingmode....................... p.17,292 Flashmode.................................. p.233 Silentmode.................................. p.574 Digitalimagestabilization............ p.355 Macro/supermacromode............ p.246 SHADOWADJ............................. p.227 Noisereduction............................ p.388 AElock......................................... p.579 Batterycheck......................... p.10,6710 AFlock(s)............................... p.57

Manualfocus(a)....................... p.34AFpredict({).......................... p.35

11 Flashstandby/camerashakewarning/flashcharge.................... p.66

12 Flashintensity.............................. p.3613 Saturation.................................... p.3814 Sharpness.................................... p.3715 Contrast....................................... p.38

16 Conversionlens........................... p.3917 Soundrecord......................... p.37,3918 Dualtime...................................... p.5419 Numberofstorablestillpictures/

remainingrecordingtime... p.15,20,7320 Currentmemory........................... p.7221 AFtargetmark................. p.14,26,3422 Self-timer..................................... p.2423 Aperturevalue............................. p.1724 Shutterspeed.............................. p.1725 Exposurecompensation.............. p.2326 Compression/framerate.............. p.2927 Imagesize................................... p.2928 Metering....................................... p.3329 ISO............................................... p.3130 Whitebalance.............................. p.3031 Drive............................................ p.3232 Whitebalancefineadjust............. p.37

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Playback mode display

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00:14 /00:34IN

VGA15

1217

1011

13

15

3 4 61

1416 15 14

12M

2009.08.26 12:30 4

+2.0F3.5

10

IN

x

100-0004NORM

1/1000

ISO 1600

2

1112

10

87

9

13

3 4 651

17

Stillimage Movie

1 Silentmode.................................. p.572 Printreservation/

numberofprints........................... p.613 Soundrecord......................... p.37,394 Protect......................................... p.485 Sequentialplayback

(index/slideshow)......................... p.286 Batterycheck......................... p.10,677 Shutterspeed.............................. p.178 Aperturevalue............................. p.17

9 Exposurecompensation.............. p.2310 Whitebalance.............................. p.3011 Imagesize................................... p.2912 Filenumber.................................. p.5313 Framenumber

Playingtime/totalrecordingtime.. p.1614 Currentmemory........................... p.7215 Compression/framerate.............. p.2916 ISO............................................... p.3117 Dateandtime........................ p.12,54

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Preparing the Camera

Loading the batteries

1

3

2

Batterycompartmentlock

Slidethebatterycompartmentlockfrom)to=andensurethatthebatterycompartmentcoverissecurelylocked(7).Failuretodosomaycausethebatterycompartmentcovertoopenduringshootingandthebatteriestofallout,resultinginlossofimagedata.

Forthetypesofbatteriesthatcanbeused,see“Batteryhandlingprecautions”(p.71).Ifusingrechargeablebatteries,chargethebatteries.

Turnoffthecamerabeforeopeningorclosingthebatterycompartmentcover.

When to replace the batteriesReplacethebatterieswhentheerrormessageshownbelowappears.

BATTERYEMPTY

Monitortopright Errormessage

Flashesinred

Attaching the camera strap and lens cap

1

2

4

3

5

Pull thestrap tightso that itdoesnotcomeloose.

Attachthestraptotheothereyeletinthesamemanner.

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Using the microSD card/microSDHC card (sold separately)

microSDcard/microSDHCcard(hereinaftercalledthemicroSDcard)isalsocompatiblewiththiscamerabyusingthemicroSDAttachment.

“UsingamicroSDAttachment”(p.74)

1 Insert the microSD card into the attachment.

Insertthecardtotheend.

2 Insert the microSD Attachment into the camera.

Notch

Contactarea

To remove the microSD card

DonottouchthecontactareaofthemicroSDAttachmentandmicroSDcarddirectly.

Loading the xD-Picture Card™ (sold separately) into the camera

ThiscameraallowstheusertotakemorepicturesandrecordlongermoviesusinganxD-PictureCard(soldseparately)thanusingtheinternalmemory.

“UsinganxD-PictureCard”(p.72)

Besuretopressthenbuttontoturnoffthecamerabeforeinsertingorremovingthecard. DonotinsertanythingotherthananxD-PictureCardor themicroSDAttachmentintothecamera.

1

32

Cardcover

Contactarea

Notch

nbutton

Insertthecardstraightinuntilitclicksintoplace.

Donottouchthecontactareadirectly.

To remove the xD-Picture Card

1 2

Pressinthecarduntilitclicksandcomesoutslightly,andthengraspthecardtopullitout.

“Numberofstorablepictures(stillpictures)/continuousrecordinglength(movies)intheinternalmemoryandxD-PictureCard”(p.73)

PullthemicroSDcardstraightout.

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Arrow pad and operation guideThesymbols,KJLMdisplayedonvarioussettingandmovieplaybackscreensindicatethatthearrowpadisused.

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/

2009 08 26 12 30

OK

X

Y M D

TIME

MENUCANCEL SET

Y M D

OK

CALENDAR

SET

M

Arrowpad

K

L

J

Operationguidesdisplayedatthebottomofthescreenindicatethatthebutton,obutton,zoomleverorDbuttonisused.

1

4

2

5

3

6

IN

OKMENUBACK GO

SEL. IMAGE

SET OKW T

CAMERA MENU

MENUEXIT SET OK

Operationguide

Setting the date and timeThedateandtimesetherearesavedtoimagefilenames,dateprintsandotherdata.

1 Remove the lens cap, and press the n button to turn on the camera.Thedateandtimesettingscreenisdisplayedwhenthedateandtimearenotset.

X

Y M

Y M D

D TIME

---- -- -- -- --

MENUCANCEL

Dateandtimesettingscreen

2 Use 78 to select the year for [Y].

2009 -- -- -- --

X

Y M

Y M D

D TIME

MENUCANCEL

3 Press : to save the setting for [Y].

2009 08 -- -- --

X

Y M

Y M D

D TIME

MENUCANCEL

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4 As in steps 2 and 3, use 789: and the o button to set [M] (month), [D] (day), [TIME] (hours and minutes) and [Y/M/D] (date order).

Forprecisetimesetting,presstheobuttonasthetimesignalstrikes00seconds.

Tochangethedateandtime,makethesettingfromthemenu.[X(Date/time)](p.54)

To check the date and timePressthegbuttonwhilethecameraisturnedoff.Thecurrenttimeisdisplayedforapprox.3seconds.

Changing the display languageThelanguageforthemenuanderrormessagesdisplayedonthemonitor/viewfinderisselectable.

1 Press the button, and press 789: to select [E] (SETUP).

SETUP

MENUEXIT SET OK

2 Press the o button.

12345

BACKUP

NORMAL

SETUP

ENGLISHPW ON SETUPMENU COLOR

MEMORY FORMAT

MENUEXIT SET OK

3 Use 78 to select [W] and press the o button.

4 Use 789: to select your language and press the o button.

5 Press the button.

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Shooting, Playback and Erasing

4 Hold the camera, and compose the shot.

12M

4IN

AUTO

NORM

$$

Horizontalgrip

Verticalgrip

Monitor

5 Press the shutter button halfway down to focus on the subject.Whenthecamerafocusesonthesubject,theexposureislocked,andtheAFtargetmarkchangestogreen.

ThecamerawasunabletofocusiftheAFtargetmarkflashesred.Tryfocusingagain.

AUTO $$

AFtargetmark

Presshalfway

“Focusing”(p.68)

Shooting with automatic settings (h mode)

Thisisafullyautomaticmodethatallowstheusertotakepicturesbysimplypressingtheshutterbutton.Settingsintheshootingmenucannotbechangedinhmode.

1 Remove the lens cap.

2 Set the mode dial to h.

3 Press the n button to turn on the camera.

12M

4IN

AUTO $$

NORM

Monitor(standbymodescreen)

Numberofstorablestillpictures(p.73)

Pressthenbuttonagaintoturnoffthecamera.

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6 To take the picture, gently press the shutter button all the way down while being careful not to shake the camera.

AUTO $$

Imagereviewscreen

Pressfully

To view images during shootingPressingtheqbuttonenablesplaybackofimages.Toreturntoshooting,eitherpresstheqbuttonagainorpresstheshutterbuttonhalfwaydown.

To shoot movies“Shootingmovies(Amode)”(p.20)

To turn off the cameraPressthenbuttontoturnoffthecamera,andattachthelenscaptothelens.

Viewing images

1 Set the mode dial to q.

1IN

12M

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Playbackimage

Numberofframes

2 Use 789: to select an image.Displays

10framesbeforethecurrentimage

Displaysnextimage

Displayspreviousimage Displays

10framesafterthecurrentimage

Thedisplaysizeoftheimagecanbechanged.“Indexview,calendarviewandcloseupview”(p.27)

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To play back moviesSelectamovie,andpresstheobutton.

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4INMOVIE PLAY OK

Movie

Operations during movie playbackVolume:Duringplayback,press78.Fast-forward/rewind:Selectwith9:.Eachtimeabuttonispressed,theplaybackspeedcyclesthrough2x,20xandstandard(1x)speedinthedirectionofthepressedcursorbutton.Pause:Presstheobutton.

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Duringplayback

Elapsedtime/Totalrecordingtime

First (last) frame/frame advance:Duringpause,press7 todisplaythefirstframe,andpress8todisplaythelastframe.Press9 todisplaythepreviousframe,andpress: todisplaythenextframe.Presstheobuttontoresumeplayback.

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/

Duringpause

To stop movie playbackPressthebutton.

Erasing images during playback (Single image erase)

1 Press the D button when the playback image to be erased is displayed.

ERASE

OK

IN

NOYES

SETCANCEL MENU

2 Press 7 to select [YES], and press the o button.

[KERASE](p.49)

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Shooting with optimum aperture value and shutter speed (P mode)

Inthismode,automaticcamerashootingcanbeusedwhilealsoallowingchangestoawiderangeofothershootingmenufunctions,suchasexposurecompensation,whitebalance,etc.onwhenneeded.

1 Set the mode dial to P.

NR

12M

P

4INNORM 1/400 F3.5

Shutterspeed Aperturevalue

Pmodeindicator

Using the best mode for the shooting scene ( mode)

1 Set the mode dial to .PORTRAIT

SET OKMENUEXIT

Thesampleimageandexplanationsonsuitableshootingmethodswillbedisplayedonthescreen.TheexplanationswillbedisplayedaswellbypressingdowntheEbutton.

2 Use 78 to select the best shooting mode for the scene, and press the o button to set.

12M

4INNORM

Iconindicatingthescenemode

thatisset

Tochangetoanotherscenemode,usethemenu.[J](p.40)

Using Shooting Modes

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Selecting the aperture value for shooting pictures (A mode)

Inthismode,theshutterspeedisautomaticallysetbythecamera.Thisisusefulforshootingwhilecontrollingtherangeinwhichsubjectsappearssharp.

1 Set the mode dial to A.

1/1000 F4.0

A

12M

4INNORM

NR

Shutterspeed Aperturevalue

Amodeindicator

2 After pressing 7, select the aperture value using 78, and press the o button.

7 : Aperturevaluebecomeslarger(therangewherethesubjectsappearsharpbecomeswider).

8 : Aperturevaluebecomessmaller(therangewherethesubjectsappearsharpbecomesnarrower).

Whentheaperturevalueappearsred,thecorrectexposurecannotbeobtained.

Selecting the shutter speed for shooting pictures (S mode)

Inthismode,theaperturevalueisautomaticallysetbythecamera.Thisisusefulforshootingamovingsubject,suchassportsphotos.

1 Set the mode dial to S.

1/100 F2.8

S

12M

4INNORM

NR

Shutterspeed Aperturevalue

Smodeindicator

2 After pressing 7, select the shutter speed using 78, and press the o button.

7 : Shutterspeedbecomesfaster(fastmovingobjectswillbeshotasthoughitwasstationary).

8 : Shutterspeedbecomesslower(movingobjectswillbecomeblurrywhenshot).

Whentheshutterspeedappearsred,thecorrectexposurecannotbeobtained.

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Selecting the aperture value and shutter speed for shooting pictures (M mode)

Thismodeenablestheusertosettheaperturevalueandshutterspeedmanually.

1 Set the mode dial to M.

1/1000 F2.8+2.0

M

12M

4INNORM

NR

Shutterspeed Aperturevalue

Mmodeindicator

Differencebetweenthecurrentandcorrectexposures

2 After pressing 7, select the aperture value / shutter speed using 789:, and press the o button.

9 : Aperturevaluebecomeslarger.: : Aperturevaluebecomessmaller.7 : Shutterspeedbecomesfaster.8 : Shutterspeedbecomesslower.

WhenthedifferencebetweenthecurrentandcorrectexposuresexceedsEV±3.0,theindicatorappearsred.

Long-exposure (bulb) shootingSettheshutterspeedto[BULB]bypressing8.Theshutterstaysopenwhiletheshutterbuttonispressedandheld.

Themaximumtimethattheshuttercanremainopenis8minutes.Thisispossibleonlywhen[ISO](p.31)issetto[64].

Smoothing out skin tone and texture (I mode)

Thecamerafindsaperson’sfaceandgivestheskinasmooth,translucentlookfortakingthepicture.

1 Set the mode dial to I.

12M

4INNORM

Imodeindicator

2 Point the camera toward the subject. Check the frame appearing around the face detected by the camera, and then press the shutter button to take the picture.Theuneditedimageandeditedimagearebothsaved.

Iftheimagecannotberetouched,onlytheuneditedimageissaved.

Theframemaynotappearormaytakesometimetoappearforsomesubjects.Inaddition,thisfunctionmayhavenovisibleeffectonsomesubjects.

The[IMAGESIZE]oftheretouchedimageislimitedto[J]orlower.

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Shooting movies (n mode)

1 Set the mode dial to n.

00:34IN15

E

Amodeindicator

To record audio when shooting[R(MovieREC)](p.39)

To zoom while recording audioTheopticalzoomisnotavailablewhenrecording.Use[DIGITALZOOM](p.33).

2 Press the shutter button halfway down to focus on the subject, and gently press the button all the way down to start recording.

00:34

REC

Redduringshooting

Remainingrecordingtime(p.73)

Presshalfway

Pressfully

3 Gently press the shutter button all the way down to stop recording.

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Using Shooting Functions

Using the optical zoomTurningthezoomleveradjuststheshootingrange.

Turningtothewide(W)end

Turningtothetelephoto(T)end

W T12M

P

4INNORM 1/400 F3.5

W T12M

P

4INNORM 1/400 F3.5

NR NR

Zoombar

Opticalzoom:26x,Digitalzoom:5x

Useof[IMAGESTABILIZER](p.35)isrecommendedwhenshootingwiththetelephotozoom.

To take larger images without reducing image quality[FINEZOOM](p.33)

To take larger images[DIGITALZOOM](p.33)

Thezoombarappearanceidentifiesthestatusofthefinezoom/digitalzoom.

Finezoomrange

Digitalzoomrange

Whenusingopticalzoom

Whenusingfinezoom

Whenusingdigitalzoom

Opticalzoomrange

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Using the flashTheflashfunctionscanbeselectedtobestmatchtheshootingconditionsandrenderthedesiredimage.

1 Press the # button to flip up the built-in flash.

#button

Theflashsettingscannotbeadjustedwiththeflashclosed.

To turn off the flashPresstheflashdownbackintothecamera.Thissetsto$(FLASHOFF)mode.

2 Press :.

P

OK

1/400 F3.51/400 F3.5

OK

AUTO ! # $ L N

AUTO

SET

FLASH AUTO

NR

Brightening the subject against backlight (SHADOW ADJ*1)

Thecamerafindsaperson’sfacethathasbeendarkenedbybacklightandmakesitappearbrighter.*1 Shadowadjustmenttechnology

1 Press the f button.

P $$ OFF

OKOK

OFF ON

SET

SHADOW ADJ

NR

2 Use 9: to select [ON], and press the o button to set.

3 Point the camera toward the subject. Check the frame appearing around the face detected by the camera, and then press the shutter button to take the picture.

Forsomesubjects,theframemaynotappearormaytakesometimetoappear.

[METERING](p.33)isautomaticallyfixedto[ESP],and[AFMODE](p.34)isautomaticallyfixedto[FACEDETECT].

[i]isautomaticallyswitchedto[j].Also,insequentialshooting,thisfunctionisappliedonlytothefirstframe.[DRIVE](p.32)

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3 Use 9: to select the setting option, and press the o button to set.

Item Description

FLASHAUTO*1 Theflashfiresautomaticallyinlow-lightandbacklightconditions.

REDEYE*1Thisemitspre-flashestoreducetheoccurrenceofredeyeinyourphotos.

FILLIN Theflashfiresregardlessoftheavailablelight.

RED-EYE+FILL-IN

Afterthepre-flashesthatreducetheredeye,theflashfiresregardlessoftheavailablelight.

FLASHOFF Theflashdoesnotfire.

SLOW

Theflashfiresataslowshutterspeedimmediatelyaftertheshutterisopened(firstcurtainsync).Boththesubjectintheforegroundandthenightsceneinthebackgroundarecaptured.

RED-EYESLOWThiscombinesthepre-flashesofred-eyereductionwiththeflashinSLOW(firstcurtainsync).

SLOW2

Theflashfiresataslowshutterspeedimmediatelybeforetheshutterisclosed(secondcurtainsync).Thiscanbeusedtocreateeffectssuchasthetaillightsofacarstreamingbackwards.

*1 ThiscannotbesetinSandMmodes.

Adjusting the brightness (Exposure compensation)

Thestandardbrightness(correctexposure)setbythecamerabasedontheshootingmode(exceptforM)canbeadjustedbrighterordarkertoobtainthedesiredshot.

1 Press 7.

1/1000 F8.0+2.0

P

Exposurecompensationvalue

2 Use 9: to adjust the brightness, and press the o button to set.

::Brighten9:Darken

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Shooting closeups (Macro shooting)

Thisfunctionenablesthecameratofocusandshootsubjectsatclosedistances.

1 Press 9.

P $$

OKOK

OFF% &

SET

OFF

OFF NR

2 Use 9: to select the setting option, and press the o button to set.

Item Description

OFF Macromodeisdeactivated.

MACRO Thisenablesshootingascloseas10cm(3.9in.)*1tothesubject.

SUPERMACRO Thisenablesshootingascloseas1cm(0.39in.)*2tothesubject.

*1Whenthezoomisatthewidest(W)setting.*2 Thezoomisautomaticallyfixed.

Using the self-timerAftertheshutterbuttonispressedallthewaydown,thepictureistakenafteratimedelay.Bysecuringthecameraonatripod,thisfunctionenablestheusertotakeapictureofhimself/herselfatadistancefromthecamera(h)ortotakepictureswithoutthecamerashake(k).

1 Press 8.

OFF

P $

OFF12s

2s

Y$$

12M

NORM 1/400 F3.51/400 F3.5

OKOKSET

SELFTIMER

2 Use 78 to select the setting option, and press the o button to set.

Item Description

OFF Thiscancelstheself-timer.

12sSELFTIMER

Aftersetting,whentheshutterbuttonispressedallthewaydown,theself-timelampturnsonforapprox.10seconds,andthenblinksforapprox.2secondsbeforetakingthepicture.

2sSELFTIMER

Aftersetting,whentheshutterbuttonispressedallthewaydown,theself-timelampblinksforapprox.2secondsbeforetakingthepicture.

Self-timershootingisautomaticallycanceledafteroneshot.

To cancel the self-timer after it startsPress8again.

Theself-timercannotbesetwhen[AFPREDICT](p.35)issetto[ON]or[DRIVE](p.32)issetto[PRE-CAPTUREON].

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Switching between the monitor and viewfinder

Boththemonitorandviewfinderareavailabletocomposeashot.Theremaybecaseswherethemonitorisdifficulttoseeduetobrightlightbeingreflectedonitwhileshootingunderaclearsky.Insuchcases,useoftheviewfinderishelpfulwhencomposingashot.

1 Press the u button.Eachtimethebuttonispressed,thecameradisplayswitchesbetweenthemonitorandtheviewfinder.

To view clearer images through the viewfinderTurnthediopteradjustmentdialwhilelookingthroughtheviewfinderuntiltheviewfinderdisplayappearssharp.

Diopteradjustmentdial

Viewfinder

ubutton

Changing the shooting information display

Thedisplayofthescreeninformationcanbechangedtobestmatchthesituation,suchasclearingtheviewofthescreenorforcreatingapresicsecompostionbytheuseofthegriddisplay.

1 Press the g button.Thedisplayedshootinginformationchangesintheordershownbeloweachtimethebuttonispressed.“Shootingmodedisplay”(p.8)

12s12s

12M

+2.0

P

4INNORM

ISO1600

1/400 F3.5

12s12s

12M

+2.0

P

4INNORM

ISO1600

12s12s1/400 F3.5

12M

+2.0

P

4IN

ISO1600

NORM

12s12s1/400 F3.5

NR

NR

NR

Normal

Noinformation

Histogram

Grid

[u(Histogram)](p.56)

Reading a histogram

Ifthepeakfillstoomuchoftheframe,theimagewillappearmostlywhite.

Ifthepeakfillstoomuchoftheframe,theimagewillappearmostlyblack.

Thegreensectionshowstheluminancedistributionwithinthecenterofthescreen.

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Locking the exposure and/or focus position for shooting (AE LOCK/AF LOCK)

Oncetheexposureand/orfocuspositionare/issetforasubjectinshootingmode,youcancontinueshootingatthesameexposure,focuspositiororboth(AELOCK,AFLOCKorAFLOCK+AELOCK)evenifthecompositionoftheshotischanged.

1 Assign either [AE LOCK], [AF LOCK] or [AF LOCK + AE LOCK] to the z button.Inthedefaultsetting,[AELOCK]isassignedtothisbutton.

[CUSTOMBUTTON](p.57)

2 Compose the shot and press the z button.Theexposure/focuspositionsettingassignedinstep1islocked.

1/400 F3.5

PAFL

AEL

Bmark

^mark

AFtargetmark

To cancel the settingPressthezbuttonagainsothattheB/^marknolongerappears.

3 After changing the composition of the shot, press the shutter button.

Using a function assigned to the z button (Custom button)

Thisallowsyoutoregisterafrequentlyusedfunction(excepth,I,A).Onceregistered,youcansetthesettingsdirectlywiththebuttoninsteadofdisplayingthescreenfromthemenu.

[CUSTOMBUTTON](p.57)

1 Press the z button.

P

OKOK

OFF ON

SET

FINE ZOOM

NR

2 Use 9: to select the setting option, and press the o button to set.

Using the FUNC menuTheFUNCmenuprovidesthefollowingmenufunctionsthatcanbequicklycalledandset.[DRIVE](p.32)•[WB](p.30)•[METERING](p.33)•[AIMAGEQUALITY](p.29)•[MYMODESETUP](p.56)•[ISO](p.31)•

Whenthemodedialissettother,stodareselectable.

1 Press the o button before shooting.

c

12M12M

33ISO1600

FINE

MY MODE 2

2 Use 78 to select the menu function and 9: to select the setting option, and then press the o button to set.

Whensettingthe[AFLOCK+AELOCK]

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Index view, calendar view and closeup view

Indexviewandcalendarviewenablequickselectionofatargetimage,andcloseupview(upto10xmagnification)allowscheckingofimagedetails.

1 Turn the zoom lever.

Wside Tside

Indexview

Single-imageview Closeupview

4IN

12M

2009.08.26 12:30100-0004NORM

2009.08.26 4IN12:30 2009.08.26 12:30

10x

4IN

2009.08.26 12:30 4IN2009.08.26 12:30 4IN

T

TW

W

W

T

T

W

W TW

8 26 27 28 1SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

2009

2 3 4 5 6 7 89 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 2830 1 2 3 IN

2931

313029

Calendarview

To select an image in index viewUse789:toselectanimage,andpresstheobuttontodisplaytheselectedimageinsingle-imageview.

To select images in calendar viewUse789:toselectadate,andeitherpresstheobuttonorturnthezoomlevertoTtoviewtheimagestakenontheselecteddate.

To scroll an image in closeup viewUse789: tomovetheviewingarea.

Changing the image information display

Shootinginformationdisplayedonthescreencanbechanged.

1 Press the g button.Thedisplayedimageinformationchangesintheordershownbeloweachtimethebuttonispressed.

2009.08.26 12:30 4100-0004

IN

12MNORM

12M

2009.08.26 12:30 4100-0004

+2.0F3.51/1000

IN

ISO 400

NORM

12M

2009.08.26 12:30

+2.0F3.5

4IN

NORM

1/1000

ISO 400

Normal

Detailed

Histogram

Noinformation

[u(Histogram)](p.56),“Readingahistogram”(p.25)

Using Playback Features

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Playing back sequentially shot images

Forimagesthatwereshotsequentiallywiththebelowfunctions,onlythefirstframewillbedisplayed.[j],[\],[]],[i],[7],[TIMELAPSE],[SSMILESHOT]

1 Select an image with a sequential-shot icon during playback.

“Viewingimages”(p.15)

Sequential-shoticon

2INEXPAND100-0002

12M

To perform automatic playbackPresstheobutton.Alltheimagestakeninsequencewillbeplayedbackautomatically.

To display the index viewPressthembutton.Tocancel,pressthembuttonagain.

2INBACK

Applying[0(Protect)](p.48),[y(Rotate)](p.48),[LPRINTORDER](p.49)and[ERASE](p.16)whendisplayingthefirstframewillapplythesettingtoalltheimagesthatwereshotsequentially.

Toapplythesettingstoeachframeindividually,changetoindexviewbeforesetting.

Playing back panoramic images

Panoramaimagesthatwerecombinedtogetherusing[COMBINEINCAMERA1]or[COMBINEINCAMERA2]canbescrolledforviewing.

[GPANORAMA](p.42)

1 Select a panorama image during playback.

“Viewingimages”(p.15)

NORM

2009.08.26 12:30 2100-0003

2 Press the o button.

Currentviewingarea

Operations during panorama image playback

Zoom in/Zoom out : Turnthezoomlever.Playback direction : Press789:during

zoomplaybacktoscrollinthedirectionofthepressedbutton.

Pause : Presstheobutton.Restart scrolling : Presstheobutton.Stop playback : Pressthebutton.

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Menus for Shooting FunctionsWhenthemodedialissettoashootingmode,settingscanbemade.

Theiconnextto indicatesthepositiontoadjustthemodedialtowhensettingfunctions.

Thedefaultsettingsofthefunctionarehighlightedin .

Selecting the appropriate image quality for your application [A IMAGE QUALITY]AIMAGEQUALITY

:hP A S M r I

Still pictures

Submenu 1 Submenu 2 Application

IMAGESIZE

12M(3968×2976) SuitableforprintingpicturesoverA3(11×17in.).

5M(2560×1920) SuitableforprintingpicturesatA4(8.5×11in.).

3M(2048×1536) SuitableforprintingpicturesuptoA4(8.5×11in.).

2M(1600×1200) SuitableforprintingpicturesatA5(5×7in.).

1M(1280×960) Suitableforprintingpicturesatpostcardsize.

VGA(640×480) SuitableforviewingpicturesonaTVorusingpicturesonemailsandwebsites.

16:9G(3968×2232)SuitableforconveyingtheexpansivenessofsubjectssuchaslandscapesandutilizingtheentirescreenforviewingpicturesonawidescreenTV.AlsousedforprintingpicturesatA3(11×17in.).

16:9F(1920×1080)SuitableforconveyingtheexpansivenessofsubjectssuchaslandscapesandutilizingtheentirescreenforviewingpicturesonawidescreenTV.AlsousedforprintingpicturesatA5(5×7in.).

COMPRESSIONFINE Shootingathighquality.NORMAL Shootingatnormalquality.

:A

Movies

Submenu 1 Submenu 2 Application

IMAGESIZEVGA Imagesizeissetto640x480.Thiswillbeplayedbackinafullscreen.QVGA Imagesizeissetto320x240.

FRAMERATEN30fps*1 Providessmoothervideoimages.Shootswithimagequalityasthepriority.O15fps*1 Providesstandardvideoimages.Shootswithmovielengthasthepriority.

*1 framespersecond

“Numberofstorablepictures(stillpictures)/continuousrecordinglength(movies)intheinternalmemoryandxD-PictureCard”(p.73)

Adjust the settings for the functions while referring to “Using the Menu” (p. 3).

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Adjusting image color [WB]KCAMERAMENUWB

:P A S M r I A

Submenu 2 Submenu 3 Application

AUTO — Thecameraautomaticallyadjuststhewhitebalanceaccordingtotheshootingscene.

PRESET

5 Forshootingoutdoorsunderaclearsky

3 Forshootingoutdoorsunderacloudysky

1 Forshootingundertungstenlighting

w Forshootingunderdaylightfluorescentlighting(householdlighting,etc.)

x Forshootingunderneutralfluorescentlighting(desklamps,etc.)

y Forshootingunderwhitefluorescentlighting(offices,etc.)

V(One-touchWB) (Proceedtothesettingscreen.)

Forsettingamoreprecisewhitebalancethanpresetwhitebalance,[AUTO]or[PRESET].

To set the One-touch WBSelect[V],andaimthecameraatasheetofwhitepaperwhichfillsthescreen,makingsuretherearenoshadows,andthenpresstheobutton.

Settingscreen

MENU

ONE TOUCH WB

BACK SET OK 1/400 F3.5

P

4INNORM

12M

NR

obuttonStandbymodescreen

One-touchWBicon

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Selecting the ISO sensitivity [ISO]KCAMERAMENUISO

:P A S M r

AmethodforindicatingfilmspeedbytheInternationalOrganizationforStandardization(ISO)(e.g.“ISO100”).

IntheISOsetting,althoughsmallervaluesresultinlesssensitivity,sharpimagescanbetakenunderfullylitconditions.Largervaluesresultinhighersensitivity,andimagescanbetakenatfastshutterspeedsevenunderdimlylitconditions.Highsensitivityintroduceselectronicnoiseintotheresultingpicture,whichmaygiveitagrainyappearance.

Submenu 2 ApplicationAUTO Thecameraautomaticallyadjuststhesensitivityaccordingtotheshootingscene.

HIGHISOAUTO Thecameraautomaticallyadjuststoahighersensitivitythan[AUTO]toreduceblurringcausedbycamerashakeandmotionofthesubject.

64/100/200/400/800/1600/3200/6400 SetISOsensitivitytoanumericalvalue.

Ifsetto[3200][6400],[IMAGESIZE]islimitedto[H]orlower.

TheISOsettingof[3200][6400]isnotavailablewhen[FINEZOOM](p.33)or[DIGITALZOOM](p.33)issetto[ON].

[AUTO],[HIGHISOAUTO]isnotavailablewhenMmodeisselected.

Adjust the settings for the functions while referring to “Using the Menu” (p. 3).

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Shooting pictures sequentially while the shutter button is held down [DRIVE]KCAMERAMENUDRIVE

:P A S M r

Submenu 2 Submenu 3 Submenu 4 Application

o

— —

Oneframeisshoteachtimetheshutterbuttonispressed.

j*1 Sequentialshootingatafocusandbrightness(exposure)thatislockedinthefirstframe.

c Sequentialshootingatahigherspeedthan[j].

dPRE-CAPTUREOFF/PRE-CAPTUREON —

Sequentialshootingataspeedofapprox.10frames/sec.Whensetto[PRE-CAPTUREON],10frames(frompressingthebuttonhalfwaydownuntilshootingstarts)willbesaved.

i — — Sequentialshootingwhileadjustingthefocusforeachimage.

7 ±0.3/±0.7/±1.0 ×3/×5

Sequentialshootingthatautomaticallychangestheexposureforeachframewhileusingthefocusandwhitebalancethatwerelockedatthefirstframe(Bracketshooting).Theexposureintervalandthenumberofshotsareselectable.

*1 Theshootingspeedvariesdependingonthesettingsfor[AIMAGEQUALITY](p.29).

Whensetto[c]or[]],flashisfixedto$(FLASHOFF)modeandtheavailable[ISO]settingsarelimited.

Whensetto[c],[IMAGESIZE]islimitedto[H]orlower,andthenumberofsequentialimagesisapprox.25orless.(When[H]and[COMPRESSION]of“FINE”areselected,thenumberbecomes20orless.)

Whensetto[]],[IMAGESIZE]islimitedto[I]orlower,andthenumberofsequentialimagesisapprox.25orless.(Thisincludesthe10imagesimmediatelybeforeshootingwhen[PRE-CAPTUREON]isselected.)

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Shooting at magnifications higher than optical zoom without reducing the image quality [FINE ZOOM]KCAMERAMENUFINEZOOM

:P A S M r I

Submenu 2 Application

OFF Onlyopticalzoomisusedtozoominforshooting.

ONOpticalzoomandimagecroppingarecombinedtozoominforshooting(upto39×).

Thisfunctionwillnotreducetheimagequalitysinceitdosenotconvertthedatawithfewerpixelsintothedatawithlargerpixels.

Whensetto[ON],[IMAGESIZE]islimitedto[I]orlower.

Whensetto[ON],[DIGITALZOOM]iscanceledautomatically.

[FINEZOOM]isnotavailablewhen[%SUPERMACRO](p.24)isselected.

Shooting at magnifications higher than optical zoom [DIGITAL ZOOM]KCAMERAMENUDIGITALZOOM

:P A S M r I A

Submenu 2 Application

OFF Onlyopticalzoomisusedtozoominforshooting.

ON

Opticalzoomanddigitalzoomarecombinedtozoominforshooting(Stillpictures:Approx.130x(max.),Movies:Approx.78x(max.)).

Whensetto[ON],[FINEZOOM]iscanceledautomatically.

[DIGITALZOOM]isnotavailablewhen[%SUPERMACRO](p.24)isselected.

Selecting the range for measuring the brightness [METERING]KCAMERAMENUMETERING

:P A S M r A

Submenu 2 Application

ESP

Shootstoobtainabalancedbrightnessovertheentirescreen.(Metersthebrightnessatthecenterandsurroundingareasofthescreenseparately.)

5(spot)

Shootsthesubjectatthecenterduringbacklighting.(MetersthebrightnesswithintheAFtargetmarkonly.)

4(centerweighted)

Shootswithoutbeingaffectedbythesurroundingbrightness.(Metersawiderangebasedonthecentersectionofthescreen.)

Whensetto[ESP],thecentercanappeardarkwhenshootingagainststrongbacklighting.

Adjust the settings for the functions while referring to “Using the Menu” (p. 3).

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Selecting the focusing area [AF MODE]KCAMERAMENUAFMODE

:P A S M r

Submenu 2 Application

FACEDETECT*1

Thisisusedfortakingpicturesofpeople.Thecameraautomaticallydetectsandfocusesonaface.

iESP

Thisenablesyoutocomposetheshotwithoutworryingaboutthefocusingposition.Thecamerafindsthesubjecttofocusonandthenautomaticallyadjuststhefocus.

SPOT ThecamerafocusesonthesubjectwithintheAFtargetmark.

AREA

TheAFtargetmarkpositionismovedtofocusthecameraonthesubjectlocatedatapositionotherthanthecenter.

*1 Forsomesubjects,theframemaynotappearormaytakesometimetoappear.

To move and lock the AF target mark [AREA]Use789:tomovetheAFtargetmark(V)onthescreen.TolocktheAFtargetmark,pressandholdtheobuttonuntilthemarkchangestoR.TounlocktheAFtargetmark,pressandholdtheobuttonuntilthemarkchangestoV.

Changing the focus method [FOCUS MODE]KCAMERAMENUFOCUSMODE

:P A S M r

Submenu 2 Application

AF Presstheshutterbuttonhalfway.Thecameraautomaticallyfocuses.

MF Adjustthefocusmanually.

When set to [MF]

1m3m

5m

12M

P

1/400 F3.5 4

MF

INFINE

Roughindicationofshootingdistance(MFbar)

Enlargedview amark

1Press9:toadjustthefocuswhilecheckingthefocusontheenlargedview. ThedisplayunitsintheMFbarcanbeselected.[m/ft](p.57)

To lock the shooting distancePressandholdtheobuttonuntiltheamarkturnsred.Tounlocktheshootingdistance,pressandholdtheobuttonuntiltheamarkreturnstogreen.

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Shooting pictures while keeping the subject in focus [FULLTIME AF]KCAMERAMENUFULLTIMEAF

:P A S M r I A

Submenu 2 Application

OFFPressingtheshutterbuttonhalfwaydownbringsthesubjectintofocusandlocksthefocus.

ON

FulltimeAFkeepsthesubjectinfocus,withouthavingtopresstheshutterbuttondownhalfway.Thisreducesfocusingtime.

Also,thesubjectisautomaticallykeptinfocusduringmovieshooting.

Shooting pictures while focusing on subjects moving back and forth [AF PREDICT]KCAMERAMENUAFPREDICT

:P A S M r

Submenu 2 Application

OFFPressingtheshutterbuttonhalfwaydownbringsthesubjectintofocusandlocksthefocus.

ON

Whentheshutterbuttonispressedhalfwaydown,thecameratracksthefocusingsubject,anditcontinuestokeepthesubjectinfocuswhilethebuttonisheldhalfwaydown.Thisreducesfocusingtime.

Thecameramaynotbeabletobringsomesubjectsintofocusevenwhensetto[ON].

[AFPREDICT]isnotavailablewhenusing[&MACRO]and[%SUPERMACRO].(p.24)

Using the AF illuminator to focus on a shadowy subject [AF ILLUMINAT.]KCAMERAMENUAFILLUMINAT.

:P A S M r I

Submenu 2 ApplicationOFF TheAFilluminatorisnotused.

ONWhentheshutterbuttonispressedhalfwaydown,theAFilluminatorturnsontoaidfocusing.

AFilluminator

Retouch the blur effects caused by the camera shake when shooting [IMAGE STABILIZER]KCAMERAMENUIMAGESTABILIZER

:P A S M r I A

Submenu 2 Application

OFF

Theimagestabilizerisdeactivated.Thisisrecommendedforshootingwhenthecameraisfixedinplaceonatripodorotherstablesurface.

ON

Theimagestabilizerisusedfortakingpictures.Pressingtheshutterbuttonhalfwaydownactivatesthestabilizingfunction.

Theremaybeanoisecomingfrominsidethecamerawhentheshutterbuttonispressedwith[IMAGESTABILIZER](stillimages)setto[ON].

Theimagestabilizercanbelesseffectiveduringnightshootingandothersituationswheretheshutterspeedisextremelyslow.

Imagesmaynotbestabilizedifcamerashakeistoosevere.

Whensetto[ON],shootingamovieforanextendedperiodoftimeresultsinthecameraheatingup,andtheprotectivecircuitautomaticallyshutsoffthepower.

Adjust the settings for the functions while referring to “Using the Menu” (p. 3).

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Adjusting the flash intensity [w]KCAMERAMENUw

:P A S M r I

Incertainsituations,itisadvisabletoadjusttheflashintensity,suchaswhenshootingsmallsubjectsordistantbackgrounds.Thisfunctionisalsousedwhenincreasedcontrastisdesired.

Submenu 2 Application−2.0to+2.0 Adjusttheflashintensityfortheshootingscene.

Using an external flash [Q FLASH]KCAMERAMENUQFLASH

:P A S M r I

Submenu 2 Submenu 3 ApplicationIN — Thebuilt-inflashisusedfortakingpictures.

#RC CH1toCH4AnOlympusWirelessRCFlashSystemcompatibleflashisusedfortakingpictures.Thechannel(CH1toCH4)canbeselected.

SLAVE 1to10Thecommercially-availableslaveflashthatissynchronizedwiththecameraflashisusedfortakingpictures.Theflashintensitysettingcanbeadjusted.

“TakingpictureswiththeOlympusWirelessRCFlashSystem”(p.74)

Whensetto[SLAVE],theflashsettingautomaticallychangesto[#FILLIN](p.23).

Whensetto[SLAVE],theflashcanfirewhen[DRIVE](p.32)issettoasettingotherthan[o],butiftheflashintensityislarge,theintervalbetweensequentialshotsbecomeslonger.

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Recording sound when shooting still pictures [R]KCAMERAMENUR

:P A S M r

Submenu 2 ApplicationOFF Nosoundisrecorded.

ON

Thecameraautomaticallystartsrecordingforapprox.4secondsaftertakingthepicture.Thisisusefulforrecordingnotesorcommentsaboutthepicture.

Whenrecording,aimthemicrophone(p.48)atthesourceofthesoundyouwanttorecord.

Adjusting the white balance [>]KCAMERAMENU>

:P A S M r I A

1Use78 toadjustthewhitebalanceandpresstheobuttontoset.

Thewhitebalancecanbeadjustedin7stepsinboththe[BLUE]and[RED]directions.

>

RED

BLUE

MENUBACK SET OK

[WB](p.30)

Selecting the color tone of the image [PICTURE MODE]KCAMERAMENUPICTUREMODE

:P A S M r

Submenu 2 Application

VIVID Thisgivestheimageavividcolortone.

NATURAL Thisgivestheimageanaturalcolortone.

Adjusting the sharpness of contours [SHARPNESS]KCAMERAMENUSHARPNESS

:P A S M r I A

Submenu 2 Application

−5to+5

Thisadjuststhesharpnessofcontours.Adjustinthe+directiontomaketheimageappearsharper,andadjustinthe–directiontomaketheimageappearsofter.

Ifyouadjustthesharpnesstoofarinthe+direction,noisemayappearintheimage.

Adjust the settings for the functions while referring to “Using the Menu” (p. 3).

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Adjusting the contrast of the image [CONTRAST]KCAMERAMENUCONTRAST

:P A S M r I A

Submenu 2 Application

−5to+5

Thisadjuststhecontrastbetweenlightanddarkareas.Adjustinginthe+directionproducesacrisperimage.Adjustinginthe–directionsoftenstheoverallimpressionoftheimage.

Adjusting the color saturation [SATURATION]KCAMERAMENUSATURATION

:P A S M r I A

Submenu 2 Application

−5to+5

Thisadjuststhecolorsaturation.Adjustinginthe+directionproducesdeepercolors.Adjustinginthe–directionproducesmoresubduedcolors.

Reducing noise during long exposures [NOISE REDUCT.]KCAMERAMENUNOISEREDUCT.

:P A S M r

Submenu 2 Application

OFF Thecameratakespicturesatafastshutterspeed.Nonoisereductionisused.

ON

Thecameratakespicturesataslowshutterspeed.Noisereductionisactivatedwhentheshutterspeedisslowerthan1/2second.

Whensetto[ON],thetimeforshootingandsavingdataisapprox.twiceaslongasusual.Duringthiswaittime,nopicturescanbetaken.

Thisfunctionmaynotworkeffectivelyforsomesubjectsandshootingconditions.

Thisfunctionisfixedto[ON]whentheshutterspeedissetto[BULB].“Selectingtheaperturevalueandshutterspeedforshootingpictures(Mmode)”(p.19)

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Taking a preset number of shots at preset intervals [TIMELAPSE]KCAMERAMENUTIMELAPSE

:P A S M r

Submenu 2 Submenu 3 Submenu 4 ApplicationOFF — — Thetimelapseshootingfunctionisdeactivated.

ON 2to99 1MINto99MINThetimelapseshootingfunctionisactivated.Theamountofimagesandshootingintervalcanbeselected.

Timelapse shootingPressingtheshutterbuttonaftersettingtheamountofimages,shootingintervalandsettingthisfunctionto[ON],thefirstframewillbetaken,andthecameratakestheremainingframesthereafterautomatically.Thecameraautomaticallyenterssleepmode(p.57)afterthefirstframehasbeensaved.Sleepmodeisexitedaround7secondsbeforethenextshot.Oncethepresetnumberofframesistaken,thecameraautomaticallyturnsoff.

UseofnewbatteriesoranACadapterisrecommendedwhentakingframesoveranextendedperiodoftime.

Ifanyofthefollowingoperationsareperformedwhilethecameraisinsleepmode,thecameracancelstimelapsemodeandreturnstonormalshooting:openingofthebatterycompartmentcoverorcardcover,connectingthecameratoacomputer,pressingtheshutterbuttonorarrowpad.

Iftheinternalmemoryorcardorthebatterypowerrunsoutduringsleepmode,awarningisdisplayed,[TIMELAPSE]modeiscanceledandthecameraautomaticallyturnsoff.

Taking pictures with a conversion lens [1]KCAMERAMENU1

:P A S M r I A

Submenu 2 Application

OFF Noconversionlensisused(camerabodyonly).

ONThecameratakespicturesbyattachingaconversionlensspecifiedbyOlympus(soldseparately).

Whenaconversionlensisattached,lightfromthebuilt-inflashcancausevignettingwhereshadowsfromtheconversionlensappearontheimages.

Whenaconversionlensisattached,thecameramaytakeextratimetofocus.

Adjust the settings for the functions while referring to “Using the Menu” (p. 3).

Recording movie with sound [R]KCAMERAMENUR

:A

Submenu 2 ApplicationOFF Nosoundisrecorded.

ON Soundisrecordedwhileshootingmovies.

Soundsmaynotberecordedclearlyifthecameraismorethan1mawayfromthesoundsource.

Whensetto[ON],[IMAGESTABILIZER](p.35)isnotavailable.

Whensetto[ON],setting[FULLTIMEAF](p.35)to[ON]mayrecordthesoundofthelensoperating.

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Selecting a scene mode according to the shooting situation [J ]J

:

Inmode,theoptimumshootingsettingsarepre-programmedforspecificshootingscenes.Forthisreason,settingsmaynotbechangedinsomemodes.

Submenu 1 ApplicationBPORTRAIT/FLANDSCAPE/CSPORT/GNIGHTSCENE*1/UNIGHT+PORTRAIT/NINDOOR/WCANDLE/SSUNSET/XFIREWORKS*1/bMULTIFIREWORKS/0MULTIPLEEXPOSURE/VCUISINE/dDOCUMENTS/lSMILESHOT/qBEACH&SNOW/zBIRDWATCHING/1SOFTBACKGROUNDSHOT/YPRE-CAPTUREMOVIE/rQUICKSHUTTER/

Thecameratakesapictureinthemodefortheshootingscene.

*1Whenthesubjectisdark,[NOISEREDUCT.](p.38)isautomaticallyactivated.Timetakentoshootwillbedoubled,andnoothershootingcanbedoneinthattime.

Thesampleimageandexplanationsonsuitableshootingmethodswillbedisplayedonthescreen.TheexplanationswillbedisplayedaswellbypressingdowntheEbutton.

To select a mode“Usingthebestmodefortheshootingscene(mode)”(p.17)

Making an overlay image with fireworks ([b MULTI FIREWORKS] mode)1Select[bMULTIFIREWORKS].

12M

4INNORM

2Presstheshutterbuttontotakethefirstframe.

Theexposureislockedatthefirstframe.Thesavedimageisdisplayedasthebackground.

Toretakethefirstshot,presstheobutton,andthenpresstheshutterbuttonagain.

12M

3INEXIT OK

3Adjustthepositionofthefireworksthatwillbetakeninthesecondframeoverthefirstframeusedasthebackground,andthenpresstheshutterbutton.

Theoverlayimageissavedasaseparateimagefromthefirstandsecondframes.

Toretakethesecondshot,presstheshutterbuttonagain.

Making an overlay image ([0 MULTIPLE EXPOSURE] mode)Themethodofshootingisthesameasin[bMULTIFIREWORKS]mode.Whileshootingsettingscannotbechangedin[bMULTIFIREWORKS],itispossibletodosoin[0MULTIPLEEXPOSURE].

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Detecting a smiling face to release the shutter automatically ([l SMILE SHOT] mode)1Select[lSMILESHOT],andthenaim

thecameratowardsthesubject.Theself-timerlampturnson.Whenasmilingfaceisdetected,thecameraautomaticallytakes3sequentialshots.

Picturescanalsobetakenmanuallybypressingtheshutterbutton.

Thecameramaynotbeabletodetectasmilingfaceforsomesubjects.

[IMAGESIZE]islimitedto[I]orlower.

Capturing the perfect moment when shooting ([YPRE-CAPTURE MOVIE] mode)1Use78toselect[YPRE-CAPTURE

MOVIE],andpresstheobuttontoset.Thisfunctionisreadyforshootingimmediatelyaftersettingthisoption.

2Presstheshutterbuttontostartmovieshooting.

A7-secondmovie,including2-secondmovieimmediatelybeforepressingtheshutterbutton,istaken.

Theopticalzoomandautofocusfunctionareavailableduringmovierecording.

Soundisnotrecorded.

TheAFtargetmarkisnotdisplayed.

Select[IMAGESIZE]from[C]or[E],and[FRAMERATE]from[N]or[O].

Capturing the perfect moment when shooting ([r QUICK SHUTTER] mode)1Select[rQUICKSHUTTER],andthen

presstheshutterbuttontotakepictures.Thereleasetimelag(timefromwhentheshutterbuttonispresseduntiltheshutteractuallyreleased)isshorterthannormal.

[FULLTIMEAF](p.35)isautomaticallysetto[ON].

[\]and[]]canbesetfor[DRIVE](p.32).

Taking pictures with blurred backgrounds ([1 SOFT BACKGROUND SHOT] mode)1Use78toselect[1SOFT

BACKGROUNDSHOT],andpresstheobuttontoset.

2Use789:toselectaframe,andthenpresstheobutton.

Selectfrom“Face”,“UpperBody”,“WholeBody”or“Circle”.

3Shootthesubjectwithintheframe.Theframecanbemovedbypressing789:.

Adjust the settings for the functions while referring to “Using the Menu” (p. 3).

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Creating panoramic images [G PANORAMA]GPANORAMA

: P r

Submenu 2 Application

COMBINEINCAMERA1*1*2

Threeframesaretakenandcombinedbythecamera.Theuseronlycomposestheshotssothatthetargetmarksandpointersoverlap,andthecameraautomaticallyreleasestheshutter.Theshootingfunctionsarealreadypresettotheoptimumsettingsforpanoramicshooting.

COMBINEINCAMERA2*2

Threeframesaretakenandcombinedbythecamera.Theusercomposestheshotsusingtheguideframeandmanuallyreleasestheshutter.

COMBINEINPC

TheframesthatweretakenarecombinedintoapanoramaimageusingtheOLYMPUSMaster2softwarefromtheprovidedCD-ROM.Picturesaretakeninthelast[ISO]or[J]settings(exceptforsomescenemodes).

*1Notavailablewhenmodeisselected.*2 The[AIMAGEQUALITY](p.29)settingcannotbechanged.

Thefocus,exposure(p.14),zoomposition(p.21)and[WB](p.30)arelockedatthefirstframe.

Theopticalzoomislimitedupto10x.

Theflash(p.23)islockedto$(FLASHOFF)mode.

Panoramicimagescanbeeditedusing[SHADOWADJ](p.44)only.

“Playingbackpanoramicimages”(p.28)

Taking pictures with [COMBINE IN CAMERA1]1Presstheshutterbuttontotakethefirst

frame.2Movethecameraslightlyinthedirection

ofthesecondframe.

SAVE OKMENUCANCEL

Targetmark

Pointer

Screenwhencombiningimagesfromlefttoright

3Movethecameraslowlywhilekeepingitstraight,andstopthecamerawherethepointerandtargetmarkoverlap.

Thecamerareleasestheshutterautomatically.

SAVE OKMENUCANCEL

Tocombineonlytwopictures,presstheobuttonbeforetakingthethirdframe.

4Takethethirdframeinthesamewayasstep3.

Afterthethirdframeistaken,thecameraautomaticallyprocessestheframesandthecombinedpanoramicimageisdisplayed.

Tocancelapanoramicpictureduringshooting,pressthebutton.

Whentheshutterdoesnotautomaticallyrelease,try[COMBINEINCAMERA2]or[COMBINEINPC].

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Taking pictures with [COMBINE IN CAMERA2]1Use789:toselectthedirectionthat

theframesarecombined.

MENUCANCEL

Directionforcombiningthe

nextframe

2Presstheshutterbuttontotakethefirstframe.

Aguideframeappearsasareference.

1stframe

MENUCANCEL MENUCANCEL SAVE OK

Guideframe

Jointarea

3Composethesecondshotsothatthejointareaoverlapstheguideframe.

Compositionofthe2ndframe

SAVE OKMENUCANCEL

4Presstheshutterbuttontotakethesecondframe. Tocombineonlytwopictures,presstheobuttonbeforetakingthethirdframe.

5Takethethirdframeinthesamewayassteps3to4.

Afterthethirdframeistaken,thecameraautomaticallyprocessestheframesandthecombinedpanoramimageisdisplayed.

Tocancelapanoramicpictureduringshooting,pressthebutton.

Taking pictures with [COMBINE IN PC]1Use789:toselectthedirectionthat

theframesarecombined.2Presstheshutterbuttontotakethefirst

frame,andthencomposethesecondshot.

Composetheshotusingtheguideframesothatthetwoadjacentframesoverlap.

3Repeatstep2untilthenumberofrequiredframesaretaken,andthenpresstheobuttonwhendone. Whenthegmarkisdisplayed,youcannotcontinueshootinganyfurther.Panoramashootingispossibleforupto10frames.

RefertotheOLYMPUSMaster2helpguidefordetailsonhowtocreatepanoramicimages.

Restoring the shooting functions to the default settings [D RESET]DRESET

:hP A S M I A

Submenu 1 Application

YES

Restoresthefollowingmenufunctionstothedefaultsettings.SHADOWADJ(p.22)Flash(p.22)Exposurecompensation(p.23)Macro(p.24)Self-timer(p.24)[AIMAGEQUALITY](p.29)[J](p.40)Menufunctionsin[KCAMERAMENU](p.30to39)Switchingbetweenthemonitorandviewfinder(p.25)

••••••••

NO Thecurrentsettingsarenotchanged.

Adjust the settings for the functions while referring to “Using the Menu” (p. 3).

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Menus for Playback, Editing and Printing FunctionsSettingscanbemadewhenmodedialissettoq.

Playing back pictures automatically [G SLIDESHOW]GSLIDESHOW

Submenu 1 Submenu 2 Submenu 3 Application

ALL*1*2/STILLPICTURE/MOVIE*1*2/CALENDAR*1*2*3

NORMAL/SCROLL/FADER/SLIDE/ZOOMDOWN/ZOOMUP/CHECKERBOARD/BLINDS/SWIVEL/RANDOM

OFF/STANDARD/SPEED/CYBER/AQUA/SHINY

Selectsthecoverageofimagesfortheslideshow,thetypeoftransitioneffectusedbetweenimagesandthebackgroundmusic.

*1[TYPE]isfixedto[NORMAL].*2Themoviesoundwillbeplayedbackwhen[OFF]in[BGM]isselectedwhileinmoviemode.*3When[CALENDAR]isselected,selectthedateinthecalendarplaybackscreen.

To start a slideshow Makethe[BGM]settingsandpresstheobuttontostarttheslideshow.Tostoptheslideshow,presstheobuttonorbutton.

Retouching images [H PERFECT FIX]HPERFECTFIX

Editedorretouchedimagescannotberetouchedagain.

Dependingonthepicture,theeditingmaynotbeeffective.

Theretouchingprocessmaylowertheimageresolution.

Submenu 1 ApplicationALL [SHADOWADJ]and[REDEYEFIX]areappliedtogether.SHADOWADJ Onlysectionsdarkenedbybacklightinganddimlightingarebrightened.REDEYEFIX Eyesthatarereddenedbytheflasharecorrected.

1Use78 toselectacorrectionmethod,andpresstheobutton.2Use9: toselectanimageforretouching,andpresstheobutton.

Theretouchedimageissavedasaseparateimage.●

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Retouching the skin and eyes [F BEAUTY FIX]FBEAUTYFIX

Dependingonthepicture,theeditingmaynotbeeffective.

Submenu 1 Submenu 2 Application

ALL ―

[CLEARSKIN],[SPARKLEEYE]and[DRAMATICEYE]areappliedtogether.

CLEARSKIN SOFT/AVG/HARD

Makesskinlooksmoothandtranslucent.Selectthecorrectioneffectfrom3levels.

SPARKLEEYE ― Enhancesthecontrastintheeyes.

DRAMATICEYE ― Enlargesthe

subject’seyes.

1Use78toselectacorrectionitem,andpresstheobutton.

2Use9:toselectanimageforretouching,andpresstheobutton.

Theretouchedimageissavedasaseparateimage.

When [CLEAR SKIN] is selectedUse78toselecttheretouchinglevel,andpresstheobutton.

OKSETBACK MENU

CLEAR SKIN

SOFTAVGHARD

Changing the image size [Q]IEDITQ

Submenu 2 Application

C640×480 Thissavesahigh-resolutionimageasaseparateimagewithasmallersizeforuseine-mailattachmentsandotherapplications.E320×240

1Use9:toselectanimage,andpresstheobutton.

2Use78toselecttheimagesize,andpresstheobutton.

Theresizedimagewillbesavedasaseparateimage.

Cropping images [P]IEDITP

1Use9: toselectanimage,andpresstheobutton.

2Usethezoomlevertoselectthesizeofthecroppingframe,anduse789: tomovetheframe.

OKSETW T

Croppingframe

3Presstheobutton.Theeditedimagewillbesavedasaseparateimage.

Adjust the settings for the functions while referring to “Using the Menu” (p. 3).

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Changing the color tone of image [COLOR EDIT]IEDITCOLOREDIT

Submenu 2 Application

Black&white Thischangestheimagetoblackandwhite.

Sepia Thischangestheimagetoasepiatone.

Saturation(hard) Thisincreasesthecolorsaturationoftheimage.

Saturation(soft) Thisslightlyincreasesthecolorsaturationoftheimage.

Black&white

COLOR EDIT

Sepia

Saturation(hard)

Saturation(soft)

1Use789:toselectthedesiredpreviewimage,andpresstheobutton.

Themodifiedimageissavedasanewimage.●

Adding a calendar to an image [CALENDAR]IEDITCALENDAR

OK

CALENDAR

SET

1Use9:toselectanimage,andpresstheobutton.

2Use9: toselectthecalendar,andthenuse78toselecttheimageorientation,andpresstheobutton.

3Use78 toselecttheYearofthecalendar,andpress:.

4Use78toselecttheMonthofthecalendar,andpresstheobutton.

Theeditedimageissavedasaseparateimage.

Highlighting a face with blurry effect around it [FACE FOCUS]IEDITFACEFOCUS

Afacethatislargestandfacingfrontinthepictureisdetectedasatarget.Insomeimages,suchtargetmaynotbedetected,andeditingcannotbeperformed.

1Use9:toselectanimage,andpresstheobutton.

Theeditedimageissavedasaseparateimage.

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Creating an index of 9 frames from a movie [INDEX]IEDITINDEX

Thismovieframeindexcanbesavedforeasilyrecallingthecontentofamovie.Thescenesthatareautomaticallyextractedcanbefineadjustedandreselected.

1 Use9: toselectamovie,andpresstheobutton.

Firstframe

Lastframe

Framesareextractedautomatically.

SELECT FIRST FRAME

SET OK00:00 /00:36Playbackposition

Ifnofineadjustmentoftheframesisneeded,simplypresstheobuttoninsteps2and3.

2Selectthefirstframewhileusing9: tomovetheframesforwardorbackward,andpresstheobutton.

Whileselectingthestartorendframe,pressing78 movestothestart/endframeofthemovie.

3Selectthelastframewhileusing9: tomovetheframesforwardorbackward,andpresstheobutton.

Theindeximagewith9extractedframesfromthemovieissavedasaseparatesingleimage.

Extracting a clip from a movie [EDIT]IEDITEDIT

Submenu 2 Application

NEWFILE

Theoriginalmovieisleftunchanged,andaclipfromthemovieissavedasaseparatemovie.

OVERWRITEAportionoftheoriginalmovieoverwritesandreplacestheoriginalmovie.

1Use9: toselectamovie.2Use78toselect[NEWFILE]or

[OVERWRITE],andpresstheobutton.3Use9: toselectthefirstframeofthe

cliptobeextracted,andpresstheobutton.

Whileselectingthestartorendframe,pressing78 movestothestart/endframeofthemovie.

4Use9: toselectthelastframeofthecliptobeextracted,andpresstheobutton.

Theextractedmovieclipissaved.

Extracting a still image from a movie [MOVIE INDEX]IEDITMOVIEINDEX

1Use9: toselectamovie,andpresstheobutton.

2Use9: toselecttheframetobeextracted,andpresstheobutton.78canbeusedtomovetothestart/endframeofthemovie.

Theselectedframeissavedasastillimage.

Adjust the settings for the functions while referring to “Using the Menu” (p. 3).

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Protecting images [0]JPLAYBACKMENU0

Protectedimagescannotbeerasedby[ERASE](p.16),[SEL.IMAGE]or[ALLERASE](p.49),butallimageswillbeerasedby[MEMORYFORMAT]/[FORMAT](p.50).

Submenu 2 ApplicationOFF Imagescanbeerased.

ON

Imagesareprotectedsothattheycannotbeerasedexceptbyformattingoftheinternalmemory/card.

1Use9: toselectanimage.2Use78 toselect[ON].3Ifnecessary,repeatsteps1and2to

protectotherimages,andthenpresstheobutton.

Rotating images [y]JPLAYBACKMENUy

Submenu 2 Application

U+90° Theimageisrotated90°clockwise.

V0° Theimageisnotrotated.

t–90° Theimageisrotated90°counter-clockwise.

1Use9:toselectanimage.2Use78 toselecttherotationdirection.3Ifnecessary,repeatsteps1and2to

makesettingsforotherimagesandpresstheobutton. Thenewpictureorientationswillbesavedevenafterthepoweristurnedoff.

Adding sound to still pictures [R]JPLAYBACKMENUR

Submenu 2 Application

YES

Thecameraadds(records)soundforapprox.4secondswhileplayingbacktheimage.Thisisusefulforrecordingnotesorcommentsabouttheimage.

NO Nosoundisrecorded.

1Use9:toselectanimage.2Aimthemicrophonetowardsthesound

source.

Microphone

3Use78 toselect[YES],andpresstheobutton.

Recordingstarts.

Selecting a position for starting playback [INDEX PLAY]JPLAYBACKMENUINDEXPLAY

1Use9:toselectamovie,andpresstheobutton.

2Usethezoomlevertoselectthepositiondivision.

Onemoviecanbedividedinto4,9,16or25chapters.

3Use789:toselectaposition,andpresstheobutton.

Playbackstartsfromtheselectedposition.

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Erasing images [K ERASE]KERASE

Checkifthereisanyimportantdatabeforeerasingimages.

Submenu 1 Application

SEL.IMAGE Imagesareindividuallyselectedanderased.

ALLERASE Allimagesintheinternalmemoryorcardareerased.

Whenerasingpicturesintheinternalmemory,donotinsertthecardintothecamera.

Whenerasingpicturesfromthecard,insertacardintothecamerainadvance.

To select and erase images [SEL. IMAGE]1Use78 toselect[SEL.IMAGE],and

presstheobutton.2Use789: toselecttheimagetobe

erased,andpresstheobuttontoaddaRmarktotheimage.

1

4

2

5

3

6

IN

OKMENUBACK GO

SEL. IMAGE

Rmark

3Repeatstep2toselecttheimagestobeerased,andthenpresstheDbuttontoerasetheselectedimages.

4Use78toselect[YES],andpresstheobutton.

TheimageswithaRmarkareerased.

To erase all images [ALL ERASE]1Use78 toselect[ALLERASE],and

presstheobutton.2Use78toselect[YES],andpresstheobutton.

Recording print settings to the image data [L PRINT ORDER]LPRINTORDER

“Printreservations(DPOF)”(p.61)

Printreservationcanbesetonlyforstillpicturesthatarerecordedtothecard.

Adjust the settings for the functions while referring to “Using the Menu” (p. 3).

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Menus for Other Camera SettingsErasing data completely [MEMORY FORMAT]/[FORMAT]ESETUPMEMORYFORMAT/FORMAT

Beforeformatting,checkthatnoimportantdataisleftintheinternalmemoryorcard.

Non-Olympuscardsandcardsthathavebeenformattedbyacomputermustbeformattedwiththiscamerabeforeuse.

Submenu 2 Application

YESCompletelyerasestheimagedataintheinternalmemory*1orcard(includingprotectedimages).

NO Cancelsformatting.

*1 Besuretoremovethecardbeforeformattingtheinternalmemory.

Copying images in the internal memory to the card [BACKUP]ESETUPBACKUP

Submenu 2 Application

YES Backsupimagedataintheinternalmemorytothecard.

NO Cancelsthebackup.

Ittakessometimetobackupdata.Checkthatthebatteryhassufficientpowerbeforestartingthebackup,oruseanACadapter.

Changing the display language [W]ESETUPW

Submenu 2 Application

Languages*1Thelanguageforthemenusanderrormessagesdisplayedonthemonitorisselected.

*1 Theavailablelanguagesvarydependingonthecountryand/orregionwherethecamerawaspurchased.

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Adjust the settings for the functions while referring to “Using the Menu” (p. 3).

Setting the startup display screen and sound [PW ON SETUP]ESETUPPWONSETUP

Submenu 2 Submenu 3 Application

SCREEN

OFF Noimageisdisplayed.1 Apresetimage*1isdisplayed.

2 Astillimagestoredintheinternalmemoryorcardisregisteredfordisplay.(Thisoptionleadstothesetupscreen.)

VOLUME*2 OFF(Nosound)/LOW/HIGH Thevolumeofthestartupsoundisselected.

*1 Thisimagecannotbechanged.*2When[SCREEN]issetto[OFF],thissettingisnotavailable.

To register a startup image1Select[2]insubmenu3for[SCREEN].2Use9: toselecttheimagetoberegistered,andpresstheobutton.

Selecting the menu screen color [MENU COLOR]ESETUPMENUCOLOR

Submenu 2 ApplicationNORMAL/COLOR1/COLOR2/COLOR3 Selectsthemenuscreencoloraccordingtoyourpreference.

Selecting the camera sound and its volume [SOUND SETTINGS]ESETUPSOUNDSETTINGS

In[FSILENTMODE](p.57),allsoundscanbesettobeturnedoff.

Submenu 2 Submenu 3 Submenu 4 Application

BEEPSOUNDTYPE 1/2

Selectstheoperatingsoundandvolumeofthecamerabuttons(excepttheshutterbutton).VOLUME OFF(Nosound)/

LOW/HIGH

SHUTTERSOUNDSOUNDTYPE 1/2/3

Selectstheshuttersoundandvolume.VOLUME OFF(Nosound)/

LOW/HIGH

8 OFF(Nosound)/LOW/HIGH — Selectsthewarningsoundvolume.

qVOLUME 5levelsexcludingOFF(Nosound) — Adjuststheimageplaybackvolume.

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Viewing the image immediately after shooting [REC VIEW]ESETUPRECVIEW

Submenu 2 Submenu 3 Application

OFF —Theimagebeingrecordedisnotdisplayed.Thisallowstheusertoprepareforthenextshotwhilefollowingthesubjectinthemonitororviewfinderaftershooting.

ON

LCDONLY Thelastimagebeingrecordedisalwaysdisplayedonthemonitor.

CURRENTThelastimagebeingrecordedisdisplayedonthecurrentlyselecteddisplaydevice(monitororviewfinder).“Switchingbetweenthemonitorandviewfinder”(p.25)

Evenwhensetto[ON],youcanresumeshootingwhiletheimageisbeingdisplayed.

Selecting where the top menu is displayed [MENU DISPLAY]ESETUPMENUDISPLAY

Submenu 2 ApplicationLCDONLY Thetopmenuisalwaysdisplayedonthemonitor.CURRENT Thetopmenuisdisplayedonthecurrentlyselecteddisplaydevice(monitororviewfinder).

Thesubmenuchosenin[MENUDISPLAY]willbedisplayedonthescreenwhenthefollowingoperationsaredone.

PressingthebuttonPressingtheDbuttoninplaybackmode

Increasing the brightness of the monitor when taking pictures [LIVE VIEW BOOST]ESETUPLIVEVIEWBOOST

Submenu 2 Application

OFFThesubjectwillbedisplayedonthemonitoratthebrightnesslevelaccordingtotheexposurethatwasset.Thisallowsyoutopreviewtheimagestobecapturedonthemonitorbeforeshooting.

ONThecamerawillautomaticallyadjustthebrightnesslevelanddisplaythesubjectonthemonitorforeasierconfirmation.Theresultsoftheexposurecompensationadjustmentwillnotbeshownonthemonitor.

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Adjust the settings for the functions while referring to “Using the Menu” (p. 3).

Resetting the file names of images [FILE NAME]ESETUPFILENAME

Month:1toC(A=October,B=November,C=December)

Day:01to31

Pmdd

Foldername Foldername FilenameDCIM 100OLYMP

999OLYMP

Pmdd0001.jpg

Pmdd9999.jpg

Automaticnumbering

Automaticnumbering

Submenu 2 Application

RESET

Thisresetsthesequentialnumberforthefoldernameandfilenamewheneveranewcardisinserted.*1Thisisusefulwhengroupingimagesonseparatecards.

AUTO

Evenwhenanewcardisinserted,thiscontinuesthenumberingforthefoldernameandfilenamefromthepreviouscard.Thisisusefulformanagingallimagefoldernamesandfilesnameswithsequentialnumbers.

*1 Thenumberforthefoldernameisresetto100,andthenumberforthefilenameisresetto0001.

Adjusting the CCD and image processing function [PIXEL MAPPING]ESETUPPIXELMAPPING

Thisfunctionhasalreadybeenadjustedatfactoryshipping,sonoadjustmentisneededrightafterpurchase.Approximatelyonceayearisrecommended.

Forbestresults,waitatleast1minuteaftertakingorviewingpicturesbeforeperformingpixelmapping.Ifthecameraisturnedoffduringpixelmapping,repeatthepixelmappingprocess.

Adjusting the CCD and image processing function1 Presstheobuttonwhen[START]

(submenu2)isdisplayed.ThecamerachecksandadjuststheCCDandtheimageprocessingfunctionatthesametime.

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Adjusting the brightness of the monitor [s]ESETUPs

1Use78 toadjustthebrightnesswhileviewingthescreen,andthenpresstheobutton.

s

SET OKMENUBACK

Setting the date and time [X]ESETUPX

“Settingthedateandtime”(p.12)

To select the date display order1Press: aftersettingMinute,anduse78 toselectthedatedisplayorder.

X

Y M

Y M D

D TIME

2009 08 26 12 30

MENUCANCELDateorder

Setting the date and time in another time zone [DUALTIME]ESETUPDUALTIME

Thedateandtimesetinthe[ON]settingarereflectedontheimagefilenamesanddateprints.

Submenu 2 Submenu 3 Application

OFF —Switchestothedateandtimesetin[X(Date/time)].

ON

(Proceedstothesettingscreen*1.)

Switchestothedateandtimethatweresetin[DUALTIME]whenusingthecamerainanothertimezone.

*1 Thesettingprocedureisidenticaltothatin“Settingthedateandtime”(p.12)

Thedatedisplayorderisthesameasthatsetwith[X].

Automatically rotating images shot with the camera in a vertical position during playback [PIC ORIENTATION]ESETUPPICORIENTATION

Duringshooting,the[y](p.48)settingontheplaybackmenuissetautomatically.

Thisfunctionmaynotworkproperlyifthecameraisfacingupwardsordownwardsduringshooting.

Submenu 2 Application

OFF

Informationaboutthevertical/horizontalorientationofthecameraduringshootingisnotrecordedwithimages.Imagesshotwiththecamerainaverticalpositionarenotrotatedduringplayback.

ON

Informationaboutthevertical/horizontalorientationofthecameraduringshootingisrecordedwithimages.Imagesareautomaticallyrotatedduringplayback.

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Adjust the settings for the functions while referring to “Using the Menu” (p. 3).

Selecting a video signal system to match your TV [VIDEO OUT]ESETUPVIDEOOUT

TheTVvideosignalsystemvariesdependingonthecountriesandregions.BeforeviewingcameraimagesonyourTV,selectthevideooutputaccordingtoyourTV’svideosignaltype.

Submenu 2 ApplicationNTSC ConnectingthecameratoaTVinNorthAmerica,Taiwan,Korea,Japan,etc.PAL ConnectingthecameratoaTVinEuropeancountries,China,etc.

Thefactorydefaultsettingsdifferaccordingtotheregionwherethecameraissold.

To play back camera images on a TV1ConnecttheTVandcamera.

ConnectionviaAVcable

ConnecttotheTVvideoinputjack(yellow)andaudioinputjack(white).

Opentheconnectorcoverinthedirectionofthearrow.

AVcable(supplied)

Multi-connector

ConnectionviaHDMIcable

ConnecttotheHDMIconnectorontheTV.

HDMIminiconnector

HDMIcable(commerciallyavailable)

Opentheconnectorcoverinthedirectionofthearrow.

2UsethecameratoselectthevideosignalformatthatmatchesthatoftheconnectedTV([NTSC]/[PAL]).

3TurnontheTV,andchange“INPUT”to“VIDEO(aninputjackconnectedtothecamera).”

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FordetailsonchangingtheinputsourceoftheTV,refertotheTV’sinstructionmanual.

SetthemodedialtoqwhenconnectingviaanAVcable.

UseanHDMIcablethatmatchestheHDMIminiconnectoronthecameraandtheHDMIconnectorontheTV.

ThemovieplaybackscreencannotbedisplayedwhenconnectingviaanHDMIcable.Inaddition,thesoundwillnotbeplayed.

WhenthecameraandTVareconnectedbybothanAVcableandanHDMIcable,theHDMIcablewilltakepriority.

DependingontheTV’ssettings,thedisplayedimagesandinformationmaybecomecropped.

Selecting the digital video signal format for connecting to a TV via an HDMI cable [HDMI]ESETUPHDMI

“ToplaybackcameraimagesonaTV”(p.55)

Submenu 2 Application480p Imagesareplayedbackin480pformat.720p Imagesareplayedbackin720pformat.1080i Imagesareplayedbackin1080iformat.

Whensetto[1080i],1080iformattakespriorityforHDMIoutput.However,ifthissettingdoesnotmatchtheinputsettingoftheTV,theresolutionischangedfirstto720pandthento480p.FordetailsonchangingtheinputsettingoftheTV,refertotheTV’sinstructionmanual.

Displaying the brightness distribution [u]ESETUPu

Submenu 2 ApplicationOFF Nohistogramisdisplayed.ON Ahistogram(abrightnessdistributionasaguidefordeterminingtheexposure)isdisplayed.

DIRECT White-outareasaredisplayedasred,andblack-outareasaredisplayedasbluedirectlyontheimage.

“Changingtheshootinginformationdisplay”(p.25),“Changingtheimageinformationdisplay”(p.27)

Registering a set of shooting settings under my mode labels [MY MODE SETUP]ESETUPMYMODESETUP

Submenu 2 Submenu 3 Submenu 4 Application

CURRENT s MYMODE1/EMYMODE2/cMYMODE3/dMYMODE4

SET/CANCEL [SET]setsthecurrentmenufunctionsettingstotheselectedmymodelabel(s/E/c/d).

RESET RESET/CANCEL [RESET]returnsthefunctionsintheselectedmymodelabeltotheirdefaults.

Taking pictures using “MY MODE”1Setthemodedialtor.2Selectthedesiredmodefromstod.“UsingtheFUNCmenu”(p.26)

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Adjust the settings for the functions while referring to “Using the Menu” (p. 3).

Selecting the display units during manual focus [m/ft]ESETUPm/ft

“Changingthefocusmethod[FOCUSMODE]”(p.34)

Submenu 2 Applicationm Thisdisplaysinmetersandcentimeters.ft Thisdisplaysinfeetandinches.

Assigning functions to the z button [CUSTOM BUTTON]ESETUPCUSTOMBUTTON

“Usingafunctionassignedtothezbutton(Custombutton)”(p.26)

Submenu 2 ApplicationAELOCK*1/AFLOCK*2/AFLOCK+AELOCK*3/IMAGESIZE(p.29)/COMPRESSION(p.29)/FINEZOOM(p.33)/DIGITALZOOM(p.33)/AFMODE(p.34)/FOCUSMODE(p.34)/FULLTIMEAF(p.35)/AFPREDICT(p.35)/IMAGESTABILIZER(p.35)/Q FLASH(p.36)/R(p.37)/NOISEREDUCT.(p.38)

Theassignedfunctioniscalledandsetatthetouchofabutton.

*1Thisassignsthefunctionthatlockstheexposure.*2Thisassignsthefunctionthatlocksthefocusposition.*3Thisassignsthefunctionthatlockstheexposureandfocusposition.

Saving battery power between shots [SLEEP]ESETUPSLEEP

Submenu 2 Application

1MIN/3MIN/5MIN/10MIN

Whenthecameraisnotbeingused,themonitor/viewfinderautomaticallyturnofftosavebatterypower(sleepmode).Thisselectsandsetsthetimeuntilsleepmodeisactivated.

Whenthecameraisnotbeingusedforapprox.12minutesinsleepmode,thecameraautomaticallyturnsoff.

To cancel sleep modePresstheshutterbutton,arrowpadorturnthemodedial.

Turning off the camera sounds [F SILENT MODE]FSILENTMODE

Submenu 1 ApplicationOFF Settingsareselectedindividuallyin[SOUNDSETTINGS](p.51).

ON Startupsound,operatingsound,shuttersound,warningsoundandplaybacksoundaremuted.

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Printing

2 Turn on the printer, and then connect the printer and camera.

Opentheconnectorcoverinthedirectionofthearrow.

USBcable(supplied)

Multi-connector

OKPC / CUSTOM PRINTEASY PRINT START

:button

3 Press : to start printing.

4 To print another image, use 9: to select an image, and press the o button.

To exit printingAfteraselectedimageisdisplayedonthescreen,disconnecttheUSBcablefromthecameraandprinter.

PRINTEXIT OK

Direct printing (PictBridge*1)ByconnectingthecameratoaPictBridge-compatibleprinter,youcanprintimagesdirectlywithoutusingacomputer.TofindoutifyourprintersupportsPictBridge,refertotheprinter’sinstructionmanual.

*1 PictBridgeisastandardforconnectingdigitalcamerasandprintersofdifferentmakersandprintingoutpicturesdirectly.

Theprintingmodes,papersizesandothersettingoptionsthatcanbesetwiththecameravarydependingontheprinterthatisused.Fordetails,refertotheprinter’sinstructionmanual.

Fordetailsontheavailablepapertypes,loadingpaperandinstallinginkcassettes,refertotheprinter’sinstructionmanual.

Printing at the printer’s standard settings [EASY PRINT]

1 Display the image to be printed on the monitor.

“Viewingimages”(p.15)

Printingcanalsobestartedwhenthecameraisturnedoff.Afterperformingstep2,use78 toselect[EASYPRINT],presstheobutton.Use9: toselectanimage,presstheobutton.

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Changing the printer’s settings for printing [CUSTOM PRINT]

1 Follow steps 1 and 2 for [EASY PRINT] (p. 58), and press the o button.

EASY PRINT

USB

SET OK

EXIT

CUSTOM PRINT

PC

2 Use 78 to select [CUSTOM PRINT], and press the o button.

3 Use 78 to select print mode, and press the o button.

Submenu 2 Application

PRINT Thisprintstheimageselectedinstep6.

ALLPRINT Thisprintsallimagesstoredintheinternalmemoryorcard.

MULTIPRINT Thisprintsoneimageinamultiplelayoutformat.

ALLINDEXThisprintsanindexofallimagesstoredintheinternalmemoryorcard.

PRINTORDER*1 Thisprintsimagesbasedontheprintreservationdataonthecard.

*1 [PRINTORDER]isavailableonlywhenprintreservationsweremade.“Printreservations(DPOF)”(p.61)

4 Use 78 to select [SIZE] (Submenu 3), and press :.

Ifthe[PRINTPAPER]screenisnotdisplayed,the[SIZE],[BORDERLESS]and[PICS/SHEET]aresettotheprinter’sstandard.

STANDARD

PRINTPAPER

SET OKMENUBACK

SIZE BORDERLESS

STANDARD

5 Use 78 to select the [BORDERLESS] or [PICS/SHEET] settings, and press the o button.

Submenu 4 Application

OFF/ON*1

Theimageisprintedwithaborderaroundit([OFF]).Theimageisprintedtofilltheentirepage([ON]).

(Thenumberofimagespersheetvariesdependingontheprinter.)

Thenumberofimagespersheet([PICS/SHEET])isselectableonlywhen[MULTIPRINT]isselectedinstep3.

*1 Theavailablesettingsfor[BORDERLESS]varydependingontheprinter.

If[STANDARD]isselectedinsteps4and5,theimageisprintedattheprinter’sstandardsettings.

100-0004

OK

4IN

SINGLEPRINT MOREPRINT

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6 Use 9: to select an image.

7 Press 7 to set the displayed image for single reservation. Press 8 to make detailed printer settings for the displayed image.

To make the detailed printer settings1Use789:,andpresstheobutton.

PRINT INFO

1

WITHOUT

WITHOUT

<xDATE

FILE NAME

P

SET OKEXIT MENU

Submenu 5 Submenu 6 Application

<× 0to10 Thisselectsthenumberofprints.

DATE WITH/WITHOUT

Selecting[WITH]printstheimageswiththedate.Selecting[WITHOUT]printstheimageswithoutthedate.

FILENAME WITH/WITHOUT

Selecting[WITH]printsthefilenameontheimage.Selecting[WITHOUT]doesnotprintanyfilenameontheimage.

P(Proceedstothesettingscreen.)

Thisselectsaportionoftheimageforprinting.

To crop an image (P)1Usethezoomlevertoselectthesize

ofthecroppingframe,use789:tomovetheframe,andthenpresstheobutton.

Croppingframe

OKSETW T

2Use78 toselect[OK],andpresstheobutton.

P

OK

OKCANCEL

SETBACK MENU

8 If necessary, repeat steps 6 and 7 to select the image to be printed, make the detailed settings and set [SINGLEPRINT].

9 Press the o button.

PRINT

SET OKMENUBACK

PRINTCANCEL

10 Use 78 to select [PRINT], and press the o button.Printingstarts.

Whenprintingallimages,select[OPTIONSET],andthe[PRINTINFO]screenisdisplayed.

Whenprintingisfinishedthe[PRINTMODESELECT]screenisdisplayed.

ALL PRINT

PRINT MODE SELECT

SET OK

ALL INDEXPRINT ORDER

MULTI PRINT

PRINT

EXIT MENU

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To cancel printing1Presstheobuttonwhen

[TRANSFERRING]isdisplayed.2Select[CANCEL]using78,andpress

theobutton.

PRINT

SET OK

CONTINUECANCEL

CANCEL OK

TRANSFERRING

11 Press the button.

12 When the message [REMOVE USB CABLE] is displayed, disconnect the USB cable from the camera and printer.

Print reservations (DPOF*1)Inprintreservations,thenumberofprintsanddateimprintoptionaresavedintheimageonthecard.ThisenableseasyprintingataprinterorprintshopsupportingDPOFbyusingonlytheprintreservationsonthecardwithoutacomputeroracamera.

*1 DPOFisastandardforstoringautomaticprintoutinformationfromdigitalcameras.

Printreservationscanbesetonlyfortheimagesstoredonthecard.Insertacardwithrecordedimagesbeforemakingprintreservations.

DPOFreservationssetbyanotherDPOFdevicecannotbechangedbythiscamera.Makechangesusingtheoriginaldevice.MakingnewDPOFreservationswiththiscamerawillerasethereservationsmadebytheotherdevice.

DPOFprintreservationscanbemadeforupto999imagespercard.

Single-frame print reservations [<]

1 Set the mode dial to q, and then press the button to display the top menu.

2 Use 789: to select [L] (PRINT ORDER), and press the o button.

PRINT ORDER

SET OK

<U

EXIT MENU

3 Use 78 to select [<], and press the o button.

x

12M

2009.08.26 12:30100-0004

4SET OK

0

NORM

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4 Use 9: to select the image for print reservation. Use 78 to select the quantity. Press the o button.

SET OKMENUBACK

DATETIME

NO

X

5 Use 78 to select the [X] (date print) screen option, and press the o button.

Submenu 2 Application

NO Thisprintstheimageonly.

DATE Thisprintstheimageandtheshootingdate.

TIME Thisprintstheimageandtheshootingtime.

OKSETBACK MENU

PRINT ORDER

SET

CANCEL

1 ( 1)1 ( 1)

6 Use 78 to select [SET], and press the o button.

Reserving one print each of all images on the card [U]

1 Follow steps 1 and 2 in [<] (p. 61).

2 Use 78 to select [U], and press the o button.

3 Follow steps 5 to 6 in [<].

Resetting all print reservation data

1 Set the mode dial to q, and then press the button to display the top menu.

2 Use 789: to select [L] (PRINT ORDER), and press the o button.

3 Select either [<] or [U], and press the o button.

OKSETBACK MENU

PRINT ORDER SETTING

PRINT ORDERED

RESET

KEEP

4 Use 78 to select [RESET], and press the o button.

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Resetting the print reservation data for selected images

1 Follow steps 1 and 2 of “Resetting all print reservation data” (p. 62).

2 Use 78 to select [<], and press the o button.

3 Use 78 to select [KEEP] and press the o button.

4 Use 9: to select the image with the print reservation you want to cancel. Use 78 to set the print quantity to “0”.

5 If necessary, repeat step 4, and then press the o button when finished.

6 Use 78 to select the [X] (date print) screen option, and press the o button.Thesettingsareappliedtotheremainingimageswiththeprintreservationdata.

7 Use 78 to select [SET], and press the o button.

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Using OLYMPUS Master 2

System requirements and installation of OLYMPUS Master 2

InstalltheOLYMPUSMaster2softwarereferringtotheincludedinstallationguide.

Connecting the camera to a computer

1 Make sure the camera is turned off.Themonitorisoff.

Thelensisretracted.

2 Connect the camera to a computer.Thecameraautomaticallyturnson.

EASY PRINT

USB

SET OK

EXIT

CUSTOM PRINT

PC

Opentheconnectorcoverinthedirectionofthearrow.

USBcable(supplied)

Multi-connector

LocatethepositionoftheUSBportbyreferringtoyourcomputerinstructionsmanual.

3 Use 78 to select [PC], and press the o button.Thecomputerautomaticallydetectsthecameraasanewdeviceonthefirstconnection.

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WindowsAfterthecomputerdetectsthecamera,amessageindicatingthecompletionofthesettingappears.Confirmthemessageandclick“OK”.Thecameraisrecognizedasaremovabledisk.

MacintoshWheniPhotostarts,exitiPhotoandstartOLYMPUSMaster2.

Whilethecameraisconnectedtothecomputer,shootingfunctionsaredisabled.

ConnectingthecameratoacomputerviaaUSBhubmaycauseunstableoperation.

When[MTP]issetforthesubmenuthatappearsbypressing:afterselecting[PC]instep3,imagescannotbetransferredtoacomputerusingOLYMPUSMaster2.

Starting OLYMPUS Master 2

1 Double-click the OLYMPUS Master 2 icon.

Windowsappearsonthedesktop.

MacintoshappearsintheOLYMPUSMaster2folder.

Browsewindowappearsafterstartingthesoftware.

WhenyoustartOLYMPUSMaster2forthefirsttimeafterinstallation,“DefaultSettings”and“Registration”screenappear.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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Operating OLYMPUS Master 2WhenOLYMPUSMaster2isstarted,QuickStartGuideappearsonthescreenandhelpsyoutohandlethecamerawithoutanyquestions.WhentheQuickStartGuideisnotdisplayed,click inthetoolbartoshowtheGuide.

Fordetailsontheoperation,refertothehelpguideofthesoftware.

Transferring and saving images without OLYMPUS Master 2

ThiscameraiscompatiblewiththeUSBMassStorageClass.Youcantransferandsavetheimagedataonyourcomputerwhilethecameraandthecomputerareconnected.

System requirementsWindows : Windows2000Professional/

XPHomeEdition/ XPProfessional/ VistaMacintosh : MacOSXv10.3orlater

OnacomputerrunningWindowsVista,if[MTP]issetforthesubmenuthatappearsbypressing:afterselecting[PC]instep3of“Connectingthecameratoacomputer”(p.64),WindowsPhotoGallerywillbecomeavailable.

EvenifacomputerhasUSBports,properoperationisnotguaranteedinthefollowingcases.computerswithUSBportsinstalledusinganexpansioncard,etc.

computerswithoutafactory-installedOSandhome-builtcomputers

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Usage Tips

Ifthecameradoesnotworkasintended,orifanerrormessageisdisplayedonthescreen,refertotheinformationbelowtofixtheproblem(s).

Troubleshooting

Battery“The camera does not work even when batteries are installed”Insertneworrechargedbatteriesinthecorrectdirection.

“Loadingthebatteries”(p.10)

Batteryperformancemayhavebeenreducedtemporarilyduetolowtemperature.Takethebatteriesoutofthecamera,andwarmthembyputtingtheminyourpocketforawhile.

Card/Internal memory“An error message is displayed”“Errormessage”(p.67)

Shutter button“No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed”Cancelsleepmode.Tosavebatterypower,thecameraautomaticallyenterssleepmodeandthemonitorturnsoffifthereisnooperationforacertainamountoftimewhenthecameraisturnedon(thelensisextendedandthemonitorison).Youcanselectthetimetoenterthesleepmodefrom1,3,5or10minutes.Nopictureistakeneveniftheshutterbuttonisfullypressedinthismode.Operatetheshutterbuttonorotherbuttonstorestorethecamerafromsleepmodebeforetakingapicture.Ifthecameraisfurtherleftfor12minutes,itautomaticallyturnsoff(thelensretractsandthemonitorturnsoff).Pressthenbuttontoturnthecameraon.

[SLEEP](p.57)

Setthemodedialtoapositionotherthanq.

Waituntil#(flashcharge)stopsblinkingbeforetakingpictures.

Withprolongedcamerause,theinternaltemperaturemayincrease,resultinginautomaticshutdown.Ifthisoccurs,removethebatteryfromthecameraandwaituntilthecamerahassufficientlycooled.

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Thecamera’sexternaltemperaturemayalsoincreaseduringuse,howeverthisisnormalanddoesnotindicatemalfunction.

Monitor/Viewfinder“Nothing is displayed/Difficult to see”Changethedisplaywiththeubutton.

Usethediopteradjustmentdialtobringthedisplayintofocus.

“Switchingbetweenthemonitorandviewfinder”(p.25)

Condensation*1mayhaveoccurred.Turnoffthepower,andwaitforthecamerabodytobecomeacclimatedtothesurroundingtemperatureanddryoutbeforetakingpictures.*1 Dewdropscanforminthecamerawhenitissuddenlytakenfromacoldlocationintoawarm,humidroom.

“Vertical lines appear on the screen”Verticallineswillappearonthescreenwhenthecameraispointedatanextremelybrightsubjectunderaclearskyandsoon.Thelinesdonotappear,however,inthefinalstillimage.

“The light is caught in the picture”Shootingwithflashindarksituationsresultsinanimagewithmanyflashreflectionsondustintheair.

Date and time function“Date and time settings returns to the default setting”Ifthebatteriesareremovedandleftoutofthecameraforabout3days*2,thedateandtimesettingsreturnstothedefaultsetting,andmustbereset.*2 Thetimeuntilthedateandtimesettingsreturnstothedefaultsettingvariesdependingonhowlongthebatterieshavebeenloaded.

“Settingthedateandtime”(p.12)

Saving settings“Settings are not saved after the power is turned off”WhenmodedialissettoP,A,S,M,orA:settingswillbesavedevenifthepoweristurnedoff(exceptforself-timer,[PANORAMA]and[TIMELAPSE]).

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Whenmodedialissettoh,orI:settingswillbechangedbacktodefaultwhenthepoweristurnedoff(exceptfor[AIMAGEQUALITY]).

Other“There is a noise coming from inside the camera during shooting”Themovementofthelensmaymakeanoiseevenifthecameraisnotbeingoperatedbecausetheautofocusfunctionisactivewhenthecameraisreadytoshoot.

Error message

WhenoneofthemessagesbelowisdisplayedontheLCDmonitor,checkthefollowing.

Error message Corrective actionq

CARD ERRORCard problemInsertanewcard.

qWRITE PROTECT

Card problemUseacomputertocanceltheread-onlysetting.

>MEMORY FULL

Internal memory problemInsertacard.Eraseunwantedimages.*1

••

qCARD FULL

Card problemReplacethecard.Eraseunwantedimages.*1

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OKSET

CARD SETUP

CLEAN CARD

FORMAT

Card problemUse78toselect[CLEANCARD],andpresstheobutton.Takeoutthecard,wipethecontactarea(p.72)withasoft,drycloth,andthenloadthecardagain.Use78toselect[FORMAT],andpresstheobutton.Next,use78toselect[YES],andpresstheobutton.*2

IN

OKSET

MEMORY SETUP

POWER OFF

MEMORY FORMAT

Internal memory problemUse78toselect[MEMORYFORMAT],andpresstheobutton.Next,use78toselect[YES],andpresstheobutton.*2

Recording hasstopped to allowcamera to cool.Please wait a

moment.Operation problemAllowthecameratocooldownbeforeyoubeginshootingagain.Camera is

cooling.Please wait a

moment.

LNO PICTURE

Internal memory/Card problemTakepicturesbeforeviewingthem.

rPICTURE ERROR

Problem with selected imageUsephotoretouchsoftware,etc.toviewtheimageonacomputer.Iftheimagestillcannotbeviewed,theimagefileiscorrupted.

rTHE IMAGE

CANNOTBE EDITED

Problem with selected imageUsephotoretouchsoftware,etc.toedittheimageonacomputer.

CARD-COVER OPEN

Operation problemClosethecardcover.

gBATTERY EMPTY

Battery problemInsertnewbatteries.Ifusingrechargeablebatteries,chargethebatteries.

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NO CONNECTION

Connection problemConnectthecameraandcomputerorprintercorrectly.

NO PAPER

Printer problemLoadpaperintotheprinter.

NO INK

Printer problemRefilltheinkintheprinter.

JAMMED

Printer problemRemovethejammedpaper.

SETTINGS CHANGED*3

Printer problemReturntothestatuswheretheprintercanbeused.

PRINT ERROR

Printer problemTurnoffthecameraandprinter,checktheprinterforanyproblemsandthenturnthepoweronagain.

rCANNOT PRINT*4

Problem with selected imageUseacomputertoprint.

*1 Beforeerasingimportantimages,downloadthemtoacomputer.

*2 Alldatawillbeerased.*3 Thisisdisplayed,forinstance,whentheprinter’spapertrayhasbeenremoved.Donotoperatetheprinterwhilemakingtheprintsettingsonthecamera.

*4 Thiscameramaybeunabletoprintimagestakenbyothercameras.

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Shooting tipsWhenyouareunsureofhowtotakeapicturethatyouenvision,refertotheinformationbelow.

Focusing

“Focusing on the subject”Taking a picture of a subject not in the center of the screen

Afterfocusingonanobjectatthesamedistanceasthesubject,composetheshotandtakethepicture.

Pressingtheshutterbuttonhalfway(p.14)

AFlock(p.26)

Selectalocationthatwillbefocusedinapreliminarilydeterminedcomposition.

[AREA](p.34)

Taking a picture of a shadowy subject

UsingtheAFilluminatormakesfocusingeasier.

[AFILLUMINAT.](p.35)

Taking a picture of subjects where autofocus is difficult

Inthefollowingcases,afterfocusingonanobject(bypressingtheshutterbuttonhalfwaydown)withhighcontrastatthesamedistanceasthesubject,composetheshotandtakethepicture.

Subjectswithlowcontrast

Whenextremelybrightobjectsappearinthecenterofthe

screen

Objectwithnoverticallines*1

*1 Itisalsoeffectivetocomposetheshotbyholdingthecameraverticallytofocusandthenreturningtothehorizontalpositiontotakethepicture.

Whenobjectsareatdifferentdistances

Fast-movingobject

Thesubjectisnotinthecenteroftheframe

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Camera shake

“Taking pictures without camera shake”Taking pictures using [IMAGE STABILIZER] (p. 35)

TheCCD*1shiftstocorrectforcamerashakeeveniftheISOspeedisnotincreased.Thisfunctionisalsoeffectivewhentakingpicturesatahighzoommagnification.*1 Animagepickupdevicethatabsorbsincominglightthroughthelensandchangesittoelectronicsignals.

Set to S mode or [CSPORT] in shooting mode

Picturescanbetakenatahighshutterspeed,whichiseffectiveevenformotionofthesubjects.

Smode(p.18)

[J](p.40)

Taking pictures using high ISO speed

IfahighISOspeedisselected,picturescanbetakenatahighshutterspeedevenatlocationswhereaflashcannotbeused.

[ISO](p.31)

Exposure (brightness)

“Taking pictures with the right brightness”

Taking pictures of a subject against a backlight

Afaceagainstbacklightisbrightened.

[SHADOWADJ](p.22)

Taking pictures using [FACE DETECT] for [AF MODE] (p. 34)

Appropriateexposureisobtainedforafaceagainstbacklight,andthefaceisbrightened.

Taking pictures using [n] for [METERING] (p. 33)

Thebrightnessisadjustedaccordingtothesubjectinthecenterofthescreenwithoutbeinginfluencedbythebackgroundlight.

Taking pictures using [#FILL IN] (p. 23) flash

Asubjectagainstbacklightisbrightened.

Taking pictures of a white beach or snow scene

Setthemodeto[qBEACH&SNOW].(p.40)

Taking pictures using exposure compensation (p. 23)

Adjustthebrightnesswhileviewingthescreenfortakingthepicture.Normally,takingpicturesofwhitesubjects(suchassnow)resultsinimagesthataredarkerthantheactualsubject.UsetheFbuttontoadjustinthepositive(+)directiontoexpresswhitesastheyappear.Whentakingpicturesofblacksubjects,ontheotherhand,itiseffectivetoadjustinthenegative(-)direction.

Image colors

“Taking pictures with colors at the same shade as they appear”

Taking pictures by selecting [WB] (p. 30)

BestresultsinmostenvironmentscannormallybeobtainedwiththeAUTOsetting,butforsomesubjects,youshouldtryexperimentingwithdifferentsettings.(Thisisespeciallytrueforsunshadeunderaclearsky,mixednaturalandartificiallightsettings,andsoon.)

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Image quality

“Taking sharper pictures”Taking pictures with the optical zoom

Avoidusing[DIGITALZOOM](p.33)totakepictures.

Taking pictures at a low ISO sensitivity

IfthepictureistakenwithahighISOsensitivity,noise(smallcoloredspotsandcolorunevennessthatwerenotintheoriginalimage)canoccur,andtheimagecanappeargrainy.Thiscameraisprovidedwith[NOISEREDUCT.](p.38),butwhentheISOsensitivityisincreased,theresultingimageisgrainierthanwithlowISOsensitivities.[ISO](p.31)

Panorama

“Taking pictures so that the frames are stitched smoothly”

A tip for panoramic shooting

Takingpicturesbypivotingwiththecameraatthecenterpreventsshiftingoftheimage.Whentakingpicturesofcloseobjectsinparticular,pivotingwiththelensendatthecenterproducesfavorableresults.

Batteries

“Making batteries last longer”Avoid the conditions described below as power is consumed continuously causing batteries to become exhausted quickly

Repeatedlypressingtheshutterbuttonhalfway

Repeateduseofthezoom

Avoid using [FULLTIME AF] (p. 35)

Using the viewfinder

“Switchingbetweenthemonitorandviewfinder”(p.25)

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Playback/Editing tips

Playback

“Playing images in the internal memory or card”

Remove the card when playing images in the internal memory

“LoadingthexD-PictureCard™(soldseparately)intothecamera”(p.11)

“UsingthemicroSDcard/microSDHCcard(soldseparately)”(p.11)

“Viewing images with high picture quality on a high-definition TV”

Connect the camera to the TV using an HDMI cable (commercially available)

“ToplaybackcameraimagesonaTV”(p.55)

“SelectingthedigitalvideosignalformatforconnectingtoaTVviaanHDMIcable[HDMI]”(p.56)

Editing

“Erasing the sound recorded to a still image”

Record over the sound with silence when playing back the image

[R(PostREC)](p.48)

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Appendix

Battery handling precautionsInadditiontothebatteriesprovidedwiththecamera,thefollowingtypesofbatterycanbeused.Choosethepowersourcebestsuitedtothesituation.AA alkaline batteriesThenumberofpicturesthatyoucantakemayvaryconsiderablydependingonthebatterymanufacturerandshootingconditions.AA NiMH batteries (rechargeable batteries)Beingrechargeable,OlympusNiMHbatteriesarereusableandeconomical.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionmanualforyourcharger.

CAUTION:Thereisariskofexplosionifthebatteryisreplacedwiththeincorrectbatterytype.Disposeoftheusedbatteryfollowingtheinstructions.“BatteryHandlingPrecautions”(p.78)

The following types of batteries cannot be used:Lithium battery pack (CR-V3)/AA (R6) manganese (zinc-carbon) batteries/AA (R6) oxyride batteries/AA (R6) lithium batteriesPowerconsumptionbythecameravariesdependingonwhichfunctionsareused.Powerisconsumedcontinuouslyduringtheconditionsdescribedbelowcausingbatteriestobecomeexhaustedquickly.Thezoomisusedrepeatedly.Theshutterbuttonispressedhalfwayrepeatedlyinshootingmode,activatingtheautofocusanddigitalimagestabilization.Set[FULLTIMEAF]to[ON].Themonitorisleftonforanextendedperiodoftime.Thecameraisconnectedtoacomputerorprinter.

Batterylifevariesdependingonthetypeofbattery,manufacturer,shootingconditions,etc.Similarly,thecameramayturnoffwithoutdisplayingthebatterylevelwarningormaydisplaythebatterylevelwarningmorequickly.

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Camera care

ExteriorWipegentlywithasoftcloth.Ifthecameraisverydirty,soaktheclothinmildsoapywaterandwringwell.Wipethecamerawiththedampclothandthendryitwithadrycloth.Ifyouhaveusedthecameraatthebeach,useaclothsoakedincleanwaterandwrungwell.

Monitor and viewfinderWipegentlywithasoftcloth.

LensBlowdustoffthelenswithacommercialblower,thenwipegentlywithalenscleaner.

Donotusestrongsolventssuchasbenzeneoralcoholorchemicallytreatedcloth.

Moldmayformonthelenssurfaceifthelensisleftdirty.

StorageWhenstoringthecameraforextendedperiods,removethebattery,ACadapterandcard,andkeepinacool,dryplacethatiswellventilated.Periodicallyinsertthebatteryandtestthecamerafunctions.

Avoidleavingthecamerainplaceswherechemicalproductsarehandledsincethismayresultincorrosion.

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Using an AC adapterAnACadapterisusefulfortime-consumingtaskssuchasimagedownloadstoacomputerorwhenrunningaslideshowforalongperiodoftime.DonotuseanyotherACadapterwiththiscamera.

Using your AC adapter abroadTheACadaptercanbeusedinmosthomeelectricalsourceswithintherangeof100Vto240VAC(50/60Hz)aroundtheworld.However,dependingonthecountryorareayouarein,theACwalloutletmaybeshapeddifferentlyandtheACadaptermayrequireaplugadaptertomatchthewalloutlet.Fordetails,askatyourlocalelectricalshoportravelagent.DonotusetravelvoltageconvertersastheycoulddamageyourACadapter.

Using an xD-Picture CardAcard(andinternalmemory)alsocorrespondstothefilmthatrecordsimagesinafilmcamera.Otherwise,therecordedimages(data)canbeerased,andretouchingisalsoavailablewiththeuseofacomputer.Cardscanberemovedfromthecameraandexchanged,butitisnotpossibletoremoveorexchangetheinternalmemory.Useoflargercapacitycardsenablesyoutotakemorepictures.

Indexarea(Notescanbefilledin

here)

Contactarea(Contactsectionofthecardwiththeinternal

cameraterminal)

Donottouchthecontactareadirectly.

Cards compatible with this cameraxD-PictureCard(16MBto2GB)(TypeH/M/M+,Standard)

Using a new cardBeforeusinganon-Olympuscardoracardthatwasusedforanotherpurposeinacomputerorotherdevice,use[MEMORYFORMAT]/[FORMAT](p.50)toformatthecard.

Checking the image saving locationThememoryindicatorshowswhethertheinternalmemoryorcardisbeingusedduringshootingandplayback.

Current memory indicatorIN :InternalmemoryisbeingusedNone:Cardisbeingused

12M

2009.08.26 12:30 4100-0004

IN

NORM

Currentmemoryindicator

Playbackmode

NR

12M

P

4INNORM 1/400 F3.5

Shootingmode

Evenif[MEMORYFORMAT]/[FORMAT],singleimageerase,[SEL.IMAGE]or[ALLERASE]isperformed,thedatainthecardisnotcompletelyerased.Whendisposingofthecard,damagethecardtopreventthedisclosureofpersonaldata.

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Readout/recording process of the cardNeveropenthebatterycoverorcardcoverwhilethecameraisreadingorwritingdata,whichisindicatedbyblinkingofthecardaccesslamp.Thiscannotonlydamagetheimagedatabutalsorendertheinternalmemoryorcardunusable.

Number of storable pictures (still pictures)/continuous recording length (movies) in the internal memory and xD-Picture Card

Still pictures

IMAGE SIZE COMPRES-SION

Number of storable still picturesInternal memory Using a 1 GB xD-Picture Card

With sound Without sound With sound Without sound

D 3968×2976L 3 3 173 174M 7 7 340 343

H 2560×1920L 9 9 404 410M 17 17 770 789

I 2048×1536L 13 14 615 627M 25 26 1142 1184

J 1600×1200L 21 22 954 984M 38 41 1728 1827

K 1280×960L 31 32 1390 1453M 53 57 2369 2558

C 640×480L 110 130 4920 5814M 179 239 7995 10660

P 3968×2232L 5 5 230 231M 10 10 447 453

Q 1920×1080L 20 20 900 927M 35 37 1599 1683

Movies

IMAGE SIZE FRAME RATE

Continuous recording lengthInternal memory Using a 1 GB xD-Picture Card

With sound Without sound With sound Without sound

C 640×480N 12sec. 12sec. 9min.25sec.* 9min.28sec.*O 25sec. 25sec. 18min.44sec. 18min.56sec.

E 320×240N 34sec. 34sec. 25min.26sec. 25min.49sec.O 1min.7sec. 1min.9sec. 50min.7sec. 51min.38sec.

Themaximumfilesizeofasinglemovieis2GB,regardlessofthecapacityofthecard.

* Themaximumlengthis40secondswhenusingaTypeMorStandardxD-PictureCard.

Increasing the number of pictures that can be takenEithereraseunwantedimages,orconnectthecameratoacomputerorotherdevicetosavetheimages,andthenerasetheimagesintheinternalmemoryorcard.Singleimageerase(p.16),[SEL.IMAGE](p.49),[ALLERASE](p.49),[MEMORYFORMAT]/[FORMAT](p.50)

Cardaccesslamp

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Using a microSD Attachment

DonotusetheattachmentwithOlympusdigitalcamerasthatdonotsupportthismicroSDAttachment,aswellaswithotherbrandsofdigitalcameras,computers,printersandotherdevicesthatsupportxD-PictureCard.Doingsonotonlymaydamagethepicturestaken,butmayalsoresultinthemalfunctionofthedevice.

IfthemicroSDcardcannotberemoved,donotuseforce.Contactauthorizeddistributors/servicecenters.

Cards compatible with this cameramicroSDcardmicroSDHCcard

ForalistoftestedmicroSDcards,pleasevisitourwebsite(http://www.olympus.com/).

Sending imagesYoucansendimagestoacomputerorPictBridgecompatibleprinterbyusingtheUSBcableprovidedwiththecamera.Tosenddatatootherdevices,removetheattachmentfromthecameraanduseacommerciallyavailablemicroSDcardadapter.

Handling precautionsDonottouchthecontactareaoftheattachmentormicroSDcard.Doingsomaycausefailureinreadingtheimages.Whenfingerprintsorstainsarefoundonthecontactarea,wipetheareawithasoftdrycloth.

Taking pictures with the Olympus Wireless RC Flash System

YoucantakepictureswithawirelessflashwhenusingaflashcompatiblewiththeOlympusWirelessRCFlashSystem.Thisenablesmulti-flashphotographyusingmultipleflashunitscompatiblewiththissystem.Thecamera’sbuilt-inflashisusedforcommunicationbetweenthecameraandflash.

Fordetailsaboutoperationofawirelessflash,refertotheinstructionmanualforthespecialexternalflash.

1 Set the wireless flash based on the guidelines below.

Wireless flash setup range guidelines Thesetuprangevariesdependingontheambientenvironment.

5m50°

50°10m

30°

30°

50°

50° 30°

30°

Pointtheremotesensortowardthecamera

Flashdirection

2 Turn on the wireless flash.

3 Use the MODE button on the wireless flash to set to RC mode, and make the channel and group settings.ThegroupissettoA.(TheBandCsettingsdonotwork.)

4 Turn on the camera, and press the # button to flip up the built-in flash.

5 Set [QFLASH] (p. 36) on the camera to [#RC], and set the channel (CH1 to CH4) to the same setting as the wireless flash.

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6 Select the flash mode. “Usingtheflash”(p.22)

[!REDEYE],[HRED-EYE+FILL-IN]and[NRED-EYESLOW]arenotavailablewhen[#RC]isselected.

7 Take a test shot to check the operation of the flash and the resulting image.

Besuretocheckthechargelevelofthecameraandwirelessflashbeforetakingpictures.

Althoughthereisnolimitonthenumberofwirelessflashunitsthataresetup,usageofamaximumof3unitsisrecommendedtopreventmalfunctionduetointerferencewitheachother.

Whenthecameraflashissetto[#RC],thecamerabuilt-inflashisusedforcommunicationwiththewirelessflash.Itcannotbeusedfortakingpictures.

Whenusingawirelessflashwhilethecameraflashissetto[MSLOW2],settheshutterspeedto4secondsorless.Otherwise,thepicturewillnotbetakenproperly.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

CAUTIONRISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION:TOREDUCETHERISKOFELECTRICALSHOCK,DONOTREMOVECOVER(ORBACK).

NOUSER-SERVICEABLEPARTSINSIDE.REFERSERVICINGTOQUALIFIEDOLYMPUS

SERVICEPERSONNEL.

Anexclamationmarkenclosedinatrianglealertsyoutoimportantoperatingandmaintenanceinstructionsinthedocumentationprovidedwiththeproduct.

DANGER Iftheproductisusedwithoutobservingtheinformationgivenunderthissymbol,seriousinjuryordeathmayresult.

WARNING Iftheproductisusedwithoutobservingtheinformationgivenunderthissymbol,injuryordeathmayresult.

CAUTION Iftheproductisusedwithoutobservingtheinformationgivenunderthissymbol,minorpersonalinjury,damagetotheequipment,orlossofvaluabledatamayresult.

WARNING!TO AVOID THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK, NEVER DISASSEMBLE, EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO WATER OR OPERATE IN A HIGH HUMIDITY ENVIRONMENT.

General PrecautionsRead All Instructions—Beforeyouusethe

product,readalloperatinginstructions.Saveallmanualsanddocumentationforfuturereference.

Cleaning—Alwaysunplugthisproductfromthewalloutletbeforecleaning.Useonlyadampclothforcleaning.Neveruseanytypeofliquidoraerosolcleaner,oranytypeoforganicsolventtocleanthisproduct.

Attachments—Foryoursafety,andtoavoiddamagingtheproduct,useonlyaccessoriesrecommendedbyOlympus.

Water and Moisture—Forprecautionsonproductswithweatherproofdesigns,readtheweatherproofingsections.

Location—Toavoiddamagetotheproduct,mounttheproductsecurelyonastabletripod,standorbracket.

Power Source—Connectthisproductonlytothepowersourcedescribedontheproductlabel.

Lightning—IfalightningstormoccurswhileusinganACadapter,removeitfromthewalloutletimmediately.

Foreign Objects—Toavoidpersonalinjury,neverinsertametalobjectintotheproduct.

Heat—Neveruseorstorethisproductnearanyheatsourcesuchasaradiator,heatregister,stoveoranytypeofequipmentorappliancethatgeneratesheat,includingstereoamplifiers.

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Handling the Camera WARNING

Do not use the camera near flammable or explosive gases.Do not use the flash and LED on people (infants, small children, etc.) at close range.Youmustbeatleast1m(3ft.)awayfromthefacesofyoursubjects.Firingtheflashtooclosetothesubject’seyescouldcauseamomentarylossofvision.

Keep young children and infants away from the camera.Alwaysuseandstorethecameraoutofthereachofyoungchildrenandinfantstopreventthefollowingdangeroussituationswhichcouldcauseseriousinjury:Becomingentangledinthecamerastrap,causingstrangulation.Accidentallyswallowingthebattery,cardsorothersmallparts.Accidentallyfiringtheflashintotheirowneyesorthoseofanotherchild.Accidentallybeinginjuredbythemovingpartsofthecamera.

Do not look at the sun or strong lights with the camera.Do not use or store the camera in dusty or humid places.Do not cover the flash with a hand while firing.Do not insert anything into the microSD Attachment other than the microSD card.OthertypesofcardscannotbeinstalledonthismicroSDAttachment.Do not insert anything other than an xD-Picture Card or the microSD Attachment into the camera.Ifyouinsertacardbymistake,suchasamicroSDcard,donotuseforce.Contactauthorizeddistributors/servicecenters.

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CAUTIONStop using the camera immediately if you notice any unusual odors, noise or smoke around it.Neverremovethebatterieswithbarehands,whichmaycauseafireorburnyourhands.

Never hold or operate the camera with wet hands.Do not leave the camera in places where it may be subject to extremely high temperatures.Doingsomaycausepartstodeteriorateand,insomecircumstances,causethecameratocatchfire.DonotusethechargerorACadapterifitiscovered(suchasablanket).Thiscouldcauseoverheating,resultinginfire.

Handle the camera with care to avoid getting a low-temperature burn.Whenthecameracontainsmetalparts,overheatingcanresultinalow-temperatureburn.Payattentiontothefollowing:Whenusedforalongperiod,thecamerawillgethot.Ifyouholdontothecamerainthisstate,alow-temperatureburnmaybecaused.Inplacessubjecttoextremelycoldtemperatures,thetemperatureofthecamera’sbodymaybelowerthantheenvironmentaltemperature.Ifpossible,weargloveswhenhandlingthecameraincoldtemperatures.

Be careful with the strap.Becarefulwiththestrapwhenyoucarrythecamera.Itcouldeasilycatchonstrayobjectsandcauseseriousdamage.

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Battery Handling PrecautionsFollow these important guidelines to prevent batteries from leaking, overheating, burning, exploding or causing electrical shocks or burns.

DANGERUseonlytheOlympusbrandNiMHbatteriesandproperfittingcharger.Neverheatorincineratebatteries.Takeprecautionswhencarryingorstoringbatteriestopreventthemfromcomingintocontactwithanymetalobjectssuchasjewelry,pins,fasteners,etc.Neverstorebatterieswheretheywillbeexposedtodirectsunlight,orsubjectedtohightemperaturesinahotvehicle,nearaheatsource,etc.Topreventcausingbatteryleaksordamagingtheirterminals,carefullyfollowallinstructionsregardingtheuseofbatteries.Neverattempttodisassembleabatteryormodifyitinanyway,solder,etc.Ifbatteryfluidgetsintoyoureyes,flushyoureyesimmediatelywithclear,coldrunningwaterandseekmedicalattentionimmediately.Alwaysstorebatteriesoutofthereachofsmallchildren.Ifachildaccidentallyswallowsabattery,seekmedicalattentionimmediately.

WARNINGKeepbatteriesdryatalltimes.Topreventbatteriesfromleaking,overheatingorcausingafireorexplosion,useonlybatteriesrecommendedforusewiththisproduct.Nevermixbatteries(oldandnewbatteries,chargedandunchargedbatteries,batteriesofdifferentmanufactureorcapacity,etc.).Neverattempttochargealkaline,lithiumorCR-V3lithiumbatterypacks.Insertthebatterycarefullyasdescribedintheoperatinginstructions.Donotusebatteriesiftheirbodyisnotcoveredbytheinsulatingsheetorifthesheetistorn,asthismaycausefluidleaks,fireorinjury.

CAUTIONDonotremovebatteriesimmediatelyafterusingthecamera.Batteriesmaybecomehotduringprolongeduse.Alwaysunloadthebatteryfromthecamerabeforestoringthecameraforalongperiod.

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The following AA (R6) batteries cannot be used.

Batterieswhosebodiesareonlypartiallyornotatallcoveredbyaninsulatingsheet.

Batterieswhose-terminalsareraised,butnotcoveredbyaninsulatingsheet.

Batterieswhose-terminalsareflatandnotcompletelycoveredbyaninsulatingsheet.(Suchbatteriescannotbeusedevenifthe-terminalsarepartiallycovered.)

IfNiMHbatteriesarenotchargedwithinthespecifiedtime,stopchargingthemanddonotusethem.Donotuseabatteryifitiscrackedorbroken.Ifabatteryleaks,becomesdiscolored,deformedorbecomesabnormalinanyotherwayduringoperation,stopusingthecamera.Ifabatteryleaksfluidontoyourclothingorskin,removetheclothingandflushtheaffectedareawithclean,runningcoldwaterimmediately.Ifthefluidburnsyourskin,seekmedicalattentionimmediately.Neversubjectbatteriestostrongshocksorcontinuousvibration.

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Caution for Usage EnvironmentToprotectthehigh-precisiontechnologycontainedinthisproduct,neverleavethecameraintheplaceslistedbelow,nomatterifinuseorstorage:Placeswheretemperaturesand/orhumidityarehighorgothroughextremechanges.Directsunlight,beaches,lockedcars,ornearotherheatsources(stove,radiator,etc.)orhumidifiers.Insandyordustyenvironments.Nearflammableitemsorexplosives.Inwetplaces,suchasbathroomsorintherain.Whenusingproductswithweatherproofdesigns,readtheirmanualsaswell.Inplacespronetostrongvibrations.

Neverdropthecameraorsubjectittosevereshocksorvibrations.Whenmountedonatripod,adjustthepositionofthecamerawiththetripodhead.Donottwistthecamera.Donottouchelectriccontactsoncameras.Donotleavethecamerapointeddirectlyatthesun.Thismaycauselensorshuttercurtaindamage,colorfailure,ghostingontheCCD,ormaypossiblycausefires.Donotpushorpullseverelyonthelens.Beforestoringthecameraforalongperiod,removethebatteries.Selectacool,drylocationforstoragetopreventcondensationormoldfromforminginsidethecamera.Afterstorage,testthecamerabyturningitonandpressingtheshutterbuttontomakesurethatitisoperatingnormally.Alwaysobservetheoperatingenvironmentrestrictionsdescribedinthecamera’smanual.

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Battery Handling PrecautionsOlympusNiMHbatteries(includedinsomeareas)areintendedforuseonlywithOlympusdigitalcameras.Neverusethesebatterieswithanyotherdevice.AlwayschargeNiMHbatteries(includedinsomeareas)beforeusingthemforthefirsttime,oriftheyhavenotbeenusedforalongperiod.Alwayschargesetsofbatteries(includedinsomeareas)(2or4)together.Donotusealkalinebatteriesunlessitisabsolutelynecessary.Insomecases,alkalinebatteriesmayhaveashorterservicelifethanNiMH.Alkalinebatteryperformanceislimited,especiallyatlowtemperatures.TheuseofNiMHbatteriesisrecommended.AAmanganese(Zinc-Carbon)batteriescannotbeusedwiththiscamera.Whenoperatingthecamerawithbatterypoweratlowtemperatures,trytokeepthecameraandsparebatteriesaswarmaspossible.Batterieswhichrundownatlowtemperaturesmayberestoredaftertheyarewarmedatroomtemperature.RecommendedtemperaturerangesforNiMHbatteries:Operation................... 0°Cto40°C(32°Fto104°F)Charge....................... 0°Cto40°C(32°Fto104°F)Storage....................... -20°Cto30°C(-4°Fto86°F)Using,chargingorstoringthebatteriesoutsidetheserangescouldshortenbatterylifeoraffectbatteryperformance.Alwaysunloadthebatteriesfromthecamerabeforestoringthecameraforalongperiod.BeforeusingNiMHorNiCdbatteries,alwaysreadtheprovidedinstructions.Thenumberofpicturesyoucantakemayvarydependingontheshootingconditionsorbatteries.Beforegoingonalongtrip,andespeciallybeforetravelingabroad,purchaseanamplesupplyofextrabatteries.Therecommendedbatteriesmaybedifficulttoobtainwhiletraveling.Pleaserecyclebatteriestohelpsaveourplanet’sresources.Whenyouthrowawaydeadbatteries,besuretocovertheirterminalsandalwaysobservelocallawsandregulations.

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LCD MonitorDonotpushthemonitorforcibly;otherwisetheimagemaybecomevague,resultinginaplaybackmodefailureordamagetothemonitor.Astripoflightmayappearonthetop/bottomofthemonitor,butthisisnotamalfunction.Whenasubjectisvieweddiagonallyinthecamera,theedgesmayappearzigzaggedonthemonitor.Thisisnotamalfunction;itwillbelessnoticeableinplaybackmode.Inplacessubjecttolowtemperatures,theLCDmonitormaytakealongtimetoturnonoritscolormaychangetemporarily.Whenusingthecamerainextremelycoldplaces,itisagoodideatooccasionallyplaceitinawarmplace.AnLCDmonitorexhibitingpoorperformanceduetolowtemperatureswillrecoverinnormaltemperatures.TheLCDusedforthemonitorismadewithhigh-precisiontechnology.However,blackspotsorbrightspotsoflightmayappearconstantlyontheLCDMonitor.Duetoitscharacteristicsortheangleatwhichyouareviewingthemonitor,thespotmaynotbeuniformincolorandbrightness.Thisisnotamalfunction.

Legal and Other NoticesOlympusmakesnorepresentationsorwarrantiesregardinganydamagesorbenefitexpectedbyusingthisunitlawfully,oranyrequestfromathirdperson,whicharecausedbytheinappropriateuseofthisproduct.Olympusmakesnorepresentationsorwarrantiesregardinganydamagesoranybenefitexpectedbyusingthisunitlawfullywhicharecausedbyerasingpicturedata.

Disclaimer of WarrantyOlympusmakesnorepresentationsorwarranties,eitherexpressedorimplied,byorconcerninganycontentofthesewrittenmaterialsorsoftware,andinnoeventshallbeliableforanyimpliedwarrantyofmerchantabilityorfitnessforanyparticularpurposeorforanyconsequential,incidentalorindirectdamages(includingbutnotlimitedtodamagesforlossofbusinessprofits,businessinterruptionandlossofbusinessinformation)arisingfromtheuseorinabilitytousethesewrittenmaterialsorsoftwareorequipment.Somecountriesdonotallowtheexclusionorlimitationofliabilityforconsequentialorincidentaldamages,sotheabovelimitationsmaynotapplytoyou.Olympusreservesallrightstothismanual.

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For customers in Europe“CE”markindicatesthatthisproductcomplieswiththeEuropeanrequirementsforsafety,health,environmentandcustomerprotection.“CE”markcamerasareintendedforsalesinEurope.

Thissymbol[crossed-outwheeledbinWEEEAnnexIV]indicatesseparatecollectionofwasteelectricalandelectronicequipmentintheEUcountries.Pleasedonotthrowtheequipmentintothedomesticrefuse.Pleaseusethereturnandcollectionsystemsavailableinyourcountryforthedisposalofthisproduct.

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Provisions of warranty1 Ifthisproductprovestobedefective,althoughit

hasbeenusedproperly(inaccordancewiththewrittenHandlingCareandOperatinginstructionssuppliedwithit),duringaperiodoftwoyearsfromthedateofpurchasefromanauthorizedOlympusdistributorwithinthebusinessareaofOlympusImagingEuropaGmbHasstipulatedonthewebsite:http://www.olympus.comthisproductwillberepaired,oratOlympus’soptionreplaced,freeofcharge.Toclaimunderthiswarranty,thecustomermusttaketheproductandthisWarrantyCertificatebeforetheendofthetwo-yearwarrantyperiodtothedealerwheretheproductwaspurchasedoranyotherOlympusservicestationwithinthebusinessareaofOlympusImagingEuropaGmbHasstipulatedonthewebsite:http://www.olympus.com.Duringtheone-yearperiodoftheWorldWideWarrantythecustomermayturntheproductinatanyOlympusservicestation.PleasenotethatOlympusservicestationsdonotexistinallcountries.

2 ThecustomershalltransporttheproducttothedealerorOlympusauthorizedservicestationathisownriskandshallberesponsibleforanycostsincurredintransportingtheproduct.

3 Thiswarrantydoesnotcoverthefollowingandthecustomerwillberequiredtopayrepaircharge,evenfordefectsoccurringwithinthewarrantyperiodreferredtoabove.

Anydefectthatoccursduetomishandling(suchasanoperationperformedthatisnotmentionedintheSafetyPrecautionsorothersectionsoftheinstructions,etc.)Anydefectthatoccursduetorepair,modification,cleaning,etc.performedbyanyoneotherthanOlympusoranOlympusauthorizedservicestation.Anydefectordamagethatoccursduetotransport,afall,shock,etc.afterpurchaseoftheproduct.Anydefectordamagethatoccursduetofire,earthquake,flooddamage,thunderbolt,othernaturaldisasters,environmentalpollutionandirregularvoltagesources.Anydefectthatoccursduetocarelessorimproperstorage(suchaskeepingtheproductunderconditionsofhightemperatureandhumidity,nearinsectrepellentssuchasnaphthaleneorharmfuldrugs,etc.),impropermaintenance,etc.Anydefectthatoccursduetoexhaustedbatteries,etc.Anydefectthatoccursduetosand,mud,etc.enteringtheinsideoftheproductcasing.WhenthisWarrantyCertificateisnotreturnedwiththeproduct.WhenanyalterationswhatsoeveraremadetotheWarrantyCertificateregardingtheyear,monthanddateofpurchase,thecustomer’sname,thedealer’snameandtheserialnumber.WhenproofofpurchaseisnotpresentedwiththisWarrantyCertificate.

4 ThisWarrantyappliestotheproductonly;theWarrantydoesnotapplytoanyotheraccessoryequipment,suchasthecase,strap,lenscapandbatteries.

5 Olympus’ssoleliabilityunderthiswarrantyshallbelimitedtorepairingorreplacingtheproduct.Anyliabilityforindirectorconsequentiallossordamageofanykindincurredorsufferedbythecustomerduetoadefectoftheproduct,andinparticularanylossordamagecausedtoanylenses,films,otherequipmentoraccessoriesusedwiththeproductorforanylossresultingfromadelayinrepairorlossofdata,isexcluded.Compellingregulationsbylawremainunaffectedbythis.

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Notes regarding warranty maintenance

1 ThiswarrantywillonlybevalidiftheWarrantyCertificateisdulycompletedbyOlympusoranauthorizeddealerorotherdocumentscontainsufficientproof.Therefore,pleasemakesurethatyourname,thenameofthedealer,theserialnumberandtheyear,monthanddateofpurchaseareallcompletedortheoriginalinvoiceorthesalesreceipt(indicatingthedealer’sname,thedateofpurchaseandproducttype)isattachedtothisWarrantyCertificate.Olympusreservestherighttorefusefree-of-chargeserviceifneitherWarrantyCertificateiscompletednortheabovedocumentisattachedoriftheinformationcontainedinitisincompleteorillegible.

2 SincethisWarrantyCertificatewillnotbere-issued,keepitinasafeplace.

* Pleaserefertothelistonthewebsite:http://www.olympus.comfortheauthorizedinternationalOlympusservicenetwork.

TrademarksIBMisaregisteredtrademarkofInternationalBusinessMachinesCorporation.MicrosoftandWindowsareregisteredtrademarksofMicrosoftCorporation.MacintoshisatrademarkofAppleInc.xD-PictureCard™isatrademark.microSDisatrademarkoftheSDAssociation.Allothercompanyandproductnamesareregisteredtrademarksand/ortrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.Thestandardsforcamerafilesystemsreferredtointhismanualarethe“DesignruleforCameraFilesystem/DCF”standardsstipulatedbytheJapanElectronicsandInformationTechnologyIndustriesAssociation(JEITA).

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HDMI,theHDMILogoandHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterfacearetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofHDMILicensingLLC.

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SPECIFICATIONS

Camera

Product type : Digitalcamera(forshootinganddisplaying)Recording system

Still pictures : Digitalrecording,JPEG(inaccordancewithDesignruleforCameraFilesystem(DCF))

Applicable standards : Exif2.2,DigitalPrintOrderFormat(DPOF),PRINTImageMatchingIII,PictBridge

Sound with still pictures : WaveformatMovie : AVIMotionJPEG

Memory : InternalmemoryxD-PictureCard(16MB-2GB)(TypeH/M/M+,Standard)microSDcard/microSDHCcard(whenusingtheattachedmicroSDAttachment)

No. of effective pixels : 12,000,000pixelsImage pickup device : 1/2.33”CCD(primarycolorfilter),12,470,000pixels(gross)Lens : Olympuslens4.6to119.6mm,f2.8to5.0

(equivalentto26to676mmona35mmcamera)Photometric system : DigitalESPmetering,spotmetering,centerweightedmeteringShutter speed : 15to1/2000sec.(Duringbulb:Max.8minutes)Aperture : F2.8toF8.0Shooting range : 0.1m(3.9in.)to∞(W)1.7m(66.9in.)to∞(T)(normal/macromode)

0.01m(0.4in.)to∞(supermacromode)Monitor : 2.7”TFTcolorLCDdisplay,230,000dotsConnector : DC-INjack,Multi-connector(USBconnector,A/VOUTjack),

HDMIminiconnectorAutomatic calendar system : 2000upto2099Operating environment

Temperature : 0°Cto40°C(32°Fto104°F)(operation)/-20°Cto60°C(-4°Fto140°F)(storage)

Humidity : 30%to90%(operation)/10%to90%(storage)Power supply : AAalkaline/NiMHbattery(four)orOlympusACadapterDimensions : 110.1mm(W)×89.7mm(H)×91.0mm(D)(4.3×3.5×3.6in.)

(excludingprotrusions)Weight : 435g(15.3oz)withoutbatteriesandcard

microSD Attachment

Product type : AttachmentformicroSDEnvironment

Temperature : -10°Cto40°C(14°Fto104°F)(operation)/-20°Cto65°C(-4°Fto149°F)(storage)

Humidity : 95%andbelow(operation)/85%andbelow(storage)Dimensions : 25.0mm(W)x20.3mm(H)x1.7mm(D)(1.0×0.8×0.07in.)

(Handle:2.2mm(0.09in.))Weight : Approx.0.9g(0.03oz)

Designandspecificationssubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

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Index

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CALENDAR(edit).................................46Calendarview.......................................27CAMERAMENU...................................30Card.......................................... 11,50,72Center-weightedmetering4..............33CLEARSKIN........................................45CloseupviewU...................................27Cloudyday3.....................................30COLOREDIT........................................46COMBINEINCAMERA1/2...................42COMBINEINPC..................................42COMPRESSION.............................29,73Continuousrecordinglength.................73CONTRASTJ.....................................38Conversionlens1...............................39Cropping(PictBridge)...........................60CroppingP.........................................45CURRENT(MYMODESETUP)...........56CUSTOMBUTTON........................26,57CUSTOMPRINT..................................59

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DateandtimeX..........................12,54DIGITALZOOM....................................33Directprinting........................................58DIRECT(Histogram)..............................56DPOF....................................................61DRAMATICEYE...................................45DRIVE...................................................32DUALTIMEl......................................54

E

EASYPRINT........................................58EDIT................................................45,47Elapsedtime.........................................16ERASE..................................................49Errormessage......................................67ESP.......................................................33Exposure...............................................23ExposurecompensationF..................23

Names of Parts .................... 6

#RC..............................................36,74qVOLUME........................................51QFLASH............................................36(Scene)..................................17,40

A

ACadapter............................................72AddingsoundtostillpicturesR............48AELOCKB......................................26AFILLUMINAT......................................35AFLOCK^......................................26AFMODE.............................................34AFPREDICT{.................................35AFsequentialshootingi...................32AFtargetmark..........................14,26,34ALL(PERFECTFIX).............................44ALLERASE..........................................49ALLINDEX...........................................59ALLPRINT............................................59All-framereservationU.......................62ApertureprioritymodeA......................18Aperturevalue..........................17,18,19AREA....................................................34AUTO(fullautomatic)h.................14AUTO(ISO)..........................................31AUTO(whitebalance)WB AUTO.......30Autofocus.............................................68AVcable............................................2,55

B

BACKUP...............................................50Batteries..........................................10,71BEAUTY...............................................19BEAUTYFIX.........................................45BEEP....................................................51BGM(SLIDESHOW).............................44BKT.......................................................32Bracketshooting...................................32

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F

FACEDETECT.....................................34FACEFOCUS.......................................46FILENAME.....................................53,60Fill-inflash#........................................23FINEL.........................................29,73FINEZOOM..........................................33FLASHAUTO.......................................23Flashintensitycontrolw.....................36Flashmode#......................................22Flashoff$...........................................23Fluorescentlamp1/2/3wxy.......30Focus..............................................14,68FOCUSMODE.....................................34FORMAT...............................................50FRAMERATE.................................29,73FULLTIMEAF.......................................35FUNCmenu..........................................26

H

HDMI.....................................................56HIGHISOAUTO(ISO).........................31Highspeedsequentialshooting1/2cd.............................................32

Histogramu................................27,56

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iESP......................................................34IMAGEQUALITY..................................29IMAGESIZE...................................29,73IMAGESTABILIZERh......................35IN..........................................................36INDEX...................................................47INDEXPLAY.........................................48Indexview.............................................27Informationdisplays........................25,27Internalmemory....................................72ISO........................................................31

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LIVEVIEWBOOST..............................52

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m/ft........................................................57Macromode&.....................................24

Macroshooting.....................................24ManualmodeM...................................19MEMORYFORMAT..............................50MENUCOLOR.....................................51MENUDISPLAY...................................52Menuguide.............................................3METERING...........................................33microSD.......................................... 11,74Monitorbrightnessadjustments.......54MOVIEINDEX......................................47MULTIPRINT.......................................59MYMODESETUPMy1/2/3/4...............56

N

NATURAL.............................................37NOISEREDUCT.6............................38NORMALM..................................29,73NTSC....................................................55Numberofprints<×............................60Numberofstorablestillpictures...........73

O

OLYMPUSMaster2.............................64OlympusWirelessRCFlashSystem....74One-touchWBV...............................30Opticalzoom.........................................21

P

PAL.......................................................55PANORAMA..........................................42Panoramaplayback.............................28PC.........................................................64PERFECTFIX......................................44PICORIENTATION...............................54PictBridge.............................................58PICTUREMODE..................................37PIXELMAPPING..................................53PLAYBACKMENU...............................48Playbackmodeq...........................5,15PlaybackonaTV..................................55PRE-CAPTUREg............................32PRESET(WB)......................................30Pressfully.............................................15Presshalfway.......................................14PRINTORDER.....................................59PRINTORDERL................................49

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Printreservations..................................61ProgrammodeP..................................17Protect0...........................................48PWONSETUP.....................................51

R

RECVIEW............................................52RecordingsoundwithmoviesR...........39RecordingsoundwithstillpicturesR...37Red-eyefill-inflash!#....................23REDEYEFIX........................................44Red-eyereductionflash!................23RESET..................................................43RESET(MYMODESETUP)................56ResizingQ.........................................45Rotatingimagesy...............................48

S

SATURATIONT.................................38SEL.IMAGE.........................................49SelectingalanguageW............13,50Self-timerY.........................................24Sequentialplayback.............................28Sequentialshootingj.......................32SHADOWADJ......................................44Shadowadjustmenttechnologyf......22SHARPNESSN...................................37Shootingmode..................................4,17Shootingmoviesn..............................20ShutterprioritymodeS........................18SHUTTERSOUND...............................51Shutterspeed...........................17,18,19SILENTMODEj.................................57Singleimageerase...............................16Single-framereservation<.................61Single-frameshootingo....................32SLAVE..................................................36SLEEP..................................................57Sleepmode.....................................57,66SLIDESHOW........................................44SlowsynchronizationL,M.............23Slowsynchronization/Red-eyereductionflashN.............................23

SOUNDSETTINGS..............................51SPARKLEEYE.....................................45SPOT(AFMODE)................................34Spotmetering5.................................33

STANDARD..........................................58Strap.................................................2,10Sunnyday5.......................................30Supermacromode%.........................24

T

TIMELAPSEL....................................39Topmenu............................................4,5Totalrecordingtime..............................16Tungstenlight1..................................30TYPE(SLIDESHOW)...........................44

U

USBcable...................................2,58,64

V

VIDEOOUT..........................................55VIVID....................................................37

W

Warningsound8................................51WB........................................................30Whitebalancecompensation>......37

X

xD-PictureCard.............................. 11,72

Z

Zoom...............................................21,33

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