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DIGITAL CAMERA
SP-550UZ
Quick Start Guide
Instruction
This manual will help you
get started using your
camera right away.
Manual
Button operations
Menu operations
Printing pictures
Using OLYMPUS Master
Getting to know your
camera better
Appendix
Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you start to use your new camera, please
read these instructions carefully to enjoy optimum performan
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d4321_e_unifild_Print_00_bookfile.book Page 2 Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:20 AM Contents Quick Start Guide P.3 Button operations P.10 Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following the illustrations and trying them out on the camera. Menu operations P.19 Learn everything about the menus, from basic operations to the functions of each menu and their various settings. Printing pictures P.46 Learn how to print pictures you have taken. Using OLYMPUS Master P.53 Learn how to tra
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Quick Start Guide d4321_e_unifild_Print_00_bookfile.book Page 3 Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:20 AM Gather these items (box contents) Quick Start Guide Digital Camera Lens Cap/Lens Cap Strap/Strap rings String AA Batteries (four) USB cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master CD-ROM Items not shown: Instruction Manual (this manual), warranty card. Contents may vary depending on purchase location. Attach the strap and the lens cap Be sure to use the strap and strap rings provided. Strap Eyelet EN 3
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d4321_e_unifild_Print_00_bookfile.book Page 4 Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:20 AM • Attach the strap to the other eyelet in the same manner. Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose. Prepare the battery This camera allows you to take pictures without using an optional xD- Picture Card (hereinafter called the card). For details on inserting the card, please refer to “Inserting and removing the card” (P.78). 4 EN Quick Start Guide
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Quick Start Guide d4321_e_unifild_Print_00_bookfile.book Page 5 Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:20 AM Turn the camera on This explains how to turn on the camera in shooting mode. a. Set the mode dial to h. Shooting Mode When shooting movies (shooting mode) Still picture shooting modes h This function allows you to take pictures with full automatic settings. P The camera automatically sets the optimum aperture value and shutter speed. A This function allows you to change the aperture manually.
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d4321_e_unifild_Print_00_bookfile.book Page 6 Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:20 AM Set date and time About the date and time setting screen Y-M-D (Year-Month-Day) X Hour Y Y M D M D TIME T I M E Minute - ----.--.-- --:-- ---.--.-- --:-- Y/M/D Y / M / D Date formats (Y/M/D, M/D/Y, D/M/Y) MENU Exits a setting. CANCEL a. Press the 1F button and the 2Y button to select [Y]. The first two digits of the [Y] are fixed. 1F button X Y Y M D M D TIME T I M E Y Y/M/D / M / D 2007 2007..--.--
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Quick Start Guide d4321_e_unifild_Print_00_bookfile.book Page 7 Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:20 AM d. Press the 3# button. e. Press the 1F button and the X Y Y M D M D TIME T I M E 2Y button to select [D]. 2007 2007.0 08 8.26 26 --:-- --:-- Y Y/M/D / M / D MENU CANCEL f. Press the 3# button. g. Press the 1F button and the X Y Y M D M D TIME T I M E 2Y button to select “hour”, “minute”. 2007 2007.08 08.26 26 1 12 2:30 30 Y Y/M/D / M / D The time is displayed in the 24-hour form
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d4321_e_unifild_Print_00_bookfile.book Page 8 Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:20 AM Take a picture a. Hold the camera Horizontal grip Vertical grip b. Focus Place this mark over The green lamp your subject. indicates the focus and exposure are locked. Shutter button (Pressed Halfway) The number of remaining still pictures is displayed. c. Shoot Shutter button (Pressed Completely) The card access lamp blinks. Adjusting the viewfinder’s focus using the diopter a. Press the u button. Diopter a
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Quick Start Guide d4321_e_unifild_Print_00_bookfile.book Page 9 Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:20 AM View pictures a. Set the mode dial to q. Mode Dial Arrow pad Next Picture Prev. Picture Erase pictures a. Press the 4& button and the 3# button to display the picture you want to erase. b. Press the S button. 4& button 3# button ERASE [IN] YES NO MENU OK BACK SET S button c. Press the 1F button to select [YES], and press the o button to erase the picture. 1F button ERASE YES NO MENU OK BACK S
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d4321_e_unifild_Print_00_bookfile.book Page 10 Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:20 AM Button operations Shooting Mode Playback mode Shooting Mode Flash mode Self-timer Macro mode/ Super macro mode ng the camera on and off 1o button Turning the camera on and off Power on: Shooting Mode • Monitor turns on • Lens extends • Before turning the camera on in shooting mode, remove the lens cap. ching between shooting and playback modes Playback mode • Monitor turns on 2 Mode dial Switching between shoot
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Button operations d4321_e_unifild_Print_00_bookfile.book Page 11 Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:20 AM A Changing the aperture value for shooting pictures Press 12 after pressing 1F. The camera automatically sets the shutter speed. A 1 1/1000 /1000 F4.0 F4.0 0 0.0 .0 Aperture value 1 : Increases the aperture value. [ ] 2 : Decreases the aperture value. When the correct exposure cannot be obtained, the aperture value SET OK is displayed in red. Adjustment range o : Sets the settings. W : F2.8
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d4321_e_unifild_Print_00_bookfile.book Page 12 Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:20 AM rSetting your own original mode for shooting pictures This mode allows you to set each shooting function manually and use as your original shooting mode. g “MY MODE SETUP Setting and saving shooting-related functions” (P.45) Use the function menu to switch my mode. g “The functions you can set with the function menu” (P.18) g Follow the shooting guide for setting This function allows you to set the target item
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Button operations d4321_e_unifild_Print_00_bookfile.book Page 13 Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:20 AM qSelecting playback mode The last picture taken is displayed. • Press the arrow pad to view other pictures. oting pictures • Use the zoom lever to switch among close-up playback, index display and calendar display. g “MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies” (P.33) 3 Shutter button Shooting pictures Shooting still pictures Set the mode dial to h, P, A, S, M, r, g or s, and lightly press the shutter but
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d4321_e_unifild_Print_00_bookfile.book Page 14 Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:20 AM Playback mode: Changing the picture display Single-frame playback • Use the arrow pad to browse pictures. Index display Close-up playback • Use the arrow pad to select a • Pull the lever toward T to picture for playback, and press incrementally enlarge the picture o to play back the single- up to 10 times the original size. frame of the picture selected. Push the lever toward W to reduce the size. • Use the
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Button operations d4321_e_unifild_Print_00_bookfile.book Page 15 Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:20 AM Locking the focus position (AF Lock) AF lock mark • Assign the AF lock function to h so that the focus is locked by pressing h, and V (AF lock mark) is displayed on the monitor. Press h again to cancel the AF lock. Each time you press the button, focus is locked and canceled alternately. • To save the locked focus position after taking a picture (AF memory), hold down h for more than 1 se
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d4321_e_unifild_Print_00_bookfile.book Page 16 Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:20 AM nging the information on display/Display the menu 9 DISP./E button e/Checking the time Changing the information on display/Display the menu guide/Checking the time Changing the information displays Press DISP./E to change the display in the following order. Shooting Mode Playback mode Normal display Normal display *1 Simple display Detailed display FRAME ASSIST No information (Horizontal and display vertical
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Button operations d4321_e_unifild_Print_00_bookfile.book Page 17 Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:20 AM ing pictures/Printing pictures a Arrow pad (12 4 3) Use the arrow pad to select scenes, playback picture, and the items on the menus. bq button Viewing pictures/Printing pictures Shooting mode: Viewing pictures The last picture taken is displayed on the monitor. Press q in shooting mode. Press q again or press the shutter button halfway to return to shooting mode. Playback mode: Printing pictu
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d4321_e_unifild_Print_00_bookfile.book Page 18 Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:20 AM timer shooting f 2Y button Self-timer shooting Press 2Y in shooting mode to select on and off of the self-timer. Press o to set. YOFF Cancel the self-timer. Y12 SEC After the setting, press the shutter button completely. The self- timer lamp lights for approximately 10 seconds, then starts blinking. After blinking for approximately 2 seconds, the picture is taken. Y2 SEC After the setting, press the shutter b
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Menu operations d4321_e_unifild_Print_00_bookfile.book Page 19 Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:20 AM Menu operations Mode Dial o button m button Arrow pad About the menus Pressing m displays the top menu on the monitor. • The items displayed on the top menu differ according to the mode. Top menu (in still picture shooting mode) CAMERA MENU IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE 1 WB AUTO QUALITY Q QUALITY UALITY 2 ISO AUTO CAMERA CAMERA CAMERA S SETUP SETUP ETUP R RESET RESET ESET 3 DRIVE o MENU M MENU ENU 4 METERI
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d4321_e_unifild_Print_00_bookfile.book Page 20 Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:20 AM Using the menus This explains how to use the menus with [DIGITAL ZOOM] as an example. 1 Set the mode dial to P. 2 Press m to display the top menu. IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE Select [CAMERA MENU] and press o. QUALITY QUALITY QUALITY • [DIGITAL ZOOM] is on a menu in [CAMERA MENU]. CAMERA CAMERA CAMERA S SETUP SETUP ETUP RESET RESET RESET Press o. MENU M MENU ENU SILENT S SILENT ILENT S S SCN SCN SCN C CN N MODE M MODE O
