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Basic guide
Quick task index
DIGITAL CAMERA
Table of Contents
Basic photography/frequently-
1. used options
2. Other shooting options
Instruction Manual
3. Flash shooting
4. Shooting and viewing movies
5. Playback options
6. Sending and receiving images
7. Using OLYMPUS Viewer 2/[ib]
8. Printing pictures
9. Camera setup
10. Customizing camera settings
11. Information
12. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Index
Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you start to use your new
camera, please
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Unpack the box contents The following items are included with the camera. If anything is missing or damaged, contact the dealer from whom you purchased the camera. Body cap Strap USB cable CB-USB6 Camera • Computer software CD-ROM • Instruction manual AV cable Lithium ion battery Lithium ion charger (Monaural) BLS-5 BCS-5 • Warranty card CB-AVC3 Attaching the strap 1 Thread the strap in the 2 Lastly, pull the strap tight direction of the arrows. making sure that it is fastened securely. 1 3
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Basic guide Preparations for shooting Charging and inserting the battery 1 Charging the battery. Direction indicating mark 3 Charging indicator BLS-5 Lithium ion battery Charging indicator Amber light: Charging in progress 1 AC wall outlet Off: Charging complete BCS-5 Lithium (Charging time: Up to ion charger approximately 3 hours 30 2 minutes) AC cable Amber blinking: Charging error 2 Loading the battery. Battery/card compartment cover Direction indicating mark 2 3 1 Battery/card comp
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Basic guide Preparations for shooting Inserting and removing cards 1 Loading the card. • Insert the SD/SDHC/SDXC card (referred to as “card” in these instructions) until it locks in place. g “Card basics” (P. 96) # Caution • Turn off the camera before loading or removing the card. Removing the card Press the inserted card lightly and it will be ejected. Pull out the card. # Caution • Do not remove the battery or card while the card write indicator (P. 22) is displayed. 2 Closing the batt
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Basic guide Preparations for shooting Attaching a lens to the camera 1 Remove the body cap from the camera and the rear cap from the lens. 1 2 1 2 2 Attach a lens to the camera. # Caution Lens • Make sure the camera is turned off. attachment • Do not press the lens release button. mark • Do not touch internal portions of the Alignment mark camera. • Align the lens attachment mark (red) on the camera with the alignment mark (red) on the lens, then insert the lens into the camer
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Basic guide Preparations for shooting Power on 1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn on the camera. • When the camera is turned on, the (blue) power lamp will light and the monitor will turn on. • When the camera is turned on, dust reduction will be performed to remove dust from the surface of the image sensor fi lter. • To turn off the power, press the ON/OFF button again. h 2 Set the mode dial to . ■ Mode dial ■ ON/OFF button ■ LCD monitor Battery level ; (green): Camera ready to shoot. Displaye
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Basic guide Preparations for shooting Setting the date/time Date and time information is recorded on the card together with the images. The fi le name is also included with the date and time information. Be sure to set the correct date and time before using the camera. 1 Display the menus. • Press the MENU button to display the menus. CARD SETUP RESET/MYSET j PICTURE MODE K IMAGE ASPECT 4:3 MENU button BACK SET ’--.--.-- X --:-- 2 Select [X] in the [d] (setup) tab. W ENG. • Use FG to select [d
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Basic guide Names of parts and functions Names of parts Camera 1 8 2 9 3 0 4 5 4 6 a 7 b g f h c d e 1 Mode dial................................P. 6, 10 0 Built-in fl ash................................P. 56 2 Shutter button .......... P. 11, 12, 35, 88 a Lens release button .....................P. 5 3 ON/OFF button ...........................P. 6 b Lens lock pin 4 Strap eyelet ..................................P. 2 c Tripod socket 5 Self-timer lamp ...........................P. 46 d Battery/card
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Basic guide Names of parts and functions 9 0 1 2 a 3 b 4567 8 c F (Up) /F (Exposure compensation) button (P. 38) H (Left) / I (Right) / P (AF target) button # (Flash) button (P. 35) (P. 56) Control dial (j) (P. 14) Q button (P. 20, 21) • Rotate to choose an option. G (Down) /jY (Sequential shooting/ Self-timer) button (P. 46) 1 Flash switch ...............................P. 56 9 Hot shoe ...................................P. 103 2 Accessory port 0 Speaker 3 LCD monitor ........................
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Basic guide Names of parts and functions Camera controls Mode dial Use the mode dial to select the shooting mode. After choosing the shooting mode, use the shutter button to take photographs and the R button to shoot movies. ■ Advanced shooting modes Indicator Mode icon P Program shooting (P. 48) Aperture priority shooting A (P. 49) Shutter priority shooting S (P. 50) M Manual shooting (P. 51) • For more advanced shooting and greater creative control, you can set the aperture value and shu
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Basic guide Names of parts and functions Shutter button R button Mode Photos: shutter button Movies: R button Aperture and shutter speed are P automatically adjusted for optimal results. You control aperture. A S You control shutter speed. You control aperture and shutter The camera automatically adjusts M settings and records a movie. speed. A full auto mode in which the A camera automatically optimizes settings for the current scene. Select an art fi lter. ART Select a scene. SCN Photograp
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Basic guide Basic operations Taking photographs/shooting movies 1 Frame the shot. • Keep your fi ngers and the strap away from the lens. Horizontal grip Vertical grip Using lenses with an UNLOCK switch 1 Retractable lenses with an UNLOCK switch can 4 not be used while retracted. 3 Turn the zoom ring in the direction of arrow ( ) 1 to extend the lens ( ). 2 To store, turn the zoom ring in the direction of arrow ( ) while sliding the UNLOCK switch 4 ( ). 3 2 2 Adjust the focus. • Lightly press
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Basic guide Basic operations Pressing the shutter button halfway and all the way down The shutter button has two positions. The act of lightly pressing the shutter button to the fi rst position and holding it there is called “pressing the shutter button halfway,” that of pressing it all the way down to the second position “pressing the shutter button all (or the rest of) the way down.” Press the rest of Press halfway the way down 3 Release the shutter. Press the rest of Taking photographs Pr
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Basic guide Basic operations Playback/Erasing Single-frame playback Press the q button to display your most recent photograph or movie. q button Arrow pad/Control dial H: Displays I: Displays the previous the next frame frame P P j [4032x3024,1/8] HD HD L N 100-0020 100-0004 2010.10.01 12:30 2010.10.01 12:30 20 4 Still image Movie Close-up playback • To zoom in on the image currently displayed in single- frame playback, press the U button. Keep pressing the button to zoom in up to 14 ×. Pres
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Basic guide Basic operations Movie playback Select a movie and press Q to display the playback MOVIE menu. Select [MOVIE PLAY] and press Q to begin playback. • To interrupt movie playback, press MENU. MOVIE PLAY m BACK SET Volume Volume can be adjusted by pressing F or G during single-frame and movie playback. 00:14 /00:34 Erasing images Display a image you want to delete and press D. Select [YES] and press Q. ERASE YES NO D button BACK SET Protecting images Protect images from accidental del
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Basic guide Basic operations Using art fi lters 1 Rotate the mode dial to ART. • A menu of art fi lters will be displayed. Select a fi lter using FG. 1 POP ART Q ISO AUTO L N 01:02:03 01:02:03 EXIT SET 250 250 F5.6 0.0 0.0 38 38 • Press Q or press the shutter button halfway to display the view through the lens in the monitor. Press Q to return to the art fi lter menu. Types of art fi lters j POP ART m PIN HOLE k SOFT FOCUS n DIORAMA l GRAINY FILM o DRAMATIC TONE 2 Shoot. • To choose a different set
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Basic guide Basic operations Shooting in scene mode 1 Rotate the mode dial to SCN. • A menu of scene menu will be displayed. Select a scene using FG. 1 PORTRAIT B e Q F D ISO AUTO L N C G 01:02:03 01:02:03 EXIT SET 250 250 F5.6 38 38 • Press Q or press the shutter button halfway to display the view through the lens in the monitor. Press Q to return to the scene menu. Types of scene modes I PORTRAIT J MACRO e e-PORTRAIT r NATURE MACRO L LANDSCAPE & CANDLE LANDSCAPE+PORTRAIT SUNSET K * J SPORT
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Basic guide Basic operations Using live guides Live guides are available in iAUTO (A) mode. While iAUTO is a full auto mode, live guides make it easy to access a variety of advanced photographic techniques. Guide item Level bar/selection CLEAR & VIVID CLEAR & VIVID CHANGE COLOR SATURATION Q FLA FLAT & MUTED T & MUTED CANCEL Guide item Level bar/selection Affects CHANGE COLOR CLEAR & FLAT & Saturation, contrast, SATURATION* VIVID MUTED gradation, etc. CHANGE COLOR Color temperature, WARM COOL
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Basic guide Basic operations 1 Set the mode dial to A. 2 After pressing Q to display the live guide, use the FG buttons on the arrow pad to highlight an item and press Q to select. Guide item CHANGE COLOR SATURATION 3 Use FG on the arrow pad to choose the level. • If [SHOOTING TIPS] is selected, highlight an item Level bar and press Q to view a description. CLEAR & VIVID CLEAR & VIVID • Press the shutter button halfway to select. • The effect of the selected level is visible in the display. I
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Basic guide Basic operations Using live control The live control can be used to adjust settings in P, S, A, M, and n modes. Using live control allows you to preview the effects of different settings in the monitor. A custom setting is available that allows the live control to be used in other modes (P. 78). IS OFF j WB WB AUT AUTO O Functions WB AUTO P AUTO 5 2 3 1 > Settings Available settings *1 Picture mode .................................P. 42 Record mode ...............................
