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DIGITAL CAMERA
APPAREIL PHOTO NUMÉRIQUE
DIGITALKAMERA
CÁMERA DIGITAL
D-565ZOOM
C-450ZOOM
X-300
BASIC MANUAL
ENGLISH
MANUEL DE BASE
EINFACHE ANLEITUNG
FRANÇAIS
MANUAL BÁSICO
DEUTSCH
ESPAÑOL
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CONTENTS/TABLE DES MATIÉRES/INHALT/CONTENIDO ENGLISH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 FRANÇAIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 DEUTSCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 ESPAÑOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 CONTENTS GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MENU FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Before using your camera, read this manual carefully to ensure correct use. We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important photographs. These instructions are only a basic manual. For more details on the functions described here, refer to the Reference Manual on the CD-ROM. For customers in North and South America For customers in USA Declaration of Conformity Model Number : D-565ZOOM/C-450ZOOM/X-300 Trade Name : OLYMPUS Responsible Party : O
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GETTING STARTED NAMES OF PARTS Shutter button Flash Zoom lever (W/T• ) Self-timer lamp En Lens barrier Turns the camera on Lens and off in the shooting Extends automatically when mode. you open the lens barrier. DC-IN jack/ Connector cover VIDEO OUT jack cover Strap eyelet USB connector Card slot VIDEO OUT jack DC-IN jack Card cover 4 En
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Arrow pad Buttons on the arrow pad have their respective functions. They are also used as direction buttons. , , and indicate which button to be pressed. Macro button ( ) Flash mode button ( ) OK/Menu button ( ) Self-timer button ( ) Monitor button (QUICK VIEW ) En Playback button ( ) Turns the camera on Viewfinder and off in the playback mode. Turns the monitor on and off in the shooting Monitor mode. Arrow pad () Battery compartment cover Tripod socket Viewfinder Orange lamp Green
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MONITOR INDICATIONS Shooting mode 11 11 1 1 12 12 2 2 3 4 5 13 13 5 6 6 14 14 7 8 15 15 8 9 9 16 10 16 10 Still picture Movie Items Indications 1Scene select/movie , , , , , 2 Battery check , En 3 Green lamp 4 Flash stand-by (Lit) Camera movement warning/Flash charge (Blinks) 5 Macro mode 6 Flash mode , , 7 Sequential shooting , 8 Self-timer 9 Record mode SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 10 Resolution 2288×1712, 1024×768, 640×480, etc. 11 Metering 12 Exposure compensation -2.0, -1.5, -1.0, -0.5, +0.5, +1
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Playback mode Screens when the information display is set to ON are shown below. 1 10 2 3 3 2 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 Still picture Movie Items Indications En 1 Print reservation, × 10 Number of prints 2 Battery check , 3Protect 4 Record mode SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 5 Resolution 2288 × 1712, 1024 × 768, 640 × 480, etc 6 Exposure compensation -2.0, -1.5, -1.0, -0.5, +0.5, +1.0, +1.5, +2.0 7 White balance WB AUTO, , , , 8 Date and time '03.04.01 12:30 9 File number (still picture), Number of 100-0016, 1
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Memory gauge The memory gauge lights up when you take a picture or record a movie. While the gauge is lit, the camera is storing the picture or the movie on the card. The memory gauge indication changes as shown below depending on the shooting status. If the memory gauge is fully lit, wait a few seconds until it goes off to take the next shot. When taking still pictures Shoot Shoot Shoot Wait Before shooting One picture More than No more pictures can (Gauge is off) taken two taken be taken
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ATTACHING THE STRAP 1 Thread the short end of the strap through the strap eyelet. 2 Thread the long end of the strap through the loop that has already gone through the eyelet. 3 Pull the strap tight, making Strap eyelet sure that it is securely fastened and does not come loose. En LOADING THE BATTERIES 1 Make sure that: • The lens barrier is closed. • The monitor is off. • The lamp on the right of the viewfinder is off. 2 Slide the battery compartment cover in the direction of . • Th
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3 Insert the batteries, making sure that they are correctly oriented as shown in the illustration. When using AA (R6) batteries When using CR-V3 lithium battery pack Battery insertion direction mark There is a mark showing the When using a lithium battery pack. correct way to insert the AA Insert it in the direction as shown En batteries on the bottom of the in the illustration. camera. 4 Close the battery compartment cover, then press it down and slide it in the direction shown . • If
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INSERTING A CARD “Card” in this manual refers to the xD-Picture Card. The camera uses the card to record pictures. 1 Make sure that: • The monitor is off. • The lens barrier is closed. • The lamp on the right of the viewfinder is off. 2 Open the card cover. 3 Face the card the correct way and Index area side of the card insert it into the card slot as shown in the illustration. • Insert the card while keeping it straight. • The card stops with a click when it is inserted all the way. En • In
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TURNING THE POWER ON/OFF When shooting pictures (Shooting mode) Power on: Open the lens barrier fully. The camera turns on in the shooting mode. The lens extends. If the lens does not extend when the lens barrier is opened, there is a possibility that the barrier is not fully open. Open the lens barrier fully until you feel it click. En Power off: Close the lens barrier slightly until it almost touches the lens barrel. The lens barrier stops just before it touches the lens and the lens ret
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When playing back pictures (Playback mode) Power on: Press (Playback) with the lens barrier closed. The camera turns on in the playback mode. The monitor turns on and the last picture taken is displayed. If no pictures have been taken yet, or the xD-Picture card is empty, the message "NO PICTURE" is displayed on the monitor. Playback button ( ) En Power off: Press . The monitor and the camera turn off. Playback button ( ) En 13
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SELECTING A LANGUAGE 1 Open the lens barrier fully. 2 Press . • The top menu is displayed. 3 Press on the arrow pad to select MODE MENU. 4 Press to select the SETUP tab, and press . 5 Press to select , and press . 6 Press to select a language, and press . 7 Press again to exit the menu. 8 Close the lens barrier to turn the camera off. En SETTING THE DATE AND TIME 1 Open the lens barrier fully. 2 Press . • The top menu is displayed. 3 Press on the arrow pad to select MODE MENU. 4 Press t
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7 Press to set the year, and press to move to the month setting. • To move back to the previous setting, press . • The first two digits of the year are fixed. 8 Repeat this procedure until the date and time are completely set. • The camera only displays the time in 24-hour time system (“2 p.m” would be “14:00”). 9 Press . • For a more accurate setting, press when the time signal hits 00 seconds. The clock starts when you press the button. 10 Close the lens barrier to turn the camera off
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MENU FUNCTIONS TYPE OF MENUS When you turn on the camera and press , the top menu is displayed on the monitor. The functions of this camera are set from the menus. This chapter explains how the menus work, using the shooting mode screens. The top menu is displayed. Press . OK button Arrow pad () En Select a menu using the arrow pad. SHORTCUT MENUS MODE MENU • Take you directly to the setting • Categorizes the settings into screens. tabs. • Display operational buttons at the • Displays the t
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Shortcut menus Shooting mode (Movie) Select this mode to record movies. It is displayed when the camera is in the still picture mode. (Still picture) Select this mode to take still pictures. This method is easy as all you have to do is to press the shutter button. It is displayed when the camera is in the movie mode. En Sets the image quality and resolution. Still picture : SHQ, HQ, SQ1, SQ2 Movie : HQ, SQ MODE RESET Resets all settings including the exposure compensation and white balance
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Playback mode Runs through all saved pictures one after another. It is displayed when the camera is playing back still pictures. MOVIE PLAY Plays back movies. It is displayed when a movie is selected. INFO Displays all the shooting information on the monitor. ERASE Erases the selected still picture or movie. En 18 En
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Mode menus The MODE MENU has 4 tabs. Press to select a tab and display the associated menu items. These instructions are only for quick reference. For more details on the functions described here, refer to the “Reference Manual” on CD-ROM. Shooting mode CAMERA tab PICTURE tab En CARD tab SETUP tab CAMERA tab SCENE Selects the shooting mode from PROGRAM AUTO, SELECT (portrait), (landscape), (night scene) and (self- portrait). ESP/ Selects the metering method from ESP and . Adjusts the b
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CARD tab CARD SETUP Formats a card. SETUP tab ALL RESET Selects whether to keep the current camera settings when you turn off the power. Selects a language for on-screen display. Turns the beep sound (used for warnings, etc.) on and off. REC VIEW Selects whether to display pictures on the monitor while saving them to a card. FILE NAME Changes how file names are assigned. PIXEL Checks the CCD and image processing functions for MAPPING errors. Adjusts the brightness of the monitor. Sets the dat
