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DIGITAL CAMERA
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Quick Start Guide
Advanced
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 performance and a longer service life. Keep this manual
in a safe place for future reference.
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Contents Quick Start Guide P. 3 Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following along with the illustrations. Button operations P. 11 Learn about the menus that control the functions and settings for basic operation. Menu operations can be performed Menu operations P. 18 only in normal mode. Learn how to print pictures you have taken. P. 38 Printing pictures Learn how to transfer and save pictures to a computer. Using OLYMPUS Master P. 44 Find out more about camera Getting to k
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Gather these items (box contents) Digital Camera Strap LI-42B Lithium Ion Battery LI-40C Battery Charger USB Cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master Software CD-ROM Items not shown: Advanced Manual (this manual), Basic Manual, and warranty card. Contents may vary depending on purchase location. Attach the strap The strap can also be fed through strap eyelet on the lower side. Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose. EN 3 Quick Start Guide
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Prepare the battery a. Charge the battery 3 Power Cable Lithium Ion Battery Battery Charger 1 2 AC Wall Outlet Charging Indicator Light On (Red): Charging Light Off: Charging complete (Charging time: Approx. 5 hours) Battery comes partially charged. b. Insert the battery in the camera 1 2 3 Insert the battery with the side down. 3 To remove the battery, slide the battery lock knob in the direction of the arrow. Battery lock knob 4 EN Quick Start Guide
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Prepare the battery 4 For details on inserting an optional xD-Picture Card™. (hereinafter referred to as “the card”), please refer to “Inserting and removing the card” (P. 64). Turn the camera on a. Press the o button X Y Y M D D T TIME I M E ----.--.-- --:-- ----.--.-- --:-- Y Y/M/D / M / D o Button MENU CANCEL • When the date and time have not yet been set, this screen will appear. To turn off the camera, press the o button once again. 1 Hint 4 3 The directions of the arrow pad (
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Set date and time About the date and time setting screen Y-M-D (Year-Month-Day) X Hour Y Y M D D T TIME I M E Minute Date formats (Y-M-D, M-D-Y, D-M-Y) - ----.--.-- --:-- ---.--.-- --:-- Y Y/M/D / M / D CANCEL MENU Exits a setting. a. Press the 1F button and the 2Y button to select [Y]. • The first two digits of the year are fixed. X 1F Button Y Y M D D T TIME I M E 2006 2006..--.-- --:-- --.-- --:-- Y/M/D Y / M / D MENU CANCEL 2Y Button b. Press the 3# button. 3# Button c. Press t
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Set date and time e. Press the 1F button and the 2Y X button to select [D]. Y Y M D D TIME T I M E 2006 2006.1 11 1.2 26 6 --:-- --:-- Y/M/D Y / M / D MENU CANCEL f. Press the 3# button. g. Press the 1F button and the 2Y but- X ton to select “hour”, “minute”. Y Y M D D T TIME I M E • The time is displayed in the 24-hour format. Y Y/M/D / M / D 2006 2006.1 11 1.26 26 12 12:30 30 MENU CANCEL SET OK h. Press the 3# button. i. Press the 1F button and the 2Y but- X ton to select [Y/M/
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Take a picture a. Hold the camera Horizontal grip Vertical grip b. Focus Place this mark over your subject. P Shutter Button (Pressed [[ ] halfway) [IN IN] H HQ Q 3072 3072 2 2304 304 × 44 The number of remaining still pictures is displayed. The green lamp indicates the focus and exposure are locked. c. Shoot Shutter Button (Pressed completely) The K button blinks. 8 EN Quick Start Guide
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Review your pictures a. Press the q button. q Button Arrow Pad [IIN N] H HQ Q Next Picture ''06.1 06.11.26 1.26 12:30 12:30 Prev. Picture 100-0001 100-0001 1 Erase pictures a. As described in a. above, display the picture you want to erase. b. Press the S button. ERASE [IN] YES NO BACK MENU OK SET S Button c. Press the 1F button to select [YES] and press the button to erase the image. ERASE 1F Button YES NO MENU OK BACK SET EN 9 Quick Start Guide
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Simple mode and normal mode About simple mode The simple mode allows you to take pictures using only basic operations. It is ideal for beginners, or anyone who is not yet accustomed to using digital cameras. Features of simple mode: • Shooting still pictures g“Shutter button” (P. 11) • Setting to shooting mode g“K button (SHOOT)” (P. 12) • Confirming your selection g“ button (OK/FUNC)” (P. 13) • Setting the time g“ m button (MENU)” (P. 13)/“X Setting the date and time” (P. 35) • Using the fl
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Button operations d e12 8 4 3 b 9 0 c a 7 5 Flash mode 6 f Self-timer Flash mode Macro Self-timer Shooting mode P Place this mark over your subject. [ ] Macro mode/ [IN IN] [IN IN] Super macro mode H HQ Q 3 3072 072×2304 2304 44 Normal mode Simple mode 1 POWER button Turning the camera on and off Power on: The camera starts up in shooting mode. • Monitor turns on • Lens barrier opens. 2 Shutter button Shooting pictures Shooting still pictures Normal mode Press K to select [K STILL PICTURE], [
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Recording movies Normal mode Press K, and select [nMOVIE], and lightly press the shutter button to lock the focus, and then press the shutter button completely to start recording. Press the shutter button again to stop recording. Simple mode Movies cannot be recorded. 3K button (SHOOT) Setting to shooting mode/Switching between shooting modes Switches to shooting mode, and the button lights up. Normal mode Press K to display the screen, and select a shooting mode. Press for setting. K STIL
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• Press the arrow pad to view other pictures. • Use the zoom lever to toggle between close-up playback, index display and calendar display. g Movie playback “MOVIE PLAY Playing back movies” (P. 26) • Press q in shooting mode to switch to playback mode. 5 Arrow pad (12 43) Use the arrow pad to select scenes, playback picture, and the items on the menus. 6 button (OK/FUNC) Normal mode Displays the Function Menu which contains the functions and settings used during shooting. This button is als
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Optical zoom: 3× Zoom out: Zoom in: PP PP Press the zoom lever Pull the zoom lever to to the W side. the T side. [ ] [ ] [IIN N] [IIN N] 44 44 H HQ Q 3072 3072×2 2304 304 H HQ Q 3072 3072×2304 2304 Playback mode: Changing the picture display Single-frame playback • Use the arrow pad to browse pictures. [IIN N] HQ HQ W T T W ''06.1 06.11 1.26 .26 1 12:30 2:30 100-0004 100-0004 [IIN N] 4 1 1 2 3 4 T W Close-up playback [IIN N] Index display • Pull to the T side to incrementally • Use the arrow
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# Fill-in flash The flash fires regardless of the available light. $ Flash off The flash will not fire. Simple mode Press 3# in shooting mode to select on and off of the flash. Press for setting, and to turn off the display. AUTO The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions. $ FLASH OFF The flash will not fire. 0 4& button Shooting pictures close to the subject Normal mode Press 4& in shooting mode to select the macro mode. Press to confirm your selection. OFF Macro
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b 1F button Changing picture brightness Normal mode Press 1F in shooting mode to adjust the exposure. • Adjustable from - 2.0EV to +2.0 EV P 3: Brighten + + + 2 2.0 2.0 .0 4: Darken Activate the OK SET setting contents. Simple mode Press 1F in shooting mode to select on and off of the exposure compensation. Press to set, and the indicator disappears. BACKLIGHT ADJ. ON The exposure is adjusted to + 1.0EV to brighten. BACKLIGHT ADJ. OFF The exposure is not adjusted. c MODE button Switching be
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Editing images The recorded image is corrected and saved as a new one. • Movies, pictures shot by other cameras, and previously fixed or edited pictures cannot be corrected. • Editing an image may cause it to suffer a minor loss in quality. Normal mode Press h/ /< in playback mode. Select an editing feature using 12 button, and press . ALL Image stabilization, brightness fix and redeye fix PERFECT FIX [IN] are done all at once. ALL h DIS EDIT Retouches unanticipated blurred images. h DIS
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Menu operations Menu operations can be performed only in normal mode. button Arrow Pad (1243) m button About the menus Press m to display 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 COMP COMPARE ARE IMAGE IMAGE M MUL ULT TI- I- & & SHOOT SHOOT QUALITY QUALITY S SHOT HOT 1 WB AUTO 2 ISO AUTO CAMERA CAMERA S SETUP ETUP P PA ANORAMA NORAMA M MENU ENU DRIVE o ESP S SILENT ILENT SCN S S
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2 Press MENU to display the Top Menu. Select COMP COMPA ARE RE IMAGE IMAGE M MUL ULTI- TI- [CAMERA MENU] and press to confirm & & SHOOT SHOOT Q QUALITY UALITY S SHOT HOT your selection. C CAMERA AMERA S SETUP ETUP • [AF MODE] is one of the selections on the [CAMERA P PA ANORAMA NORAMA M MENU ENU MENU]. Press to confirm your selection. S SILENT ILENT SCN S S SCN C CN N M MODE ODE MENU OK EXIT SET 3 Use the arrow pad 12 to select [AF CAMERA MENU MODE], and press . 1 WB AUTO • Some sett
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1 IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality Still picture image quality and their applications Image quality/Image size Compression Application SHQ 3072 × 2304 Low • This is useful for printing large images on A3-size compression paper. • This is useful for performing computer image HQ 3072 × 2304 Standard processing, such as contrast adjustment and compression red-eye correction. SQ1 2560 × 1920 Standard • This is useful for A3/A4-size prints. compression • This is useful for computer editin
