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DIGITAL CAMERA
SP-100EE
Instruction Manual
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.
The screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced
during the development st
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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. Lithium Ion Battery OLYMPUS Setup Digital camera Strap (LI-92B) CD-ROM or Lens cap and USB-AC adapter (F-2AC) USB cable (CB-USB8) lens cap strap Other accessories not shown: Warranty card Contents may vary depending on purchase location. 2 EN
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Attaching the camera strap • Attach the strap to the other eyelet in the same manner. • Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose. • You can attach the lens cap to the strap. EN 3
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Names of parts 5 1 6 2 0 3 6 7 4 a 8 b c d 9 e h f g 1 n button a Dot sight switch 2 Indicator lamp b Flash switch 3 Shutter button c AFL/FOCUS LIMIT button 4 Zoom lever d Side zoom lever 5 Built-in flash e Tripod socket 6 Strap eyelet f Battery/card compartment lock 7 Self-timer lamp/AF illuminator g Battery/card compartment cover 8 Dot sight h Speaker 9 Lens 0 Diopter adjustment dial 4 EN
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1 5 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 b g 0 h c a d i e j f k 1 Stereo microphone c Arrow pad 2 Viewfinder (EVF) d H (Left) button 3 Monitor e A button 4 Dot sight adjustment dial f button 5 Mode dial g R (Movie) button 6 Control dial h F (Up) / F (Exposure compensation) button 7 Fn button i I (Right) /# (Flash) button 8 u (EVF) button j G (Down) / jY (Sequential 9 Connector cover shooting/Self-timer) / (Erase) 0 Multi-connector button a HDMI micro connector k INFO (Information display) button b q (Playbac
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Preparations for shooting Inserting and removing the battery and card Battery/card compartment lock Follow Steps 1 and 2 1 to open the battery/card 21 compartment cover. 1 • Turn off the camera before opening the battery/card compartment cover. Battery/card compartment cover Insert the battery while sliding 2 Battery the battery lock knob in the lock knob direction of the arrow. • Insert the battery as illustrated with the C mark toward the battery lock knob. • Slide the battery lock
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To remove the card 12 Press the card in until it clicks and comes out slightly, then remove the card. 1 Follow Steps 1 and 2 to close 4 battery/card compartment cover. 21 • When using the camera, be sure to close the battery/card compartment cover. EN 7
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Charging the battery Connect the USB cable and USB-AC adapter to the camera 1 and charge the battery. • The battery is not fully charged at shipment. Before use, be sure to charge the battery until the indicator lamp turns off (up to 5 hours). Connecting the camera AC outlet Indicator lamp On: Charging Off: Charged Multi-connector USB cable (supplied) Connector cover For charging the battery abroad, see “Using your charger and USB-AC adapter abroad” (P. 88). Never use any cable other tha
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• If the indicator lamp does not light, check the USB cable and USB-AC adapter connections. • If “No Connection” is displayed on the back monitor, disconnect the USB cable and set [Storage] in [USB Connection] (P. 61) before connecting the cable again. Error message When to charge the batteries Charge the battery when the error message shown on the right appears. Battery Empty Flashes in red EN 9
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Turning on the camera and making the initial settings When you turn on the camera for the first time, a screen appears enabling to set the language for the menus and messages displayed in the monitor, and the date and time. To change the selected date and time, see “Setting the date and time d [X]” (P. 63). Press the n button to turn on the camera, press 1 FGHI of the arrow pad to select your language and press the A button. X Back MENU FG Press of the arrow 2 YMD Time pad to select
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Using basic functions Taking photographs Press the n button to turn on the camera. 1 When the camera is turned on, the monitor will turn on. Set the mode dial to P. 2 In mode P, the camera automatically adjusts shutter speed and aperture in response to subject brightness. Frame the shot. 3 • When holding the camera, take care not to cover the flash, microphone or other important parts with your fingers, etc. • To shoot using the viewfinder (EVF), press the u (EVF) button. Every time you
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Press the rest of Press To take the picture, gently 5 the way down halfway press the shutter button all the way down while being careful not to shake the camera. Viewing photographs (Playing back images) Turn on the camera. Press the q button. • Your most recent photograph is displayed. • Press HI to select an image. Displays the Displays the previous frame next frame 4/30 4/30 ’14/02/26 12:30 Still image Arrow pad q button Index display • In single-frame playback, turn the zoom lever
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Recording movies Press the R (movie) button 1 to start recording. • The movie is shot in the set shooting mode. Note that the shooting mode effects may not REC REC 0:00 0:00 0:34 0:34 be obtained for some shooting modes. Lights up 0:34 0:34 REC REC 0:00 0:00 • Sound is also recorded. red when • When using a camera with a recording Recording time CMOS image sensor, moving objects may appear distorted Recording length due to the rolling shutter (P. 91) phenomenon. This is a physical
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Movie playback Select a movie, and press the A 4/30 4/30 button. 00:12 00:12//00:34 00:34 Movie Play Movie Play OK ’14/02/26 ’14/02/26 12:30 12:30 Movie During playback Press the A button to pause playback. During Pausing and restarting pause, fast forward or reverse, press the A button playback to restart playback. I I Press to fast forward. Press again to increase Fast forward the fast forward speed. H H Press to rewind. Press again to increase the Rewind rewind speed. Adjusting the
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Erasing images during playback G Display the image you want to erase and press ( ). 1 • To erase a movie, select Erase Back MENU 4/30 4/30 the movie to erase and press G ( ). Erase Cancel 100-0004 100-0004 FG Press to select [Erase], and press the A button. 2 • Grouped images are erased as a group (P. 17). • Multiple images or all images can be erased at a time (P. 58). 16 EN
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Playing back panorama and grouped images Playing back panorama images Panorama images that were combined together using [Auto] or [Manual] can be scrolled for viewing. 4/30 Select a panorama image during 1 playback. Press the A button. 2 Replay OK ’14/02/26 12:30 To control panorama image playback Stop playback: Press the button. Pause: Press the A button. Control while paused FGHI Press to scroll the image in the direction of the pressed button. Turn the zoom lever to enlarge/shrink
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Monitor display Shooting screen displays 1 23 SCN SCN 27 4 0.0 0.0 26 5 WB WB AUT AUTO O 6 ISO ISO AUT AUTO O 25 7 8 16M 24 4:3 9 23 10 MF MF 44 NORM Date zz 0:00:34 0:00:34 22 11 21 201918171615 14 13 12 1/100 1/100 F6.5 F6.5 30 29 28 When the shutter button is pressed halfway down Reading a histogram If the peak fills too much If the peak fills too much of of the frame, the image the frame, the image will will appear mostly black. appear mostly white. The green section shows luminance dis
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No. Name Normal Detailed No info. 1 Shooting mode RR – 2 Sub mode – RR 3 Picture Mode RR – 4 Flash RR – 5 Exposure compensation RR – 6 White balance RR – 7 ISO sensitivity – RR 8 o Y RRR / 9 Image size (still images) RR – 10 Aspect RR – 11 Image size (movies) RR – 12 Recording with sound/ RR – wind noise reduction 13 Movie recording length RR – 14 Movie recording icon RR – 15 World time – – R 16 Image stabilization – R – 17 Metering – R – 18 Date stamp RR – 19 Compression RR – 20 Number of stora
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Playback mode display • Normal • Detailed 2345 6 7 8 12345 6 7 8 4/30 4/30 10 10 10 10 4/30 P P 1/1000 1/1000 F6.5 F6.5 2.0 2.0 ISO ISO WB WB N NORM ORM 125 125 AUT AUTO O 4608 4608 3 3456 456 21 100-0004 100-0004 ’14/02/26 ’14/02/26 1 12:30 2:30 ’14/02/26 12:30 20 Still image 9 10 11 12 13 14 P P • No information 15 1/1000 1/1000 F6.5 F6.5 2.0 2.0 ISO ISO WB WB 16 N NORM ORM 125 125 AUT AUTO O 17 4608 4608 3456 3456 18 100-0004 100-0004 19 21 ’14/02/26 12:30 20 21 Switching the displays The dis
