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DIGITAL CAMERA
SP-560UZ
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 perform
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 2 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Contents Quick Start Guide P.3 Button operations P.11 Test out the functions of the camera buttons by following the illustrations and trying them out on the camera. Menu operations P.21 Learn everything about the menus, from basic operations to the functions of each menu and their various settings. Printing pictures P.48 Learn how to print pictures you have taken. Using OLYMPUS Master P.55 Learn how to t
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Quick Start Guide d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 3 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 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 2 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. • Attach the strap a
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 4 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM • Attach the strap to the other eyelet in the same manner. Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose. Preparing the camera a. Load batteries into the camera 4 EN Quick Start Guide
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Quick Start Guide d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 5 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM b. Insert the xD-Picture Card (optional) into the camera 1 Card cover Notch • Insert the card straight in. • Insert the card until it clicks into place. 2 Contact area • To remove the card, push it all the way in, release it slowly and remove. 3 This camera allows you to take pictures without using an optional xD- Picture Card™ (hereinafter called the card). When taking pictures without t
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 6 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 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 The camera determines the optimum settings for the shooting conditions automatically. 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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Quick Start Guide d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 7 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Set date and time Tips The directions of the arrow pad are indicated with 12 4 3 in this manual. 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 Date formats (Y/M/D, M/D/Y, D/M/Y) ----.--.-- --:-- ----.--.-- --:-- Y Y/M/D / M / D MENU CANCEL Exits a setting. a. Press the 1F button and the 2Y button to select [Y]. The first two digit
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 8 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM c. Press the 1F button and the X Y Y M D M D TIME T I M E 2Y button to select [M]. 2 2007 007.12 12.-- --:-- .-- --:-- Y/M/D Y / M / D CANCEL MENU 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]. 2 2007 007.1 12 2.26 26 --:-- --:-- Y/M/D Y / M / D CANCEL MENU f. Press the 3# button. g. Press the 1F button and the X Y Y M D M D TIME T
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Quick Start Guide d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 9 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 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
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 10 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 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 BACK MENU SET OK 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 SET o button 10
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Button operations d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 11 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Button operations Shooting Mode Playback mode Shooting Mode Flash mode Self-timer Macro mode/ Super macro mode 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. shooting and playback modes Playback mode • Monitor turns on 2 Mode dial Switching between shooting and
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 12 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM A Changing the aperture value for shooting pictures Press 12 after pressing 1F. The camera automatically sets the shutter speed. A 1/1000 1/1000 F F4.0 4.0 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 to F8.0 T : F4.5
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Button operations d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 13 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM rSetting your own original mode for shooting pictures This mode allows you to set functions and save up to 4 shooting modes manually, and use them as your original shooting mode. g “MY MODE SETUP Setting and saving shooting-related functions” (P.47) Use the function menu to switch the registered My Mode. g “The functions you can set with the function menu” (P.20) s Shoot pictures by selecti
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 14 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM This icon lights red during movie recording. The remaining recording time is displayed. When the remaining recording time reaches 0, recording stops. • When [IMAGE STABILIZER] is set to [ON], continuous movie recording for a long period will cause the camera’s internal temperature to rise and the camera may stop operation automatically. Remove the battery and allow the camera to cool down for some time befo
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Button operations d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 15 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Recording movies oting/close-up playback Set the mode dial to n, and press the shutter button halfway to lock the focus, and then press the shutter button completely to start recording. Press the shutter button again to stop recording. 4 Zoom Lever Zooming while shooting/close-up playback Shooting mode: Zooming in on your subject Optical zoom: 18× Zoom out: Zoom in: Push the lever toward W.
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 16 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM button as custom button/Playing back 5h /mbutton Shooting with digital image stabilization/Using this button as custom button/Playing back continuously shot pictures in index display Shooting mode: Shooting with digital image stabilization Press h in shooting mode to select [hON]. Press o to set. g “IMAGE STABILIZER Shooting pictures using digital image stabilization” (P.29) Shooting mode: Using this button
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Button operations d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 17 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Playback mode: Playing back continuously shot pictures in index display Only the first frame will be displayed for pictures that have been shot continuously. Press m in the playback mode to display pictures in index view. g “Displaying pictures that have been shot continuously in index view (Sequential Playback) / Auto playing back of pictures that have been shot continuously (Sequential P
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 18 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM Displaying the menu guide With menu items selected, hold down DISP./E to display the ESP/ METERING menu guide. Release DISP./E to close the menu guide. Sets picture brightness for taking pictures. Checking the time ht / Erasing pictures While the camera is off, press DISP./E to display the set alarm time (when [ALARM CLOCK] is set) and the current time for 3 seconds. 0f/S button Brightening the subject agai
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Button operations d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 19 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM ose to the subject (Macro) c 4& button Shooting pictures close to the subject (Macro) Press 4& in shooting mode to select the macro mode. Press o to set. OFF Macro mode is deactivated. & (Macro mode) Allows you to shoot from as close as 10 cm/3.94 in. (when the zoom is set for the zoom-out angle) to your subject. % (Super macro mode) Allows you to shoot from as close as 1 cm/0.39 in. to you
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d4355_e_unified_forU-Print_00_bookfile.book Page 20 Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:01 AM 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 button complet
