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Infinity
INSTRUCTIONS
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Table of contents Description of controls 26 3 Remote control 30 Before you begin Super macro photography 32 Loading the batteries 6 Spot mode 35 Checking the batteries 7 Auto-zoom mode Adjusting the viewfinder 8 37 Continuous mode Attaching the strap 9 38 Selftimer Loading the film 40 10 AUTO-S flash photography Unloading the film 41 13 Flash OFF 42 Simple point & shoot photography FILL-IN flash How to take pictures 43 15 Night scene flash photography Auto flash photography 45 How to use the fi
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Thank you for purchasing the OLYMPUS Infinity Zoom 230. Please read this instruction manual carefully before using the camera. This camera will not operate unless the batteries are loaded and the power switch is set ON. Before taking important pictures, it is recommended that you shoot a roll of film just to familiarize yourself with the camera's features. Symbols used in this manual Correct Incorrect Operation order Automatic operation Operation Order Attention Operation sound Lamp on Lamp blin
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Description of controls Viewfinder Dioptric correction lever Super macro button Power switch Zoom buttons LCD panel Shutter release button Flash reflector Strap eyelet Autofocus windows Selftimer indicator Steady grip Light sensor Lens barrier Lens 3
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Viewfinder Subject button Back cover release Flash mode button Battery compartment cover Film window Remote control unit Back cover Rewind button Tripod socket 4
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Viewfinder display LCD panel (flash) indicator (orange) Exposure counter Auto-zoom "AF" indicator (green) Close-up Continuous mode correction marks Selftimer Autofocus frame Battery check Spot mode Flash mode Super macro Flash mode selection Remote control 5
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Remove battery cover on the side Insert two 3V lithium batteries as Before you of the grip. shown and replace the cover. begin... Use Panasonic CR123A, Duracell *Before replacing the batteries, set the power switch OFF. DL123A, or equivalent. *Do not mix different types of batteries or new and old batteries at the same time. *Remove batteries if you do not plan to use the camera for an extended period of time (more than a year). Loading the batteries 6
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Turn power ON by sliding the power When is displayed, batteries are switch as shown. OK. The battery check indicator will be If flashes, batteries are low, have displayed for 12 seconds. spares handy. If is displayed continuously, batteries should be replaced Checking the immediately. *When the battery power is low, the batteries flash will take longer to recharge. *To turn OFF, slide the power switch again. 7
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A dioptric correction lever on the viewfinder eyepiece allows you to adjust the clarity of the viewfinder image. This is especially helpful for photographers who wear eyeglasses. Adjusting the viewfinder 8
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Attaching the strap Green mark for super macro photography (see P.30) Stopper 9
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Insert the film cartridge into the Open the back cover by sliding the camera. Always avoid direct sunlight back cover release toward the top of when loading the film. the camera. Loading the film This camera is designed to use DX-coded 35mm film. DX coding, used by virtually all major film manufacturers, allows the camera to identify and set the film speed automatically. If DX-coded film is unavailable, use ISO 100 film. 10
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Make sure the film lies flat. Align the film leader with the red *Do not touch the lens inside the body film loading indicator. with your fingers or the film leader. Unless the film leader matches the film loading indicator, the film may not be loaded. 11
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Set the power switch ON to make Use the window in the camera back to Close the back cover. The film check type of film loaded. automatically advances to the first sure that the exposure counter shows "1". frame. If film is improperly loaded, the LCD panel will display a blinking "E". In this case, open the back cover, and realign the film leader. 12
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The camera automatically rewinds If you want to rewind the film before the film when you reach the end of a the end of the roll, press the rewind roll. The exposure counter on the LCD button with the tip of a ballpoint pen. panel counts down as the film is Do not use any device with a sharp rewinding. tip. *The final reading of the exposure counter Unloading the before rewinding may be more than the number of exposures specified for the film. film 13
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Open the back cover, and remove Once the film has been rewound, a the film cartridge from the camera. blinking "E" will be displayed on the Avoid direct sunlight when removing LCD panel. Further operations are not the film. possible until the rewound film cartridge is removed. "Rewinding completed" indicator When the power switch is OFF, there will be no indication on the LCD panel. When the power switch is ON 14
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Set the power switch ON. While looking through the Simple point & * When the camera is not in use, viewfinder, aim the camera at your shoot always set the power switch OFF so subject. that the shutter cannot be activated photography accidentally. How to take pictures When the power switch is ON, the LCD panel lights. The LCD panel goes out after 4 to 5 minutes to minimize battery drain. After 4 hours the power is automatically turned OFF. To resume operation, set the power 15 switch OFF and then
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Hold the camera correctly. Press the "T" (Telephoto) button to Use the zoom buttons to adjust the zoom in. (The maximum focal length It is particularly important to hold the size of your subject in the frame. camera steady when shooting at a in the "T" position is 90mm.) (telephoto or wide-angle) longer focal length; use both hands for Press the "W" (Wide-angle) button to The shutter release cannot be operated maximum stability. zoom out. (The minimum focal length while zooming. in the "W" posit
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*Keep your fingers and the strap away Position your subject within the autofocus frame in the viewfinder. from the lens, flash, autofocus windows and light sensor. With the composition shown on the right, the background will be in focus as the autofocus frame does not cover the subject. In this case, use the focus lock to keep the subject in focus. (Refer to page 24.) 17
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The entire subject should normally be Press the shutter release button If the "AF" indicator is blinking, positioned within the picture frame, correct focus has not been achieved. If halfway to focus. however, the actual available image When correct focus has been this occurs, let go of the shutter release area will become smaller as you get achieved, the "AF" indicator (green) button. Make sure your subject is nearer to the subject. At 0.6m (2ft), will light up in the viewfinder. within the aut
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When correct focus has been Shooting range: from 0.6m (2ft) to If the subject is nearer than 0.6m (2ft), achieved (the "AF" indicator has lit the "AF" indicator (green) will blink (infinity). up), press the shutter release button and the shutter will not release. At 0.4m (1.3ft) you can take pictures fully (gently, to minimize camera However, the shutter may sometimes with super macro mode. shake). be released erroneously when the (Refer to page 30.) subject is extremely close to the camera. Sup
