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Instruction Manual
Basic guide
Quick task index
DIGITAL CAMERA
Table of Contents
Basic photography and useful
1. functions
Other shooting options and
2. advanced settings
Instruction Manual
9am to 9pm (Monday to Friday) ET
3. Flash shooting
4.
Shooting and viewing movies
5. Playback options
6. Camera setup
7.
Customizing camera settings
8. Printing pictures
Connecting the camera to a
9. computer
10.
Shooting tips and maintenance
11. Information
Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital cam
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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. Body cap Strap USB cable CB-USB6 Camera • Computer software (ib) CD-ROM • Instruction manual AV cable PS-BLS1(BLS-1) PS-BCS1(BCS-1) • Warranty card (Monaural) Lithium ion battery Lithium ion charger CB-AVC3 Attaching the strap 1 Thread the strap in the 2 Lastly, pull the strap tight direction of the arrows. making sure that it is
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Basic guide Preparations for shooting Charging and inserting the battery 1 Charging the battery. Charging indicator Direction indicating mark 3 BLS-1 Lithium ion battery charging indicator Amber light: Charging in progress Blue light: Charging complete 1 AC wall outlet (Charging time: Up to BCS-1 Lithium approximately 3 hours 30 ion charger 2 minutes) AC cable Amber blinking: Charging error 2 Loading the battery. Battery/card compartment cover Direction indicating mark 2 3 1 Battery/card
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Basic guide Preparations for shooting Inserting and removing cards 1 Loading the card. • Insert the SD/SDHC card (referred to as “card” in these instructions) until it locks in place. g “Card basics” (P. 95) # Caution • Turn off the camera before loading or removing the card. Removing the card Press the inserted card lightly and it will be ejected. Pull out the card. # Caution • Do not remove the battery or card while the card write indicator (P. 22) is displayed. 2 Closing the battery/ca
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Basic guide Preparations for shooting Attaching a lens to the camera 1 Remove the body cap from the camera and the rear cap from the lens. 1 2 1 2 2 Attach a lens to the camera. Lens attachment • Align the lens attachment mark mark (red) on the camera with Alignment mark the alignment mark (red) on the lens, then insert the lens into the camera's body. • Rotate the lens in the direction indicated by the arrow until you hear it click. # Caution • Make sure the camera is turne
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Basic guide Preparations for shooting Power on 1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn on the camera. • When the camera is turned on, the (blue) power lamp will light and the monitor will turn on. • To turn off the power, press the ON/OFF button again. h 2 Set the mode dial to . ■ Mode dial ■ ON/OFF button • The (blue) power lamp lights when the camera is turned on. Dust reduction function After you turn the camera on, the camera will remove dust from the fi lter in front of the image pickup devic
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Basic guide Preparations for shooting Setting the date/time Date and time information is recorded on the card together with the images. The fi le name is also included with the date and time information. Be sure to set the correct date and time before using the camera. 1 Display the menus. • Press the MENU button to display the menus. CARD SETUP CUSTOM RESET j PICTURE MODE MENU button K IMAGE ASPECT 4:3 BACK SET ’--.--.-- 2 Select [X] in the [d] (setup) tab. X --:-- W ENG. • Use FG to select [d
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Basic guide Names of parts and functions Names of parts and functions Camera 8 1 2 9 3 0 4 5 4 6 a b 7 g h f c d e 1 Mode dial................................P. 6, 10 0 Built-in fl ash................................P. 54 2 Shutter button ................ P. 11, 12, 46 a Lens release button .....................P. 5 3 ON/OFF button.............................P. 6 b Lens lock pin 4 Strap eyelet ..................................P. 2 c Tripod socket 5 Self-timer lamp ...........................P.
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Basic guide Names of parts and functions 8 9 0 1 2 3 a b 4567 c F(Up)/F(Exposure compensation) button (P. 40) H (Left)/ I (Right)/ P (AF target) # (Flash) button (P. 45) button (P. 54) i button (P. 21) G(Down)/jY(Sequential shooting/Self-timer) button (P. 30) 1 Flash switch ...............................P. 54 8 Hot shoe ...................................P. 100 2 Accessory port 9
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Basic guide Names of parts and functions Names of parts and functions Mode dial Use the mode dial to select the shooting mode. After choosing the shooting mode, use the shutter button to take photographs and the R (movie) button to shoot movies. ■ Advanced shooting modes Indicator Mode icon P Program shooting (P. 36) Aperture priority shooting A (P. 37) Shutter priority shooting S (P. 38) M Manual shooting (P. 39) • For more advanced shooting and greater creative control, you can set the a
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Basic guide Names of parts and functions Shutter button R (movie) button Mode Photos: shutter button Movies: R (movie) button • Aperture and shutter speed P are automatically adjusted for optimal results. A • You control aperture. S • You control shutter speed. • You control aperture and shutter • The camera adjusts aperture and M speed. shutter speed automatically. • A full auto mode in which the A camera automatically optimizes settings for the current scene. ART • Select an art fi lter. S
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Basic guide Basic operations Taking photographs/shooting movies 1 Frame the shot. • Keep your fi ngers and the strap away from the lens. Horizontal grip Vertical grip Using lenses with an UNLOCK switch 1 Retractable lenses with an UNLOCK switch can 4 not be used while retracted. 3 Turn the zoom ring in the direction of arrow ( ) to 1 extend the lens ( ). 2 To store, turn the zoom ring in the direction of arrow ( ) while sliding the UNLOCK switch ( ). 4 3 2 2 Adjust the focus. • Lightly press
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Basic guide Basic operations Pressing the shutter button halfway and all the way down The shutter button has two positions. The act of lightly pressing the shutter button to the fi rst position and holding it there is called “pressing the shutter button halfway,” that of pressing it all the way down to the second position “pressing the shutter button all (or the rest of) the way down.” Press the rest of Press halfway the way down 3 Release the shutter. Taking photographs Press the rest of Pr
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Basic guide Basic operations Playback/Erasing Single-frame playback Press the q button to display your most recent photograph or movie. q button Arrow pad H: Displays I: Displays the previous the next frame frame P HD HD [4032x3024,1/8] 2010.02.01 12:30 L N 100-0004 100-0015 4 2010.02.01 12:30 15 Movie Still image Close-up playback • To zoom in on the image currently displayed in single- frame playback, press the U button. Keep pressing the button to zoom in up to 14 ×. Press G to return to
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Basic guide Basic operations Movie playback Display a movie in single-frame playback and press i to display the playback menu. Select [MOVIE PLAY] and press i to begin playback. • To interrupt movie playback, press MENU. MOVIE MOVIE PLAY m BACK SET Erasing images Display a image you want to delete and press D. Select [YES] and press i. ERASE YES NO D button BACK SET EN 15
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Basic guide Basic operations Using art fi lters 1 Rotate the mode dial to ART. • A menu of art fi lters will be displayed. Select a fi lter using FG. 1 POP ART i ISO AUTO L N SELECT SET 250 250 F5.6 38 38 • Press i or press the shutter button halfway to display the view through the lens in the monitor. Press i to return to the art fi lter menu. 2 Shoot. Types of art fi lters j POP ART m PIN HOLE k SOFT FOCUS n DIORAMA l GRAINY FILM o GENTLE SEPIA # Caution • Art fi lters are not applied to RAW image
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Basic guide Basic operations Shooting in scene mode 1 Rotate the mode dial to SCN. • A menu of scene menu will be displayed. Select a scene using FG. 1 PORTRAIT B e i F D ISO AUTO C L N G SELECT SET 250 250 F5.6 38 38 • Press i or press the shutter button halfway to display the view through the lens in the monitor. Press i to return to the scene menu. 2 Shoot. Types of scene modes PORTRAIT DIS MODE I q e e-PORTRAIT J MACRO LANDSCAPE NATURE MACRO L r K LANDSCAPE+PORTRAIT & CANDLE SPORT SUNSET
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Basic guide Basic operations Using the iAUTO mode live guides Although iAUTO (A) mode is a full auto mode, a “live guide” is available to guide you through creative adjustments to settings controlling such elements as vividness, hue, brightness, focus, and motion using simple operations and easy-to-understand instructions displayed over the view through the lens in the monitor. Guide item Level bar/selection CLEAR & VIVID CLEAR & VIVID CHANGE COLOR SATURATION i FLA FLAT & MUTED T & MUTED CAN
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Basic guide Basic operations 1 After pressing i to display the live guide, use the FG buttons on the arrow pad to highlight an item and press i to select. Guide item CHANGE COLOR SATURATION 2 Position the cursor using the FG buttons on the arrow pad and check the effect or read the description. • Press the shutter button halfway to select. • Although the camera exits from preview to live view when [BLUR BACKGROUND] or [EXPRESS MOTIONS] is selected, the selected effect still applies. Level ba
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Basic guide Basic operations Using live control Using live control allows you to preview the effects of different settings in the monitor. j WB WB AUT AUTO O Functions IS OFF L F L F WB AUTO Settings 2 P AUTO 5 3 1 w Settings that can be modifi ed using live control *1 Picture mode .................................P. 52 Record mode ...................................P. 31 *2 *1*2 Scene mode ..................................P. 17 Flash mode .................................. P . 54 *2 *1*2 Art
