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Digital Camera Instructions
Instructions
Thank you for purchasing this digital
Olympus camera.
Before you use this camera, read this
manual carefully.
We recommend that you spend some time
taking test shots and experimenting with
all of the features before you take
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD.
important pictures.
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Thank you for purchasing the Camedia E-10. To ensure years of reliable and enjoyable service, please read this instruction manual carefully and use the camera safely. Store this instruction manual in a safe location where you can find it for future use. Copyright © Copyright 2000. Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. IMPORTANT NOTICES Legal and other notices • The contents of this document are subject to change without prior notice. • Although the contents of this document have been ca
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Features, How to Use This Manual Read This First! IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Caring for Your Camera, Important Parts and Names a aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Follow these step-by-step instructions to set Getting Started 1 up the camera and take some pictures. You aaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaa can start taking pictures right away, even if you are a beginner, using zoom, macro mode Taking Pictures 2 for close-ups, flash shooting, etc. (Shooting and Viewing Basics) aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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CAMEDIA E-10 Features Here is a quick summary of this camera’s most exciting features for professional photographers, publishers, advertisers, or anyone experienced with an SLR camera who wants to make the transition to a digital camera. High Quality Images • High Quality CCD with approximately 4 million elements. • 4x zoom with f/2.0~f/2.4 ED lens, aspherical lens, fully multi-coated lenses. Reliable reproduction of beautiful, natural color. • Highly acclaimed balance achieved with digital ESP
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How to Use This Manual The sample page below shows you how the use this manual. Procedures Move the mode Follow the numbered dial to align the procedures. The numbers mark with . in the illustrations on the left Mode Dial Setting correspond to the step Tells you the possible numbers on the right. mode dial settings required to follow the OFF Setting Tables procedure. ON Initial settings P (Program mode) (defaults) are Camera automatically selects indicated in bold. the best apert
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTlONS Before you use this camera, read this manual 8. Location - To avoid damage to the product and then store it in a safe location where you and to avoid personal injury, never place this can find it for future use. product on a unstable stand, tripod, bracket, We recommend that you spend some time table or cart. Mount only on a stable tripod, taking test shots and experimenting with all of stand, or bracket. Follow the instructions the features before you take importan
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14.Foreign Objects, Spillage - To avoid personal injury from fire or electrical shock WARNING! from contact with internal high voltage • Keep batteries away from children. points, never insert a metal object into the • If a child swallows a battery, seek medical product. Avoid using the product where attention immediately. there is a danger of spillage. • Dispose of lithium batteries promptly and safely in compliance with local laws 15.Servicing - Refer all servicing to qualified regarding the d
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTlONS (continued) 5. Never heat batteries or incinerate them. 6. If a battery leaks fluid onto your clothing or 6. Never attempt to connect a battery directly skin, remove the clothing and flush the to a power outlet, or to a cigarette lighter in affected area with clean, running cold water a vehicle. immediately. If the fluid burns your skin, 7. If battery fluid gets into your eyes, flush your seek medical attention immediately. eyes immediately with clear, cold running
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2. To avoid damaging your eyes, never aim the Camera Care and Storage camera directly into the sun, or any other Handling extremely bright light source. • Never store or use the camera for long 3. To avoid causing a fire or explosion, never periods in locations subject to direct sunlight, use the camera in near flammable or high humidity, extreme variation in explosive gases. temperature, or strong shocks and constant 4. Always use and store the camera out of the vibration. Protect the camera a
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTlONS (continued) • When using the camera on battery power at • If you use Ni-Cd batteries, make sure that you low temperatures, try to keep the camera and always fully charge 4 batteries at a time on a extra batteries as warm as possible. Batteries recharge unit rated for use with Ni-Cd which run down at low temperatures may be batteries. If you do not use Ni-MH batteries restored after they are warmed at ambient for about 1 month, you may not be able to temperature. res
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Caring for Your Camera Lens • Purchase a standard camera lens blow brush and use it to keep the lens clean. • To remove more difficult dust or foreign matter, use only a cleaning cloth or paper intended for use with camera lenses to prevent scratching the lens. • When the camera is not in use, cover the lens with the lens cover to protect it from scratches or other accidental damage. Monitor • Use only a cleaning cloth or paper intended for LCDs to clean the monitor. General care tips * Always p
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Contents CAMEDIA E-10 Features ................................................................................................... 2 How to Use This Manual .................................................................................................... 3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTlONS ............................................................................ 4 Caring for Your Camera ...................................................................................................... 9 Impo
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Shooting a Subject Against a Night Scene Background (Slow Synchronization) ....... 61 Shooting Sunsets and Fireworks ................................................................................ 62 Taking Pictures: Distance and Focus............................................................. 63 Using Autofocus (AF) ................................................................................................. 64 Using Manual Focus (MF) .....................................................
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Contents (continued) Using Time-Lapse Photography ......................................................................... 118 Selecting a Card for Storing Pictures .......................................................... 121 Selecting the Shutter Sound Type and Volume .................................................. 122 Setting the Warning Sound ................................................................................. 124 Setting the Rec View Time .................................
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Appendix 3: Image File Compatibility ....................................................................... 181 Appendix 4: Troubleshooting .................................................................................... 182 Appendix 5: Camera Error Messages ...................................................................... 189 Glossary of Selected Terms .......................................................................... 191 Index .................................................
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Important Parts and Names Metering mode button* ➝ 78 Flash mode button* ➝ 86 Drive button* Record mode button* ➝ 103 ➝ 112, 113, 114 Control panel 16 Remote cable Sub dial ➝ See “Main dial jack➝ 116 Hot shoe and Sub dial” below. ➝ 95 White balance mode Built-in flash ➝ 44, 85 button* ➝ 98 Flash button Mode dial ➝ 3, 70 ➝ 44, 89 Power switch ➝ 32 Manual focus ring ➝ 68 AE lock button ➝ 80 Zoom ring Light button ➝ 32 ➝ 42 Card access lamp Exposure ➝ 23, 39 compensation SM/CF memory butt
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Monitor button ➝ 37 Press to switch monitor off/on. In P, A, S, or M mode press twice rapidly to enter playback mode, press again to leave playback mode. Menu button ➝ 174 Press to open menu in the monitor. OK button ➝ 174 Arrow pad ➝ 174 When using the menus, press the pointers on the arrow pad to move the green highlight to select options, Monitor and then press the OK lock/release button ➝ 37 button. Allows you to raise monitor Erase button ➝ 51 Monitor ➝ 17 and change angle of
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Important Parts and Names (continued) Control panel Flash control ➝ 44, 85 Record mode ISO (Displays setting other (TIFF, SHQ, than AUTO) ➝ 83 Only (No Flash) is displayed when HQ, SQ) ➝ 103 flash is not in use. Nothing displayed for White balance (Displays Auto flash mode. setting other than AUTO) Image ➝ 100, 101, 102 Slow synchro adjustment Manual focus ➝ 68 Flash (sharpness, Fill-in flash intensity Auto bracket ➝ 81 contrast) control ➝ 106, 107 Exposure Red-eye reductio
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Viewfinder Spot metering area ➝ 78 AF target mark ➝ 36 Indicates the area employed for spot metering Position this mark on the subject that when camera is in spot metering mode . you want to focus. Metering mode ➝ 78 Center weighted averaging metering Spot metering Nothing displayed for digital ESP metering. Exposure compensation/ AF correct mark Exposure level ➝ 64 In the P, A, S modes After half-pressing displays exposure shutter button, compensation value. blinks until sub
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